Click here to download a PDF of this article. CSF President Jeff Crane contributed this Opinion piece to Roll Call on May 9, 2012. For the first time in years, Congress has an opportunity to pass bipartisan legislation that encompasses several priority bills to benefit our nation’s hunters, recreational anglers and shooters as well as wildlife. This…
Click here to download a PDF of this article. May 16, 2012 (Washington, DC) – The Republican team of marksmen outdueled their Democrat counterparts yesterday at the Congressional Shoot-Out held at the Prince George’s County Trap and Skeet Center in Glenn Dale, Maryland. A record turnout of Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) members, both Democrats and Republicans,…
Click here to download a PDF of this article. May 11, 2012 – Governor Terry Branstad, a member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus, signed an executive order today permanently rescinding a provision of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources dove season rule that prohibits the use of traditional ammunition. The executive order was a result…
Click here to download a PDF of this article. April 17, 2012 – Today, The Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012 (H.R. 4089) was passed with a strong bipartisan vote of 274 to 146 in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by the leaders of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC), the bill hit the House floor after…
Click here to download a PDF of this article. April 13, 2012 – A coalition of 38 sportsmen’s organizations has expressed their support for The Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012 (H.R. 4089). In a letter addressed to Speaker John Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, in cooperation…
Click here to download a PDF of this article. Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, Vice-Chair of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC), is the first to sign a proclamation (see below) celebrating the American System of Conservation Funding. Seventy-five years ago America’s hunters set out on a noble venture, one that many Americans still don’t understand. They…