The Sportsmen's Voice Archive (Federal & State)

CSF Helps Carry Ohio Knife Reform Law Over Finish Line; Gulf of Mexico Anglers Should Pay Attention; Connecticut Caucus Promotes Access, Opportunity in Meeting with Department; CSF Joins Federal Court Brief with Eye toward Improving Forest Management; New Georgia Caucus Chair Steps Up to Lead for Outdoors, Sporting Traditions; Sportsmen Must Have a Say in Colorado Wolf Introduction; Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Releases State Issue Briefs; CSF Seeking Remote Brad Rowse Policy Fellow Interns

Michigan Still has Active Legislation Relevant to Sportsmen; CSF Supports Efforts to Restore Habitat in Alaska; MDIFW Advisory Council Unanimously Votes to Reject Anti-Sportsmen’s Proposals; CSF Supports Increased Access for Sportsmen and Women on Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida; Lucky Peak Lake View Trail Proposal Tabled in Idaho after Public Outcry; CSF’s John Culclasure and Taylor Schmitz Discuss 2020 Federal and State Legislative Accomplishments for Hunters and Anglers with Andrew Spellman (The Outpost Podcast); CSF Seeking Remote Brad Rowse Policy Fellow Interns

Our 17th Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit Program is now Available!; CSF President and HSSCC Chairman Jeff Crane Leads Meeting with Two Cabinet Secretaries; House Agriculture Committee Chairman Peterson Introduces Bill to Expand CRP; Threat to World’s Largest Salmon Fishery Ends, Permit for Pebble Mine Denied; Bills Aimed at Protecting Second Amendment Rights during Times of Emergency Pre-Filed for 2021 Session in Texas; Keystone Moment for Pennsylvania’s Sportsmen and Women; Comment Period Open for Public Lands Sunday Hunting Rule Proposals in North Carolina; CSF Supports New Mexico Department of Game and Fish in Efforts to Remove Unnecessary Barriers to Youth Hunting Participation; Check Out our Virtual Silent Auction for the 17th Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit, and Get your Bids in Today! Auction Closes December 9, 2020 at 8:00 P.M. ET.; CSF Seeking Remote Brad Rowse Policy Fellow Interns

Division of Wildlife Resources Recommends Several Changes to 2021 Hunting Regulations in Utah; CSF, Partners Express Support for Increased Coastal Restoration; Mid-Season Upland Hunting in North Dakota; Online Reporting of Deer Authorized and Deer Camp Discouraged in Vermont; Stocked Waters in Rhode Island Offer a Great Opportunity for Anglers This Fall; Knife Ban Repeal Legislation on the Move in Ohio; Register Now to Virtually Attend our 17th Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit!; Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Blog Post about Federal Fisheries Management; CSF Seeking Remote Brad Rowse Policy Fellow Interns; Q3 Outdoor Heritage Report now Available

116th Congress most Historic in this Age for Sportsmen and Women as America's Conservation Enhancement Act (S. 3051) Becomes Law; CSF Staff Appointed to Mallows Bay-Potomac River Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council; Gray Wolves Removed from ESA, Interior Department Returns Management to States and Tribes; CSF Weighs-in on Missouri’s Proposed Black Bear Hunting Opportunity; 525 Acres Transferred to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; Sunday Hunting Proposed for Public Lands in North Carolina (Carolina Public Press); Oregon Fish and Game Commission to Consider Permanent Ban on Beaver Trapping on Federal Lands; Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: New Blog Post about Federal Fisheries Management; 2020 NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit Now Virtual; CSF Seeking Remote Brad Rowse Policy Fellow Interns; Q3 Outdoor Heritage Report now Available

Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Votes in Unanimous Support of Electronic Reporting of Big Game; CSF and Fellow Conservation Organizations Support Amendments to Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Eligibility Criteria ; CSF Meets with Indiana’s New DNR Director to Discuss the State of Indiana’s Forests ; Public Comment Period Open for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Council Proposed Rule Changes; Arizona Game and Fish Commission and the National Park Service Enter into Agreement to Reduce Grand Canyon National Park Bison Herd; CSF Supported Fishing Regulation Changes Approved by Utah Wildlife Board; Mark Lance joins CSF as new Southeastern States Coordinator; Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: New Blog Post about Federal Fisheries Management; 2020 NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit Now Virtual; CSF Seeking Remote Brad Rowse Policy Fellow Intern; Q3 Outdoor Heritage Report now Available

Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation and Richard Childress Racing’s 16th Annual Wine, Wheels, & Wildlife Silent Auction (Virtual) NOW LIVE; America's Conservation Enhancement Act (S. 3051) Passes Congress, another Policy Win for Sportsmen and Women; Recreational Fishing and Boating Community Releases Priorities for Next Administration (Center for Sportfishing Policy); Gulf of Mexico Great Red Snapper Count Reveals Significant Problems with Federal Management; U.S. House Passes Descending Device Bill to Conserve Gulf Reef Fish (American Sportfishing Association); New Legislation in North Dakota Could Create a Useful Tool or Limit Access; Sportsmen’s Groups Stand Together to Fight for Hunting and Trapping Heritages in Maine ; Night-Vision Optics Approved for Furbearer Hunting in Pennsylvania; South Carolina Apprentice Hunting License Legislation Signed into Law; Attempts to Address Over-Crowding on the Madison River are Underway as Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Open Public Comment Period; 2020 NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit Now Virtual; CSF Seeking Remote Brad Rowse Policy Fellow Interns

Senate Passes Robust Conservation Package Known as the ACE Act; CSF and Roundtable Issue Comments to USFS to Protect Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Opportunity during Emergency Closures of Public Lands; CSF, Partners Encourage BLM to Keep Improving Recreational Shooting Opportunities; Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Holds Hearing on Wildfire, Access Legislation; Michigan Wildlife Council Provides Update at Virtual Sportsmen’s Caucus Meeting; Anti-Sportsmen in Maine Fix Crosshairs on Eliminating Predator Contests and Coyote Trapping; Proposed Bear Baiting Ban Defeated in Maine; South Carolina Apprentice Hunting License Legislation Passes Senate; Proposed Rule Change Aims to Reduce Mentored-Youth Hunting Program Age Requirement in New Mexico

CSF and Partners Urge DOI and USDA to Provide $55 Million for Recreational Access; CSF Testifies in Support of Proposed Black Bear Hunting Regulations in Missouri; Tennessee Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Annual Dove Hunt; African Species Importation Ban Bill Fails in California Legislature

Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation 31st Annual Banquet & Auction (Virtual) is Now Open for Registration; CSF Efforts Slow Down Unprecedented Threat to World’s Largest Salmon Fishery; Department of the Interior Announces Historic Opening of 2.3 Million Acres to Hunting and Fishing; Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt Travels to Michigan to Announce Nationwide Expanded Hunting and Fishing Opportunities; Online Raffle Authorization Bill Supported by Caucus Co-Chairs and Members Introduced in Pennsylvania; Maryland Caucus Co-Chair Sen. Jack Bailey Pens Op-Ed on Straight Walled Cartridges for Deer; Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chairs Spend Time Afield with ODNR; AB 3030 Shelved for 2020 in California; 2020 NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit Now Virtual; CSF's Second Quarter Outdoor Heritage Report now Available; CSF Seeking Remote Brad Rowse Policy Fellow Interns; Wonders of Wildlife Introduce Conservation Education Gaming Technology

President Trump Signs Great American Outdoors Act into Permanent Law, a Historic Day for Sportsmen and Women; AGFC Provides Quality Dove Hunting Opportunities ; Restrictive Firearms Bill Vetoed by Governor Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Sununu; Scott Mason Confirmed as Next Executive Director of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department; USFWS Revises Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex Hunting and Fishing Plan; Airgun Sunset Legislation Signed into Law in Georgia; Governor Mike Dunleavy of Alaska Joins the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus; CSF Mourns the Loss of Alaska Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Representative Gary Knopp; CSF Board Member Chris Dorsey on Colorado Wolf Management Initiative in Forbes (Forbes); CSF's Second Quarter Outdoor Heritage Report now Available; CSF is Now Seeking Session Proposals for National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses (NASC) Summit 2020; Wonders of Wildlife Introduce Conservation Education Gaming Technology

CSF Leads Effort in Opposition to Short-Sighted Anti-Conservation Legislation; CSF Weighs-in On Cormorant Management; Senate Commerce Committee Votes to Advance Significant Fisheries Conservation Bill; CSF President Jeff Crane featured on first “live” Talking Mule Deer Podcast, hosted by Mule Deer Foundation, in coordination of final vote on Great American Outdoors Act. Listen now.; Hunting Coyotes at Night in Missouri, CSF Supports Proposed Regulations; Vermont Proposes 2020-2030 Big Game Management Plan; Use of Night Vision Technology for Furbearer Hunting in Pennsylvania Given Preliminary Approval by Board of Game Commissioners Following GSC Member’s Signature (Pennsylvania Game Commission); Florida FWC Commission Approves Draft Changes to Flounder Regulations to Rebuild Fishery; CSF John Culclasure talks GAOA, Apprentice Hunting License Legislation and #ResponsibleRecreation on July 18 edition of Woods and Water SC. (945theanswer.com); Mississippi: CWD Regulations Tabled after Drawing Criticism from CSF and the Conservation Community at Large (ClarionLedger.com); House Bill 125 Hits the Ground Running in Utah – Changes to Cougar Management Expected to Help Big Game Reach Population Level Objective; CSF's Western States Coordinator Aoibheann Cline and Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator Ellary TuckerWilliams Featured on District of Conservation Podcast, Talks AB 30x30 in CA, GAOA, W21 and More. (District of Conservation Podcast; CSF's Second Quarter Outdoor Heritage Report now Available; CSF is Now Seeking Session Proposals for National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses (NASC) Summit 2020; Wonders of Wildlife Introduce Conservation Education Gaming Technology

USDA Announces 1.2 Million New Acres Enrolled During Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands Sign-Up; Alabama: CSF Supports Prohibiting Possesion of Imported Cervidae Body Parts and Gulf Reef Fish Recreational Reporting Proposed Rules; CSF Makes Case for Conservation Airgun Stamp; Inter-Mountain West: 2020 Legislative Wrap-Up; Maine: MDIFW Hosts Virtual Hearing on Bear Baiting Ban Petition; Michigan to Review 4.6 Million Acre Public Land Strategy; Mississippi: CSF and Partners Submit Letter Opposing CWD Management Zone Delineation Proposed Rule; New York: Caucus Advisory Council Hosts Annual Board Meeting, Elects New Leaders; CSF Fisheries Policy Director Chris Horton featured in Virtual Conservation Seminar Series on Modern Fish Act at 2020 ICAST Online; CSF's Fisheries Policy Director Presents Seminar Session at 2020 ICAST Online; CSF is Now Seeking Session Proposals for National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses (NASC) Summit 2020; Wonders of Wildlife Introduce Conservation Education Gaming Technology

Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Opposes Two Short-Sighted Bills in Committee; Georgia: Air Gun Legislation Advances to Governor's Desk; Idaho: CSF Submits Letter in Support of Proactive Regulation Changes Encouraged by Trapping Community; Kansas: CSF Submits Letter of Support for Newly Proposed Kansas Coyote Nighttime Hunting Regulations; Mississippi: School Hunter Safety Course Legislation Signed into Law; Pennsylvania: Legislation Granting Pricing Authority to Fish and Boat Commission in the Homestretch; Pennsylvania: Nighttime Hunting of Predators May See Technological Improvements; CSF is Now Seeking Session Proposals for National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses (NASC) Summit 2020; CSF President Jeff Crane Discusses GAOA, #ResponsibleRecreation on Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Radio; Wonders of Wildlife Introduce Conservation Education Gaming Technology

Senate Continues to Move on Great American Outdoors Act; Arizona and New Mexico: CSF Supports "Non-Essential Experimental" Designation for the Mexican Wolf; Florida: CSF Supports Proposed Flounder Regulations; Iowa: Legislature Passes Several Sportsmen's Bills upon Returning to Session; Louisiana: Committee Votes Down Proposed Ban on Traditional Ammunition; New Jersey: CSF Submits Comments Opposing Lead Tackle Restrictions in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge; Northeast: 2020 Regional Update; CSF is Now Seeking Session Proposals for National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses (NASC) Summit 2020; Wonders of Wildlife Introduce Conservation Education Gaming Technology.

CSF Encourages CDC, APHIS to Allow Brucellosis Research; CSF Helps Lead Effort in Support of Two Monumental Conservation Bills; CSF Supports U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Rule to Expand Hunting and Fishing Opportunities; Department of the Interior Announces $160 Million in Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects; Maine: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Taking Public Comments on Proposed Bear Baiting Ban; Pennsylvania: Senator Laughlin Named SCI's "2019 Legislator of the Year"; Southeast: 2020 Regional Legislative Update; Texas: Parks and Wildlife Commission Approves Changes to Southern Flounder Regulations; Blog: Investing in Iowa and the Future of Conservation Funding; CSF is Now Seeking Session Proposals for National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses (NASC) Summit 2020; Vote for Team CSF in the American Suppressor Association's Silencer Stache Competition; Wonders of Wildlife Introduce Conservation Education Gaming Technology

CSF Encourages Critical Wildlife Crossings Funding; Rule to Allow For Abbreviated Red Snapper Season in the South Atlantic Published in Federal Register; Arkansas: CSF Shoots Down Waterfowl Regulation; Louisiana: Commission Sets Red Snapper Season and Moves Forward with Regulation Proposals; Massachusetts: Committee Drops "Outside and Unattended" from Restrictive Kennel Bill; Oklahoma: Wildlife Commission Approves Changes for Upcoming Deer and Waterfowl Seasons; CSF is Now Seeking Session Proposals for National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses (NASC) Summit 2020; Vote for Team CSF in the American Suppressor Association's Silencer Stache Competition; Wonders of Wildlife Introduce Conservation Education Gaming Technology

Department of the Interior Receives nearly $25 Million for Conservation of Western Big Game Species; Descending Device Final Rule on Deck in the South Atlantic; Iowa: CSF Provides Comments in Support of Proposed Amendments to Furbearer Regulations; Massachusetts: Sign-On Letter of Opposition Submitted to Fight Restrictive Kennel Legislation; Nevada: CSF Supports NDOW's 2020 Bear Tag Quota Recommendation; North Carolina: Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan Revision Comment Period to be Extended; Blog: A Yearly Tradition Born from a Coyote Contest; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Remembers former Montana Congressman and Caucus Chairman Ron Marlenee; CSF is Now Seeking Session Proposals for NASC Summit 2020; Past CSF Board Member Phil Morlock to Retire from Shimano in 2020; Wonders of Wildlife Introduce Conservation Education Gaming Technology; 2020 Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seeks Comments on Firearm Possession Revision; NRCS Announces Awards for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program; California: Conservation Partners Weigh-in on Fish and Game Commissions Strategic Plan Update; Delaware: Caucus Co-Chairs Call on Governor to Promote Responsible Outdoor Recreation during COVID-19; Mississippi: Sportsmen's Legislative Updates Amidst COVID-19; Nebraska: A Look into the Cornhusker State's 2020 Session; New Hampshire: Shortened Sessions - No Shortage of Activity; New York: Caucus Co-Chairs Efforts Key in Reopening Boat Ramps and Marinas; Northeast: States Move to Authorize Internet-Only Hunter Education During COVID-19 Pandemic; Wonders of Wildlife Introduce Conservation Education Gaming Technology; CSF's Spring Online Auction is Now Live!; 2020 Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open.

Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Urges Governors to Support Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Opportunities Amidst COVID-19; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and Industry Partners Develop Social Media Campaign to Encourage Responsible Outdoor Recreation during COVID-19 Pandemic; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces the Continuance of Entrance Fee Waivers; Connecticut: Activity on Sportsmen's Policies from Start to Finish; Florida: 2020 Legislative Updates; Michigan: An In-Depth look at the Great Lakes State 2020 Legislative Session; Utah: One for the Record Books - Outstanding 2020 Legislative Session; Washington: CSF Encourages Open Public Lands and Hunting and Fishing Seasons Amidst Closures; 2020 Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open

Angling and Boating Community Supports Descending Device Amendment in the South Atlantic; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Encourages State Public Land to Remain Open; Department of the Interior Announces Disbursement of $1 billion of Sportsmen-Generated Funds; Federal Lands Roundtable Comments on Tonto National Forest Management; Senate Introduces Innovative Bill to Modernize Public Access; Sportfishing Community Criticizes Maryland's Approach to Striped Bass Management; Arkansas's Answer to Social Distancing - Free Fishing Licenses; Iowa: Bill to Extend Hunting and Fishing License Resident Status for Members of the Armed Forces Passes Both Chambers; Iowa: Range Protection Bill Continues to Progress through Legislature; Maine: Fishing License Requirement Waived for Inland Waters; Michigan: Pheasant Stamp Would Fund Release Program and Habitat for Wild Birds; Northeast: No Better Time to Buy Your Licenses; Pennsylvania: Highest Deer Harvest in 15 Years; Southeast: 2020 Legislative Updates; Utah: State Constitutional Amendment to the Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Wildlife Moves Out of Legislature and onto the Ballot; 2020 Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit - Registration Now Open; CSF Southeastern States Assistant Director, John Culclasure featured in Project Upland Magazine Podcast

Senate Set to Introduce Historic Access and Conservation Bill; CSF Joins More Than 200 Organizations in Support of USDA Wildlife Services; 2020 Highway Bill Topic of Policy Luncheon; Insufficient Data Continues to Plague Red Snapper Anglers in the South Atlantic; Arizona: Shooting Sports and Hunting Focus of National Outdoor Women's Weekend Event; Connecticut: Caucus Meeting Draws Discussion on Ammunition Excise Tax; Florida: Hunter Harassment Legislation Advances; Mississippi: Caucus Hosts 12th Annual Fish Fry; Nebraska: Sportsmen Policy Priorities Focus of Nebraska Sportsmen's Foundation Lunch; New Hampshire: Anti-Sportsmen Attacks Flop in Committee; New York: ACTION ALERT - Hunting Contest and Lead Ammo Ban Scheduled for Floor Action this Week; Oklahoma: Bill to Grant Management Authority over Furbearers and Squirrel Seasons to State Wildlife Agency Passes House; Vermont: ACTION ALERT - Fish and Wildlife Omnibus Bill Sponsored by Caucus Co-Chair Hijacked by Anti-Hunting Interests

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Seeks Input on Changes to the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contests; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Attends Western Hunting and Conservation Expo; Connecticut: "Big Six African Species" Ban Threatens Legal Hunting Activities; Florida: Caucus Holds Annual Dinner with Commission; Midwest: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Attends Annual Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic; New Hampshire: CSF Staff Testifies on Bills Regarding a Coyote Hunting Contest Ban, a Discharge Distance Increase, and a Study for Banning Recreational Trapping.

Important Chesapeake Bay Conservation Program Passes House; Private Recreational Red Snapper Anglers in the Gulf of Mexico Get Long-Awaited Victory in Final Rule; Governor's Sportsmen's Caucus Reception Enhances the Advancement of Conservation; Iowa: Bill Introduced to Fund Natural Resource and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund; Maine: Victory for Sportsmen and Women in Committee's Report of "Ought Not to Pass" on Nonbiodegradable Hooks and Lures Ban; Mississippi: Governor Tate Reeves Joins the Governors Sportsmen's Caucus; New Hampshire: CSF Testifies Against Legislation to Allow Anti-Hunting Interests to Serve on the Fish and Game Commission; New Mexico: Senate Bill 273, Good for Wildlife, Good for Sportsmen; New York: CSF Delivers Presentation at 4-H Shooting Sports Conference; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and Safari Club International Come Together for the Future of Sportsmen and Women

ACTION ALERT!; Connecticut: Caucus Prepares for Wild Game Meat Tasting Reception; Delaware: Caucus Convenes for First Meeting of the 2020 Legislative Session; Idaho: Successful Legislative Session Kick-Off Breakfast in the Gem State Capitol; Missouri: Governor Parson Joins the Governors Sportsmen's Caucus; New Hampshire: Droves of Sportsmen Gather to Protect Firearms Shooting Ranges; North Carolina and Virginia: Public Land Sunday Hunting Updates; South Dakota Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Co-Hosts Event with Ducks Unlimited

Senate Passes Comprehensive Sporting-Conservation Package; California: Salvaging Game Meat from Road Kill Still Illegal in California; Connecticut: Caucus Gathers for First Meeting of 2020; Midwest: 2020 Legislative Sessions Beginning Across the Region; Virginia: Legislation Filed to Increase Penalties for Wildlife Violations; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and Dallas Safari Club come together for the Future of Sportsmen; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Seeking Outreach Assistant and Southeastern States Coordinator

House Votes to Advance Priority Fisheries Conservation Bills; Senate Confirms U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director; USDA Holds Conservation Reserve Program General Sign-Up for First Time Since 2016; Missouri: US Forest Service to Close Mark Twain National Forest to Swine Hunting; New Mexico: Land Commissioner Closes Hunting and Trapping on State Trust Land Parcel Near Albuquerque; Virginia: CSF Participates in Agency Advisory Group Meeting; Anglers for the Bahamas; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Seeking Outreach Assistant and Southeastern States Coordinator

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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