State: NC

On October 14, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and CSF Honorary Board Member, Richard Childress of Richard Childress Racing (RCR), hosted the 11th Annual “Wine, Wheels & Wildlife” regional event at Childress Vineyards in Lexington, North Carolina. Over 400 supporters of the sportsmen’s community, including 20 state and federal legislators, participated in the event which…

The Outdoor Heritage Act (House Bill 640) officially became law in North Carolina on Wednesday July 8 with the signature of Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus member Governor Pat McCrory. The Act, among other important measures, ends the 145 year-old ban against hunting with firearms on Sunday in the Tarheel State.  Upon signing Governor McCrory noted: “The…

On June 24, the North Carolina Senate gave final legislative approval for Sunday hunting with firearms in North Carolina.  The Conference Report for House Bill 640, the ‘Outdoor Heritage Act’, was adopted by the Senate with a vote of 33-15 and will now head to the desk of Governor Sportsmen’s Caucus member Governor Pat McCrory…

Legislation to expand seven-day hunting opportunities in North Carolina passed the House of Representatives late on Tuesday, April 28.  Sponsored by North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus member Representative Jimmy Dixon, House Bill 640, entitled the Outdoor Heritage Act, includes nine pro-sportsmen’s and pro-private property rights measures. The seven-day hunting provisions would allow any landowner or…

On April 13, the North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chairs formally submitted a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) regarding the Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina. Established in North Carolina in 1987, the Red Wolf Recovery Program is a reintroduction program for red wolves that are designated as an “experimental,…

Below is a statement from Richard Childress, a lifetime North Carolina resident, Second Vice President, Board of Directors Member and Chairman of the Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Committee of the NRA and Board of Directors Member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, regarding the NC House Bill 640; the Outdoor Heritage Act. Please contact your local…

Legislation to expand seven-day hunting opportunities in North Carolina was recently filed in the state by members of the North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus. The Outdoor Heritage Act (House Bill 640), filed by Caucus member and House Agriculture Co-Chairman Representative Jimmy Dixon on April 13, is a legislative package designed to protect and promote the…

Last week, the North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted two events in Raleigh to highlight the Sportsmen’s Caucus and pertinent sportsmen’s issues for the upcoming legislative session. On February 3, the Caucus hosted a legislative reception at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences where sportsmen-legislators and various stakeholders gathered together in support of North…

Restoring reasonable access to North Carolina’s storied Outer Banks took a major step in the right direction in Congress this past week.  The “Preserving Public Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act,” along with 43 other public lands measures, passed the upper chamber as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 and…

This week, the North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), expressing support for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) and their request for an “immediate programmatic evaluation” of the Service’s experimental red wolf program. In addition to supporting WRC’s request, the letter goes on to…

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) recently sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) requesting a formal evaluation of the red wolf reintroduction program in northeastern North Carolina.  The WRC letter calls for “an immediate programmatic evaluation using the abundance of existing data to determine feasibility of achieving a stable,…

On May 27 and 28, the North Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted two events in the capitol city of Raleigh to highlight the Sportsmen’s Caucus and pertinent issues for the upcoming year. On Tuesday, May 27 the Caucus hosted a legislative reception at the Hawkins-Hartness House in downtown Raleigh. The informal, social event was sponsored…