A Humane Society of the United States-backed bill to end the bobcat hunting season in California is one step closer to becoming law. Despite
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CALLS NEEDED! Pennsylvania’s Sunday Hunting Bill
Legislative ActionThe Pennsylvania House Game and Fisheries Committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 147 that would permit Sunday hunting in the Keystone State.
Read MoreGONE! California Enacts Complete Ban on Trapping
Government Affairs ArchiveAs expected, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation this week banning all recreational trapping. California already had some of the most
Read MoreDepartment of Interior Opens 1.4 Million Acres of Public Land
HuntingJust in time for hunting season, the Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, has announced a substantial expansion of public land access as part
Read MoreVICTORY! Illinois Removes Final Barriers for Apprentice Hunters
Government Affairs ArchiveIllinois was one of the first states to enact an apprentice hunting program in 2006. Although still somewhat restrictive, the state continued to pass
Read MoreCalifornia Department of Finance Opposes Bobcat Hunting Ban
Legislative ActionThe California Department of Finance opposes a proposed bobcat hunting and trapping ban making its way through the state legislature. Assembly Member
Read MoreCalifornia Moves Closer to Total Bobcat Hunting Ban
CaliforniaCalifornia Assembly Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove’s Assembly Bill 1254, which would make it unlawful to “hunt, trap or otherwise take bobcat,” is
Read MoreOhio’s Conservation Reinvestment Initiative Signed into Law
Legislative ActionLanguage included in Ohio’s two-year budget that would begin to fix a major shortfall in funding for conservation has become law. Gov. Mike DeWine
Read MoreU.S. Congressman’s Bill to Kill International Hunting to Receive Hearing
Legislative ActionA powerful House Committee Chairman is trying to eliminate lion and elephant hunting, ban importation of species that could be endangered or
Read MoreVICTORY! Rhode Island Animal Abuse Registry Dies in the Senate
Legislative ActionThe Rhode Island Senate voted down a bill that would have created an animal-abuser registry in the state on June 28. The bill, HB 5113, would have
Read MorePennsylvania Senate Passes Limited Sunday Hunting Bill
Legislative ActionThe day before the Pennsylvania Senate approved Sunday Hunting legislation, bill sponsor Sen. Dan Laughlin asked his fellow Senators to amend Senate
Read MoreDelaware Anti-Tether Bill Moving Quickly Without Public Input
Legislative ActionTake Action Today! Delaware sportsmen should call their state representative and ask them to vote NO on SB 139. Members can find their
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