Why It Matters: With roughly three legislative weeks left in the Congressional calendar, it is now or never to pass legislation before the door closes on the 117th Congress. If CSF’s priorities are left unaddressed...
Why it matters: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is one of the most challenging issues facing wildlife managers today. CWD is a progressive, always fatal, degenerative, neurological disease occurring in both farmed and free-ranging deer, elk,...
Following efforts by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and partners in the sporting-conservation community, Congress continues to seek more ways to address the spread and prevalence of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). In total over the...
Contact: Nick Buggia, Upper Midwestern States Manager; Chris Horton, Midwestern States Senior Director; Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States CoordinatorOn July 21, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) staff hosted a breakfast policy forum for legislators at the...
Contact John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States ManagerOn May 24, the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission approved deer hunting regulation changes in an effort to limit the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and minimize its...
On March 6, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Members Congressman Ron Kind (WI) and Senator Jon Tester (MT) introduced the Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act companion bills in the House (H.R. 1550) and Senate (S. 689).Currently,...
Senator John Barrasso (WY) recently introduced a bill to authorize necessary research for states to better manage and limit the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in cervid populations.Sen. Barrasso, Environment and Public Works (EPW)...
By Joel Hodgdon, Central Midwestern States CoordinatorDuring May, the Idaho, Iowa, and Kansas Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucuses submitted letters to their respective Congressional delegations urging support for federal legislation designed to assist state fish and wildlife...