In Episode 375 of District of Conservation, Gabriella analyzes two stories. First, the Department of Education's latest policy defunding school archery and hunting programs using the "Bipartisan Safer Communities Act." Second, the brewing Arlington County deer war over whether or not to manage this Northern Virginia town's overpopulated deer population.

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SHOW NOTES

Biden admin withholding key funding for schools with hunting, archery programs

BSCA Guidance Published Nov. 2022

Thanks to Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, DOE Defunds School Archery Programs

H.R.5110, the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act

Foxx Co-Leads Letter to Education Secretary Cardona Condemning Department of Education Decision to Eliminate Funding For Archery and Hunter Education Classes

NASP

Arlington Deer Management Project

ARL Now: Animal agency, county commission at odds over deer claims

⁠FNRC Letter Calling for Deer Management in Arlington County ⁠

Virginia Deer Management Program

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