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February 8, 2021

CSF Supports Proposed Sunday Hunting, Muzzleloading, and Trapping Regulations in North Carolina

Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On February 1, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (Commission) supporting proposed regulations that would open Sunday hunting on public lands, allow the use of breech-charging muzzleloader products, and permit trappers to utilize remote trap checking systems. Sunday Hunting…

February 8, 2021

Dear New Hampshire, Don’t Fix What Isn’t Broken

Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On February 1, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) testified in opposition to the original draft of House Bill 118 (HB 118) – legislation that would alter the composition of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission (Commission). HB 118 would have decreased the number of years in…

February 8, 2021

Mississippi Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Welcomes New Co-Chairs

Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Recently, the bicameral and bipartisan Mississippi Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) announced the addition of two new Caucus Co-Chairs, Senator Sampson Jackson and Senator Neil Whaley. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation welcomes Senator Jackson and Senator Whaley to their leadership roles for the Caucus. Their guidance and expertise, alongside Caucus Co-Chair…

February 8, 2021

Nebraskans Should Beware of Proposals to Politicize Wildlife Agency

Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Last week, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted letters to the Nebraska Legislature’s Natural Resources Committee in opposition of two bills that would change how members of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (Commission) and the Commission’s secretary are appointed. Under the current Commission structure, each member is…

February 8, 2021

New York Caucus Co-Chairs Advocate for Lowering the Hunting Age and Expanding Crossbow Use

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Administrator Establishing a universal hunting age of 12 and expanding crossbow use have been long-standing priorities for the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus). For more than six years, both issues have enjoyed bipartisan support as stand-alone bills and have been championed by both Caucus…

February 8, 2021

Petition Calls on Public to Voice Opposition of New Mexico Trapping Ban Legislation

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator Sportsmen and women are beginning to stir in New Mexico after a public lands trapping ban – erroneously titled the Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act (SB 32) – passed out of the Senate Conservation Committee (Committee) last Tuesday. Nothing about SB 32 benefits conservation or public safety and the outdoor…