public land
National Deer Association and USDA Forest Service Enter Into 20-Year Master Stewardship Agreement
The National Deer Association and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service formally signed a landmark 20-year Master Stewardship Agreement to expand forest and wildlife habitat improvement work on public land across the country. The…
read moreAndrew McKean of Outdoor Life Wins NDA’s Communicator of the Year for Coverage of Public-Land Threats
The National Deer Association is pleased to present its 2025 Signpost Communicator of the Year Award to Andrew McKean of Montana for outstanding coverage of the threat of public land sales in 2025. McKean is…
read moreNational Deer Association Statement on the Disposal of Federal Public Lands
Deer and deer hunters across the nation depend on our federal public lands. However, regardless of whether particular tracts are used by deer or deer hunters, the collective existence of our federal estate comprises a…
read moreNDA Completes 5-Year Habitat Goal in Just One Month on a North Carolina National Forest
A key component of the Public Lands Initiative (PLI) is the NDA’s ability to maximize efficiency and streamline operations. Last fall, as part of our PLI, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) set a goal of…
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 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 more50 Volunteers Tackle Idaho Deer Habitat at NDA’s First Working for Wildlife Tour Event
NDA’s first Working for Wildlife Tour event with Meateater and Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt was a huge success! On Saturday July 29 at Idaho Panhandle National Forest, 50 volunteers answered our call to…
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