In an effort to improve the quality of young people’s lives, several states have introduced or passed legislation to require some form of educational opportunity for hunting, fishing and nature appreciation as part of a...
Why It Matters: The legislative session in Iowa provided no shortage of legislation that furthers previous efforts to advance pro-sportsmen conservation policies to ensure a strong future for hunting and fishing in the state. These...
By: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States ManagerAfter a decade of serving on my local school board, I have developed a deep appreciation for the struggles facing school districts, especially those in smaller or rural communities....
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States CoordinatorThough Missouri’s 2020 legislative session has been suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak, there are still many important pieces of legislation that sportsmen and women should be aware of...
By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior ManagerOn August 24, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to finalize a recreation policy Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Idaho Land Board to protect access for...
Misinformation on our hunting and angling traditions directed to impressionable students can have wide and long-lasting repercussions, especially as these students grow up to be voters, legislators, attorneys and public officials. On the whole, America’s...
Why It Matters: To ensure the longevity of the American System of Conservation Funding and defeat efforts designed to undermine our ability to participate in our time-honored outdoor traditions, we must take steps to recruit...
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States Senior CoordinatorWhy it Matters: By giving public schools the opportunity to offer hunter education as an elective with parent approval, fewer students will be inadvertently excluded from taking hunter...
Contact: Chris Horton, Senior Director, Midwestern States and Fisheries PolicyHighlightsWhy It Matters: Hunter education courses are an excellent opportunity to introduce middle and high school students to a variety of topics related to conservation and...
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Senior CoordinatorNew Mexico Senate Bill 224 - Crime of Failure to Secure Firearm (SB 224) would make it illegal for children under 12 years of age to access or...
Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States CoordinatorOn June 25, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 1577 into law. The legislation, sponsored by Mississippi Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) Member Speaker Philip Gunn, authorizes...
Many legislative sessions across the South were disrupted by COVID-19 this year. While a few states completed their sessions before social distancing restrictions were enacted, other states suspended their sessions and have just recently resumed...