Congress Pursues Sportsmen’s Access Options

There may still be light at the end of the tunnel for sportsmen who want to persuade Congress to pass legislation that protects hunting, fishing and recreational shooting on federal lands.  Frustrated by an unending barrage of anti-hunting lawsuits aimed at closing the gates to sportsmen and women, the hunting community has united behind a series of provisions aimed at clarifying what once was thought to be a given: hunters, anglers and shooters (the most prominent supporters of wildlife conservation in America) belong on federal land where hunting, fishing and recreational shooting can take place. 

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science, and outright lies about hunting and fishing to convince lawmakers, and the public, that our traditions are out of date and have no place on the public domain.