Sunday hunting was on the ballot in 11 West Virginia counties this November, and voters overwhelmingly approved Sunday hunting in all 11 counties. The slimmest margin of victory was 55 percent in Barbour County, but many counties approved the measure by wider margins, including 73 percent in Monongalia County. Cumulatively, 188,455 voters (66.7 percent) supported …
West Virginia: Sunday Hunting Passes in 11 Counties Read More »
Last week, the Western Governors Association (WGA) hosted a webinar highlighting the challenges associated with managing wild horse and burro populations. As part of Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) Member Montana Governor Steve Bullock’s WGA National Forest and Rangeland Management Initiative, the webinar, The Future of Wild Horse and Burro Management: Challenges and Opportunities, provided panelists …
My name is Johan Eide and I recently had the opportunity to contribute to the conservation of our great nation’s resources and spend the summer as a Brad Rowse Policy Fellow. I had no idea what the summer would entail before departing from California, all I knew for sure was that I loved to hunt …
By Brent Miller, Northeastern States Director, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation For the past five years I’ve had the privilege to work alongside our friends at the American Suppressor Association to eliminate restrictions on firearm suppressor ownership and use afield. Although I’ve put countless thousands of rounds downrange through suppressed firearms in that time, I had never …
On Tuesday, November 8, Montanans will decide the future of trapping in the state when they go to the polls to vote on Initiative 177 (I-177), which would ban trapping on public lands in Montana, subverting the science-based fish and wildlife management model in the United States. As written, I-177, “generally prohibits the use of …
Anti-Trapping Ballot Initiative to go Before Montana Voters on Election Day Read More »
On November 15, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Colorado Parks and Wildlife will host the last of three listening sessions giving the public the opportunity to provide preliminary comments on the land-use planning process for Brown’s Canyon National Monument located in central Colorado. Established through presidential proclamation in February …
Recently, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced its intent to clarify that a recreational shooting ban on 1,200 acres at North Menan Butte in eastern Idaho had not been intended to close hunting with a firearm in the designated area. In August 2010, BLM published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Supplementary …
Idaho: Public Comment Opened on Rule to Revoke Menan Butte Shooting Closure Read More »
On October 27, the Pennsylvania House overwhelmingly voted in favor (160-25) of Pennsylvania House Bill 263, which will provide hunters the opportunity to use semiautomatic handguns and rifles to harvest game. PA HB 263 was introduced in February 2015 by Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative Matt Gabler, and co-sponsored by six other Caucus members. …
Pennsylvania: Semi-automatic Firearms Hunting Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk Read More »
On October 19-21, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Southeastern States Director Bee Frederick and Central Appalachian States Coordinator John Culclasure attended the 10th Annual Governor’s One Shot Whitetail Hunt in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Hosted by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, Co-Chair of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus, this hunt is an annual fundraiser for the Hunters Helping the …
West Virginia: Governor’s One Shot Hunt Supports Local Food Shelters Read More »
On November 8, sportsmen and women of Kansas and Indiana will go to the polls and have the opportunity to vote on their respective Constitutional amendments ensuring the Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Wildlife. Kansas Constitutional Amendment 1 and Indiana Public Question 1 would amend the Kansas Bill of Rights and the Indiana Constitution …
Indiana, Kansas to Vote on Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment on November Ballot Read More »
By CSF Central Appalachian States Coordinator John Culclasure Growing up in the Carolinas, I had access to what felt like endless places to hunt, fish and explore. Whether it was land I had permission to use or a hunting lease my grandfather secured, I always had a place to run our bird dogs or wet …
Conservation Easements: Land Conservation for Wildlife and Sportsmen Read More »
On October 18, CSF and a contingent of hunting and fishing conservation groups urged both major party presidential transition teams to consider infrastructure investments that would significantly strengthen the outdoor economy and increase access to public lands. In letters to Clinton Transition Team Chairman Secretary Ken Salazar and Trump Transition Team Chairman Governor Chris Christie, …
On October 16-19, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Southeastern States Director Bee Frederick attended the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conference in Baton Rouge, LA. Joining state agency personnel, academics, and NGO stakeholders from across the region, CSF staff participated in various sessions, including state restrictions of hunting and fishing opportunities by non-residents, access …
CSF Attends Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Conference Read More »
On November 2 – 4, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) will host a Feral Hog Management Discussion and Hunt in Milledgeville, Georgia. Classified as a nuisance species in Georgia and not native to the Americas, feral hogs cause significant damage to our natural resources, and State and Federal agencies have struggled with cost-effective management techniques …
Georgia: CSF to Host Feral Hog Management Discussion and Hunt Read More »
On October 25 – 28, the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) will host its Annual Expo in Kansas City, Missouri. This event gathers professionals from the shooting sports industry and provides an exhibit of the latest products from the top firearm and hunting equipment manufacturers from across the country. During the Expo, NASGW …
National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers Renews Annual Support with CSF Read More »
Recently, several anti-sportsmen and anti-scientific management legislative proposals have advanced in the New Jersey Legislature. The bills and resolutions focus on two main areas that have been at the center of public controversy in the Garden State for decades; bear hunting and trapping. Assembly Bill 3527 (companion bill to Senate Bill 2141) would statutorily remove …
New Jersey: Will Scientific Management or Emotion Rule the Day? Read More »
On November 8, voters in nine West Virginia counties will decide whether to allow Sunday hunting on private property. Sunday hunting is legal on a county-by-county basis in West Virginia on private lands only with written permission of the landowner. Sunday hunting prohibitions are one of the few remaining “Blue Laws” on the books. Sunday …
West Virginia: Sunday Hunting on the Ballot in Nine Counties Read More »
On October 20, members of the Wisconsin Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus gathered with Wisconsin’s sportsmen’s community for a day of fishing and shooting at the Caucus’s 2nd annual Cast and Blast event, hosted at the Milford Hills Hunt Club in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Mark Miller, Senator Terry Moulton, Representative Joel Kleefisch, and …
Wisconsin: Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts 2nd Annual “Cast & Blast” Event Read More »
On October 12, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and Richard Childress of Richard Childress Racing (RCR) hosted the 12th Annual “Wine, Wheels & Wildlife” regional event in Lexington, North Carolina. This event brought together representatives from the sportsmen’s community and NASCAR to discuss upcoming sportsmen’s priorities across the country while enjoying wine from Childress Vineyards. …
CSF Partners with Richard Childress for ‘Wine, Wheels & Wildlife’ Read More »
Series of recommendations for next Administration and Congress urge improvements to public access that create jobs and enhance conservation The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), along with the nation’s leading fishing conservation organizations and trade associations, released a landmark series of recommendations for the incoming Administration and the new Congress that strive to balance improving access to public …
New Report Urges Modernization in Federal Fisheries Management Read More »
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