January 14, 2019 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Board of Directors welcomes four conservation leaders in 2020. These conservation leaders will champion CSF’s mission of protecting and advancing hunting, angling, recreational shooting and trapping in the halls of government. Joining 25 other Board members, CSF’s new members include Pete Angle, Chief Marketing …
CSF Board Welcomes Four New Conservation Leaders and Commends Outgoing Members Read More »
Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator The Wildlife Traffic Safety Act (SB 395) passed out of the California Legislature and was signed into law by the Governor at the end of the 2019 session. SB 395 gained the nickname “the Roadkill Bill” because it would allow for the salvage of wild game meat from deer, …
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Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator On January 8, the Connecticut Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus gathered in Hartford for the first meeting of the year, serving as an opportunity to discuss Caucus infrastructure, upcoming events, and state and federal policy priorities. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) was in attendance, along with the Connecticut Department of …
Connecticut: Caucus Gathers for First Meeting of 2020 Read More »
Contacts: Upper Midwestern States Manager Nick Buggia & Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Kent Keene With state legislative sessions beginning across much of the Midwest, members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundations’ (CSF) States Program Team are hard at work tracking legislation throughout the region. Working with the members of each state’s Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, regional staff …
Midwest: 2020 Legislative Sessions Beginning Across the Region Read More »
January 13, 2019 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – On January 9, the Senate passed S. 3051, the America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act, by amending the bill into H.R. 925, the North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act, which passed the House in late November. The language contained in the ACE Act, which was introduced on December 12 and passed out of …
Senate Passes Comprehensive Sporting-Conservation Package Read More »
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On January 8, Virginia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Delegate Hyland “Buddy” Fowler introduced legislation that would increase the penalties for various hunting, fishing and trapping violations. Specifically, HB 449 would provide that any person convicted of violating laws prohibiting hunting or fishing out of season, exceeding bag or …
Virginia: Legislation Filed to Increase Penalties for Wildlife Violations Read More »
Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator On December 11, proposed updates to California’s Delta Fisheries Management Policy and Striped Bass Policy were once again before the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission). After hearing from the three expert scientists, one legislator representative, five industry representatives, including the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Western States Coordinator, Aoibheann Cline, …
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator On December 18, regrettable news developed out of Massachusetts, as the Fisheries and Wildlife Board voted in favor of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife’s (MassWildlife) proposed ban on predator hunting contests and wanton waste regulations. Following the disappointing results of this vote, hunting contests for certain predators, …
Massachusetts: Predatory and Furbearing Hunting Tournaments Banned Read More »
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Director In preparation for the 2020 legislative session, the bipartisan and bicameral New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus has added a new leader to their ranks – Assemblyman Colin Schmitt (99th Assembly District). “Protecting our hunting and fishing traditions in New York State as well as …
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On December 18, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted comments to the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries’ (DMF) regarding the scoping stage of a draft Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Southern flounder is an important recreational and commercial fishery in North Carolina, …
North Carolina: CSF Makes Recommendations to Rebuild the Southern Flounder Fishery Read More »
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) and the Oklahoma Wildlife Commission are currently seeking public comments on a series of 34 rule changes that have been proposed for 2020. These proposed changes include, among other things, amendments to: sport fish length requirements and bag limits, permitted activities on …
Oklahoma: Public Comment Period Open for Wildlife Commission’s Proposed Rules Changes Read More »
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Director On December 17, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Co-Chair of the bipartisan Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus, held a ceremonial bill signing for S. 147 in Harrisburg, PA. As previously reported by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), S. 147 is landmark legislation in the Keystone State, which …
December 19, 2019 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, Congress approved two legislative packages which include many strong provisions that will further conservation efforts and benefit America’s sportsmen and women. On December 16, House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey released the text of two legislative packages that together will fund the government until the end of Fiscal …
Congress Approves Funding Bill with Important Conservation Programs Included Read More »
On December 17, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) voted to advance the recently introduced America’s Conservation Enhancement Act (S. 3051) out of Committee on a bipartisan voice vote. In advance of the Committee’s vote on S. 3051, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) sent a letter to the Committee in support of the bill. Additionally, CSF …
Senate Committee Passes Robust Package to Advance Conservation Read More »
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator On December 7, the United States Forest Service (USFS) announced a decision to close feral swine hunting on the Mark Twain National Forest. Originally proposed as a complete closure, the USFS allowed the public an opportunity to weigh in on the proposed closure during a 60-day comment period. …
Missouri: US Forest Service to Close Mark Twain National Forest to Swine Hunting Read More »
By: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On November 27, New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard withdrew over 200 acres of Rio Grande bosque State Trust Land from an agreement with New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, disallowing hunting and trapping from occurring on the land parcel, effective immediately. In a recent press …
On December 9, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened a general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which has been recognized as the largest private lands conservation program in the United States since its inception in 1985. On a voluntary basis, the Conservation Reserve Program provides willing landowners the opportunity to receive annual …
USDA Holds Conservation Reserve Program General Sign-Up for First Time Since 2016 Read More »
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On November 11, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries’ (DGIF) Agency Advisory Group (AAG) convened in Richmond to discuss wildlife conservation issues in the Commonwealth. Attended by representatives from national and in-state sportsmen’s groups, the AAG meeting provided a forum for Virginia’s hunting and fishing community …
Virginia: CSF Participates in Agency Advisory Group Meeting Read More »
On December 12, the U.S. Senate confirmed Ms. Aurelia Skipwith to serve as the next Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on a bipartisan vote. In advance of today’s vote, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and 27 other sporting-conservation organizations sent a letter to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee urging the Committee to …
Senate Confirms U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Read More »
On December 10, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act (H.R. 729). This package of bills contains two priority fisheries conservation funding provisions for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), including the National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (NFHP) and the Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act. …
House Votes to Advance Priority Fisheries Conservation Bills Read More »
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