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"In 1970, a Senator from Wisconsin named Gaylord Nelson raised his voice and called on every American to take action on behalf of the environment," reads President Obama's Earth Day proclamation. "In the four decades since, millions of Americans have heeded that call and joined together to protect the planet we share." Well, I've got news for our president. Millions of Americans who had never heard of Gaylord Nelson "took action on behalf of the environment," decades before the good senator "raised his voice." More newsworthy still, most of these belonged to those insufferable rustics who "cling to guns and...

As the new year dawns, America's sportsmen and the wildlife resources we treasure face an uncertain future. In a few weeks, President-elect Obama will be inaugurated, and he, along with members of his new administration, will take control of the country's helm. It's then that campaign rhetoric finally will give way to reality, and we will get the first clear look at what the next four years will hold. Sportsmen face two primary issues. On one hand is our collective concern for the future of the constitutional right to own the firearms we use for hunting and personal protection. On...