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Hornady® has joined with two other legendary, family-owned American companies again this year to support the common goal of protecting and advancing the shooting and hunting sports. Industry leaders, Hornady, Leupold & Stevens and Nosler have combined for a prize package to be auctioned at the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) 29th Annual Banquet & Auction…

By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator On August 18, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Bruce Rauner signed two bills important to Illinois’ sportsmen and women into law. Taking effect January 1, 2019, IL H 4231 amends the Wildlife Code to allow hunters to wear blaze pink as an alternative to blaze orange when afield….

Former Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Chairman, The Honorable Leonard Boswell passed away on August 17 at the age of 84. Boswell focused his political career on agriculture policy, and served 16 years as a Democratic representative for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District in the House of Representatives. A committed leader of the CSC, Boswell was a…

By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator Several members of the bipartisan and bicameral New Jersey Angling and Hunting Conservation Caucus have spoken out against an executive order signed by Governor Phil Murphy on August 20. The order seeks to prohibit black bear hunting on all land under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Department of…

On August 10, the National Wild Pig Task Force sent a letter to Capitol Hill advocating for the inclusion of the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program in the 2018 Farm Bill reauthorization. The letter, sent to Farm Bill conferees, expressed strong support for the proposed new provision within the conservation title of the…

By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager Recently, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced the launch of its second straight “Take-a-Friend-Hunting” contest. The program is designed to encourage experienced hunters to take at least one new or lapsed adult hunter hunting during 2018 in an effort to increase hunting participation in the…