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Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator On June 26, a milestone was reached by Pennsylvania’s sportsmen and women as an important Sunday hunting bill passed the Senate with a vote of 36-14. Co-sponsored by Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Daniel Laughlin and Senator Jim Brewster, Senate Bill 147 would authorize the Pennsylvania Game Commission…

This week, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Fisheries Program Director Chris Horton joined fellow members of the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council for their first meeting of the year to discuss a variety of issues important to the angling and boating community. The Council, which consists of conservation and business leaders from across the country,…

Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator On June 18, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) hosted its final public listening session on coyote hunting contests and species population management practices at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay. The event primarily served the purpose of allowing MassWildlife the opportunity to gather public…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On June 14, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) issued a release notifying the public that a second white-tailed deer inside Libby city limits was exhibiting signs of chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal disease of increasing concern for wildlife managers across North America. In accordance with the…

On June 19, the House Natural Resources Committee held a legislative markup on H.R. 3195, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Member (CSC) Congressman Van Drew (NJ). Earlier this year, S. 47 – the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act –…

Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On June 20, House Bill 483 (Let Them Spawn) passed its third reading in the state’s House of Representatives on a 58-47 vote. Sponsored by North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chairs Representative Larry Yarborough and Representative Michael Wray and Caucus members Representatives Jason Saine and Brian Turner, HB…