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Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On June 5, the Idaho Fish and Game Department (IDFG) began a 21-day public comment period to allow stakeholders to provide input on rule proposals affecting the importation of wildlife, certain deer and elk tags, youth turkey hunting, the use of Wildlife Management Area (WMA) permits where pheasants…

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Earlier this month, Illinois HB 3623, which proposes expanding apprentice hunting opportunities in the state, passed both Houses. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation strongly supports this important bill. HB 3623 amends the current law allowing individuals to apply for an apprentice hunting license more than once.  If signed into…

Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On May 31, a regulation change that significantly expands the Kentucky crossbow deer season went into effect. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation supported the regulation change and submitted a letter in support that stressed the importance of increasing access and opportunity for Kentucky hunters to support hunter recruitment, retention,…

Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator In the Northeast region, coyotes are making a fair amount of noise – in state capitols and state fish and game departments. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (NHFG) and Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) have seen their fair share of coyote hunting-related issues this…

Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted an updated Wolf Conservation and Management Plan during a Commission meeting on June 7. The Commission heard testimony from 44 people and reviewed thousands of public comments before making its decision to allow controlled take of wolves though limited, regulated…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On June 10, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Phil Scott vetoed S. 169, a bill that would have established a mandatory 24-hour waiting period on all handgun sales in the state. The Governor instead has called upon the Legislature to work alongside him to address the underlying causes…