Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Across the Midwest, hunters are dusting off their shotguns for the first wing-shooting season of the year: dove season. Dove seasons are timed to correspond with the southern migration toward Central and South America, often peaking in September and early October. Many state wildlife management areas (WMAs) throughout…
Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator On August 9, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Chris Sununu vetoed several firearms-related bills that sought to restrict and/or delay one’s ability to purchase and carry a firearm. Gov. Sununu used this as an opportunity to further emphasize the already existing “culture of responsible gun ownership and individual…
Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager Two wildlife habitat improvement projects on National Forests in Western North Carolina are moving forward after years of planning and public input. On July 24, the U.S. Forest Service released the draft environmental assessment (EA) for the Twelve Mile Project on the Pisgah National Forest in Haywood County….
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On August 15, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will be holding a final opportunity for public comment, before making decisions on numerous topics which included nine proposed changes to trapping regulations. The proposed regulation changes include: The public meeting will be held at Montana Fish, Wildlife and…
Contact: John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On August 7, House Bill 597 passed its third reading in the Senate on a 30-2 vote. Sponsored by North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chairs Representative Michael Wray and Representative Larry Yarborough and Caucus member Representative Jay Adams, HB 597 would make a number of changes to license…
Contact: Andy Treharne, Senior Director, Federal Policy On Monday, August 12, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service jointly announced revisions to regulations that guide implementation of the Endangered Species Act. The changes were announced following the issuance of draft rule modifications issued more than a year ago and subsequent…