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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…

With a few simple adjustments to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, federal fisheries management can be significantly improved for millions of recreational anglers. The Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act (H.R. 2023 and S. 1520), and the components of the act included in the Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (H.R. 200), will provide…

By Zachary Sheldon, Upper Midwestern States Coordinator On May 3, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member Congressman Mike Bishop (MI) introduced House Resolution 868. The resolution designates the week of Memorial Day as Great Lakes Week – recognizing the cultural, economic, and environmental importance of the Great Lakes and promoting conservation efforts to preserve the lakes….

By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator On May 3, Senator Bruce Ennis, Co-Chair of the Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, introduced SB 198, a bill to expand Sunday hunting opportunities for white-tailed deer, with support from several other Caucus members and conservation groups throughout the state. In 2016, the Delaware General Assembly passed legislation that lifted…

On May 8, the House Natural Resources Committee passed H.R. 2591, the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act of 2017, on unanimous consent. This bipartisan legislation was introduced by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Vice-Chair Congressman Austin Scott (GA), along with CSC Co-Chairs Congressmen Jeff Duncan (SC) and Gene Green (TX), and fellow CSC…