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Climate resilience demands healthy forests
Now, more than ever, we need to manage our forests actively to make them able to withstand the conditions we are facing.
Top GOP legislative lawmakers prepare to fight Biden administration, trying to help Utah
Preparing for their own fight with the Biden administration over a new national monument in Arizona, the top legislative Republicans now are attempting to help the state of Utah in its own battle against two other monuments.
Hunters can use lead ammunition despite bullets left behind killing other animals
Hunters in Arizona won't be barred from using lead ammunition even if the bullets left behind can cause the death of other animals. In a new ruling Friday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a bid by the Center for Biological Diversity to order the U.S. Forest Service to ban the use of the ammo in the Kaibab National Forest.
Kill order for feral cows issued by US officials
A helicopter with a shooter will fly over a portion of the vast Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico next week, searching for feral cows to kill. The move sets the stage for legal challenges over how to handle unbranded livestock and other stray cows as drought deepens in Arizona and around the West.
Arizona Game and Fish deputy director Gray promoted to head of agency
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission has selected Ty Gray, currently the departmentai??i??s deputy director, to replace Larry Voyles, who is retiring after 43 years with the agency, including nine as director.
Ducey reappoints Game and Fish Commissioner to 2nd term
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has re-appointed a member of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.
6 groups want change in Grand Canyon monument proposal
Six hunting and fishing groups are pushing for a compromise in the event the Obama administration designates a national monument around Grand Canyon National Park, a heated issue in the Southwest.
Kelly and Giffords lobby in Alaska for gun control
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ai??i?? Alaska might seem a hard place to sell a gun control message in a state where subsistence hunting is for many a way of life, and where people routinely carry guns into the wilderness for protection from bears.
Arizona Game & Fish commissioner pleads not guilty to poaching
A state Game and Fish commissioner says he was surprised to receive a citation after he reported the shooting of a prairie dog out of season.
Legislation dealing with hunting plentiful at state Legislature
Some state lawmakers are out to guarantee that hunters can use silencers. Others want to eliminate size limits on hunters’ gun magazines. One wants to outlaw hunting remotely by computer.
Ariz Game and Fish Commission opposes House bill
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission has voted unanimously to oppose a proposed state House bill that would reserve a large number of big game tags for a "qualified organization" to resell at auction or raffle.
Sierra Club says it’s being shut out of Game & Fish panel
The Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter claims that the rejection of a member who applied to be on a board that recommends Game & Fish Commission nominees is part of a broader effort to keep conservationists from having a say in wildlife policy.
