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    Wildlife Management

    Should You Fish for Spawning Bass? Conflicting Philosophies and Research

    Stephen Klobucar

    There’s no easy way around it, the ethics of angling for spawning fish are murky and widely debated, especially when it comes to bass. We...
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    Public Lands & Waters

    Announcing The MeatEater Land Access Initiative!

    Steven Rinella

    Wildlife Management

    Ask a Warden: What Bag Limit do People Most Often Exceed?

    Spencer Neuharth

    Cal’s Week in Review: In the Field

    Ryan Callaghan

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    Policy & Legislation

    Deer Farmer Defies CWD Law, Faces Potential Jail Time

    Patrick Durkin

    Mar 18, 2020

    A Minnesota deer farmer defied a statewide quarantine in January by trucking three captive bucks to a hunting show in St. Paul. He will try on March 23 to convince a judge that the Department of Natural Resources lacked authority to impose the travel ban on privately-owned whitetails.
    The case highlights Minnesota’s ongoing struggles with chronic wasting disease, which has been linked to captive deer or elk (cervid) farms in three of the state’s...

    Environmental Issues

    Fact Checker: Can Dogs Catch Coronavirus?

    Spencer Neuharth

    Mar 16, 2020

    Myths, lies, and old wives’ tales loom large in the outdoor pursuits. Here at MeatEater, we’re dedicated to separating facts from bullsh*t, so we created this series to examine suspect yarns. If there’s a belief, rumor, or long-held assumption you’d like us to fact check, drop us a note at factchecker@themeateater.com. 
    Claim
    Dogs can contract COVID-19 and transmit the novel coronavirus to humans.
    Origin
    On February 26, the Hong Kong Agriculture...

    Policy & Legislation

    ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Deal:’ LWCF and Public Lands Maintenance Funding Bill Introduced in Senate

    Sam Lungren

    Mar 11, 2020

    Following President Trump’s public declaration of support last week for permanently funding the popular Land and Water Conservation Fund and addressing the public lands maintenance backlog, a bipartisan group of Senators submitted a bill to do just that. S. 3422, the Great American Outdoors Act, introduced March 9, would dedicate the full $900 million annually to LWCF, and provide nearly $2 billion annually to address massive maintenance backlogs...

    Wildlife Management

    Rural Myths and Conspiracy Theories Die Hard

    Patrick Durkin

    Mar 6, 2020

    The only thing tougher to spot, stalk, and slay than the sources of outdoor folktales and conspiracy theories are the myths themselves, which seem to strengthen with each season.
    That’s especially true of deep-seated conspiratorial yarns that claim insurance companies lobby lawmakers and pressure wildlife agencies to slash deer herds across whitetail country. Biologists simply strive to balance herds with the habitat or social tolerance, but some...

    Endangered Species

    Feds Reject Calls to Breach Snake River Dams as Idaho Salmon Stocks Plummet

    Sam Lungren

    Mar 5, 2020

    On February 28, the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation released a highly anticipated draft environmental impact statement regarding operation of the dams in the Columbia and Snake River Basin. The report rejected increasingly loud and united calls from tribes, anglers, and the conservation community to tear down the four dams on the Lower Snake River in order to save the last of the salmon and steelhead returning to Idaho, saying...

    Policy & Legislation

    President Trump Tweets Support for Fully Funding Land and Water Conservation Fund

    Sam Lungren

    Mar 4, 2020

    President Trump publicly endorsed full and permanent funding for the popular Land and Water Conservation Fund on Tuesday. We can only assume this comes in the wake of the MeatEater crew attending a LWCF rally in Bozeman a few hours before. The LWCF takes royalties from offshore oil and gas drilling to invest in public parks, playgrounds, and access to public lands.
    From the president’s Twitter feed: “I am calling on Congress to send me a Bill...

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