Earlier this month, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Council (Council) approved recommendations for reducing excessive populations of wild horses and burros on federal rangeland, including a resolution stating the agency should remove all “excess animals” within the next three years. Additionally, the Council proposed that the agency phase…
From October 29-31, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Southeastern States Director Bee Frederick and Central Appalachian States Coordinator John Culclasure attended the 71st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in Louisville, KY hosted by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Together with staff from15 state fish and wildlife agencies,…
Atlantic menhaden, also known as “pogies” or “bunkers,” are a small, boney, oily fish that play a critical role as forage for important recreational species including striped bass, summer flounder, bluefish and others. In a letter to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) urged the ASMFC to take the…
On November 1, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2936, the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017, with bipartisan support. Introduced on June 20 by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR), this legislation will help improve the health of federal forests and reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfires that are facing our…
On October 26, Representative Terry Baxter (IA) and Representative Jerry Costello Jr. (IL) were elected to the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Executive Council as Alternate Members. They join Representative Jeff Wardlaw (AR), who was recently elevated from an Alternate Member to a full member of the Executive Council, and Senator Mike Green (MI) in…
During last week’s 14th Annual National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Annual Sportsman-Legislator Summit, the Oregon Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus was honored with the NASC Heritage Award for the Western Region. Presented by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), the award was bestowed on the Oregon Sportsmen’s Caucus for their efforts on behalf of Oregon’s sportsmen and…