On April 12, the bipartisan and bicameral Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, chaired by Senators Bruce Ennis and Brian Pettyjohn, and Representatives Jeff Spiegelman and William Carson, hosted their third meeting of the 2016 legislative session to discuss several issues of concern to sportsmen and women in the First State, including game meat donation liability insurance,…
On April 13, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and the Illinois Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted the annual regional event in Springfield, Illinois. The event provided an opportunity for state lawmakers and members of the sportsmen’s community to discuss sportsmen’s policy priorities in the Midwest. More than 200 members from across the sportsmen’s community were in…
On April 18, recreational fishing and boating organizations praised the introduction of a bill, S.2807, which will ensure state fisheries management agencies have a say if the National Park Service considers fishing closures in state and territorial waters. Led by Sens. Bill Cassidy (LA), who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National…
Recent polling by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) demonstrates that habitat management on federal public lands (FPLs) is an important issue for sportsmen and women, particularly for those who hunt on FPLs. Respondents that hunt on FPLs overwhelmingly (67.55 percent) expressed a desire for more timber, fire and/or invasive species management, and an additional 4.19…
After five years and multiple attempts to pass a comprehensive sportsmen’s package of legislation through the U.S. Senate, a bipartisan amendment containing many provisions of great importance to the hunting and fishing conservation community was adopted with a vote of 97-0 under the Natural Resources Title of the Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012). Many…
In recent weeks, a wide array of key entities, including the state and national sportsmen’s community and members of Alaska’s Congressional Delegation, have highlighted concerns with proposed rules from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that would severely restrict the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s (ADFG) ability to carry out traditional, effective wildlife…