UPDATE: On April 18, 2024, the BLM officially finalized the Public Lands Rule. Click here to view the press release. And for more information on the conservation leases involved with this rule, check out Jordan Sillars' previous article here. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed a new...

The director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said that hunters and other public land users won’t be barred from public land managed under the agency’s controversial new “conservation lease” program. “Let me be hyper-clear right off the top: these leases would not shut down public access...

Any time spent in the woods is valuable, but let's talk about the target goal of shed antlers. Days filled with work meetings aren't always a lost cause. A few short minutes could be all you need to grab a few antlers this spring. Shed hunting doesn't always need to take place where you want to hunt...

There are a lot of unpleasant things that anglers will use for bait. Whether it’s a handful of nightcrawlers dug from a manure pile, a jar of sun-ripened chicken livers, a bucket full of blood-sucking leeches, or squirming maggots, there aren’t a lot of things we get squeamish about throwing on a...

The Bureau of Land Management recently released a proposal that would increase protections for greater sage grouse in 10 western states. The environmental impact statement analyzes six alternatives for sage grouse habitat management, and the BLM has decided to back the alternative that balances...

Contrary to assumption, no federal law forbids hunters from selling or buying meat from game animals they shoot. State laws enforce that ban, but not every state forbids it, either. Just ask Vermont hunters. Then again, don’t take their word for it. Few Vermont hunters know a state law lets them...

The Biden administration finalized a new rule last week described by Attorney General Merrick Garland as a “historic step” in the “fight against gun violence.” It aims to increase the number of background checks on gun sales by expanding the pool of people who must obtain a federal firearms license...

Every spring, heavy rains bring fresh green growth to the landscape and push feral hogs out of the deep ravines into open pastures. It’s one of my favorite times of the year to hunt them, and I enjoy serving them with an underutilized cool-weather vegetable—fennel. Like onion, fennel will caramelize...