Contact: Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director On July 24, South Carolina became the ninth state to ban the use of natural deer urine as an attractant. The new regulation from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) will ban the use of lures or attractants that contain any excretion collected from a deer (including…
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On July 16, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Upper Midwestern States Manager Nick Buggia testified in front of the Indiana Natural Resources Commission and advocated for keeping two state forests under the state forest management system. The Commission held the meeting in response to a citizen’s petition that would…
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator Throughout the Inter-Mountain Western Region, the 2019 legislative sessions have concluded. As a result of the dedicated work by the bipartisan legislative sportsmen’s caucuses across the region, partners, and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), several pieces of pro-sportsmen legislation have been enacted to law. Legislation highlights include: Additionally,…
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator On July 11, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed House Bill 260, nicknamed the “Poaching Bill,” into law. Sponsored by Missouri Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative Jered Taylor, HB 260 is a significant step forward for protecting Missouri’s natural resources by combatting poaching activities. The bill significantly increases the…
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator With the conclusion of the 2019 regular legislative sessions in several New England states, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) recognizes the diligent efforts by the numerous bipartisan and bicameral legislative sportsmen’s caucuses within the region. Though several legislatures have only stopped for recess, and some are continuing to…
Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On July 18, Governor Mike DeWine signed the state’s two-year budget bill (HB 166) into law. The legislation contains important conservation funding provisions for the sportsmen and women of Ohio. Modest license fee increases for deer and turkey permits included in the budget are projected to generate significant…