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Protecting deer and hunting requires skill in the rooms where wildlife policy and legislation are formed. Uniting hunters behind wise deer policy is a primary goal, and the NDA has quickly positioned itself as a national leader on wildlife and conservation issues nationwide. You can count on us to be Here for Deer, no matter where ‘Here’ is.

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Florida

Action Alert: Support Southeast Deer Partnership Funding in the 2023 Florida Budget

May 26, 2023 Torin Miller

Florida’s 2023 budget bill, which passed the Florida legislature in early May, includes a line item that provides $200,000 for Florida to become a financial…

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Michigan

Action Alert: Oppose Expanded Wildlife Feeding in Michigan

May 23, 2023 Amber Kornak

Michigan House Bill 4593 (HB 4593) would allow an individual to engage in wildlife feeding, including deer and elk, if the feed is located within…

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Policy & Advocacy

Action Alert: Support Dedicated CWD Management Funding in Wisconsin

May 9, 2023 Torin Miller

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced his proposed budget for the state for years 2023 – 2025 in February. While the budget includes funding recommendations for…

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Policy Issues

National

NDA Applauds Intro of the Forest Conservation Easement Program Act in U.S. House

May 22, 2023 Torin Miller

The National Deer Association (NDA) applauds the recent bipartisan introduction of the Forest Conservation Easement Program (FCEP) Act of 2023. This innovative legislation will fill…

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Policy & Advocacy

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Holding Additional Deer Meetings

May 3, 2023 Amber Kornak

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VTF&W) and Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board will be holding two more public hearings to solicit input on deer…

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National

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Reintroduced in the 118th Congress

Apr 3, 2023 Torin Miller

The National Deer Association (NDA) welcomes the reintroduction of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA, S. 1149) in the 118th Congress by Senators Martin Heinrich…

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CWD News (Chronic Wasting Disease)

Michigan

Action Alert: Oppose Expanded Wildlife Feeding in Michigan

May 23, 2023 Amber Kornak

Michigan House Bill 4593 (HB 4593) would allow an individual to engage in wildlife feeding, including deer and elk, if the feed is located within…

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Deer Science

CWD Roundup – May 2023

May 3, 2023 Torin Miller

CWD Roundup is the National Deer Association’s (NDA) bi-monthly update on all things chronic wasting disease (CWD). We’ll provide the latest updates on CWD spread,…

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Policy & Advocacy

Action Alert: Support Captive Cervid CWD Management Measures in Texas

Apr 10, 2023 Torin Miller

Texas Senate Bill 1372 (SB 1372, House companion HB 5239) would grant the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) the authority to waive indemnity costs…

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Action Alert: Support Extended Youth Hunting Opportunities in New York

Mar 21, 2023 Amber Kornak

New York Senate Bill 5420 (S5420) and Assembly companion 2887 (A2887) would extend a previously set pilot program that enables 12 and 13-year-old hunters to harvest deer with a firearm or crossbow under the supervision…

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Action Alert: Oppose Anti-Science Deer Management in Oklahoma

Mar 14, 2023 Torin Miller

Oklahoma House Bill 2862 (HB 2862) would grant sole chronic wasting disease (CWD) management authority in Oklahoma – including care, testing, and regulation – to the state’s Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, eliminating existing…

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Action Alert: Oppose Captive Big Game Hunting in Rhode Island

Mar 14, 2023 Amber Kornak

Rhode Island House Bill 5864 (H 5864) would prohibit importing or releasing any big game animal into or on any property within the state for purposes of conducting captive hunting. Captive hunting is defined as “a…

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Action Alert: Oppose Legislative Wildlife Management in Oklahoma

Mar 8, 2023 Torin Miller

Oklahoma House Bill 2355 (HB 2355), which passed out of the Oklahoma House of Representatives on March 7 and is now being considered by the Oklahoma Senate, would establish arrow-shooting airguns, or ‘air bows’, as…

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Vermont Fish & Wildlife Hosting Public Hearings on Deer Management

Mar 6, 2023 Amber Kornak

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board are holding a series of upcoming public hearings on deer management for 2023. The hearings will include a review of Vermont’s 2022…

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Action Alert: Oppose Loosened CWD Protections in Wisconsin

Feb 20, 2023 Amber Kornak

Wisconsin Senate Bill 30 (SB 30, Assembly companion AB 34) would remove requirements for implementation of deer baiting restrictions in any county where a positive test for chronic wasting disease (CWD) or bovine tuberculosis (TB)…

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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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