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On January 25, the Idaho Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, a bipartisan group of sportsmen-legislators working to safeguard Idaho’s hunting, angling, trapping, and recreational shooting traditions, hosted its annual kick-off breakfast in Boise with the Idaho Sportsmen’s Alliance to celebrate the state’s outdoor pastimes and discuss sportsmen’s priorities for the 2018 session. The Idaho Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chairs…

Since the start of the new year, states across the Midwest have been convening their 2018 legislative sessions. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin have all convened for 2018, with a number of other states to follow soon. With the exceptions of North Dakota and Texas, which are not…

On January 3, the United States Forest Service (USFS) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking declaring the agency’s intent to revise its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures to increase the efficiency of environmental analysis. Signed into law in 1970, NEPA requires that federal agencies analyze the environmental effects of proposed actions before making…

On January 23, the Utah Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held its inaugural Breakfast Briefing of the 2018 legislative session. In addition to over 20 members of the Utah Legislature, representatives from Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, local sportsmen’s groups, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) were also in attendance. The breakfast provided an opportunity for Utah’s…

On January 18, the Virginia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held the first of its weekly policy meetings in Richmond, Virginia. Caucus Chairs Senator Emmett Hanger and Delegate James E. Edmunds, II welcomed Caucus members, representatives from state agencies, and sportsmen’s conservation groups and led a discussion on plans for the 2018 legislative session which runs from…

On January 16, a group of organizations representing the recreational angling community sent a letter to U.S. House of Representatives leadership Paul Ryan and Nancy Pelosi urging them to bring H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to the House floor for a vote. Sponsored by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC)…