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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…

On June 7, House Bill 289, legislation to expand seven-day hunting, championed by the Co-Chairs of the bipartisan bicameral Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, passed the Senate with a vote of 14-7 and is now eligible for the Governor’s signature.  If signed into law, HB 289 will provide Delaware hunters the ability to hunt deer on…

On May 19, the bipartisan and bicameral Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, co-chaired by Senators Bruce Ennis and Brian Pettyjohn, and Representatives Jeff Spiegelman and William Carson, hosted their fourth meeting of the 2016 legislative session to discuss several issues of concern to sportsmen and women in the First State, including Sunday hunting.   The Caucus’…

On May 11, HB 289, a bill to expand Sunday hunting, championed by the Co-Chairs of the bipartisan and bicameral Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, passed the House overwhelmingly with a vote of 36-3. On May 19, the bill passed out of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Control. If passed into law, HB…

On April 12, the bipartisan and bicameral Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, chaired by Senators Bruce Ennis and Brian Pettyjohn, and Representatives Jeff Spiegelman and William Carson, hosted their third meeting of the 2016 legislative session to discuss several issues of concern to sportsmen and women in the First State, including game meat donation liability insurance,…

On March 9, the bipartisan and bicameral Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus), chaired by Senators Bruce Ennis and Brian Pettyjohn, and Representatives Jeff Spiegelman and William Carson, hosted their second meeting of the 2016 legislative session to discuss Sunday hunting in the First State. The meeting was attended by several legislators interested in learning more…