Travis Hall

Stevensville

Writer at Freelance

Associate News Editor at Recurrent Ventures

Associate News Editor at Field & Stream

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Congress Sneaks Public Land Sales Into 11th Hour Amendment

1 week ago | fieldandstream.com | Travis Hall

Hundreds of thousands of acres of federally managed lands in Utah and Nevada could soon be sold in a convoluted and fast-moving effortto balance the nation's budget. The highly controversial public land sell-off plans were forced into a reconciliation package in the middle of the night on May 6 and then quickly passed by the Republican-dominated House Committee on Natural Resources.
White House Budget Would Gut Conservation and Public Lands

1 week ago | fieldandstream.com | Travis Hall

White House Budget Proposal Aims to "Zero Out" Critical Conservation Funds and Transfer Public Lands to StatesConservationists in the hunting and fishing community are raising red flags after a budget outline from President Donald Trump proposed massive cuts for conservation and habitat work and recommended the transfer of federally owned public lands to individual states.
Ep. 699: The American West with Dan Flores

1 week ago | themeateater.com | Steven Rinella |Travis Hall |Jordan Sillars

Subscribe In this episode Steven Rinella talks with Dan Flores, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Corinne Schneider, and Phil Taylor.
Idaho Eyes Ban for Drones and Thermal Optics While Hunting

1 week ago | fieldandstream.com | Travis Hall

Idaho could be on the cusp of banning drones, thermal optics, night vision, and other high-tech gadgets that are creeping into the hunting industry. That's if the state's fish and game agency takes the advice of a 23-member working group made up of local hunters who want tighter restrictions on new and emerging tech. IDFG began forming the Hunting and Advanced Technology (HAT) working group in August 2024.
Oklahoma Fishing Guide Snags World's Largest Bighead Carp

2 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Travis Hall

Oklahoma Fishing Guide Uses Forward-Facing Sonar to Snag World's Largest Bighead CarpOn April 26, paddlefish guide Bryan Lee Baker snagged an enormous bighead carp in Oklahoma’s Grand Lake of the Cherokees. According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, it’s the biggest bighead ever recorded in the Sooner State. The fish also outweighs the current International Game Fish Association (IGFA) world record for the species by more than 20 pounds.
Father-Son Taxidermists Linked to Large Idaho Poaching Case

3 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Travis Hall

A father-son taxidermy duo in Filer, Idaho is accused of mounting several illegally killed game animals for a group of alleged poachers who are also facing criminal charges in the Gem State. According to Idaho News 6, local investigators say Tom and Ryan Schiermeier of Schiermeier Taxidermy accepted and processed orders for the mounts of 43 illegally killed animals. Field & Stream reported on the case that the charges stem from back in August 2024.
BLM Plans to Kill New Conservation and Landscape Health Rule

3 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Travis Hall

The Bureau of Land Management Plans to Kill Its New Conservation and Landscape Health RuleLate last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced plans to discard a set of policy-making tools that put wildlife conservation on par with drilling, mining, and grazing on hundreds of millions of acres of public land in the Western United States.
Ep. 75: River Fishing, Bounty Hunting, and State Championships with Tucker Wetmore

3 weeks ago | themeateater.com | Dan Isbell |Steven Rinella |Shane Townsend |Travis Hall

Subscribe In this episode This week Reid and Dan host ACM New Artist of the Year nominee, Tucker Wetmore, out in God's Country. Tucker shares what his journey to Nashville has looked like and describes what seems like an absolute rocket ship his career has been the last year. He shares a specific life moment that involved him hanging up his collegiate football cleats and how he turned to a piano for comfort in that time.
Montana Eyes Large Price Hike for Non-Resident Hunters

3 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Travis Hall

Hunters traveling to Montana this coming fall could be shelling out more money for a hunting license than ever before. The proposed price increase is part of a legislative bill that has passed both the Montana Senate and the House of Representatives and is now headed to Governor Greg Gianforte's desk for a signature. If signed into law, the base hunting license fee for all nonresidents will jump from just $15 to $100.
Ep. 315: This Country Life - North Carolina, A Place in Alabama

3 weeks ago | themeateater.com | Brent Reaves |Maggie Hudlow |Travis Hall

Subscribe In this episode Traveling out of state to turkey hunt is one of my most favorite activities, especially when I get to go somewhere I've never been before. I always come home with something, and more times than not, it’s a turkey. This time was no different and I brought back two things--one was an unused turkey tag and the other was a greater appreciation for home and family.