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Movers and Shakers: Legislative Updates from the Midwest
Contacts: Chris Horton, Senior Director of Midwestern States and Fisheries Policy; Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager; & Kent… Read More
Great Lakes Wolf Recovery is Conservation Success Story
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Highlights Gray Wolves were delisted as an endangered species in 2021 after meeting… Read More
Virtual Conservation Policy Forum Held in the North Star State
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On February 16, the Minnesota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) hosted a virtual… Read More
Pheasant Season Outlook Looking Good Throughout Parts of the Midwest
Contacts: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager, and Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Upland bird hunters in parts of… Read More
Midwest: 2020 Regional Legislative Update
Contacts: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager; Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator Since many Midwestern states have… Read More
Midwest: Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Attends Annual Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator On February 14-16, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Lower Midwestern… Read More
Minnesota: Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation and Partners Provide Comment on Gray Wolf Delisting
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager On June 25, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) held an open house and public… Read More
Minnesota: Governor Walz Joins the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus
By Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager Newly elected Minnesota Governor, and former Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC)… Read More
Minnesota Hosts Successful Conservation Roundtable
By Nick Buggia, Midwestern States Manager On January 11, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s (CSF) Upper Midwestern States Manager… Read More
Midwest: State Action in the Fight against Chronic Wasting Disease
By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator States across the Midwest including Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin have recently… Read More
Great Lakes: CSF and Partners Support the Fight against Asian Carp
By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States Coordinator On August 2, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and several other… Read More
Minnesota: Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Joins with Conservation Leaders at Pheasant Fest
On February 17, as part of the 2017 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus… Read More
Minnesota: DNR Hosts Summit on Hunter and Angler Recruitment and Retention
The participation rates in the state have dropped around five percent in hunting and nearly 15 percent in angling since the 1980s. For the… Read More
CSF Welcomes New Midwestern and Western States Coordinators
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is pleased to announce that Soren Nelson and Wesley Womack have joined the State Program… Read More
Minnesota DNR Proposes Lead Shot Ban on 600,000 Acres of Public Land
On October 13, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released a proposed rule to ban lead shot on all wildlife management… Read More
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Studies conducted at both the state and federal level have found that the number of hunters and trappers have been on a generally declining trend over the past several decades. To increase recruitment, retention, and reactivation (R3) of hunters and trappers, which initiative do you think would have the greatest impact?
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