Feral hogs, an exotic invasive species, cause significant damage to our natural resources. Research has attributed many negative impacts to this species, including damage to agriculture, the spread of disease, and the displacement of other game and non-game species. Due to the hog’s rapid reproductive capabilities, cost-effective management of this species is difficult. Between 1990 …
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is pleased to welcome the newest member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC). In his first term in office, Governor Asa Hutchinson became the 33rd member of the bipartisan GSC and brings with him the values and experience of a state deeply rooted in sportsmen’s traditions. “Today, I am proud …
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson Joins Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Read More »
On Tuesday, September 23, the Arkansas Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted a policy forum in Heber Springs, Arkansas, on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) National Fish Hatchery System, discussing its impacts, funding, and future. The forum was sponsored by Shimano, Bass Pro Shops and the American Sportfishing Association. In …
2013 Sportsmen’s Economic Impact Report – Arkansas
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 …
Sportsmen and women support more jobs in Arkansas than the Arkansas Cancer Research Centers, Wal-Mart stores, and Tysons Food combined (28,000 jobs vs. 23,000). Every five years in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Survey on hunters and anglers, CSF produces a report on the economic impact hunters and anglers have on the economy. …
Summary Many sportsmen and women depend on federal lands managed by agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for access to activities like hunting, fishing and recreational shooting. As these agencies develop strategies to manage federal lands, it is critical for those who support these …
Summary 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 of the lands used in OHV recreation but also threatens to eliminate future OHV opportunities. Some states have taken steps to provide adequate funding for sustainable OHV management and …
Summary Lack of access is one of the biggest issues facing sportsmen and women today and is reported as the number one reason (over which state agencies have control) that lapsed hunters and anglers cite when asked why they no longer hunt or fish. In an attempt to address this issue, land access programs have …
Introduction Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a progressive, fatal, degenerative neurological disease occurring in farmed and free-ranging deer, elk, caribou, and moose. The disease was first recognized in 1967 as a clinical ‘wasting’ syndrome of unknown cause in captive mule deer in Colorado. CWD belongs to the family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies …
