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May 18, 2026

CSF Supported Prescribed Fire Legislation Signed into Law in Georgia and West Virginia 

Why It Matters: Prescribed burning enhances wildlife habitat, reduces wildfire risk, and improves forest health. Reducing regulatory and legislative barriers that restrict the use of prescribed fire will promote more controlled burning to support a wide range of wildlife species, including both nongame species  and game species important to sportsmen and women.  Highlights:    On May 6, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Brian Kemp (Georgia) signed House Bill 983 into law, prohibiting counties and municipalities […]

May 18, 2026

Pennsylvania Introduces Legislation for Hunter & Trapper Education in Schools 

Why It Matters: In the age of technology where many adolescences spend far more time inside than outside, a change is needed to keep current and future generations of sportsmen and women on the landscape. House Bill 2460 (HB 2460) seeks to do just that by developing an age-appropriate hunting and trapping program by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in consultation with […]

May 18, 2026

Final Legislative Sessions Adjourn in the Great Plains 

Why it Matters: Legislative sessions in Iowa and Nebraska have adjourned for 2026, closing out the last active sessions in the Great Plains Region. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation was active in both states, working with legislators on introducing, and defeating, legislation that would have impacted sportsmen and women.   Highlights:  Iowa legislators introduced their fair share of sportsmen and women related bills this year, and many […]

May 18, 2026

Governor Kemp Signs CSF’s Hunter Education in Schools Bill

Why It Matters: Our time-honored hunting traditions remain alive and well with today’s hunters, but will rely on the next generation to carry them into the future. In doing so, today’s youth will eventually be license buyers and, in turn, the primary funders of conservation through the “user pays – public benefits” structure that is the American System of Conservation Funding. By […]

May 18, 2026

Colorado Conservation Funding Legislation Sees Mixed Results in 2026 Session 

Why It Matters: Sportspeople have always been conservation’s most dedicated advocates and its primary source of funding, and Colorado is no exception. Through the American System of Conservation Funding and its associated “user pays – public benefits” structure, this System ensures that sportspeople bear the brunt of the cost of professional wildlife management for all to enjoy. This session, Colorado’s sportspeople continued to lead the charge on conservation funding, pushing for dedicated […]

May 12, 2026

Tradition in Action: Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Connects Through Clays and Conservation  

(May 12, 2026) – Washington D.C. –  Earlier today, Members of the bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) stepped away from Capitol Hill and onto the range for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) annual Congressional Clays Competition, an unmatched event that continues to highlight the power of collaboration through America’s outdoor traditions.  Held at the Prince George’s County Trap and […]