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News stories and press releases on the oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the McDonald v. City of Chicago case.

The NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife will be holding its annual Open House and Fishing Flea Market at the Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center on Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28. The event runs from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on both days, and admission is free. The Open House [...]

The Arizona Game and Fish Department yesterday formally placed one of its employees on administrative leave with pay as a result of an interim finding in the department’s ongoing internal administrative investigation into the events surrounding last year’s capture of the jaguar known as Macho B. The department took this action based on statements made by [...]

After receiving several complaints last year, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department anticipates more complaints this spring about muskrat damage to township roads in the northeastern part of the state. To better handle the problem, the department is streamlining the process local government authorities can use to deal with troublesome muskrats. A large population of [...]

The Game, Fish and Parks Department will be on the road over the next few weeks visiting with South Dakota citizens about mountain lions. “We are in the process of updating South Dakota’s mountain lion management plan,” Tony Leif, GFP Wildlife Division director said. “An important early step in that process is to gather public input.” Leif [...]

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment will be on the Muskegon River below Croton Dam in Newaygo County for a week to 10 days beginning around the last week of March to take eggs from walleye for its hatchery program. Actual dates will be determined by water conditions as well as walleye concentrations, explained [...]

Wildlife is often not the only attraction at National Wildlife Refuges. History also beckons, and in sometimes surprising forms: remnants of some of the nation’s industrial or commercial past. Scattered on the more than 150 million acres encompassing the 551 units of the National Wildlife Refuge System are areas that once served as rice mills, oyster [...]

DENVER, Colo. -- The Colorado Division of Wildlife is starting its 5-year review of statewide fishing regulations and is asking anglers throughout the state to provide comments and suggestions on regulations and possible changes.

Citizens will have the opportunity Thursday, March 25, to learn about the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposal to designate western Minnesota's Simon Lake as the state's 45th wildlife management lake.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) seeks public comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) that was prepared for a project to rehabilitate a portion of the Vermillion River in Empire Township, Dakota County, Minn.

Fisheries biologists and staff from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), with help from volunteers, collected and disposed of 477 abandoned crab traps during LDWF's annual Crab Trap Clean-up Program. The work was conducted on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, in conjunction with the program's volunteer day.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 9, 2010) - The Berkley Experience Trailer will be at the Bass Pro Shops in Hanover, Md., for the next stop in 2010. The 60-foot trailer of fun and activities brings fishing education to all skill levels of anglers. The scheduled stop for the Berkley Experience Trailer is March 12th and is set to end March 14th.

On Wednesday, March 10, the Virginia State Senate passed the four pro-gun bills (HB109, HB505, HB885, and HB1191) which will now head to Governor Bob McDonnell (R) for his consideration.

On Wednesday, March 10, thanks to pro-gun State Representative Jeff Duncan (R-15), House Bill 4220 was recalled from the House Ways and Means Committee, and placed on the calendar for a floor vote tomorrow, March 11. This bill, introduced by State Representative Mike Pitts (R-14), would permanently establish the tax holiday on firearms sales on the weekend following Thanksgiving, which is known as the Second Amendment Weekend. Please contact your State Representative and urge him or her to support H. 4220. Contact information can be found by clicking here. The South Carolina State House cancelled most post-adjournment committee meetings, including the House Judiciary General Laws Sub-Committee. After being previously removed from the calendar, House Bill 3994 is still in search of a hearing date and needs your help.

Since the show, we've received feedback in all forms, including social media, the live chat we held last month and surveys we've sent to all of the show's exhibitors and attendees. Over the next few weeks, we'll be addressing the questions we've received and posting the answers right here on the blog. Here is the first batch: Q: Can there be more staff on the floor? I had a lot of trouble finding vendors I wanted to see. A: We will have more information staff on the floor and in the lobbies for 2011. Q: Will the Sands Convention Center...

On Wednesday, March 10 the House Judiciary Criminal Practice Sub-Committee passed House Bill 3125 by a vote of 4-2. This legislation will now be heard by the House Judiciary Committee.

As session continues in Phoenix, numerous NRA-supported bills continue to move forward. Legislation that has seen recent action, at various stages, include Arizona’s Right to Hunt and Fish constitutional amendment (HCR 2008), advances in concealed carry reform (HB 2347, SB 1102), and preemption reform (HB 2543).

SALIDA, Colo. - An apparently malnourished young mountain lion entered a Chaffee County residence Thursday afternoon, killing one dog and briefly trapping a mother and her two children inside the house until Chaffee County Sheriffs Deputies evacuated them.

Remaining permits for the Wisconsin 2010 spring turkey hunting season will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis starting March 22. Leftover permits will be first issued for sale by zone, one zone per day, with each zone having a designated sales date. In total, 225,729 permits were available for the spring 2010 turkey season. More [...]

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We held our first-ever live chat this afternoon amid the second "storm of the century" this month. It was originally scheduled to run for 30 minutes and we extended it for 15 more minutes twice due to the volume of questions. In all we received 97 questions/comments, answered 26 of the questions and posted a few comments. Many of the questions were duplicates pertaining to Las Vegas, the Sands Expo & Convention Center and other potential venues. Our plan is to download all the questions and post answers to those that we didn't get a chance to get to. And...

Firearms microstamping, signed into by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) in October 2007 and slated to take effect this New Year's Day (2010), is not in effect since the technology remains encumbered by patents.

Support S. 941/H.R. 2296 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2009