Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On November 3, Michigan voters will have a chance to expand the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) by voting yes on Proposal 1. Proposal 1 will ensure a constitutionally protected revenue source for conservation and outdoor recreation in perpetuity. As previously reported, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation is part …
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Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On October 21, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources (WRC) Commission (Commission) voted to move forward with rulemaking to allow Sunday hunting on 55 Game Lands. After undertaking a comprehensive public input process over the course of this year, Commissioners supported staff recommendations to present the rule proposal to …
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October 19, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, the nation’s leading hunting, fishing, and habitat conservation organizations released a statement on the Thirty by Thirty Initiative (30 by 30 Initiative) to establish a goal of placing 30% of the planet’s lands and waters under protected status by the year 2030. Given the historic and ongoing role that hunters and …
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Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On October 1, the National Park Service (NPS) published a news release stating that the Arizona Game and Fish Commission and NPS entered into an agreement in late September to reduce the bison population that resides on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park. The agreement …
On October 15, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and several conservation partners submitted a letter to Acting Chief Kevin Norton of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) regarding recent amendments to the Regional Conservation Partnership Program’s (RCPP) current Application for Public Funding (APF). A conservation program authorized and funded through …
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On October 15, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Upper Midwestern States Manager Nick Buggia coordinated a meeting with the new Director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Dan Bortner, at Clark State Forest in Henryville, Indiana (IN). Members of the IN-Forest Forever Coalition and DNR staff were …
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Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On October 1, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources published an article confirming that the Utah Wildlife Board had approved numerous changes to the 2021-2022 fishing regulations, along with several rule amendments. As stated in a previous article, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), along with the American Sportfishing …
CSF Supported Fishing Regulation Changes Approved by Utah Wildlife Board Read More »
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On October 14, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) Commission released proposed hunting-related rule changes for the 2021-2022 seasons. The public comment period is now open. Among others, the proposed rule changes include: FWC Commissioners will consider the proposed rule changes and advise staff how to move …
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Administrator On October 7, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board convened for a virtual meeting, during which the Board voted in unanimous support for 20-P017 – a proposed rule to authorize the Commissioner of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department to implement the electronic reporting …
By: Chris Horton, Senior Director, Midwestern States and Fisheries Policy Federal fisheries management is a complicated mess. The only people you might find disagreeing with that statement are environmental organizations whose funding depends, at least in part, on leading the public to believe we need more regulations for our “imperiled” marine fisheries; or individuals and …
Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator On October 7, California Governor Gavin Newsom released a “30×30” Executive Order directing the California Natural Resources Agency to conserve 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by the year 2030. The release of the Executive Order follows on the heels of a similar policy that failed in the …
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Recently, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and roughly a dozen of the nation’s leading hunting conservation organizations sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt urging a more consistent supply of water to the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge in California and Oregon. Established in 1908 as the nation’s first waterfowl refuge, the …
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Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator Earlier last week, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) hosted a series of virtual hearings pertaining to petitions for rulemaking proposals that were received from the anti-sportsmen’s community. On October 6, the MDIFW took oral testimony related to a proposal that promises to prohibit …
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator As the people of Utah begin to receive their 2020 ballots in the mail, it is up to registered voters to decide the fate of a very important ballot initiative, the Utah Constitutional Amendment E, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment. Establishing the state constitutional right to hunt …
Right to Hunt and Fish Takes to the Ballot in Utah Read More »
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On October 9, a coalition of national and in-state sportsmen’s conservation groups submitted a letter to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) expressing support for opening Sunday hunting on Game Lands. The Outdoor Heritage Enhanced Act of 2017 transferred regulatory authority for Sunday hunting on public lands …
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Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (Commission) is currently accepting public comments on a set of proposed regulatory amendments that will be discussed during the Commission’s upcoming meeting on November 10. Among the amendments is a proposed change that would allow hunters to display their hunter education certification …
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Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On October 20, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a virtual public hearing to consider the proposed administrative rules and environmental assessment regarding recreation management on the Madison River to address over-crowding. The Madison River is an iconic fishing destination for trout anglers worldwide. The popularity …
On October 1, the preliminary results of what has been called “The Great Red Snapper Count” were presented to Congress, and as expected by many, revealed that there are far more red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico than the current system of federal stock assessments estimates. Led by the Harte Research Institute, the “Great …
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager September 22, North Dakota’s Office of Legislative Council pre-filed ND D 196 in preparation for the 2021 legislative session. The bill pertains to trespass laws in the state which have been a topic of discussion for the last few years. Currently in North Dakota, private land is open to …
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Contact: Brent Miller, Northeastern States Senior Director and States Program Team Administrator On September 26, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners approved regulations to allow handheld and firearms-mounted thermal and night-vision optics for furbearer hunting. This regulatory change was made possible due to the passage of HB 1188 which was supported by numerous members of the bipartisan …
Night-Vision Optics Approved for Furbearer Hunting in Pennsylvania Read More »
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