Last week, during a luncheon hosted by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), members of the Chairman’s Club were joined by federal and state elected officials and representatives from the sportsmen’s community to celebrate and recognize thirty years of policy accomplishments through a unique network of state and federal sportsmen’s caucuses. For the first time in …
CSF’s Chairman’s Lunch Recognizes 30 Years of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Read More »
On Wednesday of this week, the House Natural Resources Committee (Committee) is set to markup and vote on H.R. 2245, the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies Act, a misguided piece of legislation that is opposed by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF). In late July, the Committee held a legislative hearing …
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Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator After receiving initial approval from the Missouri Conservation Commission, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is currently accepting public comments regarding proposed regulation changes designed to help landowners control nuisance wildlife and invasive species. Specifically, the proposed regulation changes would allow both landowners and their representatives, after receiving …
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Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On September 7, the North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF) presented North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Representative Larry Yarborough with the Marine Resources Conservationist of the Year award at the 56th Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards in Cary. NCWF CEO Tim Gestwicki said, “Fully understanding the value of …
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Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On September 12, the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) released a draft of a document aimed to direct the Commission’s management of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). CWD is a progressive, fatal, degenerative neurological disease occurring in cervids such as deer, elk, and moose. The disease was first recognized in …
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On September 10, sportsmen and women from across the Keystone State were zeroed in with what was taking place in Harrisburg – the State’s capitol. The Pennsylvania House Game and Fisheries Committee gathered to hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 147 (SB 147), legislation that would statutorily designate …
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On September 11, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted its 30th Annual Banquet & Auction celebrating past and present Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) members and 30 years of protecting and advancing sportsmen’s traditions and fish and wildlife conservation on Capitol Hill and across the country. Nearly 60 CSC members joined leaders from the sportsmen’s conservation community …
Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator AB 1254 would ban bobcat hunting in California until 2025, after which the state’s Fish and Game Commission would be authorized to reopen a bobcat hunting season after adoption of a bobcat management plan. When the bill was introduced, AB 1254 was an outright ban of bobcat hunting in …
On August 30, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation and 23 other conservation organizations submitted a letter to Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt supporting the establishment of the Green River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Western Kentucky. Located along the Green River and Ohio River in Henderson County, the Green River NWR would conserve wetlands, floodplain forests …
On September 4, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and 34 other organizations submitted a letter to Congress in support of a number of top conservation priorities. The letter, which was sent to the leadership of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and the House Natural Resources Committee, highlighted …
On August 26, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted comments on the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) proposed rule to revise its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. CSF supported many of the proposed categorical exclusions (CEs) and process clarifications, including CEs for issuing outfitting and guiding permits, rehabilitating roads and carrying out ecosystem restoration activities, …
Recently, the Department of the Interior announced the Administration’s efforts to continue increasing public access on public lands and waters by announcing the expansion of new hunting and fishing opportunities on more than 1.4 million acres across the nation. The expansion spans across 77 National Wildlife Refuges and 15 National Fish Hatcheries that are managed …
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Contact: Joseph Mullin, New England States Coordinator On August 28, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a hearing during which several sportsmen-related bills were available for public comment. One such bill was Senate Bill 1417 (SB 1417) – legislation that would ultimately authorize the use and possession of a firearm …
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Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator On August 23, the Missouri Conservation Commission provided the final approval for new regulations regarding the transportation of deer carcasses into and within the state. Following initial approval from the Commission in May and a subsequent public comment period, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) finalized these regulatory …
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Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On August 27, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) hosted a dedication ceremony for the successful purchase of 442 acres of private land along Falls Creek, opening a new public access point to 26,000 acres of Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, one mile of Falls Creek, and providing a …
Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On September 3, the Tennessee Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted their annual dove hunt at the High Camp Farm in Erin. The event, hosted in conjunction with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation, brought the Tennessee sportsmen’s community together for a day of comradery afield. Roughly 50 people, including a …
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The National Marine Fisheries Service is currently accepting comments on the proposed final rule for Amendments 50A-F to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico. If approved by the Secretary of Commerce, these amendments would provide for permanent state management of the private recreational red snapper fishery in …
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Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On August 26, approximately 12 Utah Sportsmen’s Caucus members and 25 other individuals, traveled into the high country of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in pursuit of Tiger and Bonneville Cutthroat Trout. Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator Ellary TuckerWilliams was also in attendance. “Utah legislators and other policy …
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Contact: Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director Beginning later this year, Alabama residents will now have an opportunity to pursue sandhill cranes. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) recently announced the new season for the migratory birds through a permit draw system. It is the first time since 1916 that there will be a …
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Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator With the 2019 archery deer season kicking off, Arizona Game and Fish (AZGFD) released a statement reminding hunters of a new rule, which regulates the possession and transport of harvested cervids and associated animal parts to reduce the likelihood of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) transmission into the state. …
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