After more than two years, a decision on a final rule to expand the scope and size of an existing 10-knot vessel speed limit for ships 65 feet and longer in certain areas to vessels 35 feet and longer for much of the Atlantic coast and for more than half the year is expected in the coming weeks.

Senate Bill 587 redefined “muzzleloader” in Wisconsin to include modern iterations of the classic firearm, which safeguard tradition while improving safety and reliability.

HB 1409 extends the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s (PFBC) Board of Commissioner’s authority to set its own license fees. Without the enactment of this legislation, the PFBC would have to relinquish its ability to set its own license fees back to the legislature which creates a hardship for the agency’s ability to adequately manage the resources during inflationary changes.

Regular events throughout the year allow Caucus Members to interact with the sporting-conservation community and discuss issues impacting South Carolina’s sportsmen and women.

Know Before you go for a Safe and Successful Deer Hunting Season (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources)

The Gunpowder Falls Tailwater: Assessing One of Maryland’s Coldwater Trout Fisheries (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)

Colorado’s Prop 127 Is an Attack on Modern Wildlife Management and the Science that Guides It (Outdoor Life)

California’s New State-Record Swordfish Was So Huge It Wouldn’t Fit in the Boat (Outdoor Life)

Louisiana Offers Non Resident College Students the Opportunity to Purchase Hunting and Fishing Licenses at Resident Rate (Louisiana Sportsman)

Hunters Could Decide the 2024 Presidential Election (MeatEater)

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