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Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper-Midwestern States Manager Michigan’s 2020 legislative session has been suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak, however, there are still many important pieces of legislation that sportsmen and women should be aware of in the Great Lakes State. Once the legislative session resumes, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) will continue to track and engage…

Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it was extending the waiver of entrance fees for the National Wildlife Refuge System and federal fish hatcheries.  This extension builds off of an earlier announcement on March 19 that temporarily suspended entrance fees for the nearly 500 National Wildlife Refuges. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is excited…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator The 2020 legislative session was a huge success for Utah’s outdoor sporting community as 9 pro-sportsmen and women pieces of legislation were enacted by Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus member Governor Gary Herbert. The culmination of each enacted bill is a tremendous win and a direct result of the hard work and dedication…

Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects beyond health concerns and “shelter-in-place” orders, and the impact is being felt by sportsmen and women in Washington State. Most notably, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) closed recreational fishing statewide in the wake of Governor Inslee’s ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ directive. While public safety…

April 2, 2020 (WASHINGTON. D.C.) – Yesterday, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) sent letters to all 50 Governors, 27 of whom are members of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC), encouraging Governors to retain opportunities, where possible, for people to responsibly enjoy the outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Recognizing the positive physical and mental attributes associated with activities such as hunting,…

Yesterday, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) sent letters to all 50 Governors, 27 of whom are members of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC), encouraging Governors to retain opportunities, where possible, for people to responsibly enjoy the outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic.