Previously, Maryland law – unlike federal law – did not require criminal intent as a condition of violating the state’s migratory bird baiting law. In Maryland, as in many states, baiting for deer is legal, while baiting for waterfowl is illegal. Under the previous law, individuals could have been charged with baiting for waterfowl simply…
The Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus kicked off the month of May with a blast by holding a spring shoot and wild game dinner at the Capitol Area Sportsmen’s League on May 6. Over 30 Caucus members were joined at the range by representatives from nearly 20 sportsmen’s groups, as well as staff members from the…
Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member Senator Lamar Alexander (TN) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) recently announced a permanent funding solution for three regional trout hatcheries in Tennessee and Georgia. Previously only fully funded through 2016, Tennessee’s Erwin National Fish Hatchery and Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery, as well as Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery…
On May 12, 35 Members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) joined the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and representatives from the sportsmen’s community at Prince George’s County Trap and Skeet Center in Glenn Dale, Maryland, for a friendly competition of shooting rounds of trap, skeet and sporting clays. “Members of the CSC are committed to…
House Natural Resources Committee approves Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization bill Washington, D.C. – May 1, 2015: Leaders in the recreational fishing and boating community yesterday highlighted the progress in elevating the importance of saltwater recreational fishing in the nation’s primary law governing marine fisheries management. The U.S. House of…
Legislation to expand seven-day hunting opportunities in North Carolina passed the House of Representatives late on Tuesday, April 28. Sponsored by North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative Jimmy Dixon, House Bill 640, entitled the Outdoor Heritage Act, includes nine pro-sportsmen’s and pro-private property rights measures. The seven-day hunting provisions would allow any landowner or…