Sponsored by Illinois Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Senator Bill Haine, Illinois Senate Bill 50 was recently introduced and assigned to committee. This bill contains provisions that would remove the state’s prohibition on using a suppressor. SB 206, a similar measure introduced in 2015 by Caucus Member Senator Gary Forby, gained considerable traction in Illinois’s 2016…
On August 8-11 Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) staff hosted a booth at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Annual Summit in Chicago, IL. Every year state legislators, legislative staff, policy professionals, and government officials from across the country attend NCSL to participate in educational workshops and policy discussions. CSF staff used the opportunity to…
On April 13, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and the Illinois Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted the annual regional event in Springfield, Illinois. The event provided an opportunity for state lawmakers and members of the sportsmen’s community to discuss sportsmen’s policy priorities in the Midwest. More than 200 members from across the sportsmen’s community were in…
On April 21, the Illinois Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted the “Illinois Sportsmen’s Caucus Reception, Dinner and Auction” in Springfield, Illinois. The event featured hunters, anglers, and legislators from across the state, joining together to discuss current sportsmen’s policy priorities in the Midwest and across the nation. This Midwestern regional event…
Registration is now open for the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses’ (NASC) 10th Annual Sportsman – Legislator Summit at Rend Lake in Whittington, IL from November 18 – 21, 2013. This Annual Summit provides a national forum for state legislators, conservation organizations, state and federal fish and wildlife agencies and outdoor industry partners to discuss…
2013 Sportsmen’s Economic Impact Report – Illinois
Annual spending by Illinois sportsmen and women is more than one and a half times the combined revenues of the Chicago Bears, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox ($1.2 billion vs. 728 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…