Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator In early December, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released its decision to proceed with the “No Action Alternative” on the proposed Lucky Peak Lake View Trail, located outside of Boise, Idaho in critical big game wintering habitat. The decision is a significant win for conservation as…
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On December 16, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) Advisory Council convened for a virtual meeting to vote on the fate of the citizen-driven proposals to ban predator hunting contests and coyote trapping in the Pine Tree State. In both instances, motions were made…
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager As the 2020 legislative session in the Great Lakes State draws to an end, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) would like to provide updates on recent activity in the state legislature. Below is a summary of two bills of particular interest to sportsmen and women that were recently passed…
On December 10, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act (S. 906) to the President’s desk. Once signed, the new law will phase out the use of indiscriminate and wasteful large-mesh drift gillnets off the coast of California, while also helping the Alaska halibut sportfishing fleet to secure additional…
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On December 8, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter to the Ohio House of Representatives in support of knife ban repeal legislation. On November 24, Senate Bill 140 (SB 140) reported out of the House Committee on Criminal Justice on a 7-4 vote. The House of…
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator Last month, the National Wild Pig Task Force (NWPTF) voted to create a permanent position on the Task Force, specifically for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), in order to continue to act as a valued resource in perpetuity. “We have had a quality relationship with the CSF for…