Conservation

Tom Benavides, Assistant Vice President for Dallas Safari Club, testified before the House Committee on Natural Resources on the importance of hunting to sustainable conservation. Benavides advocated for regulated trade of rhino horn to prevent extinction, stating the U.S. must support legalization rather than maintain decades-long de facto support of the black market.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will retire the Sage-Grouse Local Working Groups effective January 31, concluding 21 years of conservation work that began in 2004. The groups funded 377 projects and secured over $11 million in sage-grouse conservation actions and $68 million in matching funds. The department will continue sage-grouse management through the Sage-Grouse Implementation Team and partnerships with state and federal agencies.

Governor Mark Gordon, alongside the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and many of Wyoming's conservation leaders, invite the public to attend the inaugural Wyoming Sportsperson Conservation Forum, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. May 22 at the National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois.

NSSF, ASA, SOBA, USFWS and Washington Department of Natural Resources partner to continue providing boating and fishing access.

NSSF, ASA, SOBA, USFWS and Washington Department of Natural Resources partner to continue providing boating and fishing access.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, is initiating a comprehensive Deer Management Initiative aimed at evaluating and responding to present-day deer management challenges. 

Silencer Central announces their collaboration with Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation (OSCF) and South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks to recognize the significant contributions made by hunters and targets shooters, as well as industry manufacturers that support wildlife conservation efforts across the country through the Pittman-Robertson Act.

By Craig Springer, USFWS, Wildlife, and Sport Fish Restoration

The Boone and Crockett Club board of directors passed a new position statement supporting the delisting of recovered wolf and grizzly bear populations and resuming state management and oversight of the two species.

Recently, the California legislature honored the National Wild Turkey Federation for its 50th Anniversary. The acknowledgment applauds the NWTF for its noteworthy efforts in scientific wildlife management, research, habitat conservation and the advocacy and safeguarding of our hunting heritage in both the United States and the state of California.

For the eleventh year, Contender has donated a boat to benefit the Coastal Conservation Association of Florida (CCA Florida). On November 16, one winner will take home a brand new 2024 Contender 28T Center Console. 

Wild turkeys hold significant importance as a game species within the state of Nebraska; however, officials from state agencies, land managers and hunters have documented a decrease in the wild turkey population throughout the state.

Federal Ammunition joined the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) for a celebration of the NWTF’s 50-year Anniversary and the restoration of the wild turkeys in Minnesota. The event was held July 22, 2023 in Caledonia, Minnesota.

 Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced more than $65 million of investments to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service improve water quality, roads, trails and fish habitat nationwide.