On August 21, Co-Chairs of the Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Senator Sean O’Brien and Senator Michael Rulli participated in a field day with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). ODNR Director Mary Mertz and other agency staff joined Sen. O’Brien and Sen. Rulli as they electroshocked fish on Conneaut Creek, discussed Ohio’s Scenic Rivers …
Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chairs Spend Time Afield with ODNR Read More »
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Administrator On August 18, Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chairs Senators Jim Brewster and Daniel Laughlin were among numerous other bipartisan legislators to propose Senate Bill 1266 (SB 1266) – legislation that recognizes the significant financial challenges that businesses and organizations have been experiencing as a …
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On August 18, Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt made a visit to Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Saginaw, Michigan to announce the final rule for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to expand recreational opportunities, including hunting and fishing, on federal lands. According to Secretary Bernhardt, more …
August 14, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Last week, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy became 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, and trapping. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is thrilled …
Last week, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation and partner organizations from the American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP) met virtually to discuss policy recommendations that will ensure the vitality of our nation’s wildlife and that our hunting and recreational shooting traditions will remain for future generations to enjoy. AWCP is a coalition of 50 national wildlife conservation groups that …
CSF, American Wildlife Conservation Partners Host Virtual Meeting Read More »
Last week, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a new report highlighting the accomplishments of Secretarial Order (S.O.) 3362, which directs DOI to work in partnership with states across the Western U.S. to enhance and improve the quality of big game winter range and migration corridor habitat on Federal lands under DOI management. S.O. 3362 …
Department of the Interior Announces Report on Big-Game Habitat Conservation Initiative Read More »
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On August 14,Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) Member Governor Chris Sununu swore in Scott Mason as the next Executive Director for the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. As the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) reported earlier this month, Mason was confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council by …
GSC Member Governor Chris Sununu Swears in New NHFG Department Executive Director Read More »
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On August 14, Governor Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the addition of two new state forests in the Hoosier State. The 1,500-acre Ravinia State Forest was previously part of the Morgan-Monroe State Forest, and the 1,153-acre Mountain Tea State Forest was formerly a …
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator On August 11, the Nebraska Legislature voted to pass Legislative Bill 1056 (LB 1056) by a vote of 47-0. Originally introduced as amendments to the Nebraska Liquor Control Act, LB 1056 was amended to include changes to the state’s raffle and lottery laws, expanding raffle opportunities for non-profit …
Nebraska Legislature Approves Amendments to State Raffle Laws for Non-Profits Read More »
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Administrator On August 11, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announced that the state’s sportsmen and women will now be able to earn their bowhunter certifications through an online education course. As previously reported by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), this decision falls in-line with …
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director Recently, the bicameral and bipartisan West Virginia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) announced the addition of two new Co-Chairs of the Caucus, Senator Bill Hamilton and Delegate Eric Householder. “I’m excited to help lead the West Virginia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and look forward to working with the DNR, the …
West Virginia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Adds New Co-Chairs Read More »
Contact: Chris Horton, Senior Director, Federal Fisheries Policy and Midwestern States The first day of dove season is often a much-anticipated tradition in the South. While the early September opener (first Saturday of the month for Arkansas) is usually met with lingering summer heat and humidity, it’s the first opportunity for hunters to take to …
AGFC Provides Quality Dove Hunting Opportunities Read More »
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 »
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