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By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On May 16, the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted its Annual Sportsman-Legislator Breakfast, which was attended by more than 30 Caucus members as well as state and national conservation organizations, key members of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and allied-industry partners to celebrate…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States Recently, two members of the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, Senators Mike Ranzenhofer and Pamela Helming, conducted constituent surveys to gauge support for several key hunting-related policy issues. Two of the primary topics in the surveys focused on Caucus-priority legislation to lower the hunting age for big game…

By John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager On May 17, the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) of North Carolina presented North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Representative Larry Yarborough with the 2017 CCA North Carolina Legislator of the Year award at the Triangle Chapter Annual Banquet in Raleigh. Since his election to the North Carolina House…

By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager On May 26, Oregon Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus will host a free youth fishing derby at the Oregon State Capitol Mall in Salem. A youth fishing license will not be required to participate. Legislators from the Oregon Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, as well as representatives from numerous outdoor advocacy organizations…

By Zachary Sheldon, Upper Midwestern States Coordinator On May 2, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Scott Walker announced a three-step plan to combat the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the state. CWD is a progressive, fatal, degenerative neurological disease that occurs in farmed and free-ranging members of the family Cervidae, which includes deer,…

Yesterday, nearly 30 bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Members put politics aside and joined members of the sportsmen’s conservation community for a day of trap, skeet, and sporting clays outside Washington, DC. The annual Congressional Clays Competition allows Republicans and Democrats to come together and enjoy a shared tradition as sportsmen and women. Team Republicans…