public land

NDA Welcomes Expanded Hunting Opportunity on National Wildlife Refuges, Incentives for Non-Lead Ammunition

Aug 5, 2024 NDA Staff

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…

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NDA Awarded $200,000 Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund Grant for Public Land Initiative

Jun 13, 2024 NDA Staff

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…

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50 Volunteers Tackle Idaho Deer Habitat at NDA’s First Working for Wildlife Tour Event

Aug 1, 2023 NDA Staff

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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NDA and MeatEater Hosting 3 Upcoming Workdays on Public Hunting Land

Jun 13, 2023 NDA Staff

The National Deer Association is teaming up with Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt and MeatEater to host three Working for Wildlife Tour volunteer workdays on public hunting land. NDA will host workdays in Idaho…

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NDA Awarded $200,000 Outdoor Fund Grant to Improve Public Hunting Land

May 12, 2023 NDA Staff

The National Deer Association’s Public Lands Conservation Initiative has received a significant boost in the form of a $200,000 grant from the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund. The Fund has now contributed a…

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NDA is Working to Improve Public Hunting Land

May 12, 2023 Matt Ross

The first year of a National Deer Association program has seen improvements on more than 300,000 acres of public hunting land in six states that will increase hunting access, improve wildlife habitat, and aid hunter…

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Michael Perry’s Alabama Record Book Buck and How He Consistently Kills Big Public Land Bucks

Aug 31, 2022 NDA Staff

This week’s Deer Season 365 Podcast episode will get you fired up for deer season! We’re talking with Michael Perry of Alabama about his 195-inch Alabama muzzleloader buck from last season, as well as his…

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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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Matt Ross Discusses Improving Habitat on Public Lands and His 16-Year Career With the NDA

Mar 23, 2022 NDA Staff

Doing more for deer, hunters, and overall wildlife conservation is woven throughout NDA’s current strategic plan, and one of the ways we’re accomplishing that is by leading on-the-ground habitat work with our team. With more…

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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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