Summary Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Members introduced four comprehensives packages in this Congress: the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47), the ACCESS Act (H.R. 1326), the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422), and the America’s Conservation Enhancement Act (S. 3051). Three of these packages, S. 47, S. 3422, and S. 3051, were signed into law, while …
Summary Federal public lands are an important destination for many Americans, including those that hunt and fish. Despite their popularity, many federal lands are currently unavailable to the public due to land ownership patterns that preclude hunters, anglers and others from gaining access to areas that could support fish and wildlife-dependent recreation. In response to …
Summary Alternative methods to hunting for population control, such as sterilization and contraception, are costly and to date have not been proven effective for managing free ranging populations. Hunting continues to be the most effective, cost efficient and socially acceptable method of population control. As such, hunting should be codified as the preferred wildlife management …
