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NDA Calls For Pennsylvania Game Commission to Oversee Captive Deer Shooting Facilities

Apr 27, 2022 NDA Staff

The National Deer Association is calling for full authority over Pennsylvania’s captive deer shooting facilities to be transferred from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. On April 11, PGC announced…

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MAPLand Act Passage Brings Public Land Access Info a Signature Away

Apr 11, 2022 Torin Miller

Last week, the United States Senate passed the Modernizing Access to Our Public Land (MAPLand) Act. Introduced by a host of bipartisan Representatives and Senators last spring, the MAPLand Act requires federal land management agencies…

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Major Wildlife Bill Clears Another Legislative Hurdle, Poised for Passage

Apr 11, 2022 Torin Miller

The National Deer Association (NDA) is celebrating the recent passage of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee last week in strong bipartisan fashion. The bill also…

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NDA Joins Conservation Partners in Urging Scientific Wolf Management

Apr 4, 2022 Torin Miller

The National Deer Association (NDA) recently joined a coalition of conservation partners in sending a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland requesting that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) appeal the February…

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The North American Grasslands Conservation Act – The Time is Now

Mar 22, 2022 NDA Staff

Since 2007, more than 50 million acres of grasslands have vanished. To reverse the precipitous decline of these iconic landscapes and the big game species that rely on them, the National Deer Association (NDA) has…

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Public Land Access Info Closer as MAPLand Act Passes House

Mar 22, 2022 Torin Miller

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Modernizing Access to Our Public Land (MAPLand) Act. Introduced by a host of bipartisan Representatives last spring, the MAPLand Act requires federal land management agencies to digitize…

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Advocacy Resources

National Deer Association (NDA) position statements cover a varitey of deer related issues from Antler Restrictions, Carcass Transport and Disposal, Food Plots, Quality Deer Management, Sunday Hunting and more.

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