State: NY

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Administrator On February 1, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Senior Director, Northeastern States & States Program Administrator, Brent Miller, delivered a presentation to more than 150 hunter-education instructors, staff from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and numerous other attendees. The annual conference, hosted by New York…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Administrator On Wednesday, January 29, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Senior Director of Northeastern States attended and emceed the 13th Annual Sportsman-Legislator Breakfast hosted by the bipartisan and bicameral New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus in Albany, NY. The event was widely attended by Caucus members, key staff from the Department of…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Director In preparation for the 2020 legislative session, the bipartisan and bicameral New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus has added a new leader to their ranks – Assemblyman Colin Schmitt (99th Assembly District).  “Protecting our hunting and fishing traditions in New York State as well as…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On November 20, pro-sportsmen legislation introduced by New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Senator Patrick Gallivan – which increases penalties for those who violate hunting, fishing, and trapping laws – was signed into law by the Governor. The law-abiding sportsmen’s community honors a strong tradition of ethics and…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On October 23, the Governor of New York signed two bills into law which impact sportsmen and women in the Empire State. The first, Assembly Bill 3471 (AB 3471), decreases the amount of alcohol in a person’s system necessary for them to be considered intoxicated while hunting. Previously, the…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On May 1, the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted its Annual Sportsman-Legislator Breakfast, which was attended by 35 Caucus members as well as state and national conservation organizations, key members of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Senior Northeastern States Director…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States As of January 30, the previously existing ban on importation of cervids susceptible to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) into the state of New York has been extended through August 1, 2023. In 2018, the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets proposed rulemaking to extend the ban…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On August 5, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted a Northeast regional policy forum concurrent with the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference in Rye Brook, New York. The discussion centered on policies that may help recruit, retain, and reactivate (R3) hunters and recreational shooters in the…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On May 16, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of Agriculture and Markets announced that the state had finalized the New York State Interagency Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Risk Minimization Plan. The Plan includes recommended regulatory changes designed to protect both farmed and…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On May 16, the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted its Annual Sportsman-Legislator Breakfast, which was attended by more than 30 Caucus members as well as state and national conservation organizations, key members of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and allied-industry partners to celebrate…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States Recently, two members of the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, Senators Mike Ranzenhofer and Pamela Helming, conducted constituent surveys to gauge support for several key hunting-related policy issues. Two of the primary topics in the surveys focused on Caucus-priority legislation to lower the hunting age for big game…

By Brent Miller, Northeastern States Senior Director On March 6, the bipartisan and bicameral New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted Sportsmen’s Day at the Capitol in the Legislative Office Building in Albany. The event served as an opportunity to showcase the benefits that hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping provide to the Empire State. The…