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By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator During May, the Idaho, Iowa, and Kansas Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucuses submitted letters to their respective Congressional delegations urging support for federal legislation designed to assist state fish and wildlife agencies in the fight against chronic wasting disease (CWD). The Iowa and Kansas Caucus letters were also sent to…

By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator From May 21-23, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Central Midwestern States Coordinator Joel Hodgdon attended the inaugural National R3 Symposium, focused on hunter and angler recruitment, retention and reactivation (referred to as R3). The conference brought together representatives from sportsmen and women’s groups, industry allies, and state fish…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On May 16, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of Agriculture and Markets announced that the state had finalized the New York State Interagency Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Risk Minimization Plan. The Plan includes recommended regulatory changes designed to protect both farmed and…

By John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On May 21, North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Senator Bill Rabon was announced as the 2017 State Legislator of the Year by Safari Club International (SCI). A longtime champion for sportsmen’s rights and an active member of the Caucus, Sen. Rabon was instrumental in the efforts to…

By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On May 21, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife hosted a lunch briefing for legislators on the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA). RAWA (H.R. 4647) would dedicate $1.3 billion annually in existing funding from the royalties and fees collected from offshore and…

On May 25, twenty-six leading wildlife conservation organizations, including the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), sent a letter to Kevin Shea, Administrator of USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), commenting on proposed changes to their Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Herd Certification Program (HCP) standards. APHIS’ Herd Certification Program is a voluntary, national, and cooperative program which…