State: MS

Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Recently, the bicameral and bipartisan Mississippi Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) announced the addition of two new Caucus Co-Chairs, Senator Sampson Jackson and Senator Neil Whaley. The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation welcomes Senator Jackson and Senator Whaley to their leadership roles for the Caucus. Their guidance and expertise, alongside Caucus Co-Chair…

Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator On January 18, National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Executive Council Member and Mississippi Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) Co-Chair Representative Scott Bounds introduced legislation that would dedicate sales tax on outdoor gear for conservation purposes. Caucus Members Representative Trey Lamar, Representative Bill Kinkade, and Representative Tom Miles co-sponsored the…

Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On October 13, the Mississippi State University (MSU) Collegiate Sportsmen and Women’s Coalition hosted its inaugural interest meeting on the campus of MSU. The meeting was attended by over 25 in-person attendees along with several guests that attended virtually. The MSU Collegiate Sportsmen and Women’s Coalition, which was formally approved…

Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator On July 16, the Commission on Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (Commission) voted 4-0 to table the proposed rule on Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone Delineation. Hunting conservation advocates celebrated the decision as a win in the fight against Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). After CWD was detected…

Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator On July 3, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) joined conservation partners to submit a letter to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Commission (Commission) regarding the proposed rule on Chronic Wasting Disease Management Zone Delineation. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is an always-fatal, neurological disease in cervids that…

Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator On June 25, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Tate Reeves signed House Bill 1577 into law. The legislation, sponsored by Mississippi Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) Member Speaker Philip Gunn, authorizes a hunter safety course for students in Grades 7 through 12 that will satisfy the hunter education course requirement…

Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator The Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (Commission) held a virtual meeting last month to consider proposed rule changes to the 2020-2021 hunting and fishing seasons.   One of the rule changes being considered would require Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing in 24 counties on specified weekends during…

Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator  With the widespread impacts of COVID-19, the 2020 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature is currently in recess. In March, the Mississippi Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) hosted the 12th Annual Sportsmen’s Caucus Fish Fry, which provided an opportunity for Caucus members to interact with conservation partners and discuss issues impacting the state’s hunters…

Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator On March 3, the Mississippi Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) hosted their 12th Annual Sportsmen’s Caucus Fish Fry in Jackson. More than 120 people, including more than 35 Caucus members, staff from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP), and representatives from sportsmen’s conservation groups and the outdoor…

Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On February 7, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) welcomed Governor Tate Reeves as the newest member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC). Governor Reeves is the 27th member of the GSC, a bipartisan group of governors from across the country dedicated to protecting and advancing hunting, angling, recreational shooting…

By Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director On February 20, the Mississippi Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted their 11th Annual Sportsmen’s Caucus Fish Fry in Jackson.  The annual event, hosted in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP), brings together sportsman-legislators, state agency staff, and conservation leaders to celebrate Mississippi’s sportsmen’s heritage and…

By Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks confirmed a second case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), which was discovered in Pontotoc County, Mississippi on October 8. Earlier this year, Mississippi became the 25th state to record a positive case of CWD. The location of this most recent deer,…