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NSSF Commends Introduction of House Legislation to Reauthorize the Legacy Restoration Fund
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (398+ words) Outdoor Wire NSSF Commends Introduction of House Legislation to Reauthorize the Legacy Restoration Fund NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, commends the U. S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) for introducing…...
Breeding Duck Numbers Down Again
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (283+ words) The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's 79th annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2. 4 million birds, down 9. 5% from 2. 66 million birds in 2025 and 2. 9 million in 2024. The 2026 breeding duck index dipped below the 1948-2025 average for the…...
Newest Trout Abundance Estimates Compiled for Southwestern Montana Rivers
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (411+ words) BOZEMAN " Fisheries staff with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks have completed spring sampling, which provides estimates for trout abundances in southwestern Montana rivers. Results from these surveys are now available, along with abundance estimates from rivers that were sampled last fall....
Delta Waterfowl Celebrates Introduction of the Great American Outdoors Act 250
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (207+ words) Across the country, national wildlife refuges provide critical habitat for breeding, migrating, and wintering ducks and represent important access for waterfowl hunters. Yet, the National Wildlife Refuge System currently has a $2. 6 billion deferred maintenance backlog, which means pumps, water-control structures,…...
Attention Hunters and Anglers: New Rules for Tag Exchanges and Lifetime Licenses Will Be in Effect for 2026 - The Outdoor Wire | The Outdoor Wire
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (243+ words) Attention Hunters and Anglers: New Rules for Tag Exchanges and Lifetime Licenses Will Be in Effect for 2026 Deer and Elk Hunters: New deadline date for exchanging general season tags The new deadline to exchange general season deer and elk tags…...
Ducks Unlimited Renews Partnership with Higdon Outdoors
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (395+ words) Outdoor Wire Ducks Unlimited Renews Partnership with Higdon Outdoors Ducks Unlimited, Inc. (DU) is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with Higdon Outdoors as a Proud Partner of Ducks Unlimited and the organization's Official Decoy. Since 2015, Higdon Outdoors…...
SCI Applauds Bipartisan Effort to Invest $1. 9 Billion in America's Public Lands Ahead of 250th Anniversary
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (321+ words) Safari Club International (SCI) commends Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA) for advancing bipartisan legislation that invests $1. 9 billion in America's national parks and public lands over the next five years'without imposing new costs on American taxpayers....
Summer Birding Walks Planned for the Edson Fichter Nature Area in Pocatello - The Outdoor Wire | The Outdoor Wire
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (232+ words) Summer Birding Walks Planned for the Edson Fichter Nature Area in Pocatello Did you know that nearly 100 species of birds call the Edson Fichter Nature Area (EFNA) home? If you're curious to learn more about our local feathered friends'and spot…...
Thirteen Idaho Hunters Draw Super Hunt Tags, Second Drawing Deadline is Aug. 10
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (150+ words) Hunters still have a second chance to win a Super Hunt tag this year! All winners have been contacted. State law prohibits Fish and Game from releasing the names of the winners, but results by species and number of tags…...
Ducks Unlimited Supports Great American Outdoors Act 250
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (478+ words) Outdoor Wire Ducks Unlimited Supports Great American Outdoors Act 250 Bipartisan legislation invests $1. 9 billion over 5 years in national parks and public lands House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Great American…...