March 12, 2010
The Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan to guide management actions for the next 15 years on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, a 10,000 acre refuge spread across Aransas, Calhoun, and Refugio Counties. The plan proposes two management alternatives to the current management plan (Alternative A). Although Alternative B is the Service's choice, Alternative C calls for significantly expanding all priority public uses, including hunting.
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March 12, 2010
Senate Joint Resolution 30 received its second reading on the Tennessee State House Floor on Thursday, March 11. SJR30 will receive a final reading and be voted on by the House on Monday, March 15. This will be one of the final steps in the legislative process to get the Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment on the ballot this November. SJR30 would propose an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution recognizing citizens’ right to hunt and fish. It provides truly meaningful protections against the anti-hunting activists who seek to ban all hunting in America. The ultimate adoption of this constitutional amendment would preserve Tennessee’s rich hunting and fishing traditions for generations to come. No action is needed at this time. Please continue checking your email and www.NRAILA.org for updates.
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March 12, 2010
The Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan to guide management actions for the next 15 years on the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge, a 6,000 acre refuge along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington and northwestern Oregon. The refuge was established to protect habitat for the endangered Columbian white-tailed deer. The preferred management approach calls for opening Crims and Price Islands to waterfowl hunting. One other option would open those islands to waterfowl hunting, but close a small portion of Steamboat Slough to hunting. Public comments can be submitted until Monday, March 29 and emailed to FW!PlanningComments@fws.gov. The plan can be viewed at http://www.fws.gov/willapa. For further information please call 360-484-3482. The Service needs to receive support for opening the refuge to hunting. Anti-hunters can be counted on to pressure the Service against it.
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March 12, 2010
The Fish and Wildlife Service has announced its intent to prepare a plan to guide management of the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge for the next 15 years. The Refuge was established in 1955 to provide wintering and migration stopover habitat for migratory birds. The 7,000-acre refuge is located in Stafford, Rice, and Reno Counties and provides a variety of recreational opportunities, including hunting. Public comments can be submitted until March 26th and emailed to quivira@fws.gov. For further information please call 303-236-4378. The Service is seeking information and suggestions on the scope of issues to consider in developing the plan. It is important that hunters let the Service know what changes should be made to the current hunting programs.
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March 10, 2010
Yesterday, Tuesday, March 9, the Alabama Senate passed House Bill 330 by a vote of 34-0. HB330 now heads to the desk of Governor Bob Riley (R) for his consideration.
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March 9, 2010
Know what you are asked to sign and educate your fellow Montanans!
I-160 proposes to eliminate trapping on public land in Montana, which would devastate the scientific wildlife...
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March 8, 2010
On Thursday, March 4, the Idaho State House successfully passed House Bill 531aa by a vote of 55 to 14. HB 531a now moves to the Senate where it awaits committee assignment.
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March 8, 2010
he following legislation is scheduled to be heard in the House Judiciary Criminal Practice Sub-Committee on Wednesday, March 10. Your Representative is a member of the House Judiciary Criminal Practice Sub-Committee and NEEDS to hear from you TODAY! Please contact your Representative TODAY and ask him or her to vote in SUPPORT of HB3125 with NRA-backed amendment, HB2719, HB2726 and HB3141. Contact information for the committee members can be found below. If you need help identifying your Representative, please click here.
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March 5, 2010
Please Contact Your State Legislators Today!
Introduced by State Representative Steve Adams (R-Windsor-4), House Bill 243 would establish a mentored hunting license that would allow...
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March 3, 2010
The Environment Committee will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 8 at 10:30 A.M. in Room 1D of the Legislative Office Building (LOB) regarding Raised Senate Bill 207 and Raised Senate Bill 274.
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March 2, 2010
The House Resources and Conservation Committee approved House Bill 531aa 13 to 3. This important legislation, sponsored by Representative Judy Boyle (R-Midvale), would amend Idaho’s existing law to limit public access to Fish and Game records of issued tags. HB 531aa would also prohibit future harassment, intimidation and threats relating to the lawful taking and control of fish and wildlife. As the law currently stands any person or organization can contact Fish and Game and request the names of all people who have been issued tags and what type of hunting tag they have been issued.
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February 26, 2010
Two bills of importance to sportsmen in the Constitution State are currently awaiting consideration by the Environment Committee.
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February 25, 2010
The Senate budget released this week would zero out the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) budget and transfer all WDFW functions to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in a merger of the two agencies. Further, it would reduce by $10.5 million the amount spent on the functions that have been handled by WDFW.
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February 24, 2010
Today, anti-hunting, animal “rights” forces met in Harrisburg to rally against organized bird shoots in the Keystone State.
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February 24, 2010
Tomorrow at 9:00 a.m., the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee will consider a bill that, if passed, would overhaul the structure and operation of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
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February 24, 2010
HCR 2008, Arizona’s Right to Hunt and Fish Constitutional Amendment, passed out of the House Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee (MAAPS) today by a vote of 6-1-1.
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February 19, 2010
The U.S. Forest Service released a Travel Management Project (TMP) for the Williams Ranger District within the Kaibab National Forest. The TMP will determine the future...
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February 19, 2010
Following an accidental shooting last July, the Forest Service closed the very popular and heavily used Rampart Shooting Range on the Pike National Forest. In its nearly 20 year history, Rampart had never before experienced a shooting-related injury or fatality.
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February 19, 2010
Legislation that would overhaul the structure and operation of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources was introduced last week in Frankfort. House Bill 429 would, among other things, permit a person to carry a firearm for self-defense during bow hunting season.
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February 19, 2010
Earlier this week, the Environment Committee raised Senate Bill 207. SB207 is designed to reduce the recent fee increases associated with hunting and fishing licenses to only...
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February 19, 2010
It is vitally important to contact your State Representative and urge him or her NOT to support the veto override of Assembly Bill 138.
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February 17, 2010
On Tuesday, February 16, House Bill 330 (no-net-loss legislation) unanimously passed the House of Representative 95 to 0. HB330 will now move to the Senate.
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February 15, 2010
On Wednesday, February 17, the New Hampshire House of Representatives will consider House Bill 1514.
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February 12, 2010
The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a full committee field hearing in Las Cruces to take public testimony on S. 1689, the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act, introduced by Senator Jeff Bingaman (D) and Senator Tom Udall (D). The hearing is scheduled for Monday, February 15 at 2:30 p.m. at the Corbett Center, New Mexico State University.
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February 12, 2010
As we reported, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), along with the South Carolina Conservation Bank, The Conservation Fund, and the National Wild Turkey Federation, is working to acquire the Belfast Plantation, which will help to greatly expand hunting and shooting opportunities in South Carolina.
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February 12, 2010
Two pro-gun bills are currently awaiting committee action and could reach the House floor as early as next week.
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February 11, 2010
A number of bills of interest to gun owners and sportsmen have been introduced and are currently pending consideration.
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February 10, 2010
Arizona’s Right to Hunt and Fish Constitutional Amendment needs your support. HCR 2008 was recently introduced in an effort to guarantee the future of hunting for generations to come. This measure is currently awaiting a committee hearing and, if passed and ultimately approved by the voters, would make Arizona one of nearly a dozen states with such a constitutional protection.
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February 5, 2010
Due to an expected blizzard throughout the Commonwealth, the full House, Militia and Police Committee did not meet today as scheduled. The Committee meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00am, in House Room C. The Committee agenda has not been set at this time but NRA-ILA will notify you as soon as the docket is posted.
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February 5, 2010
Two pro-gun bills are currently awaiting committee action and could reach the House floor as early as next week.
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February 5, 2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a draft plan with several options for managing the Tishomingo Wildlife Refuge for the next 15 years. Tishomingo is located in south central Oklahoma and consists of more than 16,000 acres.
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February 4, 2010
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), along with the South Carolina Conservation Bank, The Conservation Fund, and the National Wild Turkey Federation, is working to acquire the Belfast Plantation, which will help to greatly expand hunting and shooting opportunities in South Carolina.
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February 1, 2010
House Bill 245 and House Bill 246 have been introduced in Annapolis. These bills have been assigned to the House Environmental Matters Committee where they await a hearing.
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January 29, 2010
I-161 is a ballot initiative popularly known as the Kephardt Initiative. It proposes to eliminate all outfitter-sponsored licenses currently available in Montana. These outfitter-sponsored licenses would be reallocated to non-residents through the general draw system and significant price increases would be imposed on all general non-resident draw tags.
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January 29, 2010
North Dakota sportsmen should be aware that a group cleverly calling itself North Dakota Hunters for Fair Chase is circulating petitions for signatures to place an anti-hunting initiative on the 2010 General Election ballot. Make sure that you and your family and friends do not contribute to this misleading, anti-freedom effort by signing these petitions!
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January 17, 2010
On Wednesday, January 20, the House Fish, Game & Marine Resources Committee will hold a public hearing on House Bill 1514, sponsored by Representative Steve Vaillancourt (R-Hillsborough 15). This legislation would effectively eliminate trapping in New Hampshire by prohibiting the sale of raw skins or unskinned carcasses of fur bearing animals. HB 1514 will be heard at 10:00 a.m. in the Legislative Office Building, room 305-307.
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December 18, 2009
The NRA and the CRPA Foundation have joined forces under their California Legal Action Project (LAP) to provide legal assistance for high school student Gary Tudesko in his fight...
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December 11, 2009
The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), in concert with the Sierra Club and other anti-hunting organizations, has filed a petition with the California Fish and Game Commission to ban most hunting in the Mojave National Preserve, including rabbit and varmit hunting.
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December 11, 2009
The following is a list of firearm-related bills that have been pre-filed for the 2010 legislative session so far. More are expected.
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December 11, 2009
Following an accidental shooting last July, the Forest Service closed the very popular and heavily used Rampart Shooting Range on the Pike National Forest. In its nearly 20 year history, Rampart had never before experienced a shooting-related injury or fatality. Rampart is the only free public range in El Paso County and receives 40,000 visitors a year. The Service called the closure a "time-out" in order to assess whether the design of the range was a factor. An investigation determined that the range was not a factor in the accident. Safety experts have said that the accident could have happened at any range. But after it closed Rampart, the Forest Service devised a scheme to keep the range closed permanently.
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