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Contact: Joe Bachar, Coordinator, Northeastern States Why It Matters: Firearm suppressors increase safety for sportsmen and women taking part in shooting activities. Contrary to popular belief, suppressors (also known as “silencers”) do not completely silence firearms, rather they serve to reduce the sound signatures of gunshots to minimize the risk of hearing damage. Although suppressors…

Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Why It Matters: With the increasing loss of grassland habitats, many popular game and non-game wildlife species are experiencing negative effects due to lack of habitat diversity on the landscape, resulting in a loss of opportunity for sportsmen and women. With decreasing levels of active forest management on public lands in…

Contact: Robert Matthews, Senior Coordinator Upper Midwestern States Why It Matters: As the original conservationists, sportsmen and women should be informed on threats that invasive species pose to their local ecosystems. With that information, anglers can inform their state wildlife management authorities when they observe one of these species in a place it doesn’t belong….

Why It Matters: AWCP is a coalition of 50 national wildlife conservation groups that collaborate on national policy issues for the betterment of professional wildlife and natural resource management, as well as outdoor recreation, including hunting and recreational shooting. Every four years, AWCP publishes a set of recommendations known as Wildlife for the 21st Century (W21) that is developed…

Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Why It Matters: An increase in access would not only benefit Florida’s sportsmen and women, but it would also assist in the management of natural resources located within the Big Cypress National Preserve. Off highway vehicles can be an important tool for accessing backcountry destinations, managing wildlife habitat, and giving youth, elderly, and those with…

Contact: Joe Mullin, Manager, Northeastern States Why It Matters: CSF has a tenured history of working alongside the New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus, and in-state and national partners in the Granite State to support our time-honored outdoor sporting traditions, and 2022’s regular sessions were no different. Though primarily defensive, CSF fought to protect…