State: CA

On August 27th, the California Senate voted to pass SB 1221, legislation that would make it illegal to hunt bears and bobcats with the aid of dogs in the state. California Governor Jerry Brown now has until the end of September to either sign of veto the measure. Throughout the legislative process, sportsmen from all…

More California residents hunt and fish each year than attend the Sacramento Kings, San Diego Chargers, and Oakland Raiders games (1.8 million vs. 1.7 million). 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…