Tag: fishing

October 4, 2022

Refuge system receives House support for volunteer engagement

On September 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation supporting the National Wildlife Refuge System’s volunteer and community engagement programs.

September 29, 2022

USFWS issues new lead ammunition rules on wildlife refuges

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced 2022-2023 hunting and sport fishing regulations in early September, including new wildlife refuge-specific restrictions on lead ammunition and tackle, and the authorization of...

June 23, 2022

TWS updates position statement on lead ammunition

The Wildlife Society’s Council renewed and updated the organization’s Lead in Hunting Ammunition and Fishing Tackle position statement that was due to expire later this year. “The Wildlife Society has...

June 22, 2022

USFWS plans to expand hunting and fishing in 19 refuges

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced proposed plans to expand hunting and fishing opportunities in 19 national wildlife refuges across 54,000 acres, while also proposing measures to limit...

December 7, 2021

Advocacy group challenges hunting, fishing on refuges

The Center for Biological Diversity challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2020 decision to expand hunting and fishing on 2.3 million acres across 147 National Wildlife Refuges and National...

October 26, 2021

Students favor a range of conservation funding options

If college students were in charge of conservation policy, they’d be open to a wide range of options, from federal dollars coming from natural resource extraction to state sources, like...

May 13, 2021

Hunting and fishing opportunities to be expanded at refuges

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to introduce or expand hunting and fishing opportunities across 2.1 million acres at 90 National Wildlife Refuges and one national fish hatchery. Last...

March 29, 2021

Montana may amend wildlife management section of Constitution

The Montana legislature is considering a bill that would ask voters to designate hunting, fishing and trapping as the preferred methods of fish and wildlife management in the state’s constitution....

August 23, 2019

The Lifeblood of Reno-Tahoe: Hunting and Fishing the Truckee Watershed

Reno locals, particularly those with a penchant for outdoor activities, often refer to their home and the surrounding area as Truckee Meadows, after the Truckee River and surrounding watershed, which...

February 13, 2019

Can ‘big data’ help protect threatened turtles?

New tools using ocean data, including weather and ocean chemistry, are helping determine where fisherman can avoid bycatch of protected sea turtles and other species. Using information that predicts people’s...