Contact: Keely Hopkins, Pacific States Assistant Manager Highlights Why It Matters: Wild horse and burro management is critical to conserving public lands, vegetation, and riparian areas. Overpopulation causes severe damage to the ecosystems and habitat upon which the horses rely, along with other wildlife and fish populations. Existing water and vegetation resources cannot sustain the …
Nevada’s Wild Horses, Wildlife and Wildlands in Jeopardy Read More »
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Pacific States Assistant Manager 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 …
California Tax Bill Takes Aim at Recreational Shooters and Hunters Read More »
Highlights Why it matters: Established in 1908 as the nation’s first waterfowl refuge, the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge is a 50,000-acre component of the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, dedicated primarily to waterfowl conservation. An estimated 80% of waterfowl in the Pacific Flyway, or 25% of the waterfowl in North America, depend on …
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights Why it Matters: Hunting and fishing are critical aspects of Georgia’s cultural heritage. Establishing a new NPS unit could limit hunting and fishing access on thousands of acres, many of which are currently under the management authority of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The NPS is …
Georgia Sportsmen’s Caucus Wants National Park Service to Hear Hunters Out Read More »
Contacts: Chris Horton, Senior Director of Midwestern States and Fisheries Policy; Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager; & Kent Keene, Senior Coordinator of Lower Midwestern States and Agriculture Policy Highlights Why It Matters: As many of the Midwestern State’s legislative sessions are nearing their end, several priority bills have made progress throughout the region. While …
Movers and Shakers: Legislative Updates from the Midwest Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States Program Assistant Highlights Why it Matters: Fish and wildlife management decisions must be made in consideration of a species population as a whole, and not reliant on an isolated incident. Proposals to ban lead ammunition are commonly brought forth by raptor rehabilitation centers under the auspices that these …
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States Senior Coordinator and Internal MARCOMM Liaison Highlights Why it Matters: Our nation’s abundant public lands are a source of pride for all Americans. Unfortunately, despite being owned by the American public as a whole many of those public lands are inaccessible due to the patchwork of public and private land …
Building Wyoming’s Conservation Legacy by Improving Public Land Access Read More »
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 »
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 »
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