By Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Hunting, fishing and policy every day – a dream come true for this California girl. Hunting, fishing, and other conservation have been a part of my life from a very young age. When I received the Western States Coordinator job posting from the Career Development Office…
Contact Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) took action on eight sportsmen’s bills heard in the California Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees last week, giving a voice to the state’s 1.82 million hunters and anglers. Studies conducted at both the state and federal level have found that the number of hunters…
On May 15, the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2532, the Tribal Heritage and Grizzly Bear Protection Act – a bill that the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) has opposed. The hearing included comments from several Members of Congress, including Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member Congressman Tom McClintock (CA), who referenced a…
Contact Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator On May 14, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Janet Mills (ME) signed LD 27, “An Act to Allow the Use of a Crossbow for a Limited Duration During the Archery Season on Deer and the Fall Season on Wild Turkey,” into law. This legislation was sponsored by several…
Contact Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On May 13, Representative Triston Cole, Co-Chair of the Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, was named “Legislator of the Year” by Safari Club International (SCI) at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. A lifelong sportsman and former hunting guide, Rep. Cole has been a champion for sportsmen and women in the…
Contact Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director South Carolina Senate Bill 575, sponsored by former South Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Chair Senator Chip Campsen, received final passage shortly before sine die on May 9. The legislation established new turkey hunting regulations meant to address the general decline in wild turkey populations in the Palmetto State. After…