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Follow Field & Stream’s conservation news covering wildlife management, habitat protection, and public lands advocacy. Our editors report on conservation policy, species recovery efforts, and the issues affecting fish and wildlife populations. Stay informed on hunting and fishing regulations, environmental threats, and the conservation funding that supports healthy ecosystems and outdoor recreation access.

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White House Budget Proposal Aims to “Zero Out” Critical Conservation Funds and Transfer Public Lands to States

By Travis Hall

The Trump administration’s budget outline for 2026 would defund a revered conservation program while stripping billions from the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and other public land agencies

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Public Lands & Waters

Study: Majority of Americans Oppose Public Land Sell Offs

By Sage Marshall

The survey results come amid mounting opposition to federal land sell offs from within the hunting community

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Hunting Conservation

Montana Legislators Push Substantial Price Hike for Non-Resident Hunters

By Travis Hall

A recently passed bill in the Montana legislature aims to increase the base license fee for out-of-state hunters by more than 500 percent

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Public Lands & Waters

The Bureau of Land Management Plans to Kill Its New Conservation and Landscape Health Rule

By Travis Hall

The one-year-old rule would have put wild game conservation on a level playing field with grazing and resource extraction on public lands throughout the West

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Hunting Conservation

Major Deer Poaching Ring Busted in Maine

By Sage Marshall

Wardens seized venison, deer heads, trail cameras, and a rifle during one of the biggest poaching busts in recent times in the Pine Tree State

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Hunting Conservation

Are Rare “Color-Phase” Wild Turkeys Actually Just Crossed with Domestics? Scientists Aim to Find Out

By Travis Hall

The WildturkeyDNA project will analyze hunter-harvested birds from across the country to gain a better understanding of the iconic game species

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Hunting Conservation

DOGE Cuts Could Threaten USFWS Annual Waterfowl Survey

By Travis Hall

Conservationists are wondering how the US Fish and Wildlife Service will be able to sign off on annual waterfowl seasons without the critical resources it needs to count ducks across the flyways

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Public Lands & Waters

Congress Eyes Public Land Sell Off as Part of Special Budget Package

By Travis Hall

Some senators and representatives are interested in selling off federal lands near national parks and urban areas. Conservationists say its a short-sighted attempt at a land grab

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Public Lands & Waters

Feds Extend Comment Period for Lithium Mine Proposal in Prime Public Land Mule Deer Unit

By Travis Hall

The project would bring new roads and hundreds of drill sites to thousands of acres of public mule deer habitat in the Oregon desert

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Wildlife Conservation

Texas Lawmaker Tries to Defund State Wildlife Management Agency—Then Backtracks

By Sage Marshall

Rep. Pat Curry said the failed legislation was an attempt to protect constituents, landowners, and the Texas deer breeding industry

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