The Best Defense…USSA’s Strategy to Protect Hunting on Federal Lands

History teaches that the guys who hold the high ground are in the best position to win the battle.  Hunters and anglers hold the moral high ground – our legacy of bona fide fish and wildlife conservation stands unmatched.  But that won’t win the battles against our opponents in the anti-hunting lobby.  To win we need to hold the political and legal high ground too.

We’re all too aware of the strategy by HSUS, PETA, Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and others to bar hunters and anglers from federal public lands.  They peddle a mix of disinformation, junk science, and outright lies about hunting and fishing to convince lawmakers, and the public, that our traditions are out of date and have no place on the public domain.

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