Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Following the passage of House File 2455 (HF 2455) at the end of the 2020 legislative session, Iowa State Representative Steven Holt introduced House File 23 (HF 23), which would amend the laws surrounding the use of leashed dogs to assist in the recovery of wounded deer. The…
By Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator I, like many rural Midwesterners, fell in love with hunting and fishing at an early age. In fact, hunting was basically all that I thought about for many of my formative years. In retrospect, this is probably why I could never keep a high school girlfriend between the…
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On January 11, the Connecticut Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus gathered virtually for its first meeting of the new year. Hosting a meeting early in the year falls in-line with the Caucus’s proven track record of prioritizing the interests of sportsmen and women in the months prior to the…
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On January 11, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Mike DeWine signed knife ban repeal legislation into law. Senate Bill 140 repeals the prohibition against carrying a concealed deadly weapon if the knife is not used as a weapon and removes the prohibition against the manufacture or sale of…
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On January 11, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined several other conservation organizations in signing an amicus brief (brief) in the U.S. District Court’s Southern District of Indiana. The brief supports the U.S. Forest Service’s Houston South Vegetation Management and Restoration Project (Houston South Project) in the Hoosier National…
On January 25-28, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet virtually, and once again, red snapper will be among the most contentious topics of discussion. Prior to Amendment 50 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico, the federal water red snapper season was set by federal…