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Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director Highlights Sunday hunting has been legal on private lands in the Commonwealth since 2014 while Sunday hunting on public lands, with minor exceptions, remains prohibited. Legislation to remove the prohibition against Sunday on public lands was introduced in the last two legislation sessions; both bills died in committee….

Contact: Nick Buggia, Manager, Upper Midwestern States Highlights  Indiana House Bill 1183 would extend the check time on any trap that captures and terminates a furbearer to 48-hours, though it does retain the 24-hour check on all non-terminal traps. The bill would also create a one-day fur buyer license. The extension to 48-hours gives trappers…

Contact: Keely Hopkins, Assistant Manager, Pacific States Highlights Why It Matters: Since 1999, Washington state has offered a spring black bear hunting season. This season is a fine-tuned conservation and wildlife management tool utilized by WDFW in the implementation of their overall game management plan, which is executed in pursuit of their mission to protect,…

Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a business meeting to vote on the nomination of Ms. Martha Williams to serve as the next Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which passed the Committee on a remarkable bipartisan vote of 16-4. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is one of…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Senior Coordinator, Rocky Mountain States Highlights Why It Matters: The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is considering stocking hybrid striped bass into Caballo Reservoir to provide a new sportfishing opportunity. Developing a hybrid striped bass fishery in Caballo Reservoir, and potentially other reservoirs in New Mexico, is a strategic approach to…

Highlights Why it matters:  The Veterans in Parks Act recognizes the commitments and selfless contributions made by our nation’s Veterans and servicemembers by establishing free lifetime and annual America the Beautiful passes to access our National Parks and federally managed public lands. In many cases, outdoor recreation, particularly hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting, plays…