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Contact: Mark Lance, Coordinator, Southeastern States Highlights Why it Matters: Menhaden are a critical part of the coastal ecosystem serving as an important forage food for many recreationally important species such as redfish, speckled trout, and southern flounder, among others. The establishment of a menhaden harvest exclusion zone would help conserve menhaden and support Louisiana’s…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Manager, Upper Midwestern States Highlights Why it matters: America, thanks to the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF) through which it is funded, benefits from the most successful conservation systems in the world. Together, efforts supported through this system have resulted in conservation success…

On Friday January 7, 2022, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) President and CEO Jeff Crane was the keynote speaker at the Dallas Safari Club’s (DSC) 2022 Convention and Expo. According to the DSC, the Convention is one of the biggest fundraising events in Texas, and over the last 5 years it has generated more than $5…

Highlights Why it matters:  The Veterans in Parks Act recognizes the commitments and selfless contributions made by our nation’s Veterans and servicemembers by establishing free lifetime and annual America the Beautiful passes to access our National Parks and federally managed public lands. In many cases, outdoor recreation, particularly hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational shooting, plays…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Senior Coordinator, Rocky Mountain States Highlights Why It Matters: The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is considering stocking hybrid striped bass into Caballo Reservoir to provide a new sportfishing opportunity. Developing a hybrid striped bass fishery in Caballo Reservoir, and potentially other reservoirs in New Mexico, is a strategic approach to…

Contact: Kent Keene, Senior Coordinator, Lower Midwestern States and Agriculture Policy Highlights Why it matters: Opportunities to celebrate activities related to our outdoor heritage are critical as we continue our work to protect and advance the rights of sportsmen and women to participate in hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping. Archery, among the most time-honored…