State: CA

Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator During a recent committee hearing on legislation to establish a new outdoor recreation office, California Outdoor Sporting Caucus leaders championed AB 1111 in an effort to increase the likelihood of having hunters and anglers represented on the Advisory Council for California’s proposed Office of Outdoor Recreation. AB 1111 would…

Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator On June 25, the California Outdoor Sporting Caucus hosted its annual trap and skeet shoot at the Yolo Sportsmen’s Association facility in Davis. The annual event provides a unique forum for legislators and their staff, youth shooting teams, sportsmen’s organizations, and community members to discuss issues impacting the sportsmen’s…

Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator On June 20 – 21, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted the 6th annual Wine, Wings & Wildlife western regional event in Sonoma, California. The event brought together members of the sportsmen’s community from across the West for a reception and dinner at the Barn of Tyge William Cellars,…

Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator The California Legislature officially proclaimed June 1-9, 2019 as California Fishing and Boating Week, in conjunction with the National Fishing and Boating Week. Through ACR 81, California recognizes that fishing and boating provide invaluable opportunities for families to reconnect through outdoor recreation on the water. Mark Smith with Northern…

Contact Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator California has selected four new Co-Chairs to lead the California Outdoor Sporting Caucus. The newly established bipartisan Co-Chairs include Senators Bill Dodd and Brian Jones, Assemblyman Adam Gray, and Assemblywoman Marie Waldron. These leaders bring bipartisanship, diversity and unique perspectives from different regions of the Golden State. The Caucus…

Contact Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) took action on eight sportsmen’s bills heard in the California Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees last week, giving a voice to the state’s 1.82 million hunters and anglers. Studies conducted at both the state and federal level have found that the number of hunters…

By Aoibheann Cline, Western States Coordinator The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) has joined forces with partner conservation groups to weigh-in on three pieces of legislation impacting California’s sportsmen and women – AB 688, AB 1245, and SB 395. AB 688 – Firearm Storage in Vehicles CSF joined wildlife conservation partners to oppose AB 688 which…

By Soren Nelson, Pacific Southwest States Coordinator On September 24, the California Fish and Game Commission released its Draft Potential Commission Core Values, which will serve as the foundation for the Commission’s new strategic plan. The Commission is approaching its 150th anniversary, and is the oldest of its kind in the United States. This will…

 By Soren Nelson, Pacific Southwest States Coordinator On September 30, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed Senate Bill 1487. This bill, which would have banned the importation of 11 African species, was opposed by a broad coalition of sportsmen’s and conservation organizations, including the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF). “Wildlife management should be guided by science, not…

On September 5, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation favorably reported S. 2773, the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act. This bipartisan bill was introduced by Senators Diane Feinstein (CA), Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member Shelley Moore Capito (WV) and Kamala Harris (CA) and cosponsored by CSC Member Senator Roger Wicker (MS) and…

By Soren Nelson, Pacific Southwest States Coordinator On August 2, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined a broad coalition of sportsmen’s conservation organizations in opposing California Senate Bill 1487, which would ban the importation of certain legally harvested African species. Introduced earlier this year by Senator Henry Stern, S. 1487 (also known as the Iconic…

By Soren Nelson, Pacific Southwest States Coordinator On May 21, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined a diverse coalition of angling conservation groups, boating organizations and fishing clubs in expressing support for legislation at the state and federal level that would modernize commercial swordfish fishing standards in California. Senate Bill 2773, also known as the…