The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) recently developed a video highlighting the 25th anniversary of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF). The video featured NSSF President and CSF Board Member Steve Sanetti who elaborated on the unique partnership CSF and NSSF share and also recognized CSF’s twenty five years on Capitol Hill and our mission of …
National Shooting Sports Foundation Develops Video Highlighting CSF’s 25th Anniversary Read More »
On June 11, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus member Governor Maggie Hassan signed into law HB 1290 (Chapter No. 2014-96). HB 1290 was sponsored by New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative Benjamin Lefebvre and was co-sponsored by several additional Caucus members, including Co-Chairs, Representative Jeff Goley and Senator Jeff Woodburn. Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Northeastern States Director …
New Hampshire Nonresident Student Hunting and Angling License Bill Signed into Law Read More »
This week, the North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), expressing support for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) and their request for an “immediate programmatic evaluation” of the Service’s experimental red wolf program. In addition to supporting WRC’s request, the letter goes on to …
North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Weighs in on Red Wolf Issue Read More »
Longer, more severe wildfire seasons, increased development of the urban interface, and millions of acres of fuel loads exceeding the historic range of forest variability are among many factors contributing to the need to transfer funds from non-fire programs to pay for wildfire suppression. Because of this, each year, funding for crucial programs that impact …
Sportsmen’s Community Supports Wildfire Disaster Funding Act Read More »
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is pleased to announce that Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam has joined the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC). In a bipartisan effort to protect and advance hunting, angling, recreational shooting and trapping, the GSC now consists of 29 members, which represent large outdoor constituencies that include many of America’s nearly 40 …
Virginia Lieutenant Governor Joins the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Read More »
The Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council (WHHCC), a federal advisory committee tasked with advising the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior on agency issues impacting hunters and the nation’s wildlife resources, recently gathered in Cody, Wyoming on June 17 and 18. As members of the Council, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) President Jeff Crane, CSF Board …
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Meets in Wyoming Read More »
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is pleased to announce the formation of the Wyoming Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus. As the 43rd state to join the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC), this effort will provide an opportunity to further highlight issues and policies of interest to Wyoming hunters, anglers and recreational shooters and trappers. Wyoming’s 390,000 …
Wyoming Joins National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses as 43rd State Read More »
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) 25th Annual Banquet & Auction will be held Wednesday, September 10, 2014. The yearly Banquet & Auction provides an opportunity for the sportsmen’s community, supporters and friends of CSF to recognize the tremendous work of the bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) and their efforts to protect and advance hunting, angling, …
Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s 25th Annual Banquet & Auction Read More »
On June 16, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined other sportsmen’s organizations in sending a letter to Representative Hal Rogers, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and Representative Nita Lowey, the Committee’s Ranking Member, expressing concern over a provision included in Section 203 of the Energy and Water Subcommittee Appropriations Bill, which passed out of …
House Appropriation Committee Acts on Sportsmen’s Concerns Read More »
Members of the Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, representatives from the state’s hunting and angling conservation community, and staff of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) gathered last Thursday in Lansing for a Michigan Sportsmen’s Caucus breakfast briefing. The DNR Fisheries Division staff presented an update on trout fisheries management, and staff from the Enforcement …
The public comment period for the forthcoming National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries saltwater recreational fisheries policy began in early June. Recreational anglers and other stakeholders are encouraged to engage in the process to ensure the “set of principles to guide agency actions and decisions over the long-term” regarding recreational saltwater fisheries is truly …
NOAA Asking for Public Input on Recreational Fisheries Policy Read More »
On June 17, the Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted their Annual Cigar Reception at the Susquehanna Ale House in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Approximately 120 people attended the event, including over 60 members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, Lieutenant Governor Jim Cawley, key staff from the Fish and Boat Commission including Executive Director John Arway, and …
Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Annual Cigar Reception Read More »
On May 27, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Co-Chair Representative Bob Latta and CSC members Representatives Don Young and Adam Kinzinger sent a “Dear Colleague” letter requesting that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) rescind its suspension of sport-hunted elephant importations from Tanzania and Zimbabwe for calendar year 2014. It is unclear whether this suspension …
Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Members Request Reexamination of Sport Hunting Policy Read More »
On June 4, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) members Representatives Kurt Schrader and Mike Simpson sent a “Dear Colleague” letter regarding H.R. 3992, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act. H.R. 3992 would fix the way we currently budget for wildfire suppression by treating catastrophic wildfires in the same manner as other natural disasters. Currently, agencies like the …
Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Members Support Wildfire Disaster Funding Act Read More »
Against the backdrop of Sonoma Valley, California, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted the 2014 “California Wine & Wildlife,” reception and dinner. Bringing its mission to California, CSF was joined in Sonoma by members of the sportsmen’s conservation community and other supporters to celebrate California’s rich sportsmen’s heritage. Attendees enjoyed a round of sporting clays …
Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Celebrates California Sportsmen’s Heritage Read More »
On May 31, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) member Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado held a bill signing ceremony in Grand Junction to celebrate the adoption of HB 1275, legislation that will allow the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to acquire 1,800 acres of land for the development of a large-scale shooting facility in …
Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Signs Shooting Range Bill Read More »
On May 23, nearly 20 members of the New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus gathered with members of the sportsmen’s community and staff from the New Hampshire Fish and Game department to enjoy a day at the shooting range and wind down from a successful legislative session. In 2014, the New Hampshire Caucus advanced bills related …
New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Shoot-out Read More »
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) recently sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) requesting a formal evaluation of the red wolf reintroduction program in northeastern North Carolina. The WRC letter calls for “an immediate programmatic evaluation using the abundance of existing data to determine feasibility of achieving a stable, …
North Carolina Commission Requests Formal Evaluation of Red Wolf Reintroduction Program Read More »
On May 27 and 28, the North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted two events in the capitol city of Raleigh to highlight the Sportsmen’s Caucus and pertinent issues for the upcoming year. On Tuesday, May 27 the Caucus hosted a legislative reception at the Hawkins-Hartness House in downtown Raleigh. The informal, social event was sponsored …
North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Highlights Issues for the Upcoming Year Read More »
June 1 signaled the start of the shortest federal recreational red snapper season in history of the Gulf of Mexico. The nine-day season is the result of an emergency rule implemented by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fisheries following a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to side …
Recreational Angling Community Voices Priorities for Federal Fisheries Law Read More »
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