In the states, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation States Program Team works with pro-sportsmen elected leaders through the collaboration of the individual sportsmen’s caucuses that make up the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses and governors who are part of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus.
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Programs...
Archery in Schools
Fishing in Schools
Game Meat Donation Liability Exemption
Game Meat Donation Programs
Hunter Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation
Hunting, Angling & Nature Appreciation in Schools
Internet Based Hunter’s Education Course
National Hunting and Fishing Day
Recreational Shooting Appreciation Programs in Schools
Terminally Ill Youth Hunting Opportunities
Voter Registration
Conservation Funding...
American System of Conservation Funding
Conservation Sales Tax
Dedicated Lottery Funds for Conservation
Dedicated Sales Tax on Outdoor Gear
Hunting and Fishing License E-Commerce
Outdoor Sporting Goods Tax Holiday
State Agency Authority to Set License, Permit, and Tag Fees
Wildlife Councils for Public Education
Shooting Sports and Firearm Issues...
Firearm Suppressors
Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act (FIND Act)
Firearms Preemption
Handgun Carry While Archery Hunting
Microstamping
Modern Sporting Rifle
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
Range Protection
Recreational Shooting
Standard Capacity Magazines
Hunting and Angling Access...
Considering Recreational Angling Access in Transportation Projects
Discharge Distance Restrictions
Federal Land Hunting & Angling Access
Fresh Water Angling Access
No-Net-Loss
Public Access to Private Lands
Sunday Hunting Restrictions
Hunting...
Apprentice Hunting License
College Student Hunting/Angling Licenses
Crossbows
Knife Ban Repeal
Knife Preemption
Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Wildlife
Seniors, Veterans, and Active Duty Military Hunting and Angling Privileges
Technology and the Fair Chase Ethic
Use of Tracking Dogs to Recover Game
Natural Resource Management...
Active Forest Management
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
Conservation Tax Incentives
Exotic Invasive Species
Federal Land Habitat Management
Hunting as Preferred Management Tool
Increased Penalties for Poaching and Incentivizing the Reporting of Fish and Wildlife Violations
Interstate Wildlife Violators Compact
Management Authority over Farmed Cervids
Modern Restraining Animal Traps
North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
Off Highway Vehicles (OHV)
State Fish and Wildlife Management Authority
White-tailed Deer Management: Hunting as a Preferred Management Tool
Anti-Hunting and Fishing...
“Big 5” Trophy Importation Bans
Animal “Personhood”
Animal Rights Intrusion into Public Institutions
Antis Pushing for Seats on Game Commissions
Hunting with Dogs
Ivory Bans
Lead Ammunition and Fishing Tackle Bans
Soft Bait Bans
Substandard Kennels
Tournament Bans
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing / Animal Rights Groups
Marine Fisheries Policy...
Catch Shares
Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Management
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Recreational Fishing and Spatial Planning: Zoning of State and Federal Waters
Improve hunter and target shooter involvement in regulatory and legislative processes. (12.03%)
Enact or expand temporary hunter education deferral programs (apprentice license programs, multiyear options, programs for all first-time hunters regardless of age, and programs promoting hunting of multiple game species). (11.62%)
Offer shooting sports and hunter education as school activities and recreation programs. (64.73%)
Link existing programming into family-oriented organizations (such as churches and home-school groups) where participants will have the social support to continue. (11.62%)
