Encyclopedia of Gun, Hunting & Conservation Links
This page is designed to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date list of important links related to the right to keep and bear arms, to conservation, and to the promotion and defense of America's hunting heritage.
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General Hunting Organizations:
- MBH (Missouri Bowhunters 816/455-5400)
- NTA (National Trappers Assoc. )
- MHEIA (Missouri Hunter Education Instructors Assoc.)
- NAPF (National Anti-Poaching Foundation) & NAWS (North American Wildlife Safeguard 800/636-NAWS)
Species Specific Hunting Organizations:
- WEIM (Wild Elk Institute of Missouri [seeks to restore Wapiti to MO] 314/861-3648)
- RGS (Ruffed Grouse Society 888/JOIN-RGS)
- FNAWS (Foundation for North American Wild Sheep 307/527-6261)
Other Hunting Related Resources:
- IDNR (Illinois Department of Natural Resources 217/782-7305 [hunting & fishing licenses can be purchased on-line!])
- US Census Bureau - National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
- The Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Governor's Symposium on North America's Hunting Heritage
- CSC (Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus 202/785-9155)
- Jackson's Archery & Hunting Page (excellent archery calculators & more)
- Sunrise/Sunset times for one day or one year, adjusted to any location!
National Gun-owners rights organizations:
- SWARM (Safety for Women and Responsible Motherhood 303/969-0708)
- NSASA (National Second Amendment Students' Assoc.)
- LSAS (Lawyer's Second Amendment Society)
Local Missouri and Illinois Gun-owners rights organizations:
- (MO based org seeking Vermont-style CCW)
Other Excellent Firearms Related Resources:
- Lott/Mustard's "Crime, Deterrence, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns" from the University of Chicago Law School's Journal of Legal Studies
- National Center for Policy Analysis - on Self-defense and gun control.
- Legal Sources on the Second Amendment and RKBA in State Constitutions
- Sources on the 2nd Amendment and RKBA in State Constitutions
- National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) on Self Defense and Gun Control
Environmental Organizations Hunters or Anglers Can Safely Support:
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Other prominent national environmental organizations have official statements of neutrality on hunting, but their actions indicate a strong anti-hunting bias. Examples include Sierra Club, Audubon Society, Wilderness Society, and the League of Conservation Voters. This applies to the national organizations - often these groups are made up of relatively independent state or local chapters, some of which may be truly neutral or sometimes actually pro-hunting.
* NWF was pretty much founded by hunters and anglers. Over the years they have become more and more silent about their support for those who hunt or fish, though they almost never took a position against us. However, recent literature from the NWF regarding prarie dogs has a decided anti-hunting flavor. I will be watching them closely.
**Though the TNC national organization has no detectable anti-hunting bias, and some local chapters are very hunting-friendly, there are some local chapters that are reported to have a significant anti-hunting bias. Though these are not representative of the TNC organization at large, sportsmen should first educate themselves about their local chapter before offering support to that local chapter.
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