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October 20, 2016

Conservation Groups Encourage Investment in Fish, Wildlife and Public Land Infrastructure

On October 18, CSF and a contingent of hunting and fishing conservation groups urged both major party presidential transition teams to consider infrastructure investments that would significantly strengthen the outdoor economy and increase access to public lands. In letters to Clinton Transition Team Chairman Secretary Ken Salazar and Trump Transition Team Chairman Governor Chris Christie,…

October 20, 2016

CSF Attends Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Conference

On October 16-19, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Southeastern States Director Bee Frederick attended the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Annual Conference in Baton Rouge, LA.  Joining state agency personnel, academics, and NGO stakeholders from across the region, CSF staff participated in various sessions, including state restrictions of hunting and fishing opportunities by non-residents, access…

October 20, 2016

Georgia: CSF to Host Feral Hog Management Discussion and Hunt

On November 2 – 4, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) will host a Feral Hog Management Discussion and Hunt in Milledgeville, Georgia.  Classified as a nuisance species in Georgia and not native to the Americas, feral hogs cause significant damage to our natural resources, and State and Federal agencies have struggled with cost-effective management techniques…

October 20, 2016

National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers Renews Annual Support with CSF

On October 25 – 28, the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) will host its Annual Expo in Kansas City, Missouri. This event gathers professionals from the shooting sports industry and provides an exhibit of the latest products from the top firearm and hunting equipment manufacturers from across the country. During the Expo, NASGW…

October 20, 2016

New Jersey: Will Scientific Management or Emotion Rule the Day?

Recently, several anti-sportsmen and anti-scientific management legislative proposals have advanced in the New Jersey Legislature. The bills and resolutions focus on two main areas that have been at the center of public controversy in the Garden State for decades; bear hunting and trapping. Assembly Bill 3527 (companion bill to Senate Bill 2141) would statutorily remove…

October 20, 2016

West Virginia:  Sunday Hunting on the Ballot in Nine Counties

On November 8, voters in nine West Virginia counties will decide whether to allow Sunday hunting on private property. Sunday hunting is legal on a county-by-county basis in West Virginia on private lands only with written permission of the landowner. Sunday hunting prohibitions are one of the few remaining “Blue Laws” on the books. Sunday…