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Contact: Keely Hopkins, Pacific States Assistant Manager Highlights Why It Matters: California’s hunting and fishing license sales have been declining over the last several decades, which has resulted in decreased funding for conservation and wildlife management efforts throughout the state. Under the American System of Conservation Funding (ASCF), a unique “user pays — public benefits”…

Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States and States Program Assistant Highlights Why it Matters: Across the northeast, anti-sportsmen have attempted to curb the hunting of coyotes, and this legislation is just the latest attack on one of our nation’s time-honored sporting traditions. Of particular concern, these proposals fail to recognize the crucial role that…

Highlights Why it matters: On January 27, President Biden issued an Executive Order (Order) on “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.” As directed in this Order, the U.S Department of Agriculture published a Federal Register notice seeking public input on existing and innovative opportunities to install climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices. In response,…

Contact: Kent Keene, Senior Coordinator, Lower Midwestern States and Agriculture Policy Highlights Why it matters: Firearm safety education courses present an opportunity to educate youth on the importance of safe and responsible behavior around firearms. The curricula described in House Bill 2089, which includes the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism’s Hunter Education curriculum,…

May 10, 2021 (WASHINGTON, D.C.)—Today, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and sporting conservation partners led a virtual policy briefing to discuss the importance of including robust natural infrastructure and conservation investments as part of any federal infrastructure and job creation legislation. In March, President Biden released an infrastructure plan to restore and address America’s depleting…

Highlights Why it matters: Access is often cited as the number one reason that sportsmen and women no longer participate in hunting and fishing. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), which houses national wildlife refuges and national fish hatcheries, annually supports more than 2.5 million hunting days and almost 8 million fishing days, making…