Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Highlights Why it Matters: Wetlands play a vital role in our country as they provide habitat for some of our most vulnerable species as well some of our most beloved games species and furbearers. In addition, wetlands help to filter our water ensuring our fish have suitable lakes and …
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Pacific States Assistant Manager Highlights 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 …
Coyote Calling Contests in the Crosshairs in Nevada Read More »
Georgia Sportsmen’s Caucus Understands the Connection Between Federal and State Conservation Funding
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights Why it Matters: Fish and Wildlife game species that are cherished by hunters and anglers are thriving thanks to the financial contributions of sportsmen and women. Unfortunately, the roughly $3 billion in annual conservation funding provided by sportsmen and women only goes so far. As a result, roughly …
Highlights Why it Matters: Red snapper is one of the most important recreational and commercial species in the Gulf of Mexico, particularly in the states of Mississippi and Alabama. Thanks to the threat of a potential lawsuit from an environmental group, saltwater anglers in these states are faced with the prospect of a significantly shorter …
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Administrator Highlights Why it Matters: Vermont’s sportsmen and women – who are undoubtedly the most important voices that must be heard on these issues – can help kill this bad legislation by weighing in through written testimony. It’s critical that residents of the Green Mountain …
VERMONT ACTION ALERT: Calling all Resident Sportsmen and Women Read More »
By: Kent Keene, Senior Coordinator, Lower Midwestern States and Agriculture Policy As a hunter, I will never forget my first experience hunting farms enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the thrill that came with bagging my first wild pheasant. Though we were pursuing white-tailed deer, we heard there were pheasants in this particular …
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Pacific States Assistant Manager Highlights Why it Matters: Hunting with dogs has emerged at the forefront of controversial issues in several states, pitting anti-hunters against the many hunters who use dogs to passionately pursue their outdoor interests and hunting traditions. The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners, by rejecting a ban on the …
All Bark No Bite: Nevada Commission Denies Petition to Ban Hunting Bears with Dogs Read More »
Contact: Kent Keene, Senior Coordinator, Lower Midwestern States and Agriculture Policy Highlights Why it matters: For centuries, hunters served as providers for their communities. Today, reliance on hunters and gatherers to supply food outside of their own homes has diminished. However, hunters in many states can play a role in providing for those in need …
Expanding Opportunities for Hunters to Support Their Communities in Texas Read More »
Highlights Why it matters: Digital mapping and GPS technologies have fundamentally changed how sportsmen and women traverse federal lands, however, inconsistent, and outdated record keeping practices among federal land management agencies hinders the ability of sportsmen and women to fully take advantage of these technologies. The digitization of public easements, access points, rights-of-way, and other mapping …
Highlights Why it Matters: California’s statewide prohibition on the import and sale of alligator products threatens to disrupt the market for American alligator products which is critical to supporting conservation efforts for the American alligator and its threatened habitats. American alligators are a listed species under the Endangered Species Act, but the species is only …
Proposed Rule Supports ‘Gator Conservation Efforts Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States Highlights Why it Matters: Firearm suppressors are often referred to as the hearing protection of the 21st Century – but don’t just take our word for it. According to data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, suppressor ownership and use has expanded rapidly in recent …
Working to Clear Hurdles for Maine’s Suppressed Hunting Community Read More »
College students are emerging as a bright spot in the fight against declining hunting participation. Together with CSF, we are working to ensure that Montana’s college students aren’t priced out of an opportunity to hunt and fish. By: Joshua Millspaugh, Boone and Crockett Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Montana; Jonathan Karlen, undergraduate student, University of …
Contact: Joe Mullin, Northeastern States Assistant Manager Highlights: Why it Matters: This bill would amend the current discharge distance statute in Maine, ultimately prohibiting the discharge of a bow within 100 yards of a dwelling or building. This bill would result in a loss of access for sportsmen and women – something that is commonly …
Archery Hunters in Maine Should Not Bow Down to 100-Yard Setback Bill Read More »
March 17, 2021 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Earlier today, nearly 200 people attended the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) first virtual policy briefing of the year to discuss the importance of including the hunting and fishing community in the development of policy related to the global 30 by 30 initiative. The 30 by 30 initiative aims to conserve 30 percent of …
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights Why it Matters: Senate Bill 511 threatens Tennessee’s hunting heritage by imposing unnecessary regulatory oversight and increasing costs for sportsmen and women who keep dogs for hunting, field trials, and other sporting purposes. Tennessee has stringent animal cruelty laws that require individuals to provide shelter and care for …
CSF Pushes Back on Problematic Commercial Dog Breeder Bill in Tennessee Read More »
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Highlights Why it Matters: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was created to help species at risk of extinction and whose future is uncertain in the United States. Species on the list are provided with protections and funding for conservation efforts to ensure their recovery. Since its inception, only 34 …
Great Lakes Wolf Recovery is Conservation Success Story Read More »
Highlights: Why it matters: Inadequate funding to address losses from wildfires, drought, disease, and insect infestation has created a significant backlog of reforestation planting needs. The U.S. Forest Service has identified more than 1.3 million acres that may never recover without replanting or regeneration financial assistance. Without addressing this funding shortfall, our nation’s forests are …
The Future of Healthy Forests is Seeded in the REPLANT Act Read More »
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States Senior Coordinator Highlights Why it Matters: The most recent petition by the Humane Society of United States (HSUS) to ban all trapping on public and private land in Colorado was denied unanimously by the Parks and Wildlife Commission (Commission). This long-standing, anti-trapping effort in the state is hyper-focused on …
Why it matters: Once legislation passes Congress and is signed into law, the rubber really begins to meet the road when the enacted program is implemented by the Executive Branch. In the case of the Chesapeake WILD program, Congress authorized $15 million a year for the program, but did not provide any money. Therefore, Congress …
Congress and the Chesapeake – Funding Necessary to Restore the Bay Read More »
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is hosting the Gobbler Gear Galore Sweepstakes! The Sweepstakes are now open, and entries are limited to only 500. The Sweepstakes package includes over $2,000 in prizes consisting of top-notch hunting gear such as a Winchester SX4 12 Gauge Semi-Auto Shotgun; a BOYT H51 Double Long Gun Case; 5 boxes …
CSF and NWTF’s Gobbler Gear Galore Sweepstakes NOW OPEN! Limited to 500 entries! Read More »
