Recent Regulations Articles

The State Just Rewrote the Rules on Deer Hunting — And It Changes Everything For decades, deer season in New York has followed a familiar rhythm. You buy your license, you get your tags, and you head into the woods. But the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is now proposing t

Virginia gun owners woke up to some pretty big news recently. The state has passed what lawmakers are calling an assault weapons ban, and if the governor signs off on it, things are about to change in a serious way for anyone who owns or plans to buy certain firearms in Old Dominion. This isn't

The First Open Season in Years Comes With a Catch For the first time since 2023, both sport and commercial salmon fishing will be legal in California waters this spring. After years of closures that squeezed anglers and devastated commercial fishing operations up and down the coast, the news lande

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has given Northeast anglers something to look forward to this season. The ASMFC approved up to a 20% increase in the black sea bass harvest for 2026, which means more fish heading home in the cooler at the end of the day. But the exact rules depend on

The Colorado Parks & Wildlife Commission voted 6-4 on Wednesday to advance a citizen's petition that would prohibit the sale, barter, and trade of wildlife fur in the state. The vote came after nearly four hours of public comment inside a packed DoubleTree Hotel conference room — a venue swap f

Michigan has made it official — coyote hunting and trapping is now a year-round activity across the state, giving hunters a legitimate reason to stay in the field no matter what month it is. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has given the green light for coyote hunting on both private and p

Indiana wildlife officials are moving forward with what is believed to be the state's first drone poaching case, and the details paint a pretty damning picture of what some hunters are willing to do to kill a big buck. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has been building a case against

A bill moving through the Tennessee state legislature could override local ordinances across the state — including in Memphis — and allow hunting within city limits, setting up a clash between state authority and local control that has gun owners, city officials, and wildlife advocates all paying c

For years, hunters across Washington State have operated under a patchwork of outdated guidance, seasonal adjustments, and reactive management decisions. That era is now officially over. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously on February 13 to adopt a brand new Game Managemen

For generations, hunting in Wyoming has meant something. It meant waking up before dawn, drawing a tag after years on a waiting list, and heading out into country that belongs to everyone. But a quiet shift has been happening in the Cowboy State, and it has a lot of hunters frustrated. In some case