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April 29, 2019

Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council Pushes for Expanded Hunting Access on Wildlife Refuges

On April 25, the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council, chaired by Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) President Jeff Crane, recognized the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s efforts to increase hunting access on National Wildlife Refuge System lands and urged continued momentum on efforts to prioritize public access expansion. This letter follows several proactive steps taken…

April 29, 2019

Indiana: CSF Staff Tours State Forest, Works to Maintain Science-based Forestry Management

Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On April 23, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Upper Midwestern States Manager Nick Buggia joined the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on a tour of Morgan Monroe and Yellowwood State Forests in Indiana. The two forests are connected and managed as one unit totaling 50,000 acres, and is…

April 29, 2019

Oregon: Sportsmen’s Caucus Advances Anti-Poaching Legislation

Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator The Oregon House of Representatives passed HB 3035, an anti-poaching bill championed by Oregon’s Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair and National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Executive Council member Representative Brad Witt and Caucus member Representative Ken Helm. This bill was also sponsored by Caucus Co-Chair Representative Sherrie Sprenger and several other Caucus…

April 29, 2019

Rhode Island Becomes 49th State to Join the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses

The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) announced the addition of the bipartisan Rhode Island Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus – Co-Chaired by Senators Frank Lombardo and Gordon Rogers – to the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC).  The Caucus will serve as the voice for sportsmen and women in the Ocean State, which is home to 179,000 hunters…

April 29, 2019

Tennessee: Governor Bill Lee Joins Sportsmen’s Caucus

Contact: Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director Recently, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee joined the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC), a bipartisan group of governors from across the country dedicated to the interests of sportsmen and women. “Tennessee is rich with abundant natural resources and opportunities for sporting in each Grand Division. Having grown up hunting and fishing,…

April 29, 2019

Virginia: Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Supports Old Dominion One Shot Turkey Hunt

Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On April 27, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) participated in the 5th Annual Old Dominion One Shot Turkey Hunt. A partnership between the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Wildlife Foundation of Virginia, the One Shot raises funds to support Virginia’s hunting heritage through land…