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January 6, 2021 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) announced changes to its Board of Directors, including the addition of six new members committed to CSF’s mission of protecting and advancing hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping in the halls of government.   Joining 22 other board members, are new members: Tripper Dickson, President and…

January 6, 2021 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Today, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) announced changes to its Board of Directors, including the addition of six new members committed to CSF’s mission of protecting and advancing hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping in the halls of government.

December 21, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C) – Today, the U.S. Senate passed without objection H.R. 5126, Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel Devices Act of 2020 (DESCEND Act). The bipartisan bill requires recreational (including charter boats) and commercial fishermen to have on board a venting tool or descending device that is rigged and ready…

Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator On December 15, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter to the National Park Service (NPS) in support of Alternative 5 of the Big Cypress National Preserve Backcountry Access Plan / Environmental Impact Statement (Plan). Alternative 5 is the NPS’s preferred alternative that would reopen 66 miles of…

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…