On April 18, the House Natural Resources Committee marked up and passed H.R. 788, the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act on a voice vote. This bipartisan piece of legislation was introduced by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member Congressman Duncan Hunter (CA) on February 1, 2017. The bill would help facilitate public access to…
By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator On April 17, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined the Illinois Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus to host the annual Illinois Caucus Dinner. This event brought together state legislators and members of Illinois’s hunting and angling community to discuss policy priorities in the state and across the Midwestern region. Caucus…
By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator On April 16, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Central Midwestern States Coordinator Joel Hodgdon joined the Iowa Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and members of the state’s sportsmen’s community at the Butch Olofson Shooting Range. Newly renovated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Iowa DNR staff guided both new…
By Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director On April 15-18 the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Southeastern States Director Bee Frederick attended the 2018 International Wild Pig Conference. The International Wild Pig Conference is a unique forum that provides federal, state, and private stakeholders an opportunity to discuss the biological, financial, and social implications specific to wild…
By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator On April 18, the Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted an organizational breakfast and policy meeting to discuss key policy issues and upcoming events in the Keystone State. Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator Brett Stayton delivered a presentation outlining the benefits of being a member of the Caucus,…
By Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director On April 4, the Co-Chairmen of the Tennessee Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, Senator Mike Bell and Representative Jay Reedy, sent a letter to the Tennessee Congressional delegation in support of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), HR 4647. Introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus…