Why It Matters: Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and over 300 legislators, NGO partners, agency staff, allied industry representatives and other conservation professionals gathered together in Baton Rouge, LA for the 2024 NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit. The Sportsmen’s Voice Podcast was on hand to talk with legislators, national and in-state partners, as well as CSF policy staff to bring to the airwaves The NASC 2024 Podcast Sessions – two days of in-depth coverage packed full of conversations fresh off the 2024 election cycle and legislative sessions. The sessions kick off with a welcome message from Louisiana’s Governor and Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus member, Jeff Landry and followed by many of today’s conservation policy leaders.
Highlights
- The Sportsmen’s Voice Podcast was on hand to cover the 2024 NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit.
- The in-depth coverage, broken up into two releases, includes guests from our national partners like the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), Fur Takers of America (FTA), Costal Conservation Association (CCA) and more.
- TSV Podcast Sessions cover many topics from merchant category coding with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) to ballot box biology with Dan Gates and Colin Schmit.
With nearly six hours of coverage over two days, The Sportsmen’s Voice Podcast presents the 2024 NASC Podcast Sessions. These information packed sessions bring the audience a sampling of what attendees experience at the Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit.
The first NASC episode’s conversations include guests from NSSF, NASC Executive Council Members, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies President and Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Commissioner, Judy Camuso, a discussion on Sunday Hunting, CSF Senior Director of Fisheries and CCA’s CEO David Cresson discuss Rigs-to-Reefs and the Louisiana Fisheries, and finally a conversation with Delta Waterfowl’s Chief Policy Officer John Devney.
On day 2 coverage, host Fred welcomes in our partners at FTA and the National Trappers Association (NTA) for an update on trapping and the proactive steps they are taking to flip the script on the anti-trapping propaganda driving anti-trapping legislation. Next, we highlight our host state of Louisiana (AKA, “The Sportsman’s Paradise”) with a conversation with Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary, Madison Sheahan. Our outgoing Executive Council President and Vice President, Rep. Jeff Goley of New Hampshire and Rep. Bill Rehm of New Mexico, respectively, to discuss their years of service and why NASC means so much to them both. The final two sessions round out coverage with a forestry policy highlight featuring CSF Director of Forestry Policy, John Culclasure and NWTF’s Director of Conservation Doug Little, and lastly, a spirited conversation on “Ballot Box Biology” with Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management’s own Dan Gates, former New York Assemblyman and Co-Chair of the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, Colin Schmit, and CSF Vice President of Policy, Brent Miller.
It’s a jam packed two days of critical conservations on emergent conservation policy issues, the NASC network and its impactful work across all 50 states, and topical thoughts from national partners that are sure to inform and inspire. If you have never been to the Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit, these sessions are but a sampling of the outstanding agendas CSF and our speakers provide to Summit attendees, and further highlights why you should join us next year in Memphis, TN for the 22nd Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit!
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