Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager As of July 9, the Michigan (MI) Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is currently reviewing and seeking input on their statewide public land strategy. Originally created in 2013, the DNR is reviewing the success of their first public land strategy while identifying any necessary adjustments. An updated strategy…
Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator On July 3, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined conservation partners to submit a letter to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Commission (Commission) regarding the proposed rule on Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone Delineation. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is an always-fatal, neurological disease in cervids that…
Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator On July 6, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a letter to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources supporting rule proposals that would prohibit the possession of imported Cervidae body parts and require recreational reporting of two fish species. Additionally, CSF supported expanding the allowances for airguns…
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States & States Program Administrator On Tuesday, July 7, the New York Sportsmen’s Advisory Council (NYSAC) hosted their annual board meeting at which new leadership was elected. NYSAC was formed in 2012 by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) in 2012 to provide on-the-ground assistance to the bipartisan and bicameral…
On July 9, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that 1.2 million acres were enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands. This recent sign-up period extended from March 16 through May 15, 2020. A total of 1.9 million acres were available for enrollment during this period. However, considering the various challenges faced during…
On July 1, the Bent n Ballistic podcast released an episode “30×30 Demystified” featuring the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Western States Coordinator Aoibheann Cline. Cline discussed the 30×30 bill in California that has raised red flags throughout the sportsmen’s community. The bill, AB 3030 could lead to more hunting and fishing closures in the state,…