By John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Coordinator With the end of the 2018 legislative session in West Virginia approaching next month, numerous bills favorable to the interests of sportsmen and women in the Mountain State are moving forward with the support of the West Virginia Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus. Senate Bill 451, sponsored by West Virginia…
On February 28, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation overwhelmingly approved S. 1520, the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017 (Modern Fish Act). This legislation calls for critically important updates to the oversight of federal fisheries, including adding more tools to the management toolbox, improving data collection techniques, and examining some…
By Chris Horton, Fisheries Program Director, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Mark Twain once said, “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” Some in the environmental community have taken that saying to heart in their efforts to discredit the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act (S. 1520 and H.R. 2023). Their story –…
On February 24, leaders and members of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) gathered for a reception running concurrently with the annual National Governors Association meeting to discuss annual priorities with representatives from the sportsmen’s conservation community. The event was hosted by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), and focused on accomplishments and challenges from the last…
The Georgia Youth Outdoors Passport Act (Senate Bill 332), sponsored by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Sen. Tyler Harper and cosponsored by National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Executive Council President and Natural Resources Committee Vice-Chair Senator Bill Heath, aims to assist in the recruitment of new hunters and anglers by establishing an outdoor mentor program and…
On February 22, members of the Nebraska Legislative Sportsmen’s Forum gathered with the state’s sportsmen’s community for the group’s annual breakfast in the Capitol. Forum Chairman Senator Curt Friesen spoke to the crowd about the importance of their efforts to advance the rights of all Nebraskans to hunt, fish, recreationally shoot, and trap. “I can’t…