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On May 14, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries published a proposed rule to implement management measures described in Regulatory Amendment 33 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Snapper-Grouper FMP). This amendment will allow for a snapper season to occur in the South Atlantic, even…

Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On May 8, Governor Janet Mills, a Member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC), announced a change to her plans for reopening the state, providing some much-needed, and relieving news to the sportsmen’s community. Effective May 18, sporting camps in 12 counties (Aroostook, Piscataquis, Washington, Hancock, Somerset,…

Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On May 7, a Judge for the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts brought some exciting, long-overdue news to Massachusetts’ sporting community, ordering a preliminary injunction to authorize firearms retailers to reopen their businesses on Saturday, May 9. During the earlier stages of the Commonwealth’s response to…

Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator The Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (Commission) held a virtual meeting last month to consider proposed rule changes to the 2020-2021 hunting and fishing seasons.   One of the rule changes being considered would require Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing in 24 counties on specified weekends during…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On Thursday, April 16, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted comments to the Montana Grizzly Bear Advisory Council (GBAC) in support of regulated hunting as a management tool. As grizzly bear populations continue to expand in Montana, increased human-wildlife conflict is inevitable. Grizzlies are moving into areas that…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager April 30 marked the end of the 2019-2020 mountain lion season in the Black Hills of South Dakota. With a firm harvest limit of 60 total lions or 40 females in the Black Hills Fire Protection Area, the season ended with 51 total lions harvested, including 27 females…