103 Western sportsmen’s groups vote support for vital public land-use program

As debates rage over the management and future ownership of federal landholdings in the West, an unprecedented consortium of sportsmen’s groups is stepping forward to advocate for the conservation of, expanded access to and strategic acquisition of publicly owned lands and waters.
More than 100 prominent sportsmen’s groups from all 11 contiguous Western states urged congressional leaders Thursday to strongly fund the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, which directs a portion of revenues from…