On Thursday, January 16, sportsmen and women from the Peach State gathered at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta for the 12th Annual “Georgia Sportsmen’s and Coastal Day at the Capitol.” Various sportsmen conservation organizations set up display booths and distributed pertinent information about their group and their contribution to the Georgia economy. Also in…
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is proud to announce that Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan have joined the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC). Governors Snyder and Hassan join 24 other governors in the unified, bipartisan effort to protect and advance hunting, recreational angling and shooting and trapping. The 26 governors in…
On Wednesday, January 22, the New Hampshire Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held its first event of 2014, a Caucus Luncheon, in Concord. At the event Caucus members met to discuss a wide range of issues concerning New Hampshire’s sportsmen and women. Also in attendance were many members of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, including…
Thirty member organizations of the American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP), including the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), submitted a letter on January 6 to the Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, requesting consideration of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and the American System of Conservation Funding in deliberations on potential U.S. policies for international conservation….
On January 17, President Obama signed into law the 2014 Omnibus Bill (H.R. 3547), which includes a provision to ensure the future of three antelope species nearly extinct in their native countries but flourishing in the United States. This provision, known as the “Three Amigos,” exempts U.S. populations of scimitar-horned oryx, Dama gazelle and addax…
On Tuesday, January 21, the Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held its annual Sportsmen’s Caucus Reception to jump-start the 2014 legislative session. Over 50 members of the Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus were joined by state and national conservation partners, as well as staff from Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus member, Governor Peter Shumlin’s office, and U.S. Senator Patrick…