Why It Matters: Just before the holidays, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and over 325 legislators, partners, agency staff, and other policy professionals gathered together in Memphis, Tennessee for the 2025 National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Sportsman-Legislator Summit. For the third Summit in a row, The Sportsmen’s Voice Podcast was in attendance to talk…
Why It Matters: Interim committee meetings provide valuable insight into the legislative priorities for the coming legislative session and offer sportsmen and women an opportunity to engage with legislators on policies impacting hunting, fishing, trapping, recreational shooting, and other conservation issues. Early stakeholder involvement can help shape outcomes that support science-based wildlife management and access…
Why It Matters: Marine fisheries management varies widely among Atlantic Coast states. Any opportunity to develop and implement harvest reporting requirements should be approached carefully with the goal of providing credible data that can, in turn, be used to manage a resource enjoyed by millions of anglers. Reliable catch information, if properly developed, could advance…
Why It Matters: In line with the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) National Active Forest Management Strategy that was released earlier this year, and trying to meet the goal of increasing the volume of timber sold annually by 25% over the next four to five years, the U.S. Forest Service recently announced several large forest restoration…
Why It Matters: Within striking distance of crossing the finish line on a multi-year effort, the Michigan Senate’s unanimous passage of a Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) priority bill to allow hunter education and firearm safety to be taught in schools for credit towards graduation aims to introduce young people to firearm safety, the great outdoors,…
Why It Matters: One of the most pressing challenges facing wildlife in the country is the issue of habitat connectivity – the ability of wildlife to move freely throughout their annual lifecycle to meet ecological and biological demands. Unfortunately for wildlife, human development in the form of roads, railways, highways, etc., which cause wildlife-vehicle collisions,…