“Tag: Rights”

For the most part, waterfowl and upland bird conservation groups leave defending the Second Amendment to the National Rifle Association. There are a variety of reasons they do so, but these are no longer ordinary times for gun rights.

Feb. 5 marked a great day for sportsmen across America as critical pro-hunting legislation hit the U.S. Senate floor.

You never know when you’ll stumble across an opportunity to pick up a new tract of private hunting ground. Why not keep a few extra NRA permission slips on hand for just such an occasion?

Dana Loesch, the conservative leader, online pioneer and nationally syndicated radio host, will serve as a major national spokesperson for the National Rifle Association.

Two bills introduced in North Carolina’s legislature, House Bill 559 and Senate Bill 677, may bring about several positive changes for hunters in the state if signed into law.

On Aug. 1, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., handed down its 54-page ruling on Great Lakes wolves: Gray wolves will remain protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and state management will not be allowed. While the ruling doesn’t immediately remove federal protections from wolves in the Western Great Lakes states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, the court’s decision regarding the important issue of a “distinct population segment” (DPS) is a win for sportsmen.

"Animal rights" activist Steve Hindi's name may sound familiar.

N.C. House Bill 640—the Outdoor Heritage Act—gains momentum as Childress cites provisions aimed at enhancing hunters’ rights, bolstering the state’s economy and increasing outdoor opportunities for youth.

The NRA recently led the charge to defeat New York Senate Bill 4686, an anti-hunting bill backed by animal “rights” groups. The bill would have banned the importation, possession, sale or transportation of the “Big Five African Species” to include hunting trophies.