Contact: Keely Hopkins, Assistant Manager, Pacific States Highlights Why it matters: California’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, California’s sportsmen and women generate tens of millions of …
California Firearm and Ammunition Tax Bill Headed to Assembly Floor Read More »
Contact: Kent Keene, Senior Coordinator, Lower Midwestern States and Agriculture Policy Highlights Why it matters: As several states across the Lower Midwest see their 2021 legislative session come to a close, now is an opportunity to look back at some of the policy victories that have been realized throughout the region so far this year. …
Highlights Why it matters: Our nation’s transportation and infrastructure systems are vital to our economy and our way of life. Infrastructure supports the movement of people, goods, services, and our nation’s fish and wildlife. Infrastructure is not only defined in terms of “gray infrastructure,” such as roads and bridges, as Congress has long recognized the …
Infrastructure – Its Also About Fish, Wildlife, Conservation, and Access Read More »
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights Why it Matters: Passage of HB 535 would help conserve menhaden which are an important forage food for many recreationally important fish species, and HB 691 would better position the LDWF to provide services for sportsmen and women and manage the fish and wildlife resources in the “Sportsman’s …
Louisiana – Critical Conservation Funding and Menhaden Bills En Route to the Senate Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States and States Program Assistant Highlights Why it Matters: Dogs are an essential element to numerous hunting pursuits, and their performance afield is heavily correlated to time spent outside. Anti-sportsmen have increased their efforts to cap the amount of time a dog legally spends outdoors, failing to understand that …
Sportsmen’s Policies Front and Center in Massachusetts Committee Read More »
May 19, 2021 (WASHINGTON, D.C.)— Earlier today, Andy Treharne, the Senior Director of External Affairs for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee during the hearing titled “Examining Biodiversity Loss: Drivers, Impacts, and Potential Solutions.” As the sole representative from the sporting-conservation community, Treharne took the opportunity to …
CSF’s Andy Treharne Represents Hunting and Fishing Community Before Top Senate Committee 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 used by federal land management agencies limit the ability of sportsmen and women to fully take advantage of these technologies. The digitization of public easements, access points, rights-of-way, and …
House Companion to 21st Century Public Land Mapping Bill Reintroduced Read More »
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Highlights: Why it Matters: Thousands of resident and non-resident sportsmen and women flock to North Dakota every year to chase upland birds and big game, and to fish the state’s renowned walleye fishery. The ability of the public to access non-posted private lands is one of the largest draws …
Hunter and Angler Access Preserved in North Dakota for Another Year Read More »
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights: Why it Matters: Menhaden are an important forage food for many recreationally important species in Louisiana such as redfish, speckled trout, and southern flounder, among others. The commercial menhaden harvest also results in tens of millions of pounds of non-target species bycatch annually. HB 535 will enhance the …
Louisiana – Pushing the Pogie Boats Off the Beach Read More »
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States Senior Coordinator, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Highlights: Why it Matters: Despite biased propaganda pushed by the anti-hunting community, the use of hounds in the pursuit of black bears is not only ethical and humane, but it also allows sportsmen and women increased time and opportunity to evaluate an animal prior …
On the Horizon: Montana Black Bear Hound Hunting and Chase Season Read More »
Highlights: Why it matters: The Department of the Interior (DOI) is the single most important federal agency to sportsmen and women. DOI is responsible for access and conservation on federal lands including National Wildlife Refuges, National Fish Hatcheries, Bureau of Land Management, and the National Park Service, among others. Collectively, DOI manages more than 450 …
Senate Committee Advances CSF Supported Nominee to Serve as Number Two at DOI Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States and States Program Assistant New Hampshire: On May 7, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Assistant Manager, Northeastern States, Joseph Mullin, testified before the New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee in support of House Bill 307. As previously reported, this legislation would strengthen the state’s preemption over the local regulation of …
Things are Heating up in the Northeast as CSF Weighs-In on List of Policies Read More »
May 13, 2021 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), the leading organization for sportsmen and women in the political arena, and Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT), the leading bonefish and tarpon conservation organization in the United States, announced a formal partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a recent meeting of the BTT …
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Pacific States Assistant Manager Highlights Why It Matters: California’s hunting and fishing license sales have been declining over the last several decades, which has resulted in decreased funding for conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF), a unique “user pays — public benefits” …
Caucus Co-Chairs Sponsor Combination Hunting and Fishing License Bill in California Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States and States Program Assistant Highlights Why it Matters: Across the northeast, anti-sportsmen have attempted to curb the hunting of coyotes, and this legislation is just the latest attack on one of our nation’s time-honored sporting traditions. Of particular concern, these proposals fail to recognize the crucial role that …
Committee Rejects Legislative Attempt to Curb Coyote Hunting in Maine Read More »
Highlights Why it matters: On January 27, President Biden issued an Executive Order (Order) on “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.” As directed in this Order, the U.S Department of Agriculture published a Federal Register notice seeking public input on existing and innovative opportunities to install climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices. In response, …
CSF Chimes in on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forest Conservation Solutions Read More »
Contact: Kent Keene, Senior Coordinator, Lower Midwestern States and Agriculture Policy Highlights Why it matters: Firearm safety education courses present an opportunity to educate youth on the importance of safe and responsible behavior around firearms. The curricula described in House Bill 2089, which includes the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism’s Hunter Education curriculum, …
CSF Encourages Veto Override on Kansas Firearm Safety in Schools Bill Read More »
May 10, 2021 (WASHINGTON, D.C.)—Today, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and sporting conservation partners led a virtual policy briefing to discuss the importance of including robust natural infrastructure and conservation investments as part of any federal infrastructure and job creation legislation. In March, President Biden released an infrastructure plan to restore and address America’s depleting …
Highlights Why it matters: Access is often cited as the number one reason that sportsmen and women no longer participate in hunting and fishing. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), which houses national wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries, annually supports more than 2.5 million hunting days and almost 8 million fishing days, making …
Department of the Interior Recognizes that Access is Key Read More »
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights Why it Matters: Services for the LDWF’s hunter and angler constituency have declined because of the agency’s lack of funding. The LDWF also faces new conservation challenges – chronic wasting disease, Asian carp, and feral hogs, for example – that require additional management and resources. While most state …
Louisiana Sportsmen’s Caucus Steps Up for Conservation Funding Read More »
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