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Legislation designed to aid in the recruitment of new hunters is scheduled for a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee tomorrow, April 8. Montana sportsmen should call their state representative today, in support of the measure.
The bill, Senate Bill 395, introduced by Sen. Mark Blasdel (R-Kalispell), would establish an apprentice hunting certificate for youth ages 10 to 18 that will allow them to experience hunting under the watchful eye of an adult mentor prior to completing...

On Friday, April 3, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and the Maine Trappers Association filed to intervene in a lawsuit in Maine brought by the animal rights group, Friends of Animals.
The suit aims to strip the state of Maine of its Incidental Take Permit (ITP), which allows for a limited number of Canada lynx to be caught in traps without the state, or individual trappers, being held liable under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)...

On Friday, April 3, 2015 Maine Superior Court Justice Joyce Wheeler issued a final judgment in the question of the state’s ability to comment on wildlife issues. In her ruling, Wheeler sided with the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and fully dismissed a lawsuit...

Families Afield bills in four states are on the move as the 2015 state legislative sessions heat up.  While 35 states already have passed Families Afield measures, much work remains to be done to ensure that every state has optimized their hunting laws...