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On May 2, the Oregon Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, with assistance from the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), hosted its biennial dinner and auction in Salem, bringing together sportsmen’s groups and outdoor industry partners to celebrate Oregon’s time-honored traditions of hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping. “The input and assistance from our partners in the sportsmen’s community,…

On April 26, the Pennsylvania House Committee on Game and Fisheries unanimously voted to pass House Bill 485. The bill, sponsored by Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative Neil Goodman, would expand Pennsylvania’s mentored hunting program to include hunters that are 12-16 years old. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation, Pennsylvania Federation of…

On May 2, NOAA Fisheries announced recreational anglers in the Gulf of Mexico will have three days to fish for red snapper in federal waters in 2017. The season will run from June 1-3, and include only one weekend day. Despite a healthy, robust population of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, seasons have…

On April 25, House Bill 559, titled “Outdoor Heritage Enhanced,” passed the House of Representatives on a 102-17 vote. Sponsored by North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) Co-Chair Representative John Bell and Caucus member Representative Chris Millis, HB 559 would expand Sunday hunting to public lands and public waters, subject to rules established by the…

The 2017 North Dakota legislative session is coming to a close, but not before two important pro-sportsmen’s bills were recently signed into law. House Bill 1204 – Introduced and supported by members of the North Dakota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, including Co-Chairs Representative Todd Porter and Senator Erin Oban, this bill lowers the age requirement to…

On April 24, the Oregon House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass House Bill 3158A, which would require the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission to implement a program to encourage the reporting of wildlife law violations. The bill was subsequently referred to the desk of the Senate President and is currently awaiting its Senate committee…