Please see below for an action alert sent out by Washington Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Chair Sen. Pam Roach and Washington Senate Natural Resources & Parks Committee Chair Sen. Kirk Pearson on the recent settlement between the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife and the Wild Fish Conservancy regarding the release of hatchery steelhead in the…
On Tuesday, February 25, Evergreen State lawmakers broke away from the Capitol for an afternoon of recreational shooting and celebration of Washington’s sportsmen’s heritage at the Evergreen Sportsmen’s Club in Littlerock. Held on-and-off since the 1980s, the Shootout has grown to include more than a hundred participants who gather to learn about the sportsmen’s community’s…
On April 4, approximately 60 Washington legislators gathered at the Evergreen Sportsmen’s Club outside Olympia to participate in the Washington Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Shootout at Littlerock. Prior to hitting the trap course, legislators including Caucus Chair Senator Pam Roach took time to meet with Washington hunters, anglers, trappers and shooters and discuss issues of importance…
On Tuesday, February 5, the Washington Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus gathered at the State Capitol in Olympia to discuss sportsmen’s issues with hunting, recreational fishing and shooting and trapping groups from throughout the state. Hosted by Senator Pam Roach and sponsored by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and the Northwest Sportfish Industry Association, the Washington luncheon…
2013 Sportsmen’s Economic Impact Report – Washington
Annual spending by Washington sportsmen and women is seven times more than the cash receipts of the state’s commercial seafood landings ($1.4 billion vs. $193 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 have on…