Contact: Joe Bachar, Coordinator, Northeastern States Why it Matters: The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) has fought for years to protect and advance sporting heritages across the country. In the past year, Maine saw a variety of different sporting-related bills that were engaged on by members of the Maine Legislative and Gubernatorial Sportsmen’s Caucuses. With issue…
On June 28, the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Executive Council held their annual Mid-Year Meeting in Tupelo, Mississippi. NASC Executive Council Member and Mississippi State Rep. Scott Bounds said, “”I was proud to host my colleagues on the NASC Executive Council in Tupelo, Mississippi for our Annual Mid-Year Meeting. There aren’t many places…
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Why It Matters: Louisiana now has a new conservation funding source where the state can leverage significantly more federal funds to implement conservation programs that benefit fish and wildlife resources and by extension, the sportsmen and women who enjoy the “Sportsman’s Paradise.” Funding for projects under the Program will be determined…
Why it matters: Actively managed and regulated hunting, often conducted by Americans, is the conservation linchpin of these species populations that are stable, growing and in many instances, are at or above ecological and / or social carrying capacity. Unfortunately, the language contained in this spending bill ignores the on-the-ground reality and seeks to use emotion…
Why It Matters: Conservation has been a cornerstone of the recreational fishing and hunting community for more than 100 years. When the global “30 by 30” initiative to protect 30% of a nation’s lands and waters began to build steam in the United States, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) led an effort to organize sportsmen…
Why it matters: Actively managed and regulated hunting, often conducted by Americans, is the conservation linchpin of these species whose populations are stable, growing and in many instances, are at or above ecological and / or social carrying capacity. Unfortunately, the language contained in H.R. 4372 ignores the on-the-ground reality and seeks to use emotion to…