Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator On August 5, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Brian Kemp signed legislation into law that extends the sunset date for the use of airguns to July 1, 2025. Sponsored by Georgia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Representative Trey Rhodes, House Bill 998 authorizes airguns as legal weapons for hunting big …
Airgun Sunset Legislation Signed into Law in Georgia Read More »
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) extends its deepest sympathies to the passing of Alaska Legislative Outdoor Heritage Caucus member Representative Gary Knopp. Representative Knopp passed away in a plane collision on Alaska’s famed Kenai Peninsula on July 31, 2020. Six others passengers were also killed in the crash. Representative Knopp was an avid outdoorsman, skilled …
CSF Mourns the Loss of Alaska Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Representative Gary Knopp Read More »
Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator On August 5, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) welcomed Governor Mike Dunleavy as the newest member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC). Governor Dunleavy is the 28th member of the GSC, a bipartisan group of governors from across the country dedicated to protecting and advancing hunting, angling, recreational shooting, …
Governor Mike Dunleavy of Alaska Joins the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On August 7, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Chris Sununu took a stand for New Hampshire’s sportsmen and women by vetoing House Bill 687 (HB 687) – an unduly restrictive piece of legislation that curbs individuals’ Second Amendment rights. Under HB 687, an individual may have access …
Restrictive Firearms Bill Vetoed by Governor Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Sununu Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator By a vote of 3-1 held on August 5, the New Hampshire Executive Council confirmed Scott Mason for the position of Executive Director of the New Hampshire Fish and Game (NHFG) Department. This decision follows a nomination by Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Chris Sununu, as well …
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator Rhode Island’s sporting community may have additional hunting and fishing opportunities headed its way, as a the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently published the 2020 Final Hunting and Fishing Plan (Plan) for the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex. While the Plan does vary …
USFWS Revises Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex Hunting and Fishing Plan Read More »
August 4, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Earlier today, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) President, Jeff Crane, joined President Donald Trump as he signed the Great American Outdoors Act into permanent federal law, marking a day that will go down in history as a milestone for sportsmen and women across our nation. The Great American Outdoors Act is now …
This week, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Atlantic Menhaden Management Board will meet to discuss implementation of the menhaden Ecological Reference Points (ERPs), which would represent an important first step toward true ecosystem-based management of our fisheries resources. On July 27, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined a coalition of recreational fishing conservation …
ASMFC Set to Advance Menhaden, Sport Fish Conservation Read More »
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On July 28, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District in opposition of the Lucky Peak Lake View Trail, proposed by the South West Idaho Mountain Biking Association. The proposed trail would run through the …
Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator On July 27, Senators Gary Smith and Rick Ward accepted leadership positions for the Louisiana Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) serving as the Senate Co-Chairs of the Caucus alongside the House Co-Chairs, Representative Vincent Pierre and Speaker Clay Schexnayder. “I look forward to working with Representative Pierre and Speaker Schexnayder …
Louisiana Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Gains Two Senate Co-Chairs Read More »
On July 7 and 14, the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Executive Council held their annual Mid-Year Meeting. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s meeting took place in a virtual setting. Facilitated by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), the Mid-Year Meeting is the annual summer gathering of the NASC Executive Council where issues and …
NASC Executive Council Holds Virtual Mid-Year Meeting Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On July 30, the New Hampshire Executive Council held a public hearing to discuss the recommendation of Scott Mason to serve as the next Executive Director for the New Hampshire Fish and Game (NHFG) Department. The hearing resulted after Governor Chris Sununu, Member of the Governors Sportsmen’s …
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On July 29 and 30, the Indiana Natural Resource Commission held public hearings regarding their Biennial Wildlife Amendments, which are proposed changes to the state’s wildlife regulations. Included in the amendments was the listing of the ruffed grouse as a state Endangered Species in Indiana. CSF submitted a letter …
Restoring Ruffed Grouse in Indiana remains Goal for CSF in Midwest Read More »
On July 22, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) lead an effort in opposition to two emotionally-driven pieces of legislation that would undermine some of the most successful and important conservation programs worldwide. Specifically, CSF helped orchestrate a letter that was sent to the leadership of the House of Representatives in opposition to H.R. 2245, the …
CSF Leads Effort in Opposition to Short-Sighted Anti-Conservation Legislation Read More »
On July 20, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter in support of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposed rule to establish a new permit for state and federally recognized tribal wildlife agencies for the management of double-crested cormorants (cormorants). This new permit will grant the state’s and tribes more authority to …
Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator On July 22, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) Commission (Commission) approved draft changes to flounder regulations. The changes included measures aimed at rebuilding the flounder fishery in the state. Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute recently released a stock assessment of the flounder population which indicated a …
Florida FWC Commission Approves Draft Changes to Flounder Regulations to Rebuild Fishery Read More »
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator During the 2020 session earlier this year, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus member, Governor Herbert of Utah signed into law House Bill 125 (HB 125). Due to growing population of predators and their increasing impact on big game populations within the state, HB 125 prioritizes healthy populations of big game …
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator On July 22, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted formal comments to the Missouri Conservation Commission in support of changes to Missouri’s furbearer hunting regulations. First reported by CSF on July 6, these regulatory changes were proposed by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and would create several …
Hunting Coyotes at Night in Missouri, CSF Supports Proposed Regulations Read More »
On July 22, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to advance the recently introduced Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (Trust Fund), S. 4144, which redirects roughly $650 million annually in excise taxes on fishing equipment including tackle, motorboat and small engine fuel, electric motors, and other equipment for the purpose …
Senate Commerce Committee Votes to Advance Significant Fisheries Conservation Bill Read More »
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Administrator The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department published a draft Big Game Management Plan for 2020-2030 in preparation for a virtual public meeting on August 5. The proposal offers a report on the previous decade’s management accomplishments as they pertain to white-tailed deer, black bear, moose, …
Vermont Proposes 2020-2030 Big Game Management Plan Read More »
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