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The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) recently sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) requesting a formal evaluation of the red wolf reintroduction program in northeastern North Carolina.  The WRC letter calls for “an immediate programmatic evaluation using the abundance of existing data to determine feasibility of achieving a stable,…

On May 27 and 28, the North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted two events in the capitol city of Raleigh to highlight the Sportsmen’s Caucus and pertinent issues for the upcoming year. On Tuesday, May 27 the Caucus hosted a legislative reception at the Hawkins-Hartness House in downtown Raleigh. The informal, social event was sponsored…

June 1 signaled the start of the shortest federal recreational red snapper season in history of the Gulf of Mexico. The nine-day season is the result of an emergency rule implemented by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) fisheries following a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to side…

On May 21, 16 cosponsors of the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Conservation Act (H.R. 3099), all of whom are members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC), delivered a formal hearing request for the legislation to House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings and Ranking Member Peter DeFazio. The letter underscores the ongoing federal…

On Wednesday, May 14, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) President Jeff Crane represented CSF during a hearing with the U.S. Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee. Crane joined over a dozen representatives from sportsmen’s and other conservation organizations for a dialogue with 18 Senators discussing current policy priorities for hunters, anglers and recreational shooters. The meeting…

On May 20, the Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act (S. 2363) was reintroduced into the U.S. Senate by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Co-Chair Senator Kay Hagan (NC) and CSC member Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK). The bipartisan legislation was reintroduced after necessary technical changes were made to the language of S. 1996, which was originally introduced in February….