FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2022 Kansas City – U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (WI-7) led a group of Congressional colleagues in calling for a hearing on legislation that would return predator management control back to states. Tiffany and others sent a letter to the House Committee on Natural Resources leadership requesting the hearing in response…
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Kansas City – A California judge mandated today that federal protections for gray wolves be restored for wolf populations, a ruling that will halt responsible and common-sense predator management solutions across the country. “We are disappointed that an activist judge from California decided to tell farmers, ranchers, and anyone who supports a balanced ecosystem with…
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Hunter Nation looks forward to working with hunting champions in the legislature to pass rest of the bills in the package Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin State Assembly passed part of the Wisconsin Sporting Freedom package in a bipartisan fashion today. Passage of this commonsense legislation sends a clear message to the people of Wisconsin that…
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Last week I had the distinct honor of offering testimony on the bills in the Wisconsin Sporting Freedom Act. I applauded the authors and legislators who have supported these bills. You can watch my testimony here. In my testimony I highlighted how these bills would expand the enjoyment of our God-given natural resources, make it…
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Kansas City, Mo. – A Jefferson County Court agreed with Hunter Nation today by ruling that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) infringed on Wisconsin’s hunters right to hunt by delaying Wisconsin’s statutorily required wolf hunt. The permanent injunction granted to Hunter Nation against the DNR means the agency must follow the law when…
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Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Senate passed 10 bills today from the Wisconsin Sporting Freedom package, sweeping but commonsense legislation backed by Hunter Nation that would protect the rights of hunters and anglers and expand outdoor opportunities throughout the state. The 10 bills would expand the enjoyment of our God-given natural resources, make it easier…
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Hunter Nation released the following statement on a Dane County judge’s decision today to grant an injunction halting a hunt of the gray wolf that is clearly provided for under state law and the Wisconsin Constitution: “With only three weeks until the wolf hunt is to open, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources must acknowledge…
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It’s a big day in Wisconsin for the future of our lifestyle, our traditions, and our favorite pastimes! The Senate and Assembly committees on Sporting Heritage and Natural Resources hosted a joint hearing on all 13 of the bills we introduced in Madison last week. The President and CEO of Hunter Nation, Luke Hilgemann was in…
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We just received word that the legal challenge brought by Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul – a known enemy of hunters and our lifestyle – attempting to remove Natural Resources Board Chairman Dr. Frederick Prehn via the courts was thwarted today when the Dane County Judge overseeing the case ruled in favor of Chairman Prehn…
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September 17, 2021 For immediate release: Please contact for further comment: Luke Hilgemann at [email protected] Hunter Nation, the fastest growing grassroots organization in the country dedicated to protecting the rights of hunters, issued the following statement today in response to a Dane County Judge’s ruling that effectively maintains Dr. Frederick Prehn as the rightful…
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