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Biologist holds spawning adult cutthroat captured in Utah waterway. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources offers anglers the opportunity to catch native trout as part of the Utah Cutthroat Slam.

Angling, Management

April 11, 2025
Cutthroat trout are the only trout native to Utah, but not that long ago the state’s iconic cutthroats were in jeopardy of disappearing. Thanks to conservation measures supported in part by Sport Fish Restoration funds, Utah’s four cutthroat subspecies have made a remarkable comeback.
Nc Muskie Article (credit North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission) (1)

Angling, Management

April 3, 2025
Muskie are commonly thought of as a fish of the North, the Great Lakes states, reservoirs and mid to large streams in the Ohio and upper Mississippi river basins.  And North Carolina, well not so much—unless you live and fish there.
Nasp

Archery, Firearms & Ammunition

March 11, 2025
Thanks to a change in data collection methodology new to the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife Associated Recreation, we can dive into data on target shooters for the first time since the Survey started in 1955. The hot off the press addendum, Target Shooting in the United States, reports that 47 million firearms and 19 million archery target shooters aged six and older fired or flung projectiles in 2021. You’ll notice that both of those numbers make the hunting population look small. Shooting sports are alive and well, and there are some particularly interesting insights when it comes to youth.
Usfw Or Big Game Firearm 15 (r3 Clearinghouse)

Archery, Firearms & Ammunition

February 20, 2025
Fishing, boating, birding, and hunting in the United States, each by themselves, are an economic powerhouse for the American people. All these outdoor pursuits are enjoyed by millions over a broad range of household incomes and ages and other demographic characteristics.
Waterfowl Hunters Scan The Sky For Ducks And Geese Photo Neafwa

Archery, Firearms & Ammunition, Management

January 14, 2025
Food is not a byproduct of hunting—it is the essence—locally sourced free-range protein that has never touched Styrofoam.
Midwest Association Of Fish And Wildlife Agencies

Marine Manufacturing, R3

December 11, 2024
Motorized boating is a popular American outdoor pastime, an economic force, and funds conservation efforts across the Nation. To capture metrics on the time spent outdoors along with the economic impacts of recreational boating, the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation included motorized boating survey questions for the first time in the Survey’s 67-year history.
Ny Conserv Dept Tky Restor 2

Management, Research

November 21, 2024
Turkey and Thanksgiving have gone hand in hand since colonial times, right? Not exactly. The decimation of wildlife followed by the restoration and return to huntable populations is no more evident than it is with wild turkeys
White Breasted Nuthatch Courtney Celley Usfws

Management, Research

November 19, 2024
A robust number of birders exist in the United States. An addendum to the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (Survey) reveals that a great number of people take part in birding, be it at home or beyond their residence.
Fur trappers inspecting their goods

Education, Management, R3, Research, Trapping

November 12, 2024
Trapping is highly regulated by the state fish and wildlife agencies; biologists set harvest rates, trapping seasons, bag limits, and restrict trap types. Pittman-Robertson dollars, the federal excise taxes paid by firearms, ammunition, and archery manufacturers on select goods, fund furbearer management.
Three Boys Upland Game Hunting With Two Dogs

R3

September 26, 2024
Released last year, the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation indicates that hunting and fishing remain highly important outdoor pursuits in the United States. However, there are a number of indications that participation in fishing and hunting has been declining over the years. To address this decline Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation, also known as R3, efforts have been implemented across the nation to increase hunting and fishing access and participation.
Plato Madonna And National Hunting And Fishing Day 02

Angling, Archery, Firearms & Ammunition, R3

September 20, 2024
September 28 marks the 52nd National Hunting and Fishing Day, an annual event first proclaimed by President Nixon in 1972.  Hunting and fishing and target shooting were then, and remain, lifestyle choices enjoyed by millions of Americans from all walks of life on every rung of the economic ladder.
Man standing on a pumpout station vessel, smiling at the camera

Angling, Management, Marine Manufacturing

August 22, 2024
Clean Vessel Act improves the quality of life for all.