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Colorado BLM Defers Decision on Oil and Gas Lease 11/06/09
By deferring an oil and gas lease in northwest Colorado that could have jeopardized native trout, the Bureau of Land Management has signaled a new day for energy development in sensitive fish and wildlife habitats, a sportsmen's coalition announced. [Comments?]
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Alaska Board of Game to Meet Nov 13-16 11/02/09
The Alaska Board of Game will meet November 13-16, 2009 in Nome at the Mini-Convention Center to consider over 30 proposals regarding hunting and trapping regulations in the Arctic and Western regions (Game Managements Units 18, 22, 23, and 26A). [Comments?]
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California DFG Bill 589 Gets Vetoed 10/16/09
Despite garnering near unanimous support in the State Legislature, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed Senate Bill 589, which would have prevented hunting license tag/stamp monies from being misused for non-game conservation or non-hunting purposes. [Comments?]
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Schwarzenegger Signs Into Law AB 962 10/14/09
The California Association of Firearms Retailers (CAFR) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) - the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry - were highly critical of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R-CA) decision to sign into law legislation (AB 962) he vetoed just five years earlier establishing a registry of all ammunition buyers. [Comments?]
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New Legislation to Protect Hunting on Federal Land 10/12/09
Two bills introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R- AK) and U.S. Representative Dan Boren (D- OK) will protect recreational hunting, fishing and shooting on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service. [1 Comment]
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Michigan Will Again Have a Joint Dept. of Natural Resources 10/12/09
Just over two weeks after MUCC joined the Conservation Coalition to meet with Lt. Governor John Cherry and provide recommendations for re-combining Michigan's Departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Quality, Governor Jennifer Granholm has issued an executive order to create the new department, which will be called the "Department of Natural Resources and Environment" (DNRE). [Comments?]
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House Members Join in Support of Traditional Ammo 10/09/09
A letter signed by members of the U.S. House of Representatives' Second Amendment Task Force raising important questions about the National Park Service's intent to ban the use of traditional ammunition in parks that allow hunting has been sent to Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar [Comments?]
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American Deer and Wildlife Alliance Supports Rare Antelope 10/09/09
The American Deer & Wildlife Alliance has announced its support of the Exotic Wildlife Association and its appeal of a ruling by Federal Judge Henry Kennedy Jr. of the U.S. District Court, Washington, DC that threatens the extinction of three rare antelope species which have prospered in the United States. [1 Comment]
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Washington's Draft Wolf Management Plan Review 10/07/09
A three-month public comment period on a draft state wolf conservation and management plan has begun, and will include a dozen public meetings held by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). [1 Comment]
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SCOTUS to Consider First Amendment Rights 10/07/09
With the U.S. Supreme Court slated to hear arguments tomorrow in the United States v. Stevens, No. 08-769, the National Shooting Sports Foundation encourages the court to support the First Amendment rights of all media to show images of hunting and fishing. [Comments?]
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