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The Hunting Stories Podcast: Hunter’s Brief – May 23, 2025
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We bring you the latest developments in hunting and fishing legislation, conservation efforts, and public land access across the United States. Key policy changes are reshaping how hunters access public lands and the regulations they must follow, from ammunition flexibility to expanded hunting opportunities.
• US Fish and Wildlife Service proposing to ease lead ammo restrictions on 12 national wildlife refuges, balancing ecological concerns with hunting access
• EPA awarded $1.2 million to five states for wetland conservation projects supporting habitat restoration for waterfowl and fish
• BLM opening 50,000 acres in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming for public hunting, targeting elk, deer and upland birds
• $200 million allocated from Pittman-Robertson Act taxes to support wildlife state agencies and habitat restoration
• National Park Service banning bear baiting on Alaska's national preserves, affecting 13 million acres
• Washington approving hunting and fishing license fee increases of 10-15% effective July 2025
• Wyoming proposing expanded wolf hunting quotas following 15% population increase
• Montana reporting record elk harvest up 8% from previous year
• Colorado increasing mule deer tags by 10% following population rebound
• Minnesota proposing 15% increase in bear hunting quotas
• Michigan facing $4.4 million wildlife funding deficit
• Florida implementing Amendment 2 rules protecting hunting and fishing as constitutional rights
• Maine expanding Sunday hunting pilot program to five additional counties
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