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Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On November 7 and 8, the 2019 Boating and Fishing Industry Summit was held at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Hosted by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC), this first-time event brought together boating and fishing tackle manufacturers and retailers, state and federal fish and wildlife…

Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator On Tuesday, November 5, Texas voters took to the ballot box and approved the constitutional amendment known as Proposition 5, which fully dedicates the sales tax revenue for certain sporting goods items to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Parks Division (TPWD) and the Texas Historical Commission (THC)….

On October 30, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board (Board) approved an addendum to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass to prevent overfishing and harvest of Atlantic striped bass from North Carolina to Maine. Specifically, the Board approved Addendum VI to Amendment 6 of the Interstate…

Contacts: Midwestern States Senior Director Chris Horton, Upper Midwestern States Manager Nick Buggia, and Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Kent Keene As the days become shorter, the leaves begin to change colors, and the north winds move in, sportsmen and women across the Midwest are recognizing the fast approach of the white-tailed deer rut. Commonly peaking…

Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator On October 30, Pennsylvania Senate Bill 147 (S 147) passed the House with a strong, bipartisan vote of 144-54.  This marks the most significant progress that any effort to repeal the more than three-century-old prohibition on Sunday hunting has ever achieved. S. 147 would authorize Sunday hunting in…

Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On October 27-30, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Southeastern States Director Bee Frederick and Central Appalachian States Manager John Culclasure attended the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 73rd Annual Conference in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The conference brought together state fish and wildlife agency staff, wildlife and…