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After 42 years of federal protection, the USFWS has ruled to remove the Yellowstone grizzly bear from the Endangered Species List.

Two major regulations will come into play for Pennsylvania’s fall 2017 hunting season.

President Donald Trump on April 3 signed H.J. Res. 69, introduced by Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), returning wildlife management rights to Alaska after the state’s authority was stripped by the federal government.

The 146th NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits are upon us. When the clock strikes 9 a.m. this morning, tens of thousands of dedicated NRA members will enter the Georgia World Congress Center and begin the festivities. If you're one of the many members making the trek to Atlanta this weekend, we thank you. If you're not, we hope you can join us sometime in the future. Either way, we've compiled a short list of "must-see" items in Atlanta over the course of the show.

Arizona hunters may no longer be able to take mountain lions or bobcats, as SB 1182, a bill drafted by Arizona State Sen. Steve Farley (D-Tucson), seeks to end the hunting of the big cats. Backed by a fine of no less than $8,000, and potentially much more, the bill, if passed, would make mountain lions and bobcats a “protected” species.

New Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, issued a pair Secretarial Orders during his first day on the job—both of which make his allegiance with American hunters very clear.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled to lift federal protections that kept gray wolves an endangered species in Wyoming, reversing the order of a lower judge that had sided with environmental groups in 2014.

Just one day before President Trump's inauguration, departing U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe—and the administration that appointed him—took one last shot at American hunters by issuing Director's Order No. 219, which directs the USFWS to expand the use of nontoxic ammunition and fishing tackle on USFWS lands, water and facilities—and for certain types of hunting and fishing regulated by the Service outside those areas—to the fullest extent by January 2022.

While attacks on the Second Amendment are all too common in today’s politically charged climate, advocates fighting for our right to self-defense and the right to bear arms now have a powerful new tool in The War On Guns: Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies, the latest book by John R. Lott Jr.