Several western states have already begun their 2018 legislative sessions. This week, the state legislatures of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, and Washington all convened, with a number of other states to soon follow. In the coming weeks and months, numerous pieces of legislation affecting hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping are likely to be introduced…
In late 2017, Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the creation of two new Federal Advisory Committees (FAC): the International Wildlife Conservation Council and Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council. The International Wildlife Conservation Council will advise and provide recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior on the benefits of international hunting….
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) States Program Team provides support for the 48 state legislative sportsmen’s caucuses organized under the bipartisan National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (collectively over 2,000 state legislators), as well as the 36 members of the bipartisan Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus. As part of this support, the States Program Team tracks legislation and…
As sportsmen and women in Michigan celebrate the New Year, the Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus is proud to recognize their continued partnership with the Hal and Jean Glassen Memorial Foundation (Foundation). “The Glassen Foundation is proud to continue to support the Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus,” said The Hal & Jean Glassen Memorial Foundation President, Tom…
On December 18, Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Senator Joe Uecker cosponsored Senate Bill 242, legislation that would repeal Ohio’s prohibition against the manufacture or sale of certain types of knives. Switchblade knives, springblade knives, and gravity knives are legal to possess in Ohio, but the manufacture, sale or provision of these knives is currently…
The Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus of Canada has named Tom Brooke, former President of the Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association (CSIA), an Honorary Member of the Caucus. “I am honored to be able to recognize the dedication that Tom Brooke has to fishing and all of Canada’s outdoor heritage activities,” said Member of Parliament (MP) Bob Zimmer,…