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(May 13, 2025) – Washington D.C. – Earlier today, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted its annual bipartisan Congressional Clays Competition at the premier Prince George’s County Trap and Skeet Center, the only sport shooting event in the country where Members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) and industry partners come together to enjoy the…

Why It Matters: The American System of Conservation funding is a highly successful model unique to the rest of the world. The Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration component of the Model provides more than $1.3 billion in funding for fish and wildlife conservation each year through excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, archery equipment, fishing tackle, and…

Why It Matters: America’s federal public lands face a significant headwind of deferred infrastructure maintenance (roads, bridges,  trails, campgrounds, etc.), which can ultimately limit access for sportsmen and women. This legislation will help provide federal land agencies much-needed financial resources to turn the corner on deferred maintenance. Highlights: Last week, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member…

Why It Matters: Wild pig populations are continuing to explode across the country. With an estimated 6 million individuals nationwide, they’re having a profound impact on crops and privately owned property, causing an estimated $2.5 billion worth of damage annually while also negatively impacting native wildlife and their habitats. The National Wild Pig Task Force (NWPTF) is…

Why It Matters: The Department of the Interior (DOI) is a critical federal department for sportsmen and women by serving as a significant facilitator of access and overseeing a wide array of conservation programs. Specifically, the roles of DOI Deputy Secretary and Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are critical positions that…

Why It Matters: The American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP) is a consortium of 52 of the nation’s leading hunting and wildlife conservation professionals, among other entities, that work to build unity and consensus around the most pressing issues facing sportsmen and women and wildlife. Every four years, AWCP develops a collective set our federal priorities…

Why It Matters: There are seven federal agencies under four different cabinet-level secretaries that have some degree of jurisdiction and regulatory authority over what hunters, anglers, and boaters can or cannot do on navigable waters. As a compliment to the MAPWaters Act (H.R. 187) for the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture…

Why It Matters: Access to quality outdoor opportunities for sportsmen and women is one of the greatest limiting factors facing the sporting-conservation community. The Voluntary Public Access – Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP) represents one solution to this challenge by providing landowners with financial and technical assistance in exchange for the provision of public access to…

Why It Matters: The American System of Conservation funding is a highly successful model unique to the rest of the world. The Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration component of the model provides more than $1.3 billion in funding for fish and wildlife conservation each year through excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, archery equipment, fishing tackle, and…

Why It Matters: As the nation’s most effective outdoor advocacy organization, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) policy experts at the state level work with all 50 state sportsmen’s caucuses to ensure the rights of hunters, anglers, recreational shooters, and trappers are protected and advanced.  To better inform the policymaking process and to provide historical background…

Why It Matters: The Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) is the sportsmen’s ally on Capitol Hill, protecting and advancing hunting, angling, recreational shooting and trapping. Made up of more than 200 members of the House and Senate, the CSC is the largest, most active bipartisan Caucus in Congress, renowned for its unparalleled effectiveness and dedication. The…

Renowned conservationist and outdoorsman, Will Primos, partners with the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, to bring awareness to what conservation is and the role sportsmen and women play through the ‘Truth About Conservation.’ (February 13, 2025) – Washington, D.C. — Earlier…