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October 1, 2026 – Lexington, NC – In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, The Preserve Rhode Island generously donated a one-of-a-kind Blaser shotgun to benefit the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), creating a unique piece that honors both the nation’s history and its enduring outdoor traditions.  Exclusively offered at the 22nd Annual Wine, Wheels & Wildlife, […]

Why It Matters: The Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation and Access Council (HSSCAC) provides the sporting-conservation community with a direct opportunity to help inform federal policies affecting hunting, recreational shooting, wildlife conservation, and public access. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) welcomes Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum’s establishment of the Council and appreciates the opportunity […]

Why It Matters: Overabundant double-crested cormorant populations can create localized challenges for fisheries, aquaculture facilities, and riparian habitats. Companion legislation now in both chambers of the U.S. Congress would give states more flexibility to address those impacts within a framework designed to maintain overall cormorant populations at healthy levels. Highlights: Senators Cruz and Britt introduced […]

Why It Matters: NOAA Fisheries has approved the latest round of exempted fishing permits (EFPs) for Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, giving eligible anglers an opportunity to fish for South Atlantic red snapper beyond the three-day federal season while testing new state-led data collection methods. The information gathered on fishing effort, harvest, and discards will […]

The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), the nation’s leading bipartisan organization working to protect and advance hunting, angling, recreational shooting, trapping, and professional fish and wildlife management, announced today that Devin Mariano has joined the organization as Senior Coordinator, Northeastern States. In this role, Devin will work with State Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucuses and Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus members […]

Why It Matters: While many of us at the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) will be spending the fall chasing pheasants, sitting in deer stands, or calling ducks, there is still plenty of time to cast a line. With air temperatures across the Great Plains cooling and lake water temperatures dropping, anglers should take advantage of […]