On Wednesday of this week, the House Natural Resources Committee (Committee) is set to markup and vote on H.R. 2245, the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies Act, a misguided piece of legislation that is opposed by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF). In late July, the Committee held a legislative hearing…
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator After receiving initial approval from the Missouri Conservation Commission, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is currently accepting public comments regarding proposed regulation changes designed to help landowners control nuisance wildlife and invasive species. Specifically, the proposed regulation changes would allow both landowners and their representatives, after receiving…
Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On September 7, the North Carolina Wildlife Federation (NCWF) presented North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Representative Larry Yarborough with the Marine Resources Conservationist of the Year award at the 56th Annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards in Cary. NCWF CEO Tim Gestwicki said, “Fully understanding the value of…
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On September 12, the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) released a draft of a document aimed to direct the Commission’s management of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). CWD is a progressive, fatal, degenerative neurological disease occurring in cervids such as deer, elk, and moose. The disease was first recognized in…
Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On September 10, sportsmen and women from across the Keystone State were zeroed in with what was taking place in Harrisburg – the State’s capitol. The Pennsylvania House Game and Fisheries Committee gathered to hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 147 (SB 147), legislation that would statutorily designate…
On September 11, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted its 30th Annual Banquet & Auction celebrating past and present Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) members and 30 years of protecting and advancing sportsmen’s traditions and fish and wildlife conservation on Capitol Hill and across the country. Nearly 60 CSC members joined leaders from the sportsmen’s conservation community…