Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights Why it Matters: Passage of HB 535 would help conserve menhaden which are an important forage food for many recreationally important fish species, and HB 691 would better position the LDWF to provide services for sportsmen and women and manage the fish and wildlife resources in the “Sportsman’s…
Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States and States Program Assistant Highlights Why it Matters: Dogs are an essential element to numerous hunting pursuits, and their performance afield is heavily correlated to time spent outside. Anti-sportsmen have increased their efforts to cap the amount of time a dog legally spends outdoors, failing to understand that…
May 19, 2021 (WASHINGTON, D.C.)— Earlier today, Andy Treharne, the Senior Director of External Affairs for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee during the hearing titled “Examining Biodiversity Loss: Drivers, Impacts, and Potential Solutions.” As the sole representative from the sporting-conservation community, Treharne took the opportunity to…
May 19, 2021 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Earlier today, Andy Treharne, the Senior Director of External Affairs for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee during the hearing titled “Examining Biodiversity Loss: Drivers, Impacts, and Potential Solutions.”
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Highlights: Why it Matters: Thousands of resident and non-resident sportsmen and women flock to North Dakota every year to chase upland birds and big game, and to fish the state’s renowned walleye fishery. The ability of the public to access non-posted private lands is one of the largest draws…
Highlights: Why it matters: The Department of the Interior (DOI) is the single most important federal agency to sportsmen and women. DOI is responsible for access and conservation on federal lands including National Wildlife Refuges, National Fish Hatcheries, Bureau of Land Management, and the National Park Service, among others. Collectively, DOI manages more than 450…