Policy & Legislation

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A mountain lion feeding on a dead deer.

Wyoming Lawmakers Tried to Declare Open Season on Mountain Lions. Local Houndsmen Shut It Down Wyoming Lawmakers Tried to Declare Open Season on Mountain Lions. Local Houndsmen Shut It Down

By Christine Peterson

A wolf in the snow in Wyoming

A Bill That Would’ve Outlawed Running Over Wolves, Coyotes with Snowmachines Failed in Wyoming A Bill That Would’ve Outlawed Running Over Wolves, Coyotes with Snowmachines Failed in Wyoming

By Christine Peterson

Great Lakes wolves

Wisconsin, Colorado Lawmakers Move to Delist Gray Wolves Across the Lower 48 Wisconsin, Colorado Lawmakers Move to Delist Gray Wolves Across the Lower 48

By Natalie Krebs

Two hunters walk up a canyon trail.

Wyoming Senators Demand 50 Million Acres of Federal Land. It’s Part of a Coordinated Land-Grab by Western States Wyoming Senators Demand 50 Million Acres of Federal Land. It’s Part of a Coordinated Land-Grab by Western States

Doug Burgum is sworn in as DOI secretary

North Dakota Governor and Retired Software Exec Doug Burgum Confirmed as Interior Secretary North Dakota Governor and Retired Software Exec Doug Burgum Confirmed as Interior Secretary

By Andrew McKean

Caribou with antlers feeding on snow-covered tundra with oilfield pipeline in background

Trump Orders Resource Development on Alaska Public Lands ‘to the Fullest Extent Possible,’ But May Also Restore Hunting Opportunities Trump Orders Resource Development on Alaska Public Lands ‘to the Fullest Extent Possible,’ But May Also Restore Hunting Opportunities

By Natalie Krebs

A herd of mule deer, likely about to bolt.

Trump’s Order to Pause Federal Grants Causes Chaos in the Conservation World Trump’s Order to Pause Federal Grants Causes Chaos in the Conservation World

By Andrew McKean, Natalie Krebs

A road with public land BLM sign

Here’s What Hunting and Conservation Groups Are Asking of the Trump Administration Here’s What Hunting and Conservation Groups Are Asking of the Trump Administration

By Andrew McKean

A canyon in the Chuckwalla Mountains.

A New Bill Would Strip the President’s Power to Designate National Monuments A New Bill Would Strip the President’s Power to Designate National Monuments

By Natalie Krebs

south dakota rooster

The Federal Walk-In Hunting Access Program Won’t Be Funded in 2025. An Even Bigger Budget Battle Looms in the Next Farm Bill The Federal Walk-In Hunting Access Program Won’t Be Funded in 2025. An Even Bigger Budget Battle Looms in the Next Farm Bill

By Alex Robinson

Four deer lit up with a thermal on a prairie.

Survey: Idaho Big-Game Hunters Would Ban Drones and Thermals, But Keep Most Other Tech Survey: Idaho Big-Game Hunters Would Ban Drones and Thermals, But Keep Most Other Tech

By Andrew McKean

Snowy Alaska range

Congress Passes Two Outdoor Bills That Include Better Shooting Range Access, Implications for Lead Tackle Congress Passes Two Outdoor Bills That Include Better Shooting Range Access, Implications for Lead Tackle

By Andrew McKean

A monarch butterfly on thistle.

Feds Propose Listing the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act Feds Propose Listing the Monarch Butterfly Under the Endangered Species Act

By Andrew McKean

Here’s What a Second Donald Trump Presidential Term Could Mean for Outdoorsmen, Gun Owners, and Conservationists Here’s What a Second Donald Trump Presidential Term Could Mean for Outdoorsmen, Gun Owners, and Conservationists

By Andrew McKean

Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners Here’s What a Harris-Walz Administration Might Mean for Outdoorsmen, Conservationists, and Gun Owners

By Andrew McKean

A hunter and his dog kneel behind a crowd.

Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It

A trout being held in a net.

Denver’s Proposed Fur Ban Could Be a Serious Problem for Fly Shops and Fishermen Denver’s Proposed Fur Ban Could Be a Serious Problem for Fly Shops and Fishermen

By Cameron Evans

tim walz hunting

How (and Why) We Cover Politics at Outdoor Life How (and Why) We Cover Politics at Outdoor Life

By Alex Robinson

MANKATO, MN. - OCTOBER 2015: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Landwehr and U.S. House Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party First District Congressman Tim Walz posed for a group photo at the dedication of the newly enlarged O.A. Vee Memorial State Wildlife Management Area near Mankato, Minn., as part of the Governor's Pheasant Opener, Friday, October 10, 2015. (Photo by Glen Stubbe/Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)

Harris-Walz Campaign Launches Coalition of Hunters and Anglers as It Tries to Appeal to Rural Men Harris-Walz Campaign Launches Coalition of Hunters and Anglers as It Tries to Appeal to Rural Men

By Andrew McKean

A buck pronghorn is an animal that would benefit from the National Grasslands Act.

The Long-Awaited Grasslands Conservation Act Is Finally Introduced in Congress The Long-Awaited Grasslands Conservation Act Is Finally Introduced in Congress

By Andrew McKean