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Why It Matters: Exposing young people to the fundamentals of our time-honored traditions is essential in recruiting the next generation of hunters. Bringing hunter safety education classes into schools offers a controlled and safe environment for students to learn the fundamentals needed to safely participate and enjoy our favorite pastimes and continue funding conservation through the […]

Why It Matters: Legislation to ensure Kansas’ state fish and wildlife agency is reimbursed for revenue that is lost from free and discounted licenses was heard in the House Committee on Appropriations. A legislative priority for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), reimbursing state fish and wildlife agencies for lost revenue ensures that they continue their conservation efforts. Some state agencies rely solely […]

Why It Matters: Shooting ranges provide recreational shooters a safe, reliable place to practice their sport, while providing hunters the opportunity to sight in their firearms and prepare for a successful hunting season. Protecting ranges from local zoning authorities enacting ordinances designed to hinder their use and maintenance protects the time-honored traditions of sportsmen and women.  Highlights:  Just a gubernatorial […]

Why It Matters: Last week, the Utah Legislature wrapped up the 67th General Session. During the state’s 45-day legislative session, one of the shortest in the nation, several bills impacting sportsmen and women passed through both chambers and now await action from Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus member Governor Cox, who has until March 26 to sign or veto the bills.     Highlights:  Utah has one of the […]

Why It Matters: The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) opposed a previously proposed rule that would have effectively closed access for offshore anglers fishing on vessels 35 feet or longer along the Atlantic coast for much of the year to protect North Atlantic right whales. That proposed rule was seemingly developed in a vacuum without any input from affected stakeholders and, after considerable pressure from […]

Why It Matters: Whether it’s the funding of conservation today or enabling the next generation of sporting license buyers, there are bills moving through the Tennessee General Assembly that would benefit the sporting-conservation community both short and long-term. Hunters and anglers generate the vast majority of state-level conservation funding through the “user pays – public benefits” structure that is the American System of […]