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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is pleased to announce that Soren Nelson and Wesley Womack have joined the State Program Team this week. Soren joins CSF as a Western States Coordinator, co-managing sportsmen’s issues with CSF’s Western States Director in Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada. Wesley will serve as a Midwestern Coordinator where he will…
On March 18, Arizona Legislators for Wildlife (ALW), a member of the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC), joined the Arizona Game and Fish Department to host a “cast and blast” at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, AZ. The event provided legislators with an opportunity to interact with the Arizona sportsmen’s community, including…
On Saturday, December 7, Arizona’s recreational shooting community took time out of their weekend to spend the morning maintaining a popular public land shooting site near Maricopa. As part of a larger effort to promote good public land stewardship, the clean-up event provided those who depend on access to the BLM-managed Box Canyon area for…
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) has joined several partners from the sportsmen’s community to sponsor a volunteer clean-up effort on public land in Arizona. As a popular outdoor recreation destination, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed Box Canyon area provides access and opportunity for hunters and shooters in the Phoenix area to practice their…
On May 8, Arizona Legislators for Wildlife, a member of the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC), participated in a “Cast & Blast” event organized by the Arizona Game & Fish Department, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation and a host of other supporters from the hunting and fishing conservation community.Held at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility…