Cuts to LWCF Could Undermine Zinke’s Public Lands Access Agenda
Proposed cuts to land acquisition funding would prevent agencies from enhancing public hunting and fishing access—the most widely celebrated part of DOI’s public lands agenda.
Public Access Is a Bright Spot in Interior Department’s Agenda
Opening more public land to hunting and fishing is something we can all agree on—and to leave a truly sportsmen friendly legacy, Interior must match access achievements with a vision for habitat and conservation...
This Dysfunctional Wildfire Funding Model All But Ensures More Public Lands Will Burn
The need for a ‘fire borrowing’ fix grows as the West burns With elk and deer seasons right around the corner, I’ve been running, biking, and hiking as often as I can on the...
It’s Time to Do More Than Just “Keep It Public”
Sportsmen have largely stamped out the public land transfer movement in the West, but it’s not enough to simply keep it public now that a new kind of threat is emerging in the nation’s...
Groups Created to Provide Local Input on Public Land Management Are Told to Stay Home
The suspension of the BLM’s local advisory committees threatens transparent and collaborative management of America’s public lands.
Public Lands Are Managed to Balance Many Uses, But That May Change
New under-the-radar administration policies would alter public land management, and this has major implications for hunting and fishing Efforts to dispose of public lands may grab headlines, but a subtle shift in the management...
Moving Forward from the Malheur Standoff Decision
Three ways you can turn shock and anger into proactive solutions for our public lands.
Sportsmen, Here’s Your Chance to Help Shape Future Use of BLM Lands
From river breaks to high mesas, and from sage coulees to semi-arid mountain ranges, America’s 245 million acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands are some of the best places to hunt...
A Different Way to Think About Future National Monuments
In areas important for hunting and fishing, engage sportsmen early and commit to maintaining access Created in 1906 by our group’s namesake, President Theodore Roosevelt, the Antiquities Act is frequently a topic of passionate...
Your Must-Do List for the Off-Season
A big-game hunter should do more than just dream of next fall If you’re like me, you live for the fall. But now that the meat is cut up, packaged, and stacked high in...
