Why It Matters: Access to America’s public lands and waters are key to passing along our time-honored traditions to the next generation. After all, it is the hunters and anglers of tomorrow that will shoulder the responsibility of funding conservation through the “user pays – public benefits” structure of the American System of Conservation Funding …
Why It Matters: The South Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) works diligently throughout the year to engage Caucus members with the sporting-conservation community. The bipartisan Caucus works under the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) umbrella that serves to protect and advance our hunting, fishing, trapping, and shooting sports in South Carolina. Whether it’s policy …
SC Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Successful Annual Southern Sporting Classic Read More »
Why It Matters: While it is a relatively small state compared to others, South Carolina offers some fantastic fishing experiences which brings in anglers from around the country to enjoy its pristine coastal fisheries. The Palmetto State offers nearly 200 miles of shoreline, loaded with fishing opportunities. Anglers rely on these beaches for various surf …
South Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Weighs in on Local Surf Fishing Ordinance Read More »
Why It Matters: The interests of South Carolina’s sportsmen and women were well represented at the State House during the 2025 legislative session. There was proposed legislation that ranged from seeking to protect public hunting access, to making fundamental changes to fisheries management, to educating the next generation of sportsmen and women. While it was …
Why It Matters: The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Collegiate Sportsmen and Women’s Coalition (CSWC) seeks to educate young adults from diverse interests and backgrounds about the importance of hunting, angling, trapping, and recreational shooting to fish and wildlife conservation while also providing them with hands-on education in how to effectively engage in the policy process to protect these …
Why It Matters: South Carolina has more than 12.6 million acres of private working forests and public forests that support the state’s economy and provide habitat for fish and wildlife, open space, and places for people to hunt and fish. As the state’s forest industry faces challenges that may depress forest management activity, coupled with …
CSF Supports Sustainable Forestry Programs in South Carolina Read More »
Why It Matters: Proactive efforts to conserve public hunting access will benefit both today’s and tomorrow’s sportsmen and women. South Carolina offers a wide array of excellent outdoor opportunities thanks in part to diverse public hunting access available to hunters from the upstate to the low country. Efforts to conserve public hunting access should remain …
CSF Priority Hunting Access Bill Clears First Legislative Hurdle in South Carolina Read More »
Summary Often cited for its potential safety risks, fanning or reaping of turkeys statistically has not proven to be an unsafe act as some anecdotally claim. Simply, the data does not exist to back up the claim that the act or practice of fanning or reaping wild turkeys has a track record of casualties. Additionally, …
Fanning or Reaping as a Method of Taking Turkeys Read More »
Why It Matters: As Americans realize the lure of living in a coastal state, like South Carolina, that provides seemingly limitless opportunities for outdoor recreation, it is critical to keep public access front of mind both now and into the future. South Carolina, like many other states on the East Coast, has been faced with …
CSF Priority Hunting Access Legislation Introduced in South Carolina Read More »
Why It Matters: Under the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) umbrella, the South Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) is a bipartisan group of state legislators that serve to protect and advance hunting, fishing, trapping, and shooting sports in the Palmetto State. The Caucus hosts events throughout the year, including policy centric events during session …
South Carolina Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Successful Sporting Classic Read More »
