State: OK

By Chris Horton, Midwestern States Senior Director On February 13, the Oklahoma Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted a Sportsmen’s Day at the Capitol, where representatives of Oklahoma’s fishing, hunting and trapping community set up booths to inform legislators about the work that their organizations do for conservation and Oklahoma’s outdoor heritage. Following the informative discussion, Oklahoma…

By Chris Horton, Midwestern States Senior Director On January 16, Oklahoma Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Representative Jim Grego pre-filed a bill that would require the development of scientifically-established, beneficial instream flows in Oklahoma. If enacted, this bill may address a significant problem with the lack of necessary flows to sustain trout populations in the Tenkiller…

By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator On May 1, the Oklahoma Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted their annual sporting clays competition and dinner at Quail Ridge Sporting Clays in McLoud. Caucus members and their guests from the Oklahoma sportsmen’s community, representatives from the Department of Wildlife Conservation, and allied industry representatives joined Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation…

By Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director On April 15-18 the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Southeastern States Director Bee Frederick attended the 2018 International Wild Pig Conference. The International Wild Pig Conference is a unique forum that provides federal, state, and private stakeholders an opportunity to discuss the biological, financial, and social implications specific to wild…

By Joel Hodgdon Central Midwestern Sates Coordinator  On March 21, members of the sportsmen’s community came together for a Sportsmen’s Day at the Capitol hosted by the Oklahoma Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus. Among others in attendance were Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Senior Director of Midwestern States Chris Horton and Central Midwestern States Coordinator Joel Hodgdon. The…

2013 Sportsmen’s Economic Impact Report – Oklahoma

Oklahoma sportsmen and women annually spend more than the combined cash receipts for hogs and wheat, two of the state’s top agricultural commodities ($1 billion vs. $950 million). 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…