By Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director On April 25, Chairmen of the Georgia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus sent a letter to the Georgia Congressional delegation in support of a strong Conservation Title within the 2018 Farm Bill. National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucus (NASC) President Senator Bill Heath and House Committee on Game, Fish, and Parks Chairman…
By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator On April 23 and 24, the Kansas Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted the Annual Larry Magill Sportsman Challenge. The two-day event brought together members of the Caucus; representatives from the state’s conservation community; staff from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism; Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Central Midwestern…
By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator On April 24, Governor Larry Hogan, a member of the Governor’s Sportsmen’s Caucus, signed both Senate Bill 182 and House Bill 7 into law. Senate Bill 182 was sponsored by Maryland Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair, and Past President of the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Executive Council, Senator John…
By Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director Following the recent discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in wild white-tailed deer in Mississippi earlier this year, the leaders of the Mississippi Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus sent a letter to the Mississippi Congressional Delegation in support of the Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act (HR 4454) on April 20. Introduced…
On April 23, President Trump signed the Keeping America’s Refuges Operational Act (H.R. 3979) into law. This bipartisan piece of legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives on October 5, 2017 by Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries (NY) and Gregorio Sablan (MP), along with Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Members Congressmen Rob Wittman (VA), Garret Graves (LA),…
In late April, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced two important steps to implement the pro-sportsmen directives laid out in Secretarial Order 3356 and Secretarial Order 3362. Secretarial Order 3356 aims to expand access for hunting and angling on federal lands and waters that are managed by the Department of the Interior…