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For over 80 years, sportsmen have played an integral and unique role in providing the vast majority of conservation funding in the United States through a “user-pays public-benefits” structure in which those who consumptively use the… Read More

Airbow and airgun legality for hunting use varies by state. Where some limit airgun use based on minimum calibers, velocities and ammunition grain weights based on the game species, other states do not mention airguns at all, leaving… Read More

National Hunting and Fishing Day celebrates the time-honored traditions of hunting and angling, as well as the immense conservation and economic contributions made over time by the original conservationists – sportsmen and women – who… Read More

Participation in recreational fishing has plateaued since its peak in the late 1980’s. While the number of anglers in the United States has stagnated, the proportion of Americans who regularly fish has steadily declined. It is imperative… Read More

Animal rights groups, such as the Humane Society of the United States, PETA, and many others, are widely known to adamantly oppose all hunting and angling and to proactively pursue ways to diminish the ability of sportsmen and women to… Read More

Misinformation on our hunting and angling traditions directed to impressionable students can have wide and long-lasting repercussions, especially as these students grow up to be voters, legislators, attorneys and public officials. On the… Read More

The concept of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) was initially conceived to encourage multiple uses of our coastal and marine areas that balance economic, social, and conservation needs. The recreational fishing and boating community supports… Read More

North America’s approach to wildlife management is unique to the world, as wildlife – primarily in the United States and Canada – are managed as public trust resources for the benefit of all citizens. The Model holds that sound science… Read More

Wild horse and burro letter South Atlantic red snapper comments Jeff Crane testimony on HR 3668 AWCP letter on HR 3668   Outdoor Infrastructure Package letter to Trump Sportsmen's Package letter to 115th Congress Wildfire Funding and… Read More

Posted on Monday, January 11, 2021 On January 4, Representative Jeff Duncan (SC), a former Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) reintroduced the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) as H.R. 95. The overall intent of the HPA remains to remove firearm suppressors… Read More

Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 September 29, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation led the effort through the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus to recognize National Hunting and Fishing Day, resulting in 32 Governors signing proclamations declaring… Read More

Posted on Monday, July 27, 2020 On July 22, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to advance the recently introduced Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (Trust Fund), S. 4144, which redirects roughly $650 million annually in excise… Read More

Posted on Friday, July 17, 2020 July 15, 2020 (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP), comprised of the nation's top 50 sporting-conservation organizations, including founding member, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF), have… Read More

Posted on Monday, April 20, 2020 Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator The 2020 legislative session in Nebraska’s unicameral legislature has seen many pieces of legislation that would impact sportsmen and women, and the Congressional Sportsmen’s… Read More

Posted on Monday, March 09, 2020 Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States & States Program Administrator Two anti-hunting bills have been scheduled for floor action in the New York Senate and Assembly on Tuesday, March 10. New York sportsmen and women… Read More

Posted on Monday, March 02, 2020 Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Senior Coordinator On February 27, the Connecticut Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding convened for a hearing on House Bill 5040 (HB 5040) – legislation that would establish a staggering… Read More

Posted on Monday, February 10, 2020 Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator On February 4, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) New England States Coordinator, Joseph Mullin, testified during a New Hampshire House Fish and Game and Marine Resources… Read More

Posted on Monday, January 13, 2020 Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator On January 8, the Connecticut Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus gathered in Hartford for the first meeting of the year, serving as an opportunity to discuss Caucus infrastructure, upcoming… Read More

Posted on Monday, August 19, 2019 Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Across the Midwest, hunters are dusting off their shotguns for the first wing-shooting season of the year: dove season. Dove seasons are timed to correspond with the southern… Read More