January 26, 2011
On Monday, January 31, at 9 a.m. in Senate Room B of the Capitol, the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Senate Bill 850, introduced by state Senator Chap Petersen (D-34), legislation repealing the Commonwealth’s ban on Sunday hunting.
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January 24, 2011
Philadelphia is at it again – trying to restrict a law-abiding resident’s right to keep and bear arms. This Thursday, January 27, at 10:00 AM, the Philadelphia City Council will once again attempt to pass several anti-gun measures. All of these proposed ordinances would violate Pennsylvania’s state preemption statutes which dictate that only the state can enact further firearms regulations:
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January 20, 2011
A recent court ruling could result in the closure to gun hunting in all Semiprimitive Nonmotorized Management Areas and in the Nordhouse Dunes Primitive Area of the Huron-Manistee National Forest.
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December 17, 2010
The Bureau of Land Management is developing a Travel Management Plan (TMP) to designate the routes that will remain open to the use of motorized vehicles by the public. The Federal lands involved in the TMP are located below I-40 in Arizona and California, north, east, and south of Lake Havasu City, including parts of the California shoreline and south within 5-7 miles of the Bill Williams River. The public comment period on the TMP closes February 28th. Comments may be emailed to Lake_Havasu@blm.gov or by filling out the comment form on BLM’s Arizona State website at www.blm.gov/az. Click on Lake Havasu. For further information you may call Myron McCoy at 928-505-1216 or write to Myron_mccoy@blm.gov.
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December 8, 2010
Yesterday, Representative Dan Bupp successfully filed discharge petitions to bring two important bills before the House for a vote before the end of session.
As reported, before the summer recess, Senate Bill 239 and Senate Bill 247 passed the Senate with overwhelming margins. Despite Senate action, these bills have been pending in the House of Representatives.
This afternoon, the House will vote to discharge the measures from the Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee. This action will bring the proposals before the House for final passage next week.
Please contact your State Representative TODAY and respectfully urge him or her to support the discharge of SB 239 and SB 247 and when the bills come up for final passage. Contact information for your State Representative can be found by clicking here.
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November 5, 2010
Voters in Tennessee, Arkansas, and South Carolina made a powerful statement on Tuesday by overwhelmingly voting to include National Rifle Association-backed constitutional amendments to protect America's great, ages-old heritage of hunting and fishing as state constitutional rights.
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October 28, 2010
Last week, Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Representative Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) announced their support of Arizona's Proposition 109 – the Right to Hunt and Fish Constitutional Amendment. Joining them at a press conference in the Arizona State Capitol was former NRA president Sandy Froman. Arizona is among four states with a Right to Hunt and Fish Constitutional Amendment appearing on the November ballot.
If adopted, Prop. 109 will protect Arizona's generations-old hunting and fishing heritage and critical wildlife management practices against the kinds of emotion-driven bans that have been imposed in other states.
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October 22, 2010
This week, Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Representative Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) announced their support of Arizona's Proposition 109 – the Right to Hunt and Fish Constitutional Amendment.
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October 4, 2010
On Wednesday, September 29, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) signed Senate Bill 1179 into law. SB1179, introduced by State Senator Dennis Hollingsworth (R-36), will require the Department...
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September 27, 2010
There are now three different options under the proposed hunter orange rule currently being considered by the Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission. They range from maintaining the status quo of no hunter orange requirement, to requiring a hunter orange upper garment or hat for hunters 17 years of age or younger, or for sportsmen of all ages, while hunting big game and upland birds (except turkey) with a centerfire firearm or shotgun.
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September 24, 2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a proposed rule for public comment that will add Caddo Lake NWR, Texas to the list of refuges open to hunting.
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September 13, 2010
Proposition 109, Arizona’s proposed amendment to constitutionally protect your right to hunt and fish, is coming under attack from anti-hunting groups like the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and their friends in the media. We need our members help and we need it now!
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September 3, 2010
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a press release August 27th announcing that it had rejected a petition filed by radical environmental groups to have lead ammunition banned under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
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August 22, 2010
On August 3rd, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD and several other groups filed a petition with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban lead in ammunition and fishing...
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August 20, 2010
Please Contact the Governor Today!
Yesterday, the California Senate passed Senate Bill 1179. The bill now heads to the desk of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) for his consideration....
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August 20, 2010
The Tusayan Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest has issued a draft plan for managing off-highway vehicle (OHV) use. OHV use will be restricted to those roads and trails designated in the plan, depending on which management alternative is selected following public review and comment. Tusayan Ranger District offers four plan alternatives for managing OHV use. Alternative 1 is the status quo and is used as a baseline to compare the changes to be made in OHV use by the other alternatives. Alternatives 2 and 3 allow motorized big game retrieval up to a mile off of a designated road or trail. Alternative 4 allows no such exemption for hunters using OHVs for game retrieval. Comments on the plan are being accepted until August 30th and can be emailed to comments-southwestern-kaibab-tusayan@fs.fed.us. The plan can be found online by going to http://fs.usda.gov/goto/kaibab/projects and look for the Tusayan Travel Management Project. If you have questions about the plan or need additional information, you may call 928-635-5649.
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August 6, 2010
By unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate on Thursday passed H.R. 5552 -- the Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act -- sponsored by Congressmen Ron Kind (D-WI) and Paul Ryan (R-WI).
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August 6, 2010
Earlier this week, Assembly Bill 1810 was placed in the suspense file by the Senate Appropriations Committee. However, AB1810 could be resurrected in a special hearing next week. AB1810 would establish a registration system, similar to the one currently in place for handguns, for all newly-acquired long guns. This legislation would require the make, model and serial number of the firearm as well as the identifying information of the purchaser to be recorded and kept on file by the California Attorney General’s office. Please call the members of Senate Appropriations Committee and urge them to OPPOSE AB1810. Contact information for the committee can be found here.
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July 30, 2010
Don’t Allow Radical Animal “Rights” Interests to Infiltrate North Dakota!
North Dakota sportsmen should be aware that a group cleverly calling itself North Dakota Hunters for Fair...
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July 15, 2010
The US Forest Service is planning to revise the current management plan for the Uwharrie National Forest. The new plan will guide the Forest's management for the next 15 years. This process is of critical importance to sportsmen and women because hunting and recreational shooting must be included in the plan in order to safeguard these activities for the future.
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July 9, 2010
NRA is pleased to report that the federal Open Fields Initiative is now in effect and grant money is available through the United States Department of Agriculture for state and tribal governments interested in enrolling in the program, or expanding their existing Open Fields program.
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July 1, 2010
Please Contact the Members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee!
On Tuesday, June 29, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee passed Senate Bill 1179. The bill...
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June 29, 2010
The anti-hunting extremists at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) have turned up the pressure on the North Carolina House Finance Committee in an effort to pass Senate Bill 460, or another bill to which they can attach its language. Time continues to run out on their ability to pass this attack on responsible dog breeders, including those that breed dogs for hunting. While some have tried to claim that hunting dogs will not be affected by this bill, the statement is completely false. All breeds of dogs will be affected.
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June 25, 2010
Thanks to the tremendous response to last week’s alert, the hearing on Senate Bill 460 did not take place on Thursday, June 24. The anti-hunting extremists at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) must have realized they were losing support for this legislation, and agreed to have the bill pulled from the calendar so that they could redouble their efforts for another push. Time is rapidly running out for HSUS, and the word we are hearing is that S 460 will be heard in the House Finance Committee on Wednesday, June 30, at 8:30 AM.
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June 24, 2010
Please Contact the Members of the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee!
On Tuesday, June 29, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee will meet to consider Senate...
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June 18, 2010
The anti-hunting extremists at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) have apparently struck a deal to try to force through Senate Bill 460 next week! This bill, introduced by Freshman State Senator Don Davis (D-5), is the key to HSUS gaining a foothold in North Carolina in order to advance its agenda of attacking the rights of hunters in the Tar Heel State. HSUS has made no secret of its contempt for all commercial dog breeders, having made such statements as, “There’s no need for anyone to patronize a pet store or a breeder,” and, “[G]ood breeders don’t breed to make money.” As additional evidence that HSUS is using S 460 to simply advance its attacks on commercial breeders, it has been shown time and again that existing laws are already sufficient, and are being used to address the cruel treatment of dogs.
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June 14, 2010
The U.S. Forest Service is asking for volunteers to assist in a clean-up of garbage and debris left at several shooting sites located in the GREENWATER AREA on the Snoqualmie Ranger...
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June 10, 2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan to guide management of the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge for the next 15 years. The 16,000 acre Refuge is located in a high elevation valley in Tucker County and includes the largest wetland complex in the state.
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June 10, 2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan to guide management of the Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge for the next 15 years. The 51,000 acre Refuge is comprised of three separate units that run along 65 miles of the Tennessee River in Henry, Benton, Decatur, and Humphreys Counties.
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June 10, 2010
Recently, the U.S. Forest Service closed an area in the Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest that was a popular site for target shooting.
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June 10, 2010
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan to guide management of the Felsenthal and Overflow National Wildlife Refuges for the next 15 years. Felsenthal is a 65,000-acre refuge established as a result of a Corps of Engineers' Ouachita and Black Rivers Navigation Project.
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June 4, 2010
Educate your fellow Montanans! Paid signature gatherers are expected to be out in force on election day, Tuesday, June 8th. I-161 is a ballot initiative popularly known as the Kephart 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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June 4, 2010
On Wednesday, June 2, the Forest Preserve District of the Will County Board of Commissioners voted to consider opening forest preserve land within the county to certain public hunting opportunities. The deer population in the forest preserve needs to be managed to maintain balance, sustainability and enhance biodiversity. One option under consideration is public hunting. The Board of Commissioners will meet for a full vote on Thursday, June 10 and the option to allow public hunting as part of the deer management program and to enhance hunting opportunities will be under consideration.
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May 28, 2010
On Wednesday, May 26, Governor Jim Douglas (R) signed H. 243 into law.
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May 27, 2010
Assembly Bill 924 and Senate Bill 6793, bills authorizing Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to promulgate rules for the use of crossbows for hunting in the Empire State,...
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May 21, 2010
The Will County Board of Commissioners is considering opening up forest preserve land within the county to public hunting opportunities. The deer population in the forest preserves needs to be managed to maintain balance and sustainability, and one option under consideration is public hunting. Please take a moment to contact members of the Will County Board of Commissioners and urge them to support public hunting in the forest preserves in Will County as a means to manage the deer population. To find contact information for County Board Members, please go to http://www.willcountyboard.com/yourcountyboard.htm, and then click on the link for the Board Member you wish to contact.
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May 21, 2010
There are five different options under the proposed hunter orange rule currently being considered by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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May 6, 2010
On Tuesday, May 4, before the legislature adjourned at midnight, the Connecticut State House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 207, as amended by the State Senate. This bill would establish a credit to those who purchased a hunting or fishing license, permit or tag between October 1, 2009 and April 14, 2010 at the unjustified price increase. This credit would be applied to any such license, permit or tag purchased by an individual on or after October 1, 2010 and help provide restitution to the affected sportsmen.
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April 30, 2010
On Friday, April 30, the Vermont State House of Representatives voted to concur on House Bill 243. The bill now heads to the desk of Governor Jim Douglas (R) for his consideration.
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April 27, 2010
On Tuesday, April 27, the Vermont Senate passed House Bill 243 by a vote of 28-1. The bill now heads back to the House for concurrence.
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