The Sportsmen's Voice Archive (Federal & State)
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The Sportsmen's Voice | House Committee Passes Two Top Priority Conservation Bills; Congressional Efforts to Address CWD Continue to Gain Momentum; Florida: Hunter Harassment and Hunting and Fishing Supplies Sales Tax Holiday Legislation Pre-filed; Historic Sunday Hunting Bill Signed into Law in Pennsylvania; Idaho and Wyoming: Federal Authorities Oppose Lawsuit Filed by Environmental Groups to Ban Bear-Baiting; New Mexico: Unanimous Vote by Game Commission Puts an End to Recreational Cougar Trapping; New York: State Increases Punishment for Fish and Wildlife Violators |
Dec 09, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Efforts by the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Help Lead to Passage of Important Wetlands Conservation Bill; Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Meets, Joined by Two Cabinet Secretaries; Senate Committee Advances Important Interior Nominee and Conservation Funding Bill; CSF Joins with Firearms and Hunting Industry Partners to Support Canterbury Nomination to lead ATF; Colorado: District Court Rejects Lawsuit Targeting Colorado Parks and Wildlife Research Studies; Ohio: Knife Ban Repeal Legislation Discussed in Committee; Sportsmen's Caucus Leaders Honored at Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit; NASC Summit Brings Together Bipartisan Legislators to Discuss Advancing America's Conservation Movement with Partners |
Nov 25, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Talks Alternative Management with Council Coordination Committee On November; Alaska: Alaska Legislative Outdoor Heritage Caucus Convenes at the Sportsmen's Rendezvous; Maine: Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Elected Chair of Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission; Michigan: Pheasants Forever Presents at Sportsmen's Caucus Breakfast Briefing; North Carolina: Boating and Fishing Industry Summit Convenes to Discuss Fisheries Conservation and Access Issues; Texas: Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment to Fully Dedicate Sporting Goods Sales Tax to State Parks and Historic Sites |
Nov 12, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Measures to Conserve Striped Bass Approved by Fisheries Managers; Idaho: Fish and Game Department Secures Public Access on Corporate Timberlands in Northern Idaho; Massachusetts: Proposed Coyote Hunting Tournament Ban Highlights Spread of Misinformation; Midwest: Deer Seasons are Ramping Up, Providing Increased Opportunities to Test Herds for Chronic Wasting Disease; Pennsylvania: Sunday Hunting Clears another Hurdle with Historic Vote on the House Floor; Southeast: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Attends Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conference; West Virginia: Governor's One Shot Hunt Raises Funds for Hunters Helping the Hungry; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Silent Auction Preview; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Last Call for Registration |
Nov 04, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Bill to Reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund Introduced; CSC Members Urge USDA Secretary Perdue to Implement Important Private Lands Conservation Program; House Holds Hearing on Proposed Pebble Mine; Michigan: Grouse Enhanced Management Sites for Ruffed Grouse Hunters; New Mexico: CSF Joins Partners in Opposing Proposed Changes to State Trapping Regulations; Nevada: CSF Weighs-in on Gaming Commission Proposed Regulations on Charitable Games and Lotteries Affecting Partner Conservation Organizations; New York: Hunting Under the Influence and Recreational Angling Bills Enacted; North Carolina: Commission Proposes to Ban Cervid Urine; Pennsylvania: Caucus-Driven Sunday Hunting Bill on the Move; Vermont: Fish and Wildlife Department to Host Informational Meeting on Coyotes; Vermont: GSC Member Governor Phil Scott Recognizes Economic Importance of Hunting and Fishing; Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Opens 6,638 Acres of Forest for Private Land Hunting |
Oct 28, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Hosts Luncheon to Discuss Ways to Combat CWD; House Committee Considers Species Conservation, Wildlife Corridor Bills; Alabama: Division of Wildlife to Host CWD Public Information Meetings Throughout State; Arkansas and Oklahoma Caucuses Host First Annual Sporting Clays Challenge; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Attends American Sportfishing Association's Sportfishing Summit; Massachusetts: MassWildlife Creates New Norcross Hill Wildlife Management Area; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open |
Oct 21, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF and Conservation Partners Urge USDA to Fully Implement the Conservation Reserve Program; President Nominates MacGregor to Serve as Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Indiana: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Testifies Before Natural Resources Committee; Massachusetts: CSF Presents at Sportsmen's Leadership Conference; New Mexico: Update on Proposed Changes to Cougar Hunting and Public Comment Opportunities for Proposed Rule Changes to Furbearer; Ohio: Governor DeWine Announces Large Public Land Acquisition;NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open |
Oct 07, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Natural Resources Committee Advances Two Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Conservation Priorities; Senate Committee Advances Nominee for Top USFWS Post; From Biscayne Bay to Bluefin Tuna; USDA to Invest $50 Million In Recreational Public Access on Private Lands; Indiana: Ruffed Grouse to be listed as State Endangered Species; Massachusetts: MassWildlife to Host Public Hearings Related to Predator Hunting Contests; Montana: Public Meeting and Comment Period for Proposed Coal Creek Conservation Easement; CSF Welcomes New Team Members; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open; National Hunting and Fishing Day Proclamation Resource Center 2019 |
Oct 01, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Natural Resources Committee Advances Shortsighted Anti-Hunting Legislation; House Natural Resources Committee Scheduled to Hold Hearing on Important Conservation Funding Bills; Indiana: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts First Sportsmen's Rendezvous; Maryland: Caucus Gathers for Annual Retreat at Historic Woodmont Lodge; Nebraska: Hunters Prepare for the 2019-2020 Upland Slam; Tennessee: Sportsmen's Caucus Adds New Leader; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open; Anglers for the Bahamas |
Sep 23, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Secretary Bernhardt, CSC Members and Other Conservation Leaders Join CSF for 30th Annual Banquet; House Natural Resources Committee to Take Up Misguided International Hunting Legislation; Arizona: First Annual Birds, Burritos and Barbecue Caucus Dove Shoot; Missouri: New Regulations Would Allow Landowners to Use Thermal/Night Vision Optics; North Carolina: Caucus Chair Honored with Distinguished Conservation Award; Pennsylvania: House Game and Fisheries Committee Hears Sunday Hunting Legislation; Pennsylvania: Game Commission to Take Public Comments on Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan; CSF's Chairman's Lunch Recognizes 30 Years of Sportsmen's Caucuses; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open; Anglers for the Bahamas |
Sep 16, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Joins 30+ Organizations in Support of Top Conservation Priorities; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and Conservation Partners Support Establishment of New National Wildlife Refuge in Kentucky; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Supports U.S. Forest Service's Proposed National Environmental Policy Act Revisions; Department of Interior Announces Expansion of 1.4 Million acres to Hunting and Fishing; Time to Land State-based Red Snapper Management for the Future; California: Bobcat Hunting Ban Looming; Massachusetts: Committee Hearing to Discuss Legislation Authorizing Suppressor Ownership; Missouri: New regulations to limit the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease; Montana: Caucus Leadership, Advisory Council, and CSF Staff Attends Fall Creek Public Access Dedication Ceremony; Tennessee Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Dove Shoot; Utah: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Late Summer Fishing Trip |
Sep 09, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Department of the Interior Announces Increased Access for Sportsmen and Women; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Joins Over 25 Organizations in Support of FWS Nominee; Alabama: Sandhill Crane Season Returns to Alabama; Arizona: Steps Being Taken to Protect Elk and Deer from Chronic Wasting Disease; California Outdoor Sporting Caucus Hosts 13th Annual End of Session Reception; Indiana: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Meets with In-State Sportsmen's Groups; Maine: Use of Live Bait Banned in State's Northern Management Zone; Massachusetts: MassWildlife Suggests Elimination of Predator Hunting Contests |
Aug 26, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | American Wildlife Conservation Partners Convene to Discuss Federal Policy Priorities; Attention Anglers: Striped Bass Policy Discussion Moved to December; Midwest: Hunters Prepare as Dove Seasons Take Flight; North Carolina: U.S. Forest Service Habitat Projects Move Forward; New Hampshire: Governors Sportsmen's Caucus Member Governor Sununu Vetoes Restrictive Gun Legislation; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Board Member Receives Ray Scott Trail Blazer Award; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Seeking Event Manager and Policy and Communications Manager |
Aug 19, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries Announce Changes to Endangered Species Act; Arizona: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Attends Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation Summit; Delaware: Governor Carney Holds Signing Ceremony for Bill to Expand Hunting and Fishing Opportunities for Service-Wounded Veterans; Midwest: Sportsmen's Legislation and Regulations Advance; Montana: Opportunity for Public Comment Regarding Trapping Regulations; North Carolina: Conservation Funding Legislation Advances; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Promotes NASC at National Conference of State Legislatures Summit; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Seeking Event Manager and Policy and Communications Manager |
Aug 12, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Senate Committee Advances Recreational Public Access and Conservation through Infrastructure Bill; Attention Anglers: Take Action to Save Striped Bass Fishing in the California Delta; Louisiana: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Attends Coastal Conservation Association Legislative Rodeo; New Mexico and Utah: Public Comment Opportunities for Proposed Rule Changes to Predator Hunting; Northeast: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Hosts Policy Discussion on Public Access, Recovering America's Wildlife Act, Chronic Wasting Disease; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Seeking Event Manager and Policy and Communications Manager |
Aug 05, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Natural Resources Supports Bill to Balance Energy and Conservation; Idaho: Opportunity for Public Comment and Participation at Governor's Salmon Workgroup Public Meeting; Maine: Caucus Member's Op-Ed Highlights Several Key Sportsmen-Related Bills; Michigan: July Declared Wildlife Conservation Month; Midwest: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Hosts Policy Forum Focused on the Farm Bill and Other Sportsmen-Related Policies; Ohio: Governor DeWine Joins the Governors Sportsmen's Caucus; Pennsylvania: Wins for Sportsmen and Women; Conservation; and Pennsylvania At-Large at Board of Game Commissioners Meeting; South Carolina: Use of Natural Deer Urine Banned; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Seeking Event Manager |
Jul 29, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Actively Opposes Anti-Hunting Legislation; Indiana: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Testifies before Natural Resource Commission; Inter-Mountain Western States: 2019 Legislative Session Review; Missouri: Governor Signs Anti-Poaching Bill into Law; New England States: 2019 Legislative Session Review; Ohio: Pro-Conservation Budget Signed into Law; Washington: Department of Fish and Wildlife Seeking Applicants for the Game Management Advisory Council; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Attends Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Summer Conference; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Seeking Event Manager |
Jul 22, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Members Introduce Recovering America's Wildlife Act; Significant Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation Bill Introduced in the Senate; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Attends President's Speech on Environmental Leadership; California Caucus Leaders Advocate for Sporting Community Input in Outdoor Recreation Management; Connecticut: Session Ends with Success for Sportsmen; Louisiana: Concurrent Resolutions Impacting Hunter Education in Schools and Chronic Wasting Disease Move in Legislature; Missouri: Elk Hunting Set to Return By 2020; In Memory of Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Foundation Founding Member Ray Arnett |
Jul 15, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council Meets with Interior Department Leaders on Community Priorities; House Natural Resources Subcommittee Holds Chronic Wasting Disease Hearing; House of Representatives Passes Funding Bill for Agriculture, Interior, Commerce Departments; Arizona: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Supports House Rock Bison Management Improvements Project; California Outdoor Sporting Caucus Draws Youth to Annual Trap Shoot; Pennsylvania: Sportsmen's Caucus-Driven Sunday Hunting Bill Passes Senate; Minnesota: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and Partners Provide Comment on Gray Wolf Delisting; Ohio: Pro-Conservation Budget Advances; Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies hosts 86th Annual Directors' Meeting |
Jul 01, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Bill to Fund Important Federal Agencies Moves to House Floor; Natural Resources Committee Advances Bill to Fund Land and Water Conservation Fund; Department of the Interior Approves $78 Million for Wetland Conservation Projects; Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Encourages DOI Recreational Shooting Policy; Lower Midwest: 2019 Legislative Session Review; California: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Hosts 6th Annual Wine, Wings & Wildlife; Massachusetts: MassWildlife Hosts Final Listening Session on Coyote Contests; Montana: Second Free-Ranging Case of Chronic Wasting Disease Suspected; North Carolina: Coastal Fisheries Reform Legislation Advances; Pennsylvania: Positive Movement on Sunday Hunting Bill Celebrated at Annual Caucus Cigar Reception |
Jun 24, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Member Introduces Bill for Permanent Land Water Conservation Fund; Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Supports Multi-Use of Backcountry Conservation Areas; Northeast: Legislators and Animal Rights Activists Take a Bite at Coyote Hunting; Idaho: Public Comment Period Open for Rule Proposals on Hunting, Trapping and Big Game Importation; Illinois: Legislation to Expand Apprentice & Youth Deer Hunting opportunities heads to Governor's Desk; Kentucky: Crossbow Deer Season Expansions Enacted for 2019-2020; Oregon Approves New Wolf Management Plan; Vermont: Governor Scott Vetoes Bill to Establish Waiting Period on Handgun Sales; NASC Annual Summit Call for Proposals |
Jun 17, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Interior Department Announces Expansion of 1.4 Million Acres for Public Hunting and Fishing; Government Accountability Office Gathers Intel at Gulf Council Meeting; Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Urges U.S. Forest Service to Better Balance Public Recreation Needs; Alabama: Red Snapper Management Joint Resolution Passes Legislature; Arizona: Public Comment Period Open for Proposal to Build Recreational Shooting Sites; California: Legislature Declares State-wide Fishing and Boating Week; Connecticut: CSF Prevents Anti-Sportsmen Legislation as Sessions Adjourn; Maine: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Advisory Council Member Formed; Missouri: US Forest Service Proposes Feral Hog Hunting Ban on Mark Twain National Forest; Oregon: Anti-Poaching Legislation Championed by Sportsmen's Caucus Leaders Heads to Governor; South Carolina: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and National Wild Turkey Federation Host Annual Clays Classic; Virginia: Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Executive Director Appointed; CSF Welcomes Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator to Team |
Jun 10, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Supports Interior Department Efforts to Increase Migratory Waterfowl Populations; Maine: Legislators Discuss Apprentice Hunting Program at Caucus Luncheon; Maine: Sporting Community Defends Against "High-Capacity" Magazine Ban; Oregon: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Youth Fishing Derby at the Capitol; Tennessee: Fish and Wildlife Commission Approves Regulations to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease; Texas: Boater Safety Bill Heads to Governor's Desk; In Memory of Former Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Member Thad Cochran |
Jun 03, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Urges Proper Farm Bill Implementation; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Praises Interior Department Action's to Increase Transparency in Litigation; Alabama: Caucus Hosts Kimber Manufacturing Breakfast Briefing; California Establishes New Caucus Leadership; Connecticut: CSF, Conservation Partners Submit Opposition Letter to Governor on Trophy Import Ban; Delaware: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Policy Luncheon; Massachusetts: Conservation Efforts Recognized during Sportsmen's Day at the Capitol; Michigan: Sportsmen's Caucus and Michigan Advisory Council Host Legislative Outdoor Day; North Carolina: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Luncheon on Legislative Sportsmen's Day |
May 28, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Grizzly Bear Legislation; Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Puts Partisanship Aside for Annual Clays Competition; California: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Takes Action on Sportsmen's Issues; Maine: Governor Mills Signs Crossbow Use Expansion Bill; Michigan: Safari Club International Legislator of the Year Awarded to Sportsmen's Caucus Leader; South Carolina Enacts New Turkey Hunting Regulations |
May 20, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Target Practice Access Bill Signed into Law; Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Member Introduces Resilient Federal Forest Act; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Submits Letters to Reaffirm State Management Authority of Grizzly Bears and Gray Wolves; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Staff Appointed to the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Secretary Bernhardt Awards States Over $20 Million in Grants Supporting Coastal Wetlands Conservation, Recreation and Communities; Alabama: Controversial Baiting Bill Becomes Law; Illinois: CSF and Sportsmen's Caucus Host Annual Reception; New Hampshire: Regulatory Changes to Spring Turkey Season Discussed at Caucus Luncheon; Oklahoma: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Whitewater Rafting Adventure; Oregon: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Bi-Annual Banquet and Auction; Original Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Co-Chairs Bag Spring Turkeys |
May 13, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Secretary Bernhardt Grants $2.1 Million to Western States for Migration Corridors, Conservation; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Praises House Passage of Target Range Access Bill; Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Submits Endangered Species Act Recommendation; Colorado: Bobcat Citizen Petition to be Considered by Parks and Wildlife Commission; Kansas: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Sporting Clays Challenge; New York: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Annual Sportsman-Legislator Breakfast; South Carolina: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Annual Spring Fishing Event; Tennessee: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Wild Game Dinner |
May 06, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | ALERT: House Set to Vote on Important Target Range Access Legislation; Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Pushes for Expanded Hunting Access on Wildlife Refuges; Rhode Island Becomes 49th State to Join the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses; Alabama: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Annual Luncheon; Colorado: Caucus Hosts Sportsmen's Day at the Capitol; Indiana: CSF Staff Tours State Forest, Works to Maintain Science-based Forestry Management; Oregon: Sportsmen's Caucus Advances Anti-Poaching Legislation; Tennessee: Governor Bill Lee Joins Sportsmen's Caucus; Virginia: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Supports Old Dominion One Shot Turkey Hunt; Washington: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Annual Shootout at Littlerock; CSF Welcomes Office Coordinator |
Apr 29, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF Fisheries Program Director Appointed to Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council; Federal Lands Roundtable Discusses Lands Package Implementation; Delaware: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Policy Meeting; Maine: Luncheon Draws Attendance from Congressional, Governors and State Caucuses; Michigan: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Breakfast Briefing on Hunting with Hounds; New Hampshire: Caucus Co-Chair Representative Goley Awarded Legislator of the Year by Wildlife Federation; North Carolina: Marine Fisheries Legislation Advances; Northeast: CSF Hosts Luncheon for State Fish and Wildlife Agency Directors; CSF Welcomes Lower Midwestern States Coordinator |
Apr 22, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Senate Passes Priority Legislation for Public Target Range Access; Legislation to Benefit Sport Fish Populations and Other Marine Life Introduced; Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Vice-Chair Introduces Land and Water Conservation Fund Bill; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Praises Senate Confirmation of Bernhardt as Secretary of the Interior; Conservation Leaders Provide Perspectives on Western Wildlife Migration Corridors; California: CSF Joins Wildlife Conservation Partners to Weigh-in on Legislation Impacting Sportsmen and Women; Kentucky: Crossbow Season Expansion Approved by Legislative Subcommittee; Maine: Governors Sportsmen's Caucus Welcomes Governor Mills; Maine: Sportsmen's Caucus Member Bill Authorizes Commissioner Camuso the Power to Extend Trapping Season; Massachusetts: Caucus Gathers New and Returning Members for First Meeting of the Year; Minnesota: Governor Walz Joins the Governors Sportsmen's Caucus; Pennsylvania: Board of Commissioners Advance Proposals to Expand Hunter Opportunity |
Apr 15, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Gulf Council Approves State Management of Red Snapper Anglers; States Receive $1 Billion for Conservation and Outdoor Access; CSF Supports Reducing Bycatch in the Pacific; Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Advances Important Interior Appointees; CSF to Host Wildlife Migration Corridors Briefing on Capitol Hill; Connecticut: Caucus Game-Meat Tasting Reception Highlights Sportsmen's Contributions; Illinois: Legislation Could Expand Apprentice Hunting Opportunities; Vermont: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Annual Mixer; West Virginia: Pro-Sportsmen's Bills Signed into Law; CSF's 2019 Sportsmen's Policy Issue Briefs Now Available Online; CSF Seeking Office Manager |
Apr 08, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Acting Secretary Bernhardt Signs Order for Public Lands Package Implementation; House Natural Resources Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Pittman-Robertson Modernization and Sportsmen's ACCESS Bills; Senate Committee Holds Hearing to Consider Bernhardt as Next Interior Secretary; Critical Conservation Programs to Receive Funding for FY 2020; Louisiana: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Informational Event on Coastal Land Loss; Maine: Caucus-driven Legislation Grants Commissioner Camuso Authority to Extend Ice-Fishing Season; Oregon: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts First Meeting of 2019 Session; Pennsylvania: Legislation Regarding Conservation Funding Gaining Momentum; South Dakota: Governor Kristi Noem Joins the Governors Sportsmen's Caucus; CSF Seeking Office Manager |
Apr 01, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Plans Implementation of Secretarial Orders; Conservation Groups Support Funding for Forest Service Programs Following Fire-Borrowing Fix; CSF Urges Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus to Support North American Wetlands Conservation Act; Arkansas: Raising Trout Permit Will Result in More Rising Rainbows; Connecticut: Sportsmen Gather for Day at the Capitol; Georgia: Governor Brian Kemp Joins Sportsmen's Caucus; Virginia and West Virginia: Wanton Waste Legislation Advances; CSF Board Member Phil Morlock Receives Canadian Sportfishing Industry Award; CSF Hires Development Manager |
Mar 25, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Celebrates 30+ Years of Conservation Successes; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Joins Conservation without Conflict Summit; Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Members, Conservation Leaders Promote National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships; Michigan Wildlife Council Sees Success with Public Education Campaign; Maine: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts First Luncheon of 2019; South Carolina: Legislation Regarding Turkey Regulations Moves Forward; Wyoming: Governor Mark Gordon Joins Sportsmen's Caucus; CSF Welcomes Western States Coordinator; Tracking the Capitols Update |
Mar 18, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Members Introduce Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act; Delaware: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts another Productive Policy Meeting; Michigan: Advisory Council Welcomes New Legislators; Tennessee: Sportsmen's Caucus Holds First Meeting of 2019; Oregon: Chronic Wasting Disease Bill Heads to Senate; Vermont: Fish and Wildlife Department Proposes Significant Changes to Deer Hunting Regulations; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and Ducks Unlimited Formalize Partnership to Advance Conservation Goals; CSF Participates at 84th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference |
Mar 11, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congress Approves Public Lands Package, Sends to President's Desk; CSF Joins More Than 200 Organizations in Support of USDA Wildlife Services; Governors Sportsmen's Caucus Celebrates 10 Years of Advancing Conservation; Florida: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Host Education Event for Legislators and Staff; Georgia: Sportsmen's Community Gathers for Keeping Georgia Wild Day; Maine: Nonbiodegradable Hook and Lure Ban Referred to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; Maine Sees Promising Future for Crossbow Use; Oregon: Bill to Ban Coyote Contests Receives Hearing; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Seeking Comments on Proposed Freshwater Fishing Regulations |
Mar 04, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | ACTION ALERT: Urge the House to Advance S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act; Maryland: Statewide Sunday Deer Hunting Bill Heard in Committee; Michigan: Caucus Hosts First Breakfast of the Year with Conservation Groups; Mississippi: Caucus Hosts Annual Fish Fry; New Hampshire: Annual Luncheon Draws New Members; Oregon: Hearings Held on Bill to Expand Mountain Lion Hunting Opportunities; Virginia: Caucus Partners Host Wild Game Chili Cook-Off; Governors Sportsmen's Caucus Celebrates 10 Years of Advancing Conservation |
Feb 25, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Senate Passes Natural Resources Management Act, Recognizing Sportsmen's Access Priorities; Bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Members Introduce Bill to Expand Public Target Ranges; Bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Leadership Announced for the 116th Congress; Arkansas: Governor Sportsmen's Caucus Co-Chair Governor Hutchinson Unveils 2019-2020 Duck Stamp at Sportsmen's Caucus Lunch; Montana: Hearing Held on Bill to Incentivize Hunting Access; Maryland: CSF Testifies in Support of Sunday Hunting Legislation; New Jersey: State Appeals Court Rejects Further Restrictions on Bear Hunting; Oklahoma: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Annual Sportsmen's Day at the Capitol; Virginia: Stationary Blind Legislation Defeated; CSF President Jeff Crane Awarded Honorary Membership to Canada's Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus; CSF President Jeff Crane Joins Conservation Funding Panel at National Wild Turkey Federation Conference; Stay Informed - Sign up for Sportsmen's Policy Updates |
Feb 19, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Advances Important Access Priority; Senate and House Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Members Introduce Bills for Critical Chronic Wasting Disease Research; Trump Nominates Acting Secretary David Bernhardt to Lead Interior Department; Maine: Judy Camuso Confirmed as First Female Commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; Maryland: Caucus Co-Chair Introduces Sunday Hunting Bills; New England: CSF Presents at National Wild Turkey Federation Leadership Conference; New Hampshire: Sportsmen's Caucus Leaders Announced for the 2019 Legislative Session; New York: Cervid Importation Ban Extended Through 2023 Over Chronic Wasting Disease Concerns; North Dakota: Sportsmen's Caucus Lunch and Reception Sets Record Attendance; Oregon: Chronic Wasting Disease Bill Scheduled for Hearing; Pennsylvania: Sunday Hunting Bill Reported Out of Committee; Pennsylvania: Game Commission Announces Updates Regarding the 2019 - 2020 Hunting Season; West Virginia: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Meeting in Charleston; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Remembers John Dingell, a Conservation Legacy; Stay Informed - Sign up for Sportsmen's Policy Updates |
Feb 11, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Member Introduces Chronic Wasting Disease Study Bill; Conservation Groups Urge Senate to Consider Natural Resources Management Act; Despite Government Shutdown, Gulf Council Makes Progress for Red Snapper Anglers; Bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Leaders Introduce Bill to Modernize the Pittman-Robertson Act; Connecticut: Sportsmen's Caucus Discusses Sportsmen's Priorities at Second Meeting; Delaware: Caucus Co-Chair Receives Award in Recognition of Dedication to Sportsmen's Issues; Florida: Sportsmen's Caucus Announces 2019 Leadership; New Mexico: Budget Proposal Threatens Conservation Funding; Oklahoma: Sportsmen's Caucus Member Introduces Science-Based Bill to Benefit Trout Fishery; Virginia: Sportsmen's Caucus Members Introduce Bills on Resident Licenses, Among Others; CSF Seeking Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator; Stay Informed - Sign up for Sportsmen's Policy Updates |
Feb 04, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Passes Forest Management Measures with Broad Support; Idaho: Sportsmen's Caucus Holds Kickoff Breakfast; Maine: Sportsmen's Caucus Leadership Announced for the 129th Legislature; Maryland: Newly Elected Senators Bring Unique Experience as Caucus Leaders; Tennessee: Additional Cases of Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed; SHOT Show 2019: CSF Joins Sportsmen's Groups, Industry Partners for Annual Trade Show Events |
Jan 28, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Opens 38 Refuges During Government Shutdown; Minnesota Hosts Successful Conservation Roundtable; Montana: Sportsmen's Caucus and Conservation Partners Hold Reception; Virginia: Sportsmen's Caucus and Partners Discuss Sportsmen's Priorities in 2019; CSF Policy Fellow Internship Program Openings for Summer 2019 |
Jan 22, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Senate Introduces Natural Resources, Public Lands Package; Gulf States One Step Closer to Management of Recreational Gulf Red Snapper; Connecticut: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Organizational Meeting; Delaware: Another Big Year on the Horizon for the Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus; Georgia: CSF Attends Keeping Georgia Wild Summit; CSF President Appointed to Dallas Safari Club Conservation Advisory Board |
Jan 14, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Saltwater Anglers Land Last Minute Victory in 2018 - President Signs the Modern Fish Act into Law; Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Member Introduces Hearing Protection Act in 116th Congress; Alaska, Idaho Fish and Game Agencies Name New Directors; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Adds Conservation Leaders to Board; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Celebrates 30th Anniversary |
Jan 07, 2019 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Modern Fish Act Passes Senate, Heads To House; Ryan Zinke Leaves Lasting Legacy for Sportsmen and Women; Senate Passes Important Knife Transport Legislation; Farm Bill 2018 Passed by Congress, Report to President's Desk; Michigan: Governor Appoints CSF Staff to Wildlife Council; Michigan: Natural Resources Bill Passes House; New Jersey: Governors, Hunters, and Bears! Oh My!; CSF Seeking Development Manager |
Dec 17, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF Asks Congressional Leaders Not to be Lame Ducks; Bipartisan Legislators Exchange Ideas for Enhancing Sportsmen's Access and Opportunities; Idaho: Steelhead Season to Remain Open; Wisconsin: CSF Staff Attends Capitol Breakfast Briefing; CSF Seeking Development Manager |
Dec 10, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Members Introduce Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act; House Passes State Management Authority Legislation; Senate Committee Examines Funding Needs for Wildlife Conservation and Management; Idaho: Fish and Game Director to Retire; Kansas: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Annual Pheasant Hunt; CSF Policy Fellow Internship Program Openings for Spring 2019; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open |
Nov 19, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Recommends Expanding Public Access on Federal Lands and Information Resources; North Carolina: Right to Hunt and Fish Constitutional Amendment Approved by North Carolina Voters; Texas: CSF Celebrates Bipartisan Pro-Sportsman Legislators on Election Day; CSF Policy Fellow Internship Program Openings for Spring 2019; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open |
Nov 13, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Recommends Action for Chronic Wasting Disease Prevention; Man-made Water Sources; North Carolina: Vote for the Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Wildlife Constitutional Amendment; Mississippi: Second Case of Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed; West Virginia: CSF Staff Attends Governor's One Shot Hunt; CSF Participates in Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports Board Meeting; CSF Policy Fellow Internship Program Openings for Spring 2019; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open |
Nov 05, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF Applauds Secretary Zinke's Nomination of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director; Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Recommends Sunday Hunting, Volunteer Hunters on Federal Lands; Georgia: Vote 'Yes' on Amendment 1 to Establish Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Fund; New Jersey: Anti-Hunting Bills Introduced Following Governor's Ban on Public Land Bear Hunting; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Attends Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conference; CSF Policy Fellow Internship Program Openings for Spring 2019; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open |
Oct 29, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Approves New Management Recommendations; Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Urges Interior Department to Advance Access, Habitat Goals; CSF Participates in Department of the Interior Conservation Roundtable; North Carolina: Sportsmen's Groups Support Sunday Hunting on Public Lands; North Dakota: Governor Burgum Joins Governors Sportsmen's Caucus; CSF Policy Fellow Internship Program Openings for Spring 2019; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open |
Oct 22, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Gulf Council to Consider Critical State Management Amendments; Secretary Zinke Announces October as National Hunting and Fishing Month; Cervid Carcass Import and Scent Attractant Regulations Changing in Response to Chronic Wasting Disease Threat; California: CSF Comments on Fish and Game Commission Strategic Planning Process; North Dakota: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts 4th Annual Clay Shoot; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Attends Southeastern Outdoor Press Association Annual Conference; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Partners with NationalGunTrader to Enhance Outdoor Recreation;CSF President Jeff Crane Featured on Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Radio; CSF Policy Fellow Internship Program Openings for 2018 and 2019; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open |
Oct 15, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Meets in Charlotte; Senate Committee Passes Sportsmen's Access Legislation; California: Governor Brown Vetoes African Trophy Ban; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and Richard Childress Host Wine, Wheels & Wildlife; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open |
Oct 05, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Passes Bill Expanding Hunting Opportunities for Youth and Veterans; CSF Joins Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement Expo on Capitol Hill; Wildlife Conservation Organizations call on Congress to Advance Bills on Chronic Wasting Disease; Sportsmen and Women Celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day across the Country; Great Lakes: CSF and Partners Collaborate on Asian Carp Threat to the Great Lakes; Pennsylvania: CSF Hosts Policy Forum on Fisheries Management Priorities; Podcast: CSF's Jeff Crane and Andy Treharne Featured on The Hunting Collective Episode 29; NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open |
Sep 28, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | National Park Service Finalizes Rule Change to Benefit Bow Hunters; Senate Committee Passes Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act; Bipartisan Governors Recognize National Hunting and Fishing Day on September 22 |
Sep 21, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Natural Resources Committee Passes Sportsmen's Access Legislation; CSF Joins Conservation Partners in Supporting Water Developments for Wildlife; NOAA Fisheries Denies Longline Permit in East Florida Closed Zone; U.S. Department of the Interior Announces Expanded Hunting and Fishing in National Wildlife Refuges; U.S. House Passes Pittman-Robertson Fund Modernization Bill; Utah: CSF Hosts Western Policy Forum |
Sep 14, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Natural Resources Committee Passes Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act; Angling Community Applauds Legislation to Address Algal Blooms; Bill To Eliminate Drift Gill Nets in California Advances in Senate; New Jersey: Administrative Order Prohibits Black Bear Hunting on State Lands; Conservation Priorities Addressed at Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Annual Banquet; Sportsmen and Women Contribute Over $93 Billion to Fuel the Nation's Economy; Vista Outdoor CEO Christopher Metz Joins Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Board |
Sep 07, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF and Partners Send Letter to Congress Supporting Conservation Funding in Farm Bill; Idaho: State Authorities Work to Ensure Sportsmen's Access on State Lands; Kansas: Governor Hosts Proclamation Signing for National Hunting and Fishing Day; CSF Welcomes Nick Buggia as Upper Midwestern States Manager; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Renews Sponsorship for National Hunting and Fishing Day; Hornady® Joins with Leupold & Stevens and Nosler to Support Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation; In Memory of Senator John McCain, Former Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Member |
Aug 31, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | BLM Issues Decision on Sonoran Desert National Monument Target Shooting; Illinois: Governor Signs Pro-Hunting Blaze Pink, Poaching Regulation Bills into Law; New Jersey: Caucus Members Speak out Against Governor's Bear Hunting Ban; Hornady® Joins with Leupold & Stevens and Nosler to Support Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation; In Memory of Leonard Boswell, Former Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Chairman |
Aug 24, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | President Signs Important Billfish Conservation Legislation; National Wild Pig Task Force Farm Bill Support Letter; Mid-Atlantic: CSF Hosts Regional Policy Forum, Suppressor and Air Rifle Demonstration; Midwest: State Action in the Fight against Chronic Wasting Disease; Delaware: CSF Co-Sponsors Governor's Sporting Clays Competition and Bill Signing Ceremony; Louisiana: Governor Edwards Joins Governors Sportsmen's Caucus; Oregon: CSF and Oregon Sportsmen's Caucus Support Take-a-Friend-Hunting Program; Bass Pro Shops, Ducks Unlimited Host American Wildlife Conservation Partners Meeting |
Aug 17, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF Asks Congressional Leaders Not to be Lame Ducks; Bipartisan Legislators Exchange Ideas for Enhancing Sportsmen's Access and Opportunities; Idaho: Steelhead Season to Remain Open; Wisconsin: CSF Staff Attends Capitol Breakfast Briefing; CSF Seeking Development Manager |
Aug 10, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Bill Prioritizing Fish Conservation Introduced in House; Bills to Protect Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Advance; Congressional Staff and Conservation Partners Gather for Clays Competition; USFWS Withdrawals Rule Banning Use of GMOs in National Wildlife Refuge System; Northeast: CSF Hosts Policy Forum on Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation; Great Lakes: CSF and Partners Support the Fight against Asian Carp; California: CSF Opposes African Trophy Ban Bill; Idaho Furthers Protections Against Chronic Wasting Disease |
Aug 10, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Senate Names 2018 Farm Bill Conferees; DOI and State of Wyoming Work Collaboratively to Advance Secretarial Order 3362; North Carolina: CSF Supports Revised Rules for Red Wolf Management; CSF Staff Attends National Conference of State Legislatures Summit; CSF Staff Joins Conservation Communication Professionals for Annual Conference; Northeast: Joe Mullin Hired as New England States Coordinator |
Aug 03, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF and Partners Participate in Aquatic Invasive Species Coalition Inaugural Meeting; Wildlife Conservation Groups Urge Advancing Sportsmen's Access Bill in Congress; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Announces Red Snapper Season for the South Atlantic; Sportsmen's Groups Support Return of State Wildlife Management in Alaska; Chronic Wasting Disease Legislative Policy Reception Held at Southern Legislative Conference; Alaska: Electronic Licenses Bill Signed by Governor; South Carolina: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and National Wild Turkey Federation Host Clays Competition; Shimano and B.A.S.S. Award Scholarships to Student Anglers, Young Conservationists; Registration Now Open for CSF's August Recess Clays Competition; In Memory of Gary J. Taylor |
Jul 27, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Department of Interior Hosts First Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Meeting; Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Member Introduces Bill to Study Chronic Wasting Disease; CSF Joins Sportsmen's Groups in Supporting of Wildlife Refuge Expansions for Hunting and Fishing; U.S. House of Representatives Passes Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Bill; Delaware: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Continues Successful Track Record; Kansas: Stellar Hunting Safety During 2017 Seasons, Mirrors National Trends; CSF Hosts Conservation Classic Golf Tournament at Colorado's Sanctuary Course; Registration Now Open for CSF's August Recess Clays Competition |
Jul 13, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSC House Leadership Signs Bipartisan Letter in Support of Our Nation's 11 Million Saltwater Anglers; Farm Bill Passes Senate, to Conference Committee with House; Wild Horse & Burro Coalition Praise, Respond to Bureau of Land Management Report; Delaware: Handgun Hunting Bill Headed to Governor's Desk; Idaho: Caucus, Sportsmen's Groups Hold Clays Shoot in Boise; North Carolina: Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish Headed to Ballot; North Dakota: CSF Staff Attends Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Director's Meeting; Ohio: Sportsmen's License Bill Headed to Governor's Desk; CSF and National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses Executive Council Attend Mid-Year Meeting; CSF Hosts 5th Annual Wine, Wings & Wildlife; CSF to Host Inaugural Conservation Classic at Colorado's Sanctuary Golf Course; CSF Conservation Classic Auction Open for Bidding |
Jun 29, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Passes Farm Bill, Senate to Consider Soon; Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act Moves to House Floor; Updates from the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Delaware: Handgun Hunting Legislation Passes House; Delaware: Sunday Hunting Legislation Passes House Committee; North Carolina: Right to Hunt and Fish Constitutional Amendment Legislation Advances; Pennsylvania: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus hosts Annual Cigar Reception; Virginia: Proposed Ordinance to Increase Discharge Distance Tabled; CSF Attends Annual Professional Outdoor Media Association Conference; CSF to Host Inaugural Conservation Classic at Colorado's Sanctuary Golf Course; CSF Conservation Classic Auction Open for Bidding |
Jun 22, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Senate Agriculture Committee Passes Farm Bill; Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Members, Conservation Partners Discuss Urgency of Chronic Wasting Disease; Experts Weigh-in on Modernizing Federal Fisheries Management Panel; Connecticut: Sunday Hunting Bill Signed into Law; Illinois: Spring Legislative Session Concludes, Pro-Hunting & Angling Bills Headed to Governor; North Carolina: Fox Trapping Legislation Advances; CSF to Host Inaugural Conservation Classic at Colorado's Sanctuary Golf Course |
Jun 15, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Red Snapper Fishing Season under Consideration in the South Atlantic; CSF Participates at National Wildlife Federation Annual Meeting; Midwest Region: Conservation Successes for Elk, Black Bear, and Mountain Lion Populations; Connecticut: Sunday Hunting Bill on Governor's Desk; Delaware: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Convenes for Final Policy Meeting of 2018; Pennsylvania: CSF Sponsors Legislative Reception; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Participates on Public Lands Access Panel at Outdoor Writers Conference; CSF to Host Inaugural Conservation Classic at Colorado's Sanctuary Golf Course |
Jun 08, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF Attends 2018 Partners Outdoors Conference; State Legislative Sportsmen's Caucuses Weigh in on Federal Chronic Wasting Disease Legislation; California: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Supports Bills to Reduce Bycatch; Michigan: Caucus Hosts Annual Afternoon Outdoors and Wild Game Dinner; Ohio: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Sporting Clays Event; Oregon: Caucus Hosts Youth Fishing Derby;Pennsylvania: Keystone State Takes Steps to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease; South Carolina: Conservation Bank Signed into Law; CSF to Host Inaugural Conservation Classic at Colorado's Sanctuary Golf Course |
Jun 01, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF's Conservation Priorities for the Farm Bill Reauthorization; Department of the Interior Announces Two Important Steps to Advance America's Sporting Heritage; Wildlife Conservation Groups Comment on Proposed Changes to USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service CWD Herd Certification Program; California Outdoor Sporting Caucus Hosts Annual Trap & Skeet Event; Nebraska: CSF and Partners Attend Inaugural National R3 Symposium; New York: Final Chronic Wasting Disease Risk Minimization Plan Released; North Carolina: Caucus Member Honored with Prestigious Conservation Award; Oregon: CSF, Fish and Wildlife Department Host Recovering America's Wildlife Act Briefing |
May 25, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Interior Department Hosts Meeting with Top Conservation Organizations; Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Showcases Bipartisanship at Clays Competition; Connecticut: Caucus Members and Partners Rally to Stop Hunting Closure Bill; New York: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Annual Sportsman-Legislator Breakfast; New York: Sportsmen's Caucus Members Survey their Constituents on Key Hunting Issues; Oregon: Sportsmen's Caucus to Host Youth Fishing Derby; Wisconsin: Governor Walker Announces New Proposed Rules to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease |
May 18, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Natural Resources Committee Passes Pittman-Robertson Modernization Bill; Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Member Congressman Bishop Introduces Great Lakes Week Resolution; Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Members Promote Conservation and Access Programs in 2018 Farm Bill; Alaska: Electronic License Bill Passes House; Delaware: Caucus Co-Chair Introduces Legislation to Expand Sunday Hunting Opportunities; Louisiana: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Annual Barbeque Lunch |
May 11, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Committee to Hold Markup on Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund; Delaware: Caucus Holds Policy Forum; Oklahoma: Caucus Hosts Annual Clays Competition, Dinner; Oregon: Sportsmen's Caucus, Fish and Wildlife Department Discuss Anti-Poaching Campaign; CSF Partners: March/April 2018; New Chairman's Club Members: March/April 2018 |
May 04, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | BLM Announces Call for Nominations to Serve on Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board; President Trump Signs Important Wildlife Refuge Legislation into Law; USFWS Takes Important Steps to Implement Actions in Recent Secretarial Orders; Angling Community Weighs-in on Corps Supplemental Disaster Construction Funding; California: Lead Tackle Ban to be Amended; Colorado: Caucus Hosts Sportsmen's Day at the Capitol, Advances Future Generations Act; Georgia: Caucus Chairmen Support Conservation Title in Farm Bill; Kansas: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts 12th Annual Fishing Tournament and Sporting Clays Shoot; Maryland: Governor Hogan Signs Venison Donation Tax Credit Bills into Law; Mississippi: Caucus Supports Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act; Vote for Johnny Morris' Wonders of Wildlife as America's #1 Aquarium |
Apr 27, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Agriculture Committee Passes Farm Bill; House Natural Resources Committee Passes Important Recreational Access Legislation; Gulf States to Set 2018 and 2019 Recreational Red Snapper Season; Illinois: CSF and Sportsmen's Caucus Host Annual Dinner; Iowa: Caucus Hosts Day at the Range; Oklahoma: CSF Attends International Wild Pig Conference; Pennsylvania: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Organizational and Policy Meeting; Tennessee: Caucus Chairmen Send Letter Supporting Recovering America's Wildlife Act to Congressional Delegation; Vermont: CSF Sponsors Director's Event at Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies |
Apr 20, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | U.S. Senate Passes Keeping America's Wildlife Refuge Operational Act; Alaska: Electronic License Bill Advances in Legislature; Kansas: Governor Signs Bill Extending Controlled Shooting Area Season into Law; New Jersey: Caucus Co-Chair Receives Esteemed Conservation Leadership Award; Virginia: 2018 Legislative Session Adjourns with Sportsmen's Bills Signed into Law |
Apr 13, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Gulf Red Snapper Season Hinges on NOAA Fisheries Decision; California: CSF Opposes State Lead Fishing Tackle Ban; Delaware: Caucus Hosts Policy Forum on a Wide Range of Sportsmen's Issues; Georgia: Legislature Passes Two Important Pro-Sportsmen's Bills; Maryland: Game Meat Donation Tax Credit Ready for Consideration by the Governor; Nebraska: Bill to Increase Liquidated Damages for Game Law Violations Advances |
Apr 06, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF Partners Appointed to Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee; Mississippi: Legislature Passes Resolution Supporting Federal Fishery Management Reforms; South Dakota: Governor Signs Bill Expanding Mentored Hunting Program into Law; West Virginia: Public Lands Sunday Hunting Bill Signed into Law |
Mar 30, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF Joins American Wildlife Conservation Partners in Supporting the Conservation of America's Wetlands; Interior Secretary Zinke Allocates $1.1 Billion for State-based Conservation Funding; CSF Works with Congressional Leaders to Include Sportsmen's Priorities in Omnibus Bill; Missouri: Caucus Hosts Annual Sportsmen's Breakfast; Nevada: Minimum Safe Hunting Distance Proposal Will Not Advance; Oklahoma: Caucus Hosts Sportsmen's Day at the Capitol; West Virginia: Nonresident Student License Bill Advances |
Mar 23, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF Participates in U.S. Forest Service Roundtable; Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Members Promote Recovering America's Wildlife Act; Idaho: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Discussion on Recovering America's Wildlife Act; Maryland: CSF Testifies in Support of Sunday Hunting Bill; New York: Caucus Hosts Sportsmen's Day at the Capitol; South Carolina: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Informational Meeting |
Mar 16, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House Natural Resources Committee Holds Markup on Important Access Legislation; Important Fisheries Issues Being Debated This Week at the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; California: Lead Fishing Tackle Ban Introduced; Maryland: CSF Mourns the Passing of Sportsmen's Caucus Co-Chair Senator Wayne Norman; Mississippi: State House Hosts Informational Meeting on Chronic Wasting Disease; Mississippi: Sportsmen's Caucus and Conservation Partners Gather to Celebrate Sporting Traditions; Nebraska: Sportsmen's Foundation Hosts Annual Sportsmen's Conference and Wild Game Luncheon; Oregon: Anti-Poaching Bill Moves to Governor's Desk; West Virginia: Public Lands Sunday Hunting Legislation Headed to Governor's Desk; CSF Hires Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator |
Mar 08, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF Joins 200+ Organizations in Expressing Support for USDA Wildlife Services; Modern Fish Act Takes Major Step Toward Becoming Law; New Proposal Would Allow Archery Hunters to Cross National Park Service Lands; Governors Sportsmen's Caucus Members Gather to Promote Sportsmen's Conservation Priorities; Maine: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Annual Reception; Midwest: Aquatic Invasive Species Pose Threat to Angling; Tennessee: Fish and Wildlife Commission Passes Rule to Help Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease; Utah: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Holds Breakfast Briefing; Vermont: House Committee Holds Hearing on Suppressor Bill, Followed by Demo; West Virginia: Sunday Hunting Legislation and Other Sportsmen's Bills Advance; Fishing for the Facts about the Modern Fish Act |
Mar 01, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Members Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Public Access to Privately Owned Lands; Georgia: House Passes Youth Bill to Establish Outdoor Mentor Program; Nebraska: Legislative Sportsmen's Forum Holds Annual Breakfast in the State Capitol; Oregon: Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Legislative Reception; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Attends National Wild Turkey Federation Annual Convention; CSF Mission Partners: February 2018; New Chairman's Club Members: February 2018 |
Feb 22, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Important Conservation Bills; CSF Encourages U.S. Forest Service to Improve its NEPA Process; Bureau of Economic Analysis Releases Statistics on Outdoor Recreation Economy; Florida: Sportsmen’s Caucus Holds Annual Dinner; Idaho: Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Lunch on Chronic Wasting Disease; Indiana: Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Supports Strong Conservation Title in Farm Bill; Iowa: Caucus Hosts Breakfast in the Capitol, Welcomes New Co-Chairs; New Hampshire: New Members Welcomed at Annual Caucus Luncheon; New Jersey: Sunday Hunting Bill Introduced by Caucus Co-Chair; New Mexico: Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Reception |
Feb 16, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Gulf of Mexico Anglers Could See Longer Red Snapper Fishing Seasons; CSF Vice President Appointed to Serve on International Wildlife Conservation Council; Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Leaders Gather for Annual Dinner, Discuss Policy Priorities; Alabama: Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Annual Luncheon;California: Additional Funding Explored for Department of Fish and Wildlife; Kansas: Governor Colyer Takes Office, Joins Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus; Maryland: Statewide Sunday Hunting Bill Announced at Fourth Annual Blaze and Camo Day; Missouri: CSF Presents at Conservation Federation of Missouri Media Camp; South Carolina: Legislation Introduced to Reauthorize Conservation Bank; Tennessee: Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Holds Inaugural Wild Game Dinner; West Virginia: Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Breakfast in Charleston; Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Hosts Reception at Safari Club International Convention |
Feb 08, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Sponsors Urge Colleagues to Cosponsor Legislation; Idaho: Bill Introduced to Protect Hunting, Fishing Access; Kentucky: Sportsmen’s Caucus Members Co-Host Dinner to Benefit Hunters for the Hungry; South Dakota: Caucus Leadership Introduces Pro-Sportsmen Legislation; Chairman’s Club/ Mission Partners |
Feb 01, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | U.S. Forest Service Requests Input on NEPA Procedures; Delaware: Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts First Policy Forum of 2018; Idaho: Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Annual Kick-Off Breakfast; Midwestern Region: Pro-Sportsmen Legislation Introduced as Legislative Sessions Begin; Utah: Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Breakfast Briefing; Virginia: Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Commences 2018 Legislative Session; CSF Introduces Ambassador Program at SHOT Show 2018; A Day Afield with the Sisterhood of the Outdoors |
Jan 25, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Leaders Discuss 2018 Priorities for Sportsmen and Women; Recreational Fishing Coalition Urges House to Advance Bill to Enhance Fisheries Management Tools; Georgia: CSF, Conservation Groups Gather at ‘Keeping Georgia Wild’ Day; Indiana: Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Reception and Dinner; Our Hunting Heritage Is in YOUR Hands |
Jan 18, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CSF Director to Serve as Federal Lands Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Sports Roundtable Chair; Delaware: Sportsmen's Caucus Member Senator Lawson Guest Speaker at Women in the Outdoors Seminar; Georgia: CSF Southeastern States Director, Conservation Groups Gather at Wildlife Federation Summit; Indiana: CSF and Partners Support DNR Efforts in Yellowwood State Forest; South Dakota: Sportsmen's Caucus Kicks Off 2018 Legislative Session with Reception; Western Region: Legislative Sessions Begin; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Adds Industry Leaders to Board of Directors; CSF Chairman's Club Gathers at Dallas Safari Club Convention; Interactive Legislative and Regulatory Tracking Service Now Available on CSF Website |
Jan 11, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Applauds the Interior Department for Creation of Two New Federal Advisory Committees; Interactive Legislative and Regulatory Tracking Service Now Available on CSF Website; Michigan: Caucus Celebrates Continued Partnership with Glassen Foundation in 2018; Ohio: Knife Ban Repeal Legislation Introduced |
Jan 04, 2018 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Angling Community Optimistic With Recent Advances to Improve Fisheries Management and Conservation; Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Members Introduce Legislation to Improve Public Access to Private Lands; House Passes the Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act with Strong Bipartisan Support; Sportsmen’s Caucus Members introduce Bill for State-based Wildlife Conservation Funding; Governor Bullock, Sportsmen’s Groups Announce Creation of Montana Land Access Network; Indiana: Caucus Supports Federal Forestry Conservation, Policy Reform; New Jersey: Bill to Authorize the Use of Tracking Dogs Clears Another Hurdle; Bid Now for Henry Repeating Arms 20th Anniversary Rifle Benefitting CSF; CSF’s 2017 Year in Review Report Available; Tom Brooke Named Honorary Member of the Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus of Canada; Fighting for the Sportsman in the City: A Non-Consumptive User’s Reflection on The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation |
Dec 21, 2017 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Member Introduces Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act; Arizona: Legislators for Wildlife Host Annual Cast & Blast; New Jersey: Becomes 47th Member of the Interstate Wildlife Violators Compact; North Carolina: Public Input Sought for Migratory Bird Sunday Hunting Study; Michigan Grouse Enhanced Management Sites: A crown Jewel in Access Programs |
Dec 07, 2017 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Vote Delays Menhaden Management as a Keystone Species; Colorado: Parks & Wildlife Commission Passes Resolution Supporting Great Sand Dunes Elk Management; Kansas: Caucus Hosts Annual Fall Pheasant Hunt; Massachusetts: Joint Committee Holds Hearing on Firearm Suppressor Bills; Pennsylvania: Caucus Members Co-Host Open House on Chronic Wasting Disease |
Nov 17, 2017 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Expansion of Hunting and Fishing on National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife Conservation Groups Support Modernizing Conservation Funding Program; California: Hunting and Conservation Coalition Holds Fall Meeting; Wisconsin: Apprentice Hunting Bill Approved by Legislature, Sent to Governor; Sunday Hunting Restriction: A Nuisance "Blue Law" |
Nov 09, 2017 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | House of Representatives Passes Forest Management Bill to Address Fire Borrowing Issue; BLM Panel Approves Wild Horse and Burro Management Recommendations; State Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Members Gather to Discuss Policy Priorities at Annual Summit; CSF Attends Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conference; CSF Supports a New Direction for Atlantic Menhaden Management; Midwest: Sportsmen-Legislators from Iowa and Illinois join NASC Executive Council; Oregon: Sportsmen's Caucus Receives NASC Heritage Award; |
Nov 02, 2017 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | CARE Partners, CSC Members Highlight Need for Recreational Use of Refuges; Georgia: National Hunting and Fishing Day Proclamation and Ceremony; Maryland: CSF Mission Partner Supports Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry; Michigan:State Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Members to Gather for Annual Summit; North Carolina: Caucus Co-Chair Representative John Bell Receives NASC Heritage Award; CSF Welcomes Marketing & Communications Assistant |
Oct 19, 2017 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Conservation Groups Urge Congress to Act on Fire Borrowing and Forest Management Reforms; CSF Partners with Richard Childress to Recognize Sportsmen and Women in North Carolina; North Dakota: Sportsmen's Caucus Holds 3rd Annual Legislative Shoot |
Oct 12, 2017 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Leaders Promote Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund to Increase Hunting Participation; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation to Join National Wildlife Refuge Expo on Capitol Hill; Angler Backed Billfish Conservation Act Passes U.S. Senate; Kansas: Caucus Hosts Reception to Discuss In-State Sportsmen's Issues; Kentucky: National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses and Ducks Unlimited Partnership Takes Center Stage at Conservation Dinner; Maine: Caucus Sponsors Land for Maine's Future's Tour for State Legislators; Texas: CSF Recognizes Sportsmen's Efforts to Support Hurricane Relief |
Oct 05, 2017 |
The Sportsmen's Voice | Saltwater Anglers See Progress with Advanced Fisheries Legislation on Capitol Hill; Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Announces Plans to Enhance Public Hunting, Fishing Access in Arizona; Alabama: CSF, Conservation Groups Celebrate National Hunting & Fishing Day in Montgomery; Idaho: Sportsmen's Caucus Celebrates American System of Conservation Funding; Iowa: Governor Kim Reynolds Joins Governors Sportsmen's Caucus; Maryland: Hunting Summit Provides Forum for Sportsmen's Policy Initiatives; Mississippi: Governor Phil Bryant Holds Ceremony to Recognize National Hunting & Fishing Day; West Virginia: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Pig Roast in Charleston; CSF's Jeff Crane Joins Other Leaders in Conservation this week on Bass Pro Shops Radio |
Sep 28, 2017 |
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