On December 10, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) partnered with the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) to submit official comments on two separate proposals that would significantly expand military training ranges in Nevada. Both proposals, if approved, would transfer hundreds of thousands of acres from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the Navy and …
Nevada: CSF Partners with NWTF to Comment on Proposed Military Expansion Read More »
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the shared goals of the two organizations to advance science-based wildlife management, wildlife conservation, and the sportsmen’s heritage. This partnership will provide an opportunity to combine CSF’s legislative knowledge and network of federal and state sportsmen’s caucuses …
By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation The days are growing shorter; the weather is getting colder; and my ammunition stockpile is growing larger. Deer season is upon us. Sitting and waiting for the right buck usually gives me a lot of thinking time and I often find myself reflecting on how fortunate …
Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT) has been nominated to serve as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior under the Trump Administration. As an active member of the CSC during the 114th Congress, Rep. Zinke supported the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act (H.R. 2406), or SHARE Act, when it passed out of …
Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke Nominated for Secretary of the Interior Read More »
On December 5, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) announced that it will once again be pursuing legislation to increase resident fees creating a price lock for regular purchasers of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, tags, and permits. As part of the overall legislative proposal, IDFG will also be proposing an increase in …
Idaho Department of Fish and Game Proposes Price Lock for Licenses, Tags, Permits Read More »
On December 2, during the closing reception of the 13th Annual National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Sportsman-Legislator Summit, NASC Executive Council Member and Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Senator Mike Green announced Traverse City, Michigan as the location for the 14th Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit in 2017. “The Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus is honored …
Michigan: Location for 14th Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit Announced Read More »
By Brent Miller, Northeastern States Director, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation In the sportsmen’s community it has been known for some time that one of the most important factors in recruiting, retaining, and reactivating hunters is ensuring adequate access to lands for them to engage in their pursuits. Often we focus on providing access to large tracts of lands …
The Dallas Safari Club (DSC) and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Board of Directors will host a Chairman’s Club reception benefitting the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation on January 6. For more than 15 years, DSC has been a strong advocate in supporting CSF’s mission to work with Congress, governors, and state legislatures to protect and advance hunting, …
Dallas Safari Club to Host Chairman’s Club Reception Read More »
State legislators from 30 states representing the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) network joined the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and others from the sportsmen conservation community in Biloxi, Mississippi for the 13th Annual Sportsman-Legislator Summit. Themed, “Access: the Key to Advancing Our Sporting Traditions,” this annual Summit brings together pro-sportsmen legislators, outdoor industry leaders, …
Bipartisan Legislators Gather to Advance Sporting Traditions Read More »
Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) leaders sent a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (WI) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA), as well as a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Harry Reid strongly urging the passage of sportsmen’s legislation priorities before the end of the 114th Congress. Signatories …
On November 2-4, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted a Feral Hog Management Discussion and Hunt outside of Milledgeville, Georgia. The event began with an overview of the feral swine problem in the United States and also outlined various management techniques used to quell the growing and expanding population of feral swine. Attendees received special …
Georgia: CSF Hosts Feral Hog Management Discussion and Hunt Read More »
On November 8, more than 80 percent of voters in both Indiana and Kansas approved ballot measures that amended their state constitutions to guarantee Hoosiers and Kansans the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife. By ratifying the amendments, Indiana and Kansas became the 20th and 21st states to ensure the protection of their hunting, …
Indiana, Kansas Voters Overwhelming Approve Right to Hunt and Fish Amendments Read More »
On November 10, the Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted a breakfast briefing in Lansing, Michigan. Caucus members, legislative staffers, Department of Natural Resources staff and members of the local sportsmen’s community joined together for the event, which was sponsored by the Michigan Steelhead and Salmon Fishermen’s Association. During the briefing, Caucus Co-Chair Senator Mike Green …
Michigan: Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Final Breakfast Briefing of the Year Read More »
On November 8, Montanans soundly rejected Initiative 177 (I-177), which would have banned trapping on public lands in Montana, subverting the science-based fish and wildlife management model in the United States. Voters defeated I-177 by a vote of 63 percent to 37 percent. As written, I-177 would have prohibited use of traps and snares for …
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 …
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