September 14, 2023 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Yesterday, Richard Taylor “Dick” Schulze and Robert Lindsay Thomas were honored at the 34th Annual Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Banquet and Auction with the Dingell-Young Sportsmen’s Legacy Award – the highest award given by CSF.
September 14, 2023 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Yesterday, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted its 34th Annual Banquet & Auction, recognizing the bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) and its leadership in protecting and advancing sportsmen’s traditions and fish and wildlife conservation on Capitol Hill and across the country. For 34 years, CSF’s annual banquet has brought together Members of the…
Washington, D.C. – September 11, 2023 – Today, the nation’s leading recreational fishing and marine conservation organizations released a white paper on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) findings that its Marine Recreational Information Program – Fishing Effort Survey (MRIP-FES) may be overestimating recreational catch and effort data by 30 – 40%.
Why it matters: The U.S. Forest Service is largely understaffed and underfunded given their immense responsibilities as one of the nation’s largest land managers. The Good Neighbor Authority allows states, counties, and tribes to partner with the Forest Service to conduct forest management projects. States, counties, and tribes have a vested interest in the health…
Why it Matters: Throughout most of the Midwest, land is predominantly held in private ownership. While that does pose a challenge for those who are not fortunate enough to own, lease, or otherwise access these private lands, there are many sportsmen and women who rely solely on private access. However, despite facing less competition with…
Why It Matters: With fall hunting seasons just beginning, North Carolina and South Carolina public land hunters may include hunting in their Sunday to-do list. Sunday hunting restrictions are blue laws that were originally enacted to encourage church attendance. Now, in both North Carolina and South Carolina, hunters can enjoy public land Sunday hunting opportunities….