Travis Hall

1 week ago | fieldandstream.com | Travis Hall

“Big, Beautiful” Budget Bill Would Force Permits for Banned Copper Mine Next to Boundary WatersHunters and anglers celebrated last week after fierce public backlash forced members of Congress to strip a provision from the federal budget bill that would have sold or transferred more than half-a-million acres of public land in Utah and Nevada. With that victory behind them, conservationists and public land advocates are now focusing on a different fight.

2 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Travis Hall

Recent cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have conservationists and scientists worried about anadromous fish populations in the Pacific Northwest. Like other federal agencies, NOAA is undergoing major downsizing. The shrinkage is already disrupting habitat restoration work for salmon and steelhead in California.

2 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Travis Hall

Congress Strips Public Land Sell-Off Amendment From Budget Package After Hunters and Anglers Speak OutJust before midnight on May 7, members of the House of Representatives Natural Resource Committee added an amendment to a sprawling budget bill that would have forced the sale or transfer of some 540,000 acres of public land in Utah and Nevada.

2 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Travis Hall

Flesh-Eating New World Screwworm Could Devastate Big Game Herds, Conservationists WarnLast week, the United States halted all cattle trade with Mexico to stop the spread of a parasitic flesh-eating fly known as the New World screwworm. According US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brook Rollins, the deadly parasite poses a national security risk that could impact the nation's food supply.

3 weeks ago | fieldandstream.com | Travis Hall

Another round of DOGE-led layoffs is expected to impact the Department of the Interior in the coming days, and it could have serious implications for the future of migratory bird hunting in North America. On the chopping block this time is the USGS-administered bird banding program, which serves as the science-based foundation—and the legal justification—for duck and goose seasons nationwide.