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Don McDowell
Jun 11, 20202 min read
National Park Visitor Spending Generates Economic Impact of More Than $41 Billion
From the Department of the Interior: U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced the annual economic benefit of national...
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Don McDowell
Jun 11, 20203 min read
Overwhelming Majority Want to Maintain Safeguards in Nation’s Largest National Forest
Why hunters and anglers should be seriously concerned by the administration’s proposed elimination of the Roadless Rule in Alaska. It...
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Don McDowell
Jun 9, 20202 min read
Bill Could Reduce Access to Hunting and Fishing Opportunities in California
From the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation The California legislature is considering a bill to protect at least 30% of the state’s...
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Woody
Jun 6, 20202 min read
Utah Wildlife Board approves changes to upland game hunting season dates
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Wildlife Board approved several changes to upland game and turkey hunting in the state during a virtual...
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Don McDowell
Jun 5, 20202 min read
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Increase Recreational Access
Beginning June 4, 2020 During the earliest phase of increased access, roads, trails, restrooms, and picnic areas in Sequoia and Kings...
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Don McDowell
Jun 4, 20205 min read
Western Caucus Members Applaud EPA Proposal to Bring Transparency to Clean Air Act Rulemaking Proces
Courtesy of the Western Caucus: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal for public comment concerning processes EPA...
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Don McDowell
Jun 3, 20203 min read
Great Sand Dunes National Park Begins Phase 1 Reopening
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve will increase recreational access through a phased approach following guidance from the White...
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Don McDowell
Jun 2, 20204 min read
Western Caucus Members Applaud New EPA Clean Water Act Rule
From the Western Caucus Press Release: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to increase the efficiency and...
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Don McDowell
May 26, 20202 min read
Louisiana: Fishing License Sales Zoom During Shutdown
Louisianans purchased thousands more fishing licenses during the first month and half of Gov. John Bel Edwards COVID-19 pandemic-fighting...
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Don McDowell
May 22, 20202 min read
States Close Columbia River Spring Chinook Season
The departments of fish and wildlife from Oregon and Washington declined to set additional spring Chinook salmon fishing on the mainstem...
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Don McDowell
May 19, 20203 min read
Interior Secretary Proposes Historic Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities
New hunting and fishing opportunities across 2.3 million acres at 97 national wildlife refuges and 9 national fish hatcheries WASHINGTON...
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Don McDowell
May 13, 20201 min read
Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge Seeking Comment on Proposed Hunt Plan
The Cabeza Prieta is one of the many pieces of the National Wildlife Refuge System that is looking to expand hunting and fishing...
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Woody
May 8, 20203 min read
BASS Announces Revised 2020 Tournament Schedule
B.A.S.S. Announces Revised 2020 Tournament Schedule to resume in June. The last Elite Series event was held in early February on the...
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Woody
May 5, 20203 min read
Muskie Love
The Snake River provides ample flow into the Merritt Reservoir for some great Muskie Fishing Merritt Reservoir has long been one of...
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Woody
May 5, 20204 min read
The Digital Fishing Rod Arrives
A look at the Abu Garcia Virtual Rod Get connected with your fishing. The Abu Garcia® Virtual™ rod is the world’s first integrated...
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John Koleszar
May 3, 20205 min read
You Have Just Been Bitten by a Snake
The Number of People Bitten by Snakes Each year may be as high as five million. They result in about 2.5 million poisonings and 20,000...
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Don McDowell
Apr 30, 20202 min read
California Ocean Fishery Openings to Proceed as Planned
May 1 Recreational Ocean Fishery Openings to Proceed as Planned, Anglers Reminded to Strictly Follow State and Local Health Guidelines...
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Don McDowell
Apr 27, 20202 min read
Arizona: Local Boater Program Allows Limited Access to Lake Powell
Local Boater Program Allows Limited Access to Lake Powell As an update to a story we posted a few weeks ago, this announcement from the...
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Woody
Apr 23, 20203 min read
Iconic Grand Canyon of the Black Hills Permanently Protected
MISSOULA, Mont. — A 10-mile stretch of critical elk and riparian habitat highlighted by Wyoming’s scenic Grand Canyon of the Black Hills...
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Don McDowell
Apr 18, 20202 min read
How to Choose a Hunting Knife
What kind of knife should I carry into the field? Ask 20 hunters and you’ll probly get 20 (or more) answers because picking the “right”...
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