The animal-rights movement continues to target essential wildlife management practices nationwide, and in 2022 they’ve added Virginia to the list.
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Potential Ballot Initiative in Oregon Aims to End All Hunting, Fishing, Trapping
Government Affairs ArchiveOregon Initiative Petition 13 (IP 13) is an anti-hunting and anti-agriculture ballot effort that will make harvesting any fish or game a crime. IP 13,
Read MoreMichigan Bill Requires Non-Hunters on State Wildlife Council
Government Affairs ArchiveMichigan House Bill 5078 will require the appointment of two individuals to the State Wildlife Council that belong to a nonprofit organization that
Read MoreWisconsin Conservation Congress Taking Spring Survey Comments
Government Affairs ArchiveThe Wisconsin Conservation Congress will take public comment on a wide range of sportsmen’s issues until April 15 at 7 p.m. The survey includes
Read MoreNew Mexico Trapping Ban Signed into Law
Government Affairs ArchiveNew Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham quietly signed New Mexico Senate Bill 32 into law this week after a political process that lacked transparency
Read MoreVictory! Oregon Beaver Trapping Ban Fails
Government Affairs ArchiveOregon House Bill 2843, which would have prohibited the trapping of beavers on federally managed lands, failed when it did not meet a recent committee
Read MoreTrapping Victory in Colorado!
Government Affairs ArchiveThe Colorado Parks and Wildlife commission recently voted 11-0 to deny the Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) petition to ban box-cage
Read MorePublic Lands Trapping Prohibition Sent to New Mexico Governor
Government Affairs ArchiveNew Mexico Senate Bill 32 passed the House by a vote of 35-34 with one representative not voting. The ill-conceived bill pushed by Animal Protection
Read MoreHearing: Illinois Bill to End Bobcat Hunting, Trapping
Government Affairs ArchiveIllinois House Bill 1827 would make it unlawful to hunt or trap bobcats. The bill has a hearing Monday, March 15, at 10 a.m. in the House Agriculture
Read MoreUPDATE! New Mexico Trapping Passed by House Committee
Government Affairs ArchiveNew Mexico Senate Bill 32, which will ban all trapping on public land, passed out of the New Mexico House Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources
Read MoreWashington Bill Leverages COVID to Destroy Fur Market, Trapping
Government Affairs ArchiveState Rep. Amy Walen has introduced legislation that would destroy the fur market in Washington state and task citizens with cataloguing every fur
Read MoreACTION NECESSARY! New Mexico Senate Bill 32 Pushed for Vote Today!
Government Affairs ArchiveNew Mexico Senate Bill 32, which will ban all trapping on public land, is scheduled for a full senate vote today, March 9, beginning sometime after 11
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