Why It Matters: Oregon’s law-abiding hunters and shooters have long played a vital role in funding conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF), a unique “user pays-public benefits” structure, Oregon’s sportsmen and women generate tens of millions of dollars each year for the Oregon Department of …
Measure 114 Passes in Oregon; Sportsmen’s Coalition Will Continue Read More »
Why It Matters: From headwater streams to the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, America’s farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners play a big role in the health of our fisheries and water quality. Through the Farm Bill’s Title II conservation programs, these private landowners have the tools and funding they need to …
Why It Matters: Senator Goodman stepping into this leadership role is important to the advancement of the Caucus as Senator Harper provided invaluable leadership to its success. From the mountains to the coast, Georgia features a robust assortment of hunting and fishing opportunities, and the bicameral and bipartisan Caucus serves on the front lines of …
Why It Matters: Sportsmen and women are greatly responsible for the many American conservation successes through their funding of state agencies, an important role in wildlife population management. However, the contributions of sportsmen and sportswomen do not end with conservation funding. With the holiday season approaching, game meat donation programs serve as an opportunity for …
Why It Matters: Fish and wildlife management decisions in New Jersey must be left to the Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Fish and Wildlife Council. Instead, black bears in the Garden State have found themselves at the center of political controversy. For the past several years, the state’s Comprehensive Black Bear Management …
Why It Matters: Colorado is experiencing rapid growth of participation in outdoor recreation, coupled with unprecedented levels of relocation to rural areas of the state. While having more people enjoying the great outdoors is fantastic, it is creating an unprecedented strain on our public lands and wildlife that must be properly management and mitigated. Highlights: …
To Protect Elk Herd, CSF Opposes Mad Rabbit Trails Project Read More »
Why It Matters: In recent years, hunting and fishing tournaments have come under fire by “animal rights” organizations who don’t like the idea of animals being taken for a prize or reward. These groups, such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Project Coyote, have been organizing in numerous states against these …
Action Needed: Coyote Calling Contests in the Crosshairs in Oregon Read More »
Why It Matters: With an estimated 7.5 million anglers who pursue Atlantic striped bass, it is the most economically and culturally important recreational fish species from North Carolina to Maine. It is vitally important to communities along the mid and upper Atlantic Seaboard that striped bass are sustainably managed for abundance and access by the …
Atlantic Striped Bass Management Seems Headed in Right Direction Read More »
Why It Matters: Despite the importance of young forests to a variety of wildlife species, young forests and other early successional habitats comprise less than 1% of the George Washington National Forest. Implementation of the Archer Knob Project is critical to reversing the habitat loss and declines in wildlife, including species pursued by Virginia’s hunters …
Why It Matters: Active forest management is an effective way of improving wildlife habitat and forest health, which in turn increases access and opportunity for outdoor pursuits of these healthier wildlife populations. Forest restoration projects such as the one proposed on the Hoosier National Forest are crucial to conservation and CSF’s mission of advancing the …
CSF Continues to Support Active Management on the Hoosier National Forest Read More »
Why It Matters: Modernizing the method by which Pennsylvania’s hunters may purchase antlerless tags provides a heightened level of convenience and practicality. Currently, hunting license holders apply for antlerless licenses by submitting pink envelopes to their respective county treasurer’s office – a process that takes months to complete. By updating this method to an electronic …
November Brings Exciting Policy Wins in Pennsylvania Read More »
Why It Matters: Recreational and commercial fishing is an essential part of the cultural and economic fabric of coastal towns all along the Atlantic seaboard. However, a new rule regarding vessel speed reductions over large areas along much of the Atlantic seaboard threatens that cultural heritage. Bipartisan leaders from ten state legislative sportsmen’s caucuses expressed …
Bipartisan Group of State Legislators Urge NOAA to Reevaluate Right Whale Rule Read More »
Why It Matters: Trapping is unique in that it is used in many facets of wildlife management, from population control to human-wildlife conflict resolution, to data collection. Modern restraining traps have been particularly critical in conservation efforts by allowing state agencies to capture and relocate endangered species. The regulations developed by state agencies for trapping …
Furbearer Trapping: An Important Sporting Pursuit and Wildlife Management Tool Read More »
Why It Matters: States have recognized the importance of providing positive outdoor recreation experiences for youth. It is no secret that hunter numbers are declining across the board so taking kids hunting and doing whatever possible to provide them with positive experiences only serves to benefit recruitment, retention, and reactivation efforts as well as provide …
What Mississippi’s Youth Deer Season Means to Me Read More »
Why It Matters: To ensure the longevity of the American System of Conservation Funding and defeat efforts designed to undermine our ability to participate in our time-honored outdoor traditions, we must take steps to recruit the next generation of sportsmen and sportswomen. Youth deer hunting seasons provide an opportunity to advance these objectives while spending …
Youth Deer Seasons and the Importance of Recruiting the Next Generation Read More »
Why It Matters: The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is a top angling destination in the United States, and anglers, as much as anyone, want to ensure this incredible marine resource is effectively managed for healthy habitats and abundant fisheries for future generations. A previous Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed new management direction …
CSF Acknowledges Improvements, Supports Further Tweaks to Florida Keys Management Plan Read More »
Why It Matters: Sportsmen and women, including recreational shooters, have a crucial role as the primary funders of state-level conservation efforts in New Jersey (and across the nation) and are thus an important constituency that provides benefits for all residents of the state. Anti-firearms legislation, such as A. 4769, poses a significant threat to the …
Fast-Moving Anti-Firearms Bill Advances in New Jersey Read More »
My husband and I moved to Idaho almost 4 years ago. Both of us grew up bird hunting and both of us didn’t achieve our first big game harvest until well into adulthood. Last season, I was fortunate enough to learn from one of the best outdoorsmen I know and harvest my first cow elk. …
It Takes More than Skill to be a Successful Elk Hunter Read More »
Why It Matters: Because alternative ammunition options are often more costly and limited or difficult for hunters to obtain, bans like the one recently repealed in Minnesota can create a barrier for participation. With fewer hunters able to participate, the crucial role that hunting plays in wildlife management is diminished, both in population control and …
Minnesota DNR Repeals Partial Lead Ammunition Ban Read More »
Why It Matters: Red drum are a popular target for recreational anglers, many of whom travel from across the country to pursue these fish. Georgia currently has the most liberal red drum creel and vessel limits of any state in the South Atlantic region. These proposed changes are aimed at decreasing large individual catches and …
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