Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On December 1, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) opened the public comment period for proposed rule changes for the 2021-2022 seasons, including three rule proposals that would open Sunday hunting on 51 Game Lands. Since the passage of the Outdoor Heritage Enhanced Act of 2017, which …
Comment Period Open for Public Lands Sunday Hunting Rule Proposals in North Carolina Read More »
Last week, the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council (HSSCC) hosted its sixth meeting since its inception, and was joined by Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, and Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Aurelia Skipwith, to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing America’s sportsmen and women. The …
CSF President and HSSCC Chairman Jeff Crane Leads Meeting with Two Cabinet Secretaries Read More »
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On December 1, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter in support of several proposed rule changes made by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) to reduce the minimum age to participate in the Mentored-Youth Hunting Program from 10 to 8, to increase the …
On Thursday, December 9, House of Representatives Agriculture Committee Chairman and Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus member Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) introduced a bill that would expand the Conservation Reserve Program’s (CRP) maximum enrollment cap to 50 million acres by the year 2026. Currently set at 25 million acres for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 and reaching a …
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Peterson Introduces Bill to Expand CRP Read More »
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Administrator For most sportsmen and women, the end of November conjures thoughts of gathering with family members and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving and sharing stories from successes afield. While this is most often the case, Pennsylvania’s sporting community had something else on its mind: Sunday …
Keystone Moment for Pennsylvania’s Sportsmen and Women Read More »
Last week, the Trump administration rejected a permit request to develop a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, ensuring the future of the world’s largest remaining wild salmon spawning grounds, which delivered a remarkable victory to sportsmen and women and conservation. Previously, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) requested the Pebble …
Threat to World’s Largest Salmon Fishery Ends, Permit for Pebble Mine Denied Read More »
Contact: Chris Horton, Senior Director, Midwestern States and Fisheries Policy On November 12, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) announced the state’s first opportunity for waterfowl hunters to enter a drawing for a permit to hunt on 40 private rice fields scattered throughout the state. Eastern Arkansas is widely known for being the number …
Arkansas Duck Hunters to Benefit from Farm Bill Conservation Program Read More »
Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator On November 13, the Oregon Fish and Game Commission (Commission) denied a petition to ban beaver trapping on federal lands across the entire state. The initial motion to accept the petition to ban beaver trapping on federal land was denied by a 3-3 vote of the Commission. Following subsequent Commission …
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On November 12, the US Geological Survey (USGS) released an article touting a newly released study, Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States: Volume 1, which includes maps of more than 40 big-game migration routes in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. For the first time, state and …
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On November 17, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Senior Director of Midwestern States and Fisheries Policy Chris Horton, and Southeastern States Assistant Director John Culclasure, were guest panelists on a University of South Florida Honors College Hunting and Conservation Panel. Horton and Culclasure spoke to students about the work …
CSF Staff Participate in College Panel Discussion about Conservation Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On November 16, one of Massachusetts’ numerous restrictive kennel bills was sent to accompany a study order, easing some of the concerns that dog owners have had over the past two years. For clarification, when a bill is “sent to study,” it is commonly the end of …
Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the dates for the 2021 general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the 2021 sign-up for CRP Grasslands. The competitive general sign-up period, during which landowner offers are ranked and awarded based on a variety of metrics, will begin on January 4, 2021 and extend …
USDA Announces 2021 Sign-up Dates for Conservation Reserve Program and CRP Grasslands Read More »
Our 17th Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit will now be held virtually on December 8 and 9, 2020, which means that the silent auction is NOW OPEN virtually! There are a lot of great items to bid on just in time for the holidays, such as guided hunting trips and high-quality hunting and fishing gear, among …
View Silent Auction for 17th Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit and Register Today! Read More »
Last week, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and more than 25 partners from the sporting-conservation community sent a letter to Congressional Leaders House Speaker Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader McConnell, House Minority Leader McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Schumer, in support of the Conservation of America’s Shoreline Terrain and Aquatic Life Act (COASTAL Act) and the …
CSF, Partners Express Support for Increased Coastal Restoration Read More »
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On November 3, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) released an article describing proposed regulation changes to big game and waterfowl hunting, in addition to the Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit program (CWMU) for 2021 and encouraging the public to submit comments. Elk DWR biologists are proposing to …
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On November 10, the Ohio House of Representatives Criminal Justice Committee discussed knife ban repeal legislation. Senate Bill 140 was previously discussed in the same committee in November 2019 after passing the Senate on a strong bipartisan vote (32-1). Former Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Senator Joe Uecker …
Knife Ban Repeal Legislation on the Move in Ohio Read More »
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On November 10, I returned from a successful nine-day upland hunt in North Dakota, where I was accompanied by a few friends and our dogs. This was our first time hunting in the state, and we were not sure what to expect. Fortunately, the North Dakota Game and Fish …
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States, and States Program Administrator On November 11, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announced that hunters in the state would now be able to check in their deer using an online tool, rather than bringing their harvests to a physical check station. As previously reported by the Congressional …
Online Reporting of Deer Authorized and Deer Camp Discouraged in Vermont Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator In conjunction with the firearms deer hunting seasons that are slowly opening across the northeast region, state fish and wildlife agencies are also hard at work preparing for a different pursuit – trout. In a press release from Rhode Island’s Department of Environmental Management (DEM), it’s recognized …
Stocked Waters in Rhode Island Offer a Great Opportunity for Anglers This Fall Read More »
Recently, President Trump issued an Executive Order, Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Infrastructure, which seeks to improve our nation’s water infrastructure, including the critically important Florida Everglades. The Executive Order (EO) promotes collaborative conservation by helping facilitate coordination between Federal Agencies on the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Plan (CREP) by way of the newly …
Administration Continues to Seek Ways to Improve Everglades Read More »
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