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The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the shared goals of the two organizations to advance science-based wildlife management, wildlife conservation, and the sportsmen’s heritage. This partnership will provide an opportunity to combine CSF’s legislative knowledge and network of federal and state sportsmen’s caucuses…

By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation The days are growing shorter; the weather is getting colder; and my ammunition stockpile is growing larger. Deer season is upon us. Sitting and waiting for the right buck usually gives me a lot of thinking time and I often find myself reflecting on how fortunate…

Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT) has been nominated to serve as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior under the Trump Administration. As an active member of the CSC during the 114th Congress, Rep. Zinke supported the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act (H.R. 2406), or SHARE Act, when it passed out of…

On December 5, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) announced that it will once again be pursuing legislation to increase resident fees creating a price lock for regular purchasers of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, tags, and permits. As part of the overall legislative proposal, IDFG will also be proposing an increase in…

On December 2, during the closing reception of the 13th Annual National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Sportsman-Legislator Summit, NASC Executive Council Member and Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Senator Mike Green announced Traverse City, Michigan as the location for the 14th Annual NASC Sportsman-Legislator Summit in 2017. “The Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus is honored…

By Brent Miller, Northeastern States Director, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation In the sportsmen’s community it has been known for some time that one of the most important factors in recruiting, retaining, and reactivating hunters is ensuring adequate access to lands for them to engage in their pursuits. Often we focus on providing access to large tracts of lands…