On July 26, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) passed S.1514, the Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act (HELP for Wildlife Act), with a bipartisan vote of 14-7. Before passing the bill, the EPW Committee voted to add three amendments to the HELP for Wildlife Act, including: In June, EPW…
When I first started hunting, I began as many do, focusing first on small game, and then turkey and deer. It wasn’t until several years later that I was introduced to waterfowl hunting, where I experienced the joy that can be found in watching a well-trained dog conduct some very impressive retrieves in immediate control…
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)…
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….
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…
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,…