On January 26, the Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted a policy briefing with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife (Division) to discuss whitetail deer management. Division staff presented information and data on the recent whitetail deer trends in the Buckeye State, as well as the preliminary stages of a comprehensive, long-term deer…
On October 23, the Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus joined members from the Ohio sportsmen’s community for an afternoon of shooting sporting clays at the Cardinal Shooting Center outside of Columbus. The event provided a forum for the Ohio Division of Wildlife to provide updates on recent activities and announce the appointment of new Caucus leaders….
On March 11, the Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus welcomed Division of Wildlife staff and members of the sportsmen’s community to the Senate Finance Hearing Room of the Ohio Statehouse. This was the first Caucus event of 2015 and offered an opportunity for Senate Co-Chairs, Joe Uecker and Lou Gentile, to introduce the newly selected House…
On Wednesday, December 10, the Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus in conjunction with the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) hosted over 70 members from the Ohio sportsmen’s community for an evening reception in the beautiful Capitol Atrium. Despite it being the second to last day of the 2014 session and legislators having packed agendas, over 20 members…
On October 3, approximately 30 people attended the Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus sporting clays event at the Black Wing Shooting Facility in Delaware, Ohio. Legislators and their staff were invited to attend the informal event for a day of camaraderie with Ohio Department of Natural Resources staff and various representatives from sportsmen’s organizations across the…
Ohio Senator Joe Uecker recently announced the formation of the leadership team for the Ohio Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus. The Caucus was previously reorganized in April of this year to give a unified voice to a constituency that is vital to Ohio’s economy. According to the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Sportsmen’s Economic Impact Report, Ohio ranks…
2013 Sportsmen’s Economic Impact Report – Ohio
Spending by Ohio sportsmen and women is more than the cash receipts for soybeans, the state’s most valuable agricultural commodity ($1.9 billion vs. $1.2 billion). Every five years in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Survey on hunters and anglers, CSF produces a report on the economic impact hunters and anglers have on the…