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NJ lawmaker pushes measure to track tigers

Outdoor Recreation News  Wed, 11/30/2011 - 15:15

Though only a fraction of the world's tiger population resides in New Jersey, a lawmaker wants to make the state an international model for protecting against illegal sales of tiger bones and other body parts.


 

AG insists on four hours of training for carry permit

Outdoor Recreation News  Sat, 10/08/2011 - 17:56

Wisconsin's top law enforcement official is insisting that gun owners who carry concealed weapons complete at least four hours of training - a mandate that has angered the Wausau lawmaker who shepherded concealed carry into law.


 

Expanded Bear Hunt Off Table For Now

Outdoor Recreation News  Mon, 08/22/2011 - 04:47

An expanded bear hunting season in Colorado is off the table next year, according to a lawmaker who proposed the idea unsuccessfully this year.


 

Lawmaker wants to remove gray wolf protections

Outdoor Recreation News  Thu, 05/12/2011 - 01:52

A member of Congress is proposing legislation to remove federal protections of gray wolves across the lower 48 states.


 

Cougar-hunting bill still faces House opposition

Outdoor Recreation News  Thu, 03/24/2011 - 22:26

A House lawmaker is leading a renewed effort to stop a Senate measure that would extend a pilot program that allows the hunting of cougars with hounds, but he's facing a hard challenge.


 

Oh deer! Okla. lawmaker calls media to brag about deer kill, fin...

Outdoor Recreation News  Fri, 12/10/2010 - 23:31

A state legislator who helped write some of Oklahoma 's hunting laws was so proud when he bagged a piebald, white-tailed deer that he called the media and gushed about the hunt.


 

Kansas lawmaker proposes that hunters be allowed to target mount...

Outdoor Recreation News  Wed, 02/10/2010 - 03:30

A Kansas legislator is proposing that hunters be allowed to target mountain lions in the state.