By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On July 26, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted to ban the importation of elk, deer, and moose from chronic wasting disease (CWD) endemic states. The rule, which is takes effect immediately, also applies to the importation of such animals from other countries and Canadian provinces in…
By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On August 5, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted a Northeast regional policy forum concurrent with the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference in Rye Brook, New York. The discussion centered on policies that may help recruit, retain, and reactivate (R3) hunters and recreational shooters in the…
On August 2, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced the withdrawal of the regulation prohibiting the use of genetically modified (GMO) seeds on National Wildlife Refuges. The National Wildlife Refuge System often enters into cooperative agriculture agreements with farmers and rangers in order to help achieve wildlife management objectives on National Wildlife…
On July 31, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) Co-Chair Governor Matt Mead (WY) announced the Department of the Interior will prioritize the conservation of a mule deer migration corridor in southwest Wyoming through deferred lease sales and lease stipulations. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will defer almost…
By John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On July 30, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted comments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) “Proposed Replacement of the Regulations for the Nonessential Experimental Population of Red Wolves in Northeastern North Carolina.” Current regulations have not effectively managed red wolves on the Albemarle Peninsula in…
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is pleased to announce the hiring of Joe Mullin to serve as the New England States Coordinator. In this role, Joe will be working alongside state legislative sportsmen caucuses in the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses and members of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus in the New England states. His hiring…