By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator On June 5, the Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held a policy forum at the State Capital in Dover. Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Jeff Spiegleman and William Carson, as well as Senators Bryan Pettyjohn and Bruce Ennis were all in attendance. With the Delaware General Assembly closing out the 2018 session…
By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator On May 3, Senator Bruce Ennis, Co-Chair of the Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, introduced SB 198, a bill to expand Sunday hunting opportunities for white-tailed deer, with support from several other Caucus members and conservation groups throughout the state. In 2016, the Delaware General Assembly passed legislation that lifted…
By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator On April 26, the Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held a policy forum at the State Capitol for caucus members, state agency personnel, and stakeholders to discuss various conservation policies. Caucus Co-Chairs, Representatives Jeff Spiegelman and William Carson, provided legislative updates on issues involving game meat donation liability coverage and hunting…
By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator On March 22, the Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held a policy forum in Dover, Delaware. Caucus Co-Chair Representatives Jeff Spiegelman and William Carson provided legislative updates on issues involving game meat donation liability coverage, hunting with airbows, the possibility of expanding Sunday hunting opportunities, and deer management issues. David…
On January 23, members of the Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus gathered with Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Senior Director, Northeastern States Brent Miller and Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator Kara Hartman, various representatives from Delaware’s sportsmen’s community, staff from Governor Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor John Carney’s office, staff from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s…
On January 5, Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Senator Dave Lawson and Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator Kara Hartman spoke at a sportsmen’s seminar in Christiana, Delaware, hosted by The Sisterhood of the Outdoors. Held at the Cabela’s store, the seminar focused primarily on women in the outdoors, and provided an opportunity for…
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is pleased to announce Kara Hartman as the newest addition to the CSF States Program Team this week. Kara joins CSF as the Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator, assisting CSF’s Northeastern States Director in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the CSF staff, Kara worked for the Pennsylvania Game…
On July 6, Delaware Governor John Carney joined this bipartisan Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC). Working in concert with the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), the GSC is a group of bipartisan governors from across the country who are dedicated to protecting and advancing hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping. CSF facilitates communication and information exchange between…
On March 23, the bipartisan, bicameral Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, co-chaired by Senators Bruce Ennis and Brian Pettyjohn, and Representatives Jeff Spiegelman and William Carson, hosted its second meeting of the 2017 legislative session to discuss legalization of firearm suppressors. Approximately 20 Caucus members were joined by David Saveikis, Director of the Delaware Division of…
On January 24, the Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted its first meeting of the 2017 legislative session at the State Capitol in Dover. The bipartisan, bicameral Caucus is chaired by Senators Bruce Ennis and Brian Pettyjohn, and Representatives Jeff Spiegelman and William Carson. In addition to the Caucus chairs, several other legislators joined the meeting…
On January 10, Representative Jeff Spiegelman, Co-Chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, introduced House Bill 27 that would protect those who donate game meat to the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program and non-profits from civil or criminal liability. The legislation is cosponsored by Caucus Co-Chairs Representative William Carson and Senators…
On July 19, Delaware House Bill 289 (DE HB 289) was signed into law by Governor Jack Markell providing sportsmen and women the opportunity to hunt deer on five specified Sundays on private lands at landowner discretion and on public lands as designated by government agencies. DE HB 289 was championed by the bipartisan, bicameral…