Vermont Hunters: Act Now Before Bear Hunting Rights Are Destroyed

Four anti-hunting bills are being considered in the Vermont legislature that would severely restrict the practice of hunting bears with hounds in Vermont. If passed, these new rules around bear hunting with hounds – including keeping your dog in sight at all times and ensuring your dog does not ever cross into private property without…

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Hunt The Vote – Final Results and Impact

Our final data compilation from the 2020 election was completed at the end of March. This data revealed that Hunt the Vote’s efforts to turn out hunters who were new or very infrequent—“low-propensity”—voters was resoundingly successful. In 2020, Hunt The Vote activated an astounding 464,000 hunters in eight key states who had never voted or…

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Vermont Call to Action

A defacto ban on bear hunting in Vermont is being pushed through the state’s legislature! Abruptly last night, anti-hunting amendments were attached to an unrelated bill in an attempt to severely restrict the practice of hunting bears with hounds in Vermont. If passed, these new rules around bear hunting with hounds–including keeping your dog in…

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Wisconsin’s 2021 Wolf Hunt was Needed and Didn’t Exceed Quota by Much

Wisconsin’s Wolf Hunt Was Neededand Didn’t Exceed Quota by Much MARSHFIELD — A plethora of news articles are reporting that Wisconsin wolf hunters exceeded the Department of Natural Resource’s harvest quota by more than 50%. But this statistic is grossly misleading and has created a false narrative that deserves clarity. The reality is Wisconsin’s wolf hunt quota…

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Michigan Wolf Population Out-of-Control

Wolves chasing deer through backyards in the middle of the day. Wolves captured on camera running by a local elementary school. A human-wolf encounter while running in the park. These are all undeniable signs that the wolf population in Michigan is out-of-control. Latest estimates by the Michigan DNR project the wolf population at 700. But…

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Hunting Rights Group Compels Wisconsin to Hold First Wolf Hunt in 7 Years

Hunting Rights Group Compels Wisconsin to Hold First Wolf Hunt in 7 Years Hunter Nation | March 8, 2021 Last fall, following successful conservation efforts, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the removal of the gray wolf from federal Endangered Species Act protections, and on January 4, 2021, the removal became official. A conservation success story,…

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Wisconsin Wolf Hunt Victory

Wisconsin Wolf Hunt Victory Hunter Nation | March 1, 2021 This February, Hunter Nation won a historic victory for Wisconsin hunters—and a victory for the rule of law—and ensured that the state’s legally required wolf hunt was held. With the delisting of the grey wolf from the federal Endangered Species Act going into effect in…

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Georgia County to Shut Down Bowhunting

Columbus Mayor Skip Henderson and several members of the Columbus City Council in Georgia want to ban bowhunting for deer in Columbus and Muscogee County on any tract of land that is less than 10 acres. If the ban is passed, it would trample on the hunting rights of thousands of people – rights that are protected…

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