Recent Rules Articles

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission made it official on April 17, voting to adopt sweeping changes to the state's 2026 deer, antelope, and elk hunting seasons during a meeting held at Chadron State Park. The decisions affect permit numbers, season structures, unit boundaries, and more — and hunt

For a while there, it looked like a quiet piece of legislation buried inside a massive farm bill was going to upend the way millions of Americans hunt with dogs. Then people started paying attention — and things changed fast. A provision inside H.R. 5017, widely known as the Greyhound Protectio

A sweeping set of changes from the Game Commission is reshaping how Pennsylvanians hunt, trap, and manage wildlife The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners wrapped up a significant meeting in Harrisburg recently, walking away with a long list of regulatory changes that will touch nearly every

A Unanimous Vote Signals a New Era for Minnesota Hunters The Minnesota Senate made it official on April 9, 2026, passing Senate File 1251 on a 67-0 vote — a unanimous decision that removes the expiration date on crossbow hunting in the state. The bill, authored by Senator Susan Pha (DFL – Brooklyn

Deer season may be over in New York, but the conversations about it never really stop. Lately, the talk has gotten louder — and more specific. Across hunting forums and Facebook groups, a particular rumor has been making the rounds, and it has a lot of New York hunters paying close attention even a

After Decades of Recovery, the State's 2 Million Wild Alligators Are Rewriting the Rules of the Hunt Louisiana has a gator problem — and it's the best kind of problem to have. Decades after the American alligator was pushed to the edge of extinction and hunting was banned entirely in the state bac

The Oklahoma Supreme Court delivered a unanimous ruling on March 23 that reinforced the right of tribal members to hunt and fish on their reservations — a decision that pushed back hard against a legal challenge brought by Governor Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

NOAA Shuts Down Recreational Fishing After Annual Catch Limit Is Hit The 2026 recreational fishing season for golden tilefish in South Atlantic federal waters is coming to an early close. NOAA Fisheries announced that the season will end at 12:01 a.m. on March 27, 2026 — nearly nine months before

Wisconsin Congressman Scott Fitzgerald is backing a piece of legislation that hunters across the country have been waiting on for a long time. The bill, called the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, passed recently and does something pretty straightforward — it keeps the federal governm

A Long-Overdue Change That Could Reshape Wildlife Management Across the Commonwealth For years, Massachusetts hunters have packed up their gear on Saturday nights, driven across state lines, and spent their Sundays hunting in New Hampshire, Vermont, or Connecticut — states that never thought to ba