By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator On March 6, the Nebraska Sportsmen’s Foundation hosted their annual sportsmen’s community legislative conference and wild game luncheon. Representatives from hunting and angling organizations gathered to discuss state legislation of importance to Nebraska’s hunters and anglers. Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Central Midwestern States Coordinator Joel Hodgdon attended the …
On February 22, members of the Nebraska Legislative Sportsmen’s Forum gathered with the state’s sportsmen’s community for the group’s annual breakfast in the Capitol. Forum Chairman Senator Curt Friesen spoke to the crowd about the importance of their efforts to advance the rights of all Nebraskans to hunt, fish, recreationally shoot, and trap. “I can’t …
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As the 2017 legislative session winds down in Lincoln, Nebraska, two important pieces of pro-sportsmen legislation were signed into law. Both bills were championed by the Nebraska Legislative Sportsmen’s Forum and the Nebraska Sportsmen’s Foundation. Nebraska L 566, signed by Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Pete Ricketts on April 27, joined Nebraska with the 44 …
On September 1, Nebraska’s Hunters Helping the Hungry (HHH) program kicked off its 5th year of operations and began accepting game meat donations from local hunters. HHH was established by the Nebraska legislature in 2012 through the efforts of the Nebraska Legislative Sportsmen’s Forum and the Nebraska Sportsmen’s Foundation and provides ground venison to Nebraskans …
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The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is pleased to welcome the two newest members to the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC): Governor Greg Abbott of Texas and Governor Pete Ricketts of Nebraska. Governors Ricketts and Abbott join 26 other GSC members who work to protect and advance the interests of America’s sportsmen and women. “The state of …
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On April 2, sportsmen-friendly legislators upheld Governor Heineman’s veto of Nebraska L 671, and, in so doing, protected the future of successful science-based natural resource management, while also upholding the integrity of Nebraska’s state constitution. While Nebraska L 671 would have done nothing to help the mountain lion population or any other species of wildlife …
Nebraska L 671, introduced by Senator Ernie Chambers, seeks to eliminate the science-based management of mountain lions in Nebraska. Hunting and fishing have always been the preferred method of fish and wildlife management in the United States, and was overwhelmingly voted a constitutional right by Nebraskans in 2012. Allowing this bill to stand would set …
Nebraska L 671, introduced by Senator Ernie Chambers, seeks to eliminate the science-based management of mountain lions in Nebraska. Mountain lion populations have expanded considerably in recent years, requiring the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to manage the population with a limited permit hunting opportunity. Hunting and fishing have always been the preferred method of …
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Summary Many sportsmen and women depend on federal lands managed by agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for access to activities like hunting, fishing and recreational shooting. As these agencies develop strategies to manage federal lands, it is critical for those who support these …
Summary Lack of access is one of the biggest issues facing sportsmen and women today and is reported as the number one reason (over which state agencies have control) that lapsed hunters and anglers cite when asked why they no longer hunt or fish. In an attempt to address this issue, land access programs have …
