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By Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator On March 26,  Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) Member Governor Janet Mills (ME) signed An Act to Enhance Fish and Wildlife Laws (LD 1298) into law through emergency rulemaking authority. This legislation was introduced by Maine Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative Roland Martin and was co-sponsored by Caucus Co-Chair…

By Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator On March 26, the Oregon Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted its first Caucus meeting of 2019. The breakfast meeting was well attended by Caucus members eager for updates from Caucus leadership and a plan of action for the year to come. Co-Chair Representative Sherrie Sprenger remarked, “I am thrilled with the…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On March 26, HB 808 was voted out of the Pennsylvania House Game & Fisheries Committee with a 19 – 4 vote. The bill, sponsored by Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Representative Bill Kortz, would provide the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission the authority to set their own…

On March 28, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee held a hearing to consider the nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Interior. In her opening remarks, ENR Chairwoman and Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK) praised Bernhardt, who currently serves as Acting Secretary of the Interior. “Mr….

By Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Recently, newly elected South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem joined the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC), a bipartisan group of governors from across the country who are dedicated to their sportsmen and women constituents. “South Dakota is deeply rooted in outdoor traditions. Hunting, trapping, and fishing have played a significant…

The Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council (HSSCC), a federal advisory council of 18 conservation leaders who provide recommendations and advice to the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, met on March 21 to receive agency reports and provide guidance on behalf of the sportsmen’s community. On the same day, Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt…