Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States CoordinatorWhy It Matters: Resolutions, and especially signing ceremonies, raise awareness for the public about the critical conservation funding generated by sportsmen and women through the “user pays – public benefits” American System of...
Contact: Kent Keene; Senior Coordinator, Lower Midwestern States and Agriculture PolicyOn March 1, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) welcomed Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt as the newest member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) bringing the...
By Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator I, like many rural Midwesterners, fell in love with hunting and fishing at an early age. In fact, hunting was basically all that I thought about for many...
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant DirectorOn August 25, the Co-Chairs of the Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) led a virtual meeting with conservation partners to discuss issues impacting Ohio’s sportsmen and women.Senator Sean O’Brien,...
By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior ManagerFor me, fall doesn’t officially begin until I’ve bagged the first dusky grouse off a high mountain ridge here in my home state of Idaho. Coupled with the excellent trout...
Gearing up for National Hunting and Fishing Day on Saturday, September 22, 34 bipartisan governors from across the country have signed proclamations recognizing this important holiday.Among governors who have signed proclamations this year were Governors Sportsmen’s...
Governors from across the country, including Governors Sportsmen's Caucus (GSC) members, and President Donald Trump have signed proclamations recognizing Saturday, September 22 as National Hunting and Fishing Day. Among these 43 proclamations is: * Governors Sportsmen's Caucus...
By Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director, Congressional Sportsmen’s FoundationHunting and fishing have always been a part of my life. I have many fond memories of sitting in the deer stand with my father, helping to...
On August 18, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) member Governor Sam Brownback hosted a proclamation signing ceremony in honor of National Hunting and Fishing Day. With leaders of Kansas’s hunting and angling community looking on, the...
Throughout 2017, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) has been leading another annual effort to encourage governors – including the members of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) – to issue proclamations commemorating Saturday, September 23, as...
On June 6, North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus members Senators Danny Earl Britt and Andrew Brock along with Senator Norman Sanderson introduced legislation to constitutionally protect the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife in...
On January 19, the Virginia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus met to examine the management of feral hogs and other problem wildlife species in Virginia. Exotic invasive species negatively impact native wildlife species and cause billions of...