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Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On October 21, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined eight other New Mexico based groups in asking Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham to oppose two rules proposed by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Commission (NMDGF) that would negatively impact trapping throughout the state. The Bear and Cougar…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On October 23, the Governor of New York signed two bills into law which impact sportsmen and women in the Empire State. The first, Assembly Bill 3471 (AB 3471), decreases the amount of alcohol in a person’s system necessary for them to be considered intoxicated while hunting. Previously, the…

Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On October 24, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (Commission) gave approval to present a proposed rule at statewide public hearings in January 2020 that would prohibit the use of cervid urine for taking or attracting wildlife. The proposed regulation aims to protect the state’s deer and elk…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On Monday, October 21, Senate Bill 147 (S 147) was reported out of the House Game and Fisheries Committee with a strong bipartisan vote of 21-4. S 147 would authorize Sunday hunting in the Commonwealth on three Sundays – one during the archery deer season, one during the firearms…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States Similar to other state-led efforts in New England, Vermont’s Fish and Wildlife Department will be hosting an informational meeting on December 17 regarding eastern coyotes. Coyotes have captured the headlines in New England for the past few years – ranging from human-coyote conflicts, coyote hunting tournament bans, and usurping…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On October 24, Governor Phil Scott, a member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus held a press conference to recognize the importance of hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, and trapping to the economy of the Green Mountain State. The Governor was joined by the Commissioner of the Vermont Fish and…