Baptist Homes and Healthcare Ministries and Whitetail Properties Win NDA Hunting Heritage Award
Two recipients earned the National Deer Association’s 2024 Hunting Heritage Award for outstanding efforts and commitment to furthering the mission of the NDA’s Field to Fork program – our food-focused mentored hunts for adults. They are…
read moreMark O. Bara Wins NDA’s Joe Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Deer Association is pleased to present its 2024 Joe Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award to Mark O. Bara, wildlife biologist of South Carolina. This award is presented to a person who has dedicated their…
read moreNDA Welcomes Expanded Hunting Opportunity on National Wildlife Refuges, Incentives for Non-Lead Ammunition
The National Deer Association appreciates the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) release of a new rule to increase hunting and fishing opportunities on National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) lands. These annual rule-making efforts have…
read moreWildlife Commissions Are Under Threat. Here’s How Hunters Can Help.
There’s been a surge in challenges against wildlife commission authorities in recent legislative sessions across the country. States like Kentucky, Kansas, and Vermont proposed various legislation changing the authority or roles of state wildlife agency…
read moreNDA Awarded $200,000 Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund Grant for Public Land Initiative
The National Deer Association (NDA) is pleased to announce a $200,000 grant from the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund to continue NDA’s Public Lands Initiative, which achieved habitat and access improvements on over…
read moreNDA’s Taxidermist Incentive Program Finds Indiana’s First CWD Case
A cooperative program between the National Deer Association and Indiana DNR helped find the first confirmed case of chronic wasting disease in Indiana whitetails. The Taxidermist Incentive Program pays $10 to Indiana taxidermists for every…
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