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Last week, the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies announced the solicitation of applications for grants to recruit, retain, and reactivate (R3) hunters and recreational target shooters through the Multistate Conservation Grant Program. As a result of efforts by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), a historic bill known as Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s…

On April 23, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a formal comment letter to the US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in response to their proposed updates for 49 conservation practice standards. As directed by Congress in the 2018 Farm Bill, NRCS is currently in the process of reviewing all 168 conservation…

Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator Maine’s moose lottery drawing has historically amassed a crowd in the hundreds, pulling together individuals from across the Northeast region who are awaiting the news of whether they were lucky enough to draw one of the heralded moose hunting permits. While this may have been the case…

Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On April 21, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) announced a change to the turkey hunting season opener that has sportsmen and women even more excited for the coming weeks. Coordinated efforts between the MDIFW Commissioner Judy Camuso and Governor Janet Mills, member of…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Executive Order No 2020-59, signed by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan on April 24, extends the state’s stay-at-home order until May 15 while loosening several restrictions on outdoor activities. This includes rescinding the previous prohibition on the use of motorized boats. It would also allow sportsmen and…

Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator On Friday, April 8, Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Oregon Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus – Representative Brad Witt and Representative Sherrie Sprenger – submitted a letter to Governor Kate Brown requesting that she retain, to the greatest extent possible, opportunities for Oregonians to responsibly enjoy the outdoors in response to COVID-19, because hunting,…