If you reside anywhere near Lincoln, Nebraska, we offer a word of caution for the holiday season: If you ever thought about filching a fir tree from a city park, college campus or other property for decorating your home, you might want to reconsider.

The Illinois House of Representatives has followed the lead of the state Senate to decisively override Gov. Pat Quinn’s attempt ban certain types of firearms through the use of an “amendatory veto.”

In response to concerns from hunters, conservation groups and wildlife professionals regarding the intentional release of captive-raised deer into the wild in Alabama, Conservation Commissioner N. Gunter Guy Jr. signed an emergency order prohibiting the practice, effective Friday, Dec. 7.

The ever-struggling Minnesota Twins reportedly took a special offering to the MLB Winter Meetings this week to help entice potential free agents to play ball in The Twin Cities: venison jerky.

A package of important pro-sportsmen measures, known collectively as the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012, faltered in much-anticipated U.S. Senate action last week.

Revealing new data from the Commonwealth of Virginia that dispels many of the myths put forth by anti-gun organizations indicates that gun-related violence there has dropped to period lows despite the record sales of firearms.

After spending a couple of days in a hospital bed last week, a Louisiana hunter says he’ll never again track a wounded deer unless he’s carrying a firearm for protection.

Where do drivers have the best chance of hitting a deer with their vehicles? According to data from the State Farm Insurance Company, it’s West Virginia, where a driver’s odds of hitting a whitetail in the next 12 months are one in 40.

Somewhat lost in the noise surrounding the presidential and critical U.S. Senate and Congressional races being decided at the polls today are issues vitally important to sportsmen in the states of Kentucky, Idaho, Nebraska and Wyoming.

There’s probably not a single reasonable American voter supporting either presidential candidate who believes their man has an inherently strong personal interest and vast understanding of the issues important to the average sportsman and woman.