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Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On September 16, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) announced the opening of a comment period regarding two predator-related proposals that collectively would set a bag limit for coyotes, ban predator hunting contests altogether, and ban coyote trapping. Currently, there is no closed (daylight)…

Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On September 17, Maine’s sporting and guiding communities had cause for celebration, as the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) Advisory Council voted unanimously to reject a proposed bear baiting ban. With Maine’s black bear hunting season in full swing, this news is a welcoming win for sportsmen…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On Friday, October 16, the New Mexico State Game Commission will be hosting a virtual meeting and rule hearing on a number of proposed changes to the Hunter Education rule. The newly proposed rule includes changes to reduce the minimum age to participate in the Mentored-Youth Hunting Program…

Last week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a legislative hearing on S. 3427, the Modernizing Access to Our Public Land (MAPLand) Act, and S. 4431, the Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020. Prior to the hearing, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) sent an alert as well as two letters to…

Last week, the Senate passed S. 3051, the America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act, marking the second time the Senate has passed this robust conservation package on unanimous consent, demonstrating their strong support for sportsmen and women. The ACE Act first passed the Senate in early January in the form of H.R. 925, but the ACE…

Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On September 17, legislation that would expand the apprentice hunting license program passed the South Carolina Senate. This legislation previously passed the House on April 3, 2019 and will advance to the Governor’s desk once ratified.  Sponsored by South Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) Member Representative Bobby Cox,…