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April 2, 2015

Groups Urge Appropriations for Wildfire Suppression Funding

On March 25, 26 organizations, including the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and numerous other sportsmen conservation groups, sent a letter to Chairman, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA), a Member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC), and Ranking Member, Congresswoman Betty McCullum (MN), of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, requesting sufficient funding for wildfire risk reduction and…

April 2, 2015

Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts First Breakfast Briefing of 2015

On March 19, nearly 50 members of the Michigan Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus shared eggs and bacon along with their hunting stories with members of the Michigan sportsmen’s community and Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) staff for the Caucus’s first breakfast briefing of 2015. The breakfast sponsor was Zero-Day, a Michigan-based non-profit committed to providing…

April 2, 2015

Mississippi Sportsmen’s Caucus Expresses Support for Red Snapper Management Authority

The Mississippi Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus recently submitted a letter to Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus member Governor Phil Bryant of Mississippi expressing support for the Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority (GSRSMA).  The GSRSMA is a recent agreement between the five Gulf State Marine Fishery Directors for state-based management of Gulf of Mexico red snapper that is…

April 2, 2015

New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Luncheon

On March 25, the New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held its Annual Sportsmen’s Caucus Luncheon in Concord. In recent years, the New Hampshire Caucus has surged to become an active and effective champion for sportsmen’s issues in Concord and has tripled in size. Earlier in the year, the New Hampshire Caucus co-hosted the Northeastern Regional…

April 2, 2015

Sportfishing Groups Support State-Based Gulf Red Snapper Management

On March 20, eight organizations representing the sportfishing community, including the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), delivered a letter to five governors of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) from the Gulf region, in support of state-based Gulf red snapper management model recently formulated by their states’ fisheries directors. Sent from the American Sportfishing Association, Center for…

April 2, 2015

Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Reception

On March 26, the Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held its Annual Sportsmen’s Caucus Reception in Montpelier, Vermont. Over 50 members of the Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus were joined by state and national conservation partners and area sportsmen and women to discuss policy issues impacting Vermont’s outdoor heritage. Additionally, staff from the office of newly appointed…