State: AZ

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator Throughout the Inter-Mountain Western Region, the 2019 legislative sessions have concluded. As a result of the dedicated work by the bipartisan legislative sportsmen’s caucuses across the region, partners, and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), several pieces of pro-sportsmen legislation have been enacted to law. Legislation highlights include: Additionally, …

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Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On June 20, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) submitted a formal letter of support to the U.S. Forest Service for the proposed improvements submitted by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) to better assist with the management of the House Rock Wildlife Area (HRWA) bison herd. Proposed …

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Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States Coordinator On June 3, the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) began a 30-day public comment period to allow stakeholders to weigh-in on a proposed shooting sports pilot project to open four new recreational shooting microsites on public lands in Maricopa County, near Phoenix. Recreational …

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On November 29, Arizona Legislators for Wildlife held their annual Cast & Blast at the Ben Avery Shooting Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The event was hosted by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation (AZSFWC), and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF). A member of the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses …

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On September 20, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will acquire 600 acres of land adjacent to the Santa Teresa Wilderness in Arizona to increase public access to public lands. Specifically, this acquisition will increase public access opportunities for sportsmen and women who rely on public lands …

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On April 26, Senate Concurrent Memorial (SCM) 1004 was passed by the Arizona Senate with bipartisan support. Introduced by Arizona Legislators for Wildlife Caucus President Senator Gail Griffin, SCM 1004 celebrates the vast contributions of Arizona’s sportsmen and women to conservation in the state and across the country. “SCM 1004 passed both the Senate and …

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In response to high public interest, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Phoenix District Office has announced that it will host two additional public information meetings, at which the BLM will accept comments on the proposed management alternatives for recreational shooting on the Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM). The BLM released the Draft Target Shooting Plan …

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The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Phoenix District Office has announced details on three public information meetings at which the agency is seeking public input on recreational target shooting management alternatives for the Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM). The BLM released the Draft Target Shooting Plan for the SDNM in mid-December of 2016, and will …

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On February 29, members of the Arizona Legislators for Wildlife and individuals from the state’s sportsmen’s community participated in a “Cast & Blast” event at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, AZ. The event was organized by the Arizona Game & Fish Department with the support of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF); uniting under …

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On January 16, U.S. Senator John McCain and Arizona House Speaker Representative David Gowan were honored by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission at a banquet in Phoenix. As recipients of the federal and state Advocate of the Year awards respectively, Senator McCain and Speaker Gowan were recognized as individuals who have contributed significantly to …

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