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July 20, 2017

Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, Conservation Leaders Promote Funding for Wildlife

On July 19, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted a Breakfast Briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss the anticipated reintroduction of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a bipartisan bill that aims to meet the urgent need for proactive wildlife conservation funding. Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Members Congressman Don Young (AK) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI)…

July 20, 2017

CSF Joins Horse & Burro Coalition in Supporting Changes to FY 18 Interior Appropriations Bill

On July 17, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined members of the National Horse and Burro Rangeland Management Coalition in urging House Appropriations Committee Members to support amendments that would improve rangeland health by giving the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) the tools needed to reduce populations of wild horses and burros on federal land….

July 20, 2017

Kentucky: Governor Bevin Joins Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus

Recently, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation welcomed Governor Matt Bevin as the 34th member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC). Governor Bevin joins a group of bipartisan governors from across the country who are dedicated to protecting and advancing hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping. “From the Jackson Purchase to the Cumberland Plateau, the diversity of…

July 20, 2017

Oregon: Reflects on Legislative Session Achievements for Sportsmen

With the 2017 Oregon legislative session officially adjourning on July 7, the Oregon Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus took the opportunity to reflect on all the progress the Caucus made in furthering its mission of protecting and advancing hunting, angling, recreational shooting, trapping and other outdoor activities in Oregon through professional management. In its end-of-session briefing letter,…

July 20, 2017

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Holds Hearing on Wildlife Bill

On July 19, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) held a hearing on S.1514, the Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act (HELP for Wildlife Act).  In late June, Senate EPW Committee Chairman and Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member John Barrasso (WY) introduced S.1514 to reauthorize pro-sportsmen conservation programs and to…

July 19, 2017

Sportfishing Community Addresses Modernizing Federal Fisheries Management on Capitol Hill

Recreational angling stakeholders gathered on Capitol Hill today for a Congressional Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy Luncheon along with coordinated congressional office visits. Event sponsors included American Sportfishing Association, Center for Sportfishing Policy, Coastal Conservation Association, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, National Marine Manufacturers Association, and Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership.  Today’s “Weigh-in on the Hill” provided a forum…