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Shrinking hunting population draws aggressive response from Trump administration

by Chris Eger

President Trump's Interior Secretary on Friday released a management plan to expand hunting, fishing and increase outdoor recreation opportunities on federal lands.

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Ohio public shooting ranges face funding shortage

by Christen Smith

Ohio's public shooting ranges face a funding shortage in the coming years as state officials resist calls from sporting groups to increase fees.

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Federal survey shows over 100 million adults engaged in wildlife activities

by Chris Eger

A report compiled twice per decade by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows increases nationally in wildlife watching and fishing, but declines in the number of hunters.

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August designated National Shooting Sports Month

by Chris Eger

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed a proclamation last week to encourage participation in the shooting sports and emphasize firearms safety.

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Wisconsin warns hunters of new rules ahead of gun deer season

by Jacki Billings

Wisconsin hunters heading out into the woods Saturday will have a few new rules to contend with out in the wild.

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Republican candidate doesn’t want Patriot movement support

by Brian Seay

Republican Steve McLaughlin, a man vying for a public lands chief post in Washington state, is having second thoughts about supporting a protest of the arrest of two ranchers.

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Minnesota’s fastest growing school sport isn’t football, baseball or track and field

by Jennifer Cruz

Hermantown Coach Guy LeBlanc said the sport fits the niche of a different kid. “You don't have to be 6 foot 2 and 220 pounds to be effective at it,” he pointed out.

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Armed Michigan homeowner confronts trespasser, arrested for carrying a shotgun on his property (VIDEO)

by Brent McCluskey

A man was arrested and charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon on Sunday after calling authorities to report a trespasser on his property in Crawford County, Michigan. The property owner has alleged less than honorable actions on the part of the sheriff deputies who responded. Military veteran, Thomas Donald, along with his 11-year-old son, […]

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Armed agents raid no-kill animal shelter to euthanize baby deer (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

The raid of the Society of St. Francis animal shelter included a swarm of police cars and more than a dozen agents in full SWAT gear to conduct a search warrant for the recovery of a baby deer. The warrant had been issued after surveillance teams had seen the fawn coming in and out of a barn at the shelter.

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