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…
On May 3, the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted its Annual Sportsman-Legislator Breakfast, which was attended by more than 40 Caucus members, state and national conservation organizations, key members of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and allied-industry partners to celebrate the Empire State’s outdoor sporting heritage. The morning featured remarks…
On March 22, 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 the time-honored traditions of hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping provide to the Empire State. The event featured booths from…
This week, representatives from organizations within the American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP), a collaboration of 45 of the nation’s leading conservation organizations including the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, will meet at Blue Mountain Lake in the Adirondacks, New York, to discuss priorities for wildlife conservation. Issues on the agenda will include: securing permanent dedicated funding for…
On May 25, the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted Sportsmen’s Day at the Capitol in the Legislative Office Building in Albany, New York. The event served as an opportunity to showcase the benefits that the time-honored traditions of hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping provide for the Empire State. The event featured booths from…
On March 1, the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted its annual Sportsman-Legislator Breakfast. The breakfast was attended by more than 45 Caucus members who joined state and national conservation organizations and allied-industry partners to celebrate the Empire State’s outdoor sporting heritage. The morning featured remarks from Caucus Co-Chairs, Assembly Member Aileen Gunther and…
On April 23, the bipartisan and bicameral New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted its Annual Sportsman-Legislator Breakfast in Albany, New York. Over 40 legislative offices attended the event and were joined by members of the New York sportsmen’s community and national conservation partners to celebrate New York’s time-honored traditions of hunting and angling, and to…
On Tuesday, April 1, 2014, the New York 2014-2015 approved budget – which the Assembly and Senate approved on March 31 – was signed into law. Included in the approved state budget are provisions which will allow crossbow use for all small game and any big game season that includes firearms. Additionally, crossbows will be…
On Wednesday, February 26, the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus held it’s first event of 2014, a Caucus Breakfast. The Co-Chairs of the Caucus, Senator Greg Ball and Assemblymember Aileen Gunther, we’re joined by approximately 20 of their colleagues from both chambers and both sides of the aisle to discuss legislative priorities for the 2014…
On Wednesday, May 22, CSF’s Northeastern States Manager, Brent Miller, testified at a legislative forum on several pieces of legislation which will grant the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation the authority to regulate crossbows. Recent successes in states that have adopted crossbows throughout all deer seasons confirm that crossbows are a successful tool…
April 12, 2013 (Washington, DC) – On Tuesday, April 16 at 9:00 a.m., SB 1699-A will be heard by the New York Senate Environmental Conservation Committee. The bill was introduced by Senator Patrick M. Gallivan, and is cosponsored by several members of the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, including: Senators Andrew J. Lanza, George D….
On February 28, the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted a breakfast briefing for caucus members and staff on the economic impact of sportsmen and women in New York. Brent Miller, Northeastern States Manager for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) presented on the CSF’s recently released Sportsmen’s Economic Impact Report for New York. The Empire…