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February 16, 2021

Caucus Reintroduces Socially Distanced Squirrel Gravy Breakfast in Missouri

Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator On Wednesday, February 10, the Missouri Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) was able take part in a long-standing tradition by hosting their Annual Squirrel Gravy Breakfast. Due to Covid-19 restrictions and social distancing requirements, attendance by outside guests was extremely limited. However, the Caucus is looking forward to inviting…

February 16, 2021

CSF Leads Charge Against Effort to Commercialize Maryland Deer Herds

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On February 4, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) was joined by 26 national and in-state conservation partners in submitting a letter opposing two bills in Maryland (House Bill 490 and House Bill 594). Both of these bills would authorize the sale of wild venison and undermine the dedicated…

February 16, 2021

Fishing for Problems: Granting Municipalities Regulatory Authority Over Frozen Public Waters

Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States On February 10, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Assistant Manager, Northeastern States, Joseph Mullin, testified during a New Hampshire House Resources, Recreation, and Development Committee hearing in opposition to House Bill 534 (HB 534) – legislation that would grant regulatory authority over frozen public waters to municipalities, threatening…

February 16, 2021

New Hampshire Caucus Co-Chair and CSF Work to Protect Sporting Dogs and their Hunter Companions

Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States On February 10, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Assistant Manager, Northeastern States, Joseph Mullin, testified during a New Hampshire House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee hearing in support of House Bill 338 (HB 338) – legislation that provides increased protections for the Granite State’s sporting dogs, and…

February 16, 2021

Support for Prescribed Burning Act Heats Up During Committee Hearings in Missouri

Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Last week, both the House and Senate versions of Missouri’s “Prescribed Burning Act” (HB 369 and SB 301) were before the House Rural Community Development and Senate Agriculture, Food Products, and Outdoor Resources Committees, respectively. Ahead of the Senate Committee’s hearing, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a…

February 16, 2021

The MDIFW can Bear More Authority

Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States On February 8, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Assistant Manager, Northeastern States, Joseph Mullin, testified during a Maine Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife hearing in support of Legislative Document 142 (LD 142). This legislation would provide the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) Commissioner the…