Restoring reasonable access to North Carolina’s storied Outer Banks took a major step in the right direction in Congress this past week. The “Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act,” along with 43 other public lands measures, passed the upper chamber as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 and…
On December 4, a hearing was held by the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs on the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act (H.R. 3099), introduced by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) members Congressman Jeff Miller (FL) and Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA). H.R. 3099 would give the states, under a cooperative management plan…
On November 24, 35 sportsmen’s conservation organizations from the American Wildlife Conservation Partners sent a letter to the Senate Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus in order to urge consideration of enhanced tax conservation incentives during the remainder of the 113th Congress. More specifically, the Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act (S. 526), would provide tax incentives for farmers,…
On November 20, legislation (S. 2963) was introduced in the Senate which would ensure that fishermen with small boats (shorter than 79 feet in length), would not be required to get a permit each time they clean their boat or dispose of bait. On December 2, S. 2963 was advanced through the Senate Environment and…
In a victory for conservation and duck hunters across the country, the Senate approved the already passed House legislation (H.R. 5069) to increase the duck stamp price from $15 to $25 on December 2, for the first time since 1991. H.R. 5069’s original cosponsors include Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Vice-Chair Rep. Rob Wittman (VA), and…
On December 3, 27 sportsmen’s and other conservation organizations from throughout the nation submitted a letter to the National Park Service (NPS), commenting on the issues regarding the Proposed Rule to Hunting and Trapping on National Preserves in Alaska. This Rule would shift wildlife management decisions of federal lands to the NPS, taking the authority…