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October 15, 2019

North Dakota: Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts 5th Annual Clay Shoot

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On October 7, the North Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, a bipartisan group of outdoor oriented legislators working to protect and advance North Dakota’s hunting, angling, trapping, and recreational shooting traditions, hosted its 5th Annual Legislative Clay Competition at Capitol City Sporting Clays, in Bismarck. “This event is something…

October 15, 2019

Ohio: Sportsmen’s Caucus Adds New Leaders

Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager Recently, the bicameral and bipartisan Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) announced the addition of two new Co-Chairs of the Caucus, Senator Michael Rulli and Representative Nino Vitale. Sen. Rulli said, “I’m excited to lead the Ohio Sportsmen’s Legislative Caucus and look forward to working with the DNR and…

October 7, 2019

New Mexico: Update on Proposed Changes to Cougar Hunting and Public Comment Opportunities for Proposed Rule Changes to Furbearer

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) has concluded public meetings on proposed changes to cougar hunting, as described in a previous article. The proposed changes include: The New Mexico Game Commission is still accepting written comments on the proposed changes until November, before voting. Interested…

October 7, 2019

Ohio: Governor DeWine Announces Large Public Land Acquisition

Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On October 2, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus member Governor Mike DeWine announced that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will acquire 31,443-acres from American Electric Power (AEP) at a press conference with sportsmen’s groups in attendance. AEP’s roughly 60,000-acre ReCreation Land property in eastern Ohio has been open…