Florida

Home to the Everglades, the Florida Keys, and borders to both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, the Sunshine State offers a unique experience for hunters and anglers. Entering statehood in 1845, Florida is world renowned for its sportfishing opportunities. For anglers, the quarry is almost too bountiful to list. Common pursuits include everything from largemouth bass in Lake Okeechobee, to snook, tarpon, redfish, and speckled trout inshore, to red snapper, sailfish, wahoo, and mahi-mahi offshore. Hunters also have an abundance of opportunities to pursue including white-tailed deer, waterfowl, alligator, and the Osceola turkey (which are only native to the Sunshine State).

For more information on the elected officials protecting and promoting the sportsmen’s traditions in Florida, please contact: Mark Lance

Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Representative Gus Bilirakis Representative Vern Buchanan Representative Kat Cammack Representative Neal Dunn Representative Scott Franklin Representative Brian Mast Representative Bill Posey Representative John Rutherford Representative Greg Steube

Florida Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus Leadership

Representative Danny Alvarez Senator Jim Boyd Senator Jason Brodeur
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Florida Policy Briefs

No-Net-Loss

“No-Net-Loss” of public lands has become increasingly important to ensure access to public lands and waterways for current and future generations of sportsmen and women.… Read more.

Off Highway Vehicles (OHV)

In recent years, Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) use has increased rapidly across the country.The unmitigated consequences of such growth not only threatens the environmental health… Read more.

Florida Latest News

January 20, 2026

Legislation to Destroy Rodman Reservoir in Florida Re-Emerges

Why It Matters: Rodman Reservoir, constructed in 1968, is a 9,500-acre reservoir in Northeast Florida and is one of the premier largemouth bass fisheries in the world. For decades, there have been efforts led by environmental groups to destroy Rodman Reservoir in favor of “restoring” the Ocklawaha River with vague goals and objectives, jeopardizing a staple of the recreational fishing community. …

November 3, 2025

Critical Issues Impacting Florida’s Sporting Community in 2025

Why It Matters: There have been several issues impacting hunters and anglers in Florida so far in 2025. Everything from saving one of the most popular trophy bass fishing lakes in the world, re-establishing a black bear hunting season, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission restructuring, powers of game wardens, and more were on the…

Impact You Can See

Sportsmen and women will be able to hunt black bears in FL for the first time in over a decade.