Gun Ruling to Spark Legal Battles Nationwide
from MSNBC
 The Supreme Court’s ruling that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting was the opening shot in what will be a long legal and legislative battle over exactly how strictly cities and states can regulate firearms, advocates and elected officials said last week. The court’s 5-4 ruling, its first ever addressing the core ambiguity of the Second Amendment, upheld an appeals court ruling that struck down the District of Columbia’s 32-year-old ban on handguns. More
Challenges to Bans on Handguns Begin
from the New York Times
Using the new judicial muscle provided by the Supreme Court’s affirmation of the right to bear arms, the National Rifle Association and another pro-gun group sued San Francisco and its housing authority on Friday to invalidate a ban on handguns in public housing. More
New York Eyes Bear Hunting in the Region
from MPNnow
New York is looking to hunting as a way to control the region’s growing black bear population. The state Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing that black bear hunting be expanded this fall to parts of 22 upstate counties, including Ontario, Yates, Wayne, Monroe, Livingston, Seneca and Steuben. The bear-hunting season would coincide with deer hunting season. More
Canadians Argue for Polar Bear Hunt
from The Associated Press
Officials from northern Canada were in Washington last week to make an unpopular argument: Let U.S. hunters continue to kill polar bears for sport. The politicians from Canada's Northwest Territory asked Interior Department officials to allow U.S. sportsmen to still bring back polar bear hides after their hunts in Canada's Arctic region, despite the increased protection now afforded the bear under the Endangered Species Act. More
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Climate Change Report for Hunters and Anglers Now Available
from the Wildlife Management Institute
A new report outlining the potential impacts of climate change on North America’s fish and game species has been released by a joint cooperation of nine leading conservation organizations, reports the Wildlife Management Institute. Funded by the Bipartisan Policy Center in an effort to engage sportsmen and sportswomen in the global warming debate, Seasons’ End: Global Warming’s Threat to Hunting and Fishing summarizes the predicted impacts of climate change to North America’s fresh- and salt-water fish, waterfowl, upland birds, and big game. More
Zambia Needs $1.5m to Restock Wildlife Lost from Poaching
from AllAfrica
The Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) needs $1.5 million for animal restocking in its national parks around the country as heavy poaching has caused the animal populations in parks across the country to decrease, says ZAWA Director-General Lewis Saiwana. He said that conservation efforts should be started by restocking the national parks, citing as an example the Zambezi National Park as one which had been adversely affected by poaching. More
Louisiana Governor Signs Two Outdoors-related Bills into Law
from The News Star
The Louisiana legislature passed and Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed two hunting-related acts into law during the 2008 session that authorize the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to change several guidelines in the upcoming seasonal hunting regulations. More
Top 10 Hunting Rifles
from American Hunter
Perhaps it’s the adventure accompanying a hunt that leads us to dream about one gun that can do it all, or at least one that would satisfy us forever. Perhaps it’s a keen sense of our own history that leads us to pick a favorite and declare, “The Model Such-and-Such is the best rifle of all time.” The words are spoken with authority, as if there can be no debate. But of course there is always debate. Which is a good thing, for without debate life would be dull indeed. More
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