Why It Matters: The American System of Conservation funding is a highly successful model unique to the rest of the world. The Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration component of the Model provides more than $1.3 billion in funding for fish and wildlife conservation each year through excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, archery equipment, fishing tackle, and …
Bill to Stop Foreign Evasion of Conservation Funding Introduced in Senate Read More »
Why It Matters: Comprised of nine Governor-appointed volunteer members, the Alaska Big Game Commercial Services Board is responsible for regulating and overseeing commercial big game hunting and transportation services ensuring public safety, wildlife management, and professional standards. A bill proposal working its way through the Alaska State Legislature aims to enhance that current structure by …
Enhancements to the Alaska Big Game Commercial Services Board Proposed Read More »
Why It Matters: The North Dakota legislative session saw its fair share of legislation that would have had an impact on sportsmen and women, the state fish and wildlife agency, and wildlife. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) actively engaged on legislation that would have limited hunting access on public and private property, restricted the state …
Why It Matters: The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) has been actively working to advance legislation to permit expanded Sunday hunting opportunities in Connecticut. After ten years since the original bill to allow archery hunting for deer on Sundays passed, and on a bipartisan vote, a negotiated bill to expand Sunday hunting opportunities further has now …
Sunday Hunting Legislation Moving in Connecticut Read More »
Why It Matters: The Fix Our Forests Act would expand authorities and collaborative tools to support forest restoration treatments in high priority firesheds to reduce severe wildfire risk. Reforming federal forests management is a top priority for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) to address the wildfire crisis by enabling the efficient implementation at scale of …
Why It Matters: America’s federal public lands face a significant headwind of deferred infrastructure maintenance (roads, bridges, trails, campgrounds, etc.), which can ultimately limit access for sportsmen and women. This legislation will help provide federal land agencies much-needed financial resources to turn the corner on deferred maintenance. Highlights: Last week, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member …
CSF Priority Legislation to Enhance Access to Public Lands Reintroduced in Senate Read More »
Why It Matters: California is a beautiful western state with a long tradition of rugged individualism, including the most ancient human pursuit of fish and game. Our hunting traditions go back hundreds of years in California, a state many sportsmen and women often associate with bad ideas these days – many of which have now …
Golden State Follies: Bear Bill Backburnered for the Year Read More »
Why It Matters: Louisiana becomes the latest state to recognize the advancements in muzzleloading technology, such as the Firestick, that have enhanced the safety and reliability of traditional muzzleloading firearms. With a new method of take opportunity on the table, hunters in the Sportsmen’s Paradise will have expanded access to pursue our time-honored traditions. Additionally, on the …
One CSF Priority Enacted, Another on the Move in Louisiana Read More »
Why It Matters: Currently, in the First State, your “ordinary pocketknife” must be a folding knife having a blade no bigger than 3 inches in length and cannot be a mechanically-assisted knife (what many states have erroneously defined as a “switchblade”). Senate Bill 108 (SB 108) repeals that requirement by amending the language of the …
Delaware Introduces Pro-Sportsmen Knife Legislation Read More »
Why It Matters: Sportsmen and women are the original conservationists and, as our sporting-conservation heritage is threatened by a growing number of ballot-box biology initiatives, it is imperative that hunters, anglers, and trappers participate in the political process. Ensuring that each license purchaser that is eligible to vote is provided with a registration opportunity stands …
Why It Matters: In just a handful of states, Sunday hunting restrictions remain as remnants of puritanical blue laws originally enacted to encourage church attendance. Now, Sunday hunting restrictions limit the ability of sportsmen and women (the primary funders of conservation through the “user pays – public benefits” structure of the American System of Conservation …
Sunday Hunting Restrictions Upheld in North Carolina Read More »
Why It Matters: Early in the legislative session, North Dakota legislators introduced a bill that would prohibit the North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDGF) from adopting or implementing policies on baiting, or supplemental feeding, on private property and the bill ultimately passed both chambers and was signed into law by the Governor. Removing management …
Agency Authority to Regulate Baiting Lost in North Dakota Read More »
Why It Matters: The attacks on the use of lead ammunition have continued throughout the 2025 legislative sessions across the northeast. The use of lead ammunition in hunting is a contentious issue in some states, with the primary concern being the potential effects on wildlife. However, bans on such lead products can cause a decrease …
Lead Ammo Continues to be Scrutinized in the Northeast Read More »
Why It Matters: Colorado is a state currently beset with many political challenges that threaten our outdoor pursuits and traditions. Despite that, sportspeople from across the state gathered at the Capitol in Denver to both show legislators who support us our support for them, and to show those legislators who threaten our interests that the …
Despite Challenges, Colorado’s Sportsmen and Women Unite at the Capitol Read More »
Why It Matters: Even states as pro-sportsmen as Arkansas have opportunities to further support sportsmen and women by enacting new legislation. This session, Arkansas saw several important bills introduced, with many of them successfully crossing the finish line before the Legislature adjourned last week. From updating the No-Net-Loss baseline, to preempting laws related to knife …
Why It Matters: Hunters work tirelessly to prepare year-round to pursue their favorite game species. As months turn into weeks and weeks turn into days, hunters dial in their calls, weapons of choice, and perhaps most importantly – the coveted in location as seasons approach. Hunters, especially in the East, often rely on private land …
Legislation to Strengthen Private Property Protections on the Move in North Carolina Read More »
Why It Matters: Massachusetts House Bill 903, was introduced into the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources this past month. This legislation would authorize the establishment of old growth forest reserves on state-owned lands – which include “old growth forests” plus vaguely defined “buffer areas” where sustainable forestry and wildlife habitat improvement practices would be …
Why It Matters: The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Collegiate Sportsmen and Women’s Coalition (CSWC) seeks to educate young adults from diverse interests and backgrounds about the importance of hunting, angling, trapping, and recreational shooting to fish and wildlife conservation while also providing them with hands-on education in how to effectively engage in the policy process to protect these …
Why It Matters: Anti-hunting groups have been seeking a restructuring of representation on Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission (Commission), which over the years has shifted Washington’s wildlife management away from the science-based, sportsmen-funded model that supports conservation, instead favoring a preservation-based “precautionary” model. Over time, this has eroded the public’s role in rulemaking, reduced hunting …
New Commission Appointments Bring Balance to Washington State Read More »
Why It Matters: West Virginia is home to some of the most stunning cold-water fisheries that are inhabited by many fish, including the state fish: the native brook trout. It is no secret that anglers and boaters are the primary funders of state level fisheries management (Sport Fish Restoration Act) and that is why Senate …
Angler Access Legislation Reintroduced in the Mountain State; Here is Why it’s Important Read More »
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