BLOGS, NEWS, AND MEDIA

Hunter Nation completely opposes anti-hunting provisions known as the CECIL Act added to HR 7612

Action Alert: Hunter Nation members we have an urgent action alert that requires your immediate attention! The US House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on HR 7612, a bill that establishes funding levels for the Department of Interior and other agencies related to the environment. While we are supportive of funding requests to help…
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Hunter Nation Claims Victory: Hunter Education Courses to Re-Open

For immediate release: Please contact for further comment: Luke Hilgemann at [email protected] Tyler Ruhland at [email protected] Hunter Nation Claims Victory: Hunter Education Courses to Re-Open Outdoor Group Says Illegal Closure of Training Courses Jeopardized Hunting Heritage Madison…Hunter Nation, a non-profit organization that works to protect the rights of hunters, claims victory in their June 2020…
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Deerhunting Aint Always Deerhunting

by Ted Nugent The big old swamp donkey matriarch doe was still a ways off, more than 100 yards due south of me, upwind with a strong, steady breeze at her backside. She appeared off and on as she slowly skirted in and out of the heavy cover twixt the standing cornfield and the golden…
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Trigger Time Now

by Ted Nugent Oh boy oh boy! Here I go again unleashing my firefingers of freedom attacking another unsuspecting innocent keyboard to rave and roar about the important priorities in my (our) American Dream; life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness! Seeing as how this is July 9th, going down in history as the wildest of…
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The Politics of Deerhunting

Oooooh! Politics! Scary stuff! Don’t wanna get too political now do we! I am told time and time again by editors, managers, agents, and interviewers; Be sure we keep away from politics! With the unprecedented level of societal insanity rampaging across the country this dangerous summer 2020, I am afraid that the feeble and cowardly…
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Trophy Does Turn Me On

by Ted Nugent It was early October 1970, and young Ted was once again up a tree, hope throttling eternal. I had already been bowhunting like a madman for nearly 20 years, following my dear old bowhunting dad, yew longbow, and cedar arrows in hand, through the state and national forests of Northern Michigan each…
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Hunter Nation Takes Legal Action Against DNR to Allow Hunter Education Courses to Re-Open

For immediate release: Please contact for further comment: Luke Hilgemann at [email protected] or Tyler Ruhland at [email protected] Hunter Nation Takes Legal Action Against DNR to Allow Hunter Education Courses to Re-Open Outdoor Group Says Illegal Closure of Training Courses Jeopardizes Hunting Heritage Madison…Hunter Nation, a non-profit organization that works to protect the rights of hunters,…
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Down To Earth More Than Ever

Dirty hands make for a stronger heart. I just made that up. Well, I didn’t really make it up per se, but a lifetime intentionally maximizing my adventures in wild places certainly has provided me a wealth of real estate under my fingernails, and the resultant dirt factor in my life has clearly increased my…
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Hunter Nation Calls on Wisconsin DNR to Re-Open Hunter Safety Courses

Download/PrintPress Release For immediate release: Please contact for further comment: Luke Hilgemann at [email protected] or Tyler Ruhland [email protected] Hunter Nation Calls on Wisconsin DNR to Re-Open Hunter Safety Courses Outdoor Group Says DNR Shut Down of Educational Courses Jeopardizes Hunting Heritage Madison…After receiving word that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources had officially closed Hunter…
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When The Going Gets Tough

by Ted Nugent Well, well, well, what have we here, my fellow Americans in the roaring summer of 2020? Wouldn’t it just be peachy keen to continue our beautiful American Freedom Spirit Campfire here with your old Uncle Ted and discuss, debate, enjoy, ponder and celebrate the soul-cleansing lifestyle of deerhunting in honor of not…
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The American Hunting Family Spirit

by Ted Nugent There are some indisputable foundations to the pulse of mankind, some really bad and many really good, but one of the most powerful and certainly most positive throughout history is the deep, thoughtful spirituality unique to our species. There are many predators in God’s miraculous creation, but there is only one reasoning…
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Hunter Nation and Wisconsin Lakeshore Business Association – Praise Supreme Court Ruling Vacating Stay at Home Orders in Wisconsin

Download/PrintPress Release For immediate release: Please contact for further comment: Tyler Ruhland (608)393-6702 [email protected], or Tom Kleiman (920)366-0752 [email protected] Hunter Nation and Wisconsin Lakeshore Business Association Praise Supreme Court Ruling Vacating “Stay at Home Orders” Outdoor Groups Filed Brief on Behalf of Anglers and Small Business Owners Classified as “Non-Essential” Madison…Two non-profit organizations that work…
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Keeping The Spirit Wild

A simple life, I will not have. It doesn’t satisfy me. I don’t believe in the status quo, it kinda leaves me weak. A mountain high is what I climb, I swim the river deep, and if you want the time of your live, try to keep up with me! I’m gonna live, I’m gonna…
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Dear Gentry

We call it The Spirit of the Wild, for more than obvious reasons, but the depth of spirit in the hunting community of America is more powerful than most people can imagine. For more than 40 years, I have been contacted by the families of terminally ill sons and daughters to honor their last request…
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Hunter Nation and Wisconsin Lakeshore Business Association File Brief in State Supreme Court to Protect Constitutional Right to Fish in Wisconsin

Download/PrintAmicus Curiae Brief Download/PrintPress Release For immediate release: Please contact for further comment: Tyler Ruhland (608)393-6702 [email protected], or Tom Kleiman (920)366-0752 [email protected] Hunter Nation and Wisconsin Lakeshore Business Association File Brief in State Supreme Court to Protect Constitutional Right to Fish in Wisconsin Outdoor Groups Say Evers’ Order Infringes on Constitutionally Protected Rights While Causing…
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