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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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Policy & Advocacy

Action Alert: Washington Proposes to Move Columbian Whitetail from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Threatened’

Aug 30, 2022 Torin Miller

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) recently released its draft status review for the Columbian white-tailed deer and is now seeking public comments…

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Pennsylvania

Action Alert: DCNR Seeking Comments on E-Bike Policy

Aug 17, 2022 Torin Miller

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) recently outlined a draft internal policy on the use of electric bicycles (e-bikes) on DCNR lands…

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Policy & Advocacy

Action Alert: Support Proposed CWD Zone Changes in Texas

Aug 8, 2022 Torin Miller

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking comments on recently proposed amendments would establish one new containment zone (CZ) 6, expand existing CZ…

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Policy Issues

Minnesota

Minnesota DNR in Search of New Advisory Committee Members

Sep 1, 2022 Amber Kornak

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is recruiting new members to serve on 10 different advisory committees related to hunting and fisheries management, the…

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National News

NDA Celebrates the Introduction of the North American Grasslands Conservation Act

Jul 27, 2022 NDA Staff

The National Deer Association (NDA), joined by a coalition of the nation’s leading conservation organizations, welcomes the introduction of the largest grasslands legislative effort in…

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Michigan

Michigan DNR Again Offering Deer Habitat Grants in Northern Lower Peninsula

Jul 14, 2022 Torin Miller

The Michigan Department of Natural Resource (DNR) recently announced that it is accepting applications for the Northern Lower Peninsula Deer Private Land Assistance Network (NLP…

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CWD News (Chronic Wasting Disease)

Policy & Advocacy

Action Alert: Support Proposed CWD Zone Changes in Texas

Aug 8, 2022 Torin Miller

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking comments on recently proposed amendments would establish one new containment zone (CZ) 6, expand existing CZ…

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Missouri

Action Alert: Support CWD Plan and Deer Hunting Regulation Updates in MO

Jul 28, 2022 Torin Miller

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is seeking public comments on recently updated goals and objectives of the draft CWD Surveillance and Management Plan and…

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Pennsylvania

Forest Service Proposes Permanent Wildlife Feeding Ban on Allegheny National Forest

Jul 25, 2022 Torin Miller

The United States Forest Service (USFS) recently announced a proposal to indefinitely restrict wildlife feeding on the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) in northwestern Pennsylvania. If…

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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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NDA Applauds Conservation Provisions in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Nov 17, 2021 Torin Miller

The National Deer Association (NDA) applauds the recent signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by President Joe Biden. While the $1.2 trillion bill provides for traditional infrastructure improvements such as roads, bridges…

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Why Science Matters in Deer Hunting

Sep 22, 2021 Matt Ross

  “Bull$h1t!!!” That was one person’s response when we recently posted a video on NDA social channels about how wildlife agencies use science to calculate deer harvest estimates every year. For whatever reason, this individual…

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9 Facts About Targeted Removal for Fighting CWD

Jan 13, 2021 NDA Staff

As deer hunting seasons close around the nation each year, some wildlife agencies in states that are fighting outbreaks of chronic wasting disease (CWD) gear up for an effort to fight the disease through a…

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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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