The Sportsmen’s Voice Podcast

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Join your host, Fred Bird, as he takes you on a journey to the great outdoors. Whether it's public land access, fish and wildlife management, second amendment rights, and other conservation topics, Fred brings the stories that fuel our passion for the great outdoors to life.

From the Beltway to issues happening your way, this is the Sportsmen’s Voice podcast.

Sep 26 2024 Celebrating National Hunting and Fishing Day with Bass Pro Shops Founder and Lead Outfitter Johnny Morris

In this special episode, Fred Bird is joined by Johnny Morris, the legendary Founder and Lead Outfitter of Bass Pro Shops, along with Jeff Crane, President and CEO of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF), to commemorate National Hunting and Fishing Day. This conversation dives...

Sep 16 2024 The Conservation Governor: A Conversation with Chris Sununu

Fred Bird is joined, in true New England style after a morning of weeding and mulching, by 4-term New Hampshire Governor and Governor Sportsman’s Caucus Chairman Chris Sununu to discuss his distinguished career as ‘The Conservation Governor.’ Governor Sununu talks about his own passion...

Sep 03 2024 The Role of Forest Management in Wildlife Conservation with John Culclasure

Fred is joined in this episode by John Culclasure, the newly appointed Director of Forest Policy for CSF. John dives deep into the critical role of forest policy and management in conserving wildlife habitats and enhancing access for sportsmen and women across the nation....

Aug 16 2024 Ducks Unlimited’s Adam Putnam Talks Waterfowl, Conservation Wins, and Inspiring Future Wildlife Scientists

Fred is joined by Adam Putnam, the CEO of Ducks Unlimited to discuss a slew of recent policy successes (and challenges!) in the sporting community, including the Duck Stamp Modernization Act and the America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act. Putnam also dives deep into...

Aug 01 2024 Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Mid-Year Policy Review!

Fred is joined by Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Vice President of Policy, Brent Miller on the heels of an incredible mid-year policy report. Brent takes us through the process of turning ideas into action for the sporting community and shares the tremendous successes that CSF...

Jul 19 2024 Rigs-To-Reefs With Congressman Garret Graves And Chris Horton!

Join Fred in this week's short but information-packed episode as he welcomes CSF Senior Director of Fisheries Policy, Chris Horton, and special guest, Congressman Garret Graves. They dive deep into the significant role of offshore oil and gas infrastructure in enhancing marine habitats and...

Jul 05 2024 Shark Week Special: Exploring the SHARKED Act with CSF Senior Director of Fisheries Policy, Chris Horton and Martha Guyas

Welcome to a special Shark Week-themed episode of The Sportsmen’s Voice! In this exciting feature, host Fred Bird is joined by CSF Senior Director of Fisheries Policy Chris Horton and special guest Martha Guyas, of the American Sportfishing Association (ASA). Dive into an engaging...

Jun 24 2024 Knox Williams and Brandon Maddox || The Sportsmen’s Voice On Suppressors And Silencers

In the first half of this week’s feature on suppressors, silencers and sportsmen Fred catches up with Knox Williams of the American Suppressor Association (ASA). The two talk about recent victories in Vermont and the remaining states that do not allow hunting with suppressors....

Jun 10 2024 Ben O’Brien || The American System Of Conservation Funding

Fred catches up with Ben O’Brien of Woodside Media for this week’s feature episode of the Sportsmen’s Voice podcast. After covering the pair’s turkey hunting exploits this year, the conversation dives deep into the fascinating history of the American system of conservation funding, the...

May 28 2024 Wrapping Up the Congressional Sporting Clays Event

Fred catches up with legislators and esteemed guests from partner organizations such as Retay Shotguns, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Boone and Crockett Club and more during the Congressional Sporting Clays event thrown by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation this week, held in Prince George's...

May 09 2024 Jules McQueen & Jana Waller | From Turkey to Bears: Hunting Adventures and Women Empowerment

Narrative: Fred is joined by Jana Waller of Skullbound TV Fame and Jules McQueen, President of Carbon TV, to discuss their experiences with hunting (and a little bit about their love for Game of Thrones!) After catching up about their plans for turkey hunting...

Apr 25 2024 CSC Co-Chair Bruce Westerman | America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act

Fred is joined by CSF Director, Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz as the pair catches up with the Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman to discuss the America's Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act, which recently passed the House Natural...

Apr 12 2024 The Battle to Protect Cat Hunting in Colorado

TSV host Fred Bird is joined by Dan Gates of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management to talk about the ongoing ballot initiative fight in Colorado that aims to ban trophy hunting of mountain lions and bobcats. He emphasizes the importance of educating the general...

Mar 28 2024 Kicking Off Turkey Season With National Wild Turkey Federation And 50 Years Of Conservation Success

TSV host Fred Bird is joined during the kickoff of the turkey hunting season by Doug Little and Jerry McCutchen of the National Wild Turkey Federation, along with NWTF CEO Jason Burckhalter. After winding down their 50th anniversary year, the boys talk through 50...

Mar 14 2024 Talking Trapping with the National Trappers Association AND Fur Takers of America!

TSV host Fred Bird is joined by John Daniel, President of the National Trappers Association, and Jason Wisniewski, President of Fur Takers of America, to talk about the history and necessity of fur trapping as a predator and furbearer control mechanism. From pheasants, turkeys...

Feb 29 2024 Do Anti-Hunters Belong On Fish And Game Boards?

TSV host Fred Bird is joined again by CSF’s Northwestern States Senior Coordinator Marie Neumiller to discuss the issue of non-hunters, and even anti-hunters seeking seats on Fish and Game Boards and Commissions. Together, they highlight the impact of these appointments on wildlife management,...

Feb 15 2024 Championing Conservation: How Students are Building a Legacy in Wildlife Conservation

TSV host Fred Bird is joined by Isabella Mucci of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Collegiate Sportsmen & Women’s Coalition, along with students Jake Tipton of Ole Miss and Helen Bailey of Clemson University. The conversation discusses the process of starting a student organization focused...

Feb 01 2024 Right Whales, Rigs To Reefs, Vessel Speed Restrictions and More!

TSV host Fred Bird is joined live from the recent National Assembly of Sportsmens Caucuses summit by Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Senior Director of Fishery Policy Chris Horton and Vice President of Government Affairs Mike Leonard of the American Sportfishing Association. The group dives into...

Jan 18 2024 Merchant Code Tracking of Gun Owners And A Preview Of Other Firearm Policy Fights

TSV host Fred Bird is joined live from the recent National Assembly of Sportsmens Caucuses summit by Keely Hopkins, Bill Gaines, and (new to the show!) National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Government Affairs Director Jake McGuigan to dive into a preview of the firearm...

Jan 04 2024 An Executive Council Presidents’ Roundtable Recorded LIVE From The NASC Summit!

TSV host Fred Bird is joined live from the recent National Assembly of Sportsmens Caucuses summit by current NASC Executive Council President (and New Hampshire House of Representatives member) Jeff Goley and former Executive Council Presidents Brian White of South Carolina and Senator Robin...

Dec 21 2023 Chef Josh + Gabby Hoffman Join TSV From The NASC Summit!

Chef Josh Schwencke - the famed Texas-based wild game chef, culinary writer for Wild Sheep Foundation’s Magazine, and owner of the Gastronomy Company - joins his friend and TSV host Fred Bird from the recent NASC summit to catch up about honoring our harvest...

Dec 18 2023 Cuz Strickland + Tom Opre Join TSV From The NASC Summit!

Ronni ‘Cuz’ Strickland - EVP and Brand Ambassador of Mossy Oak and host of the Fist Full of Dirt podcast for Mossy Oak Properties - joins his friend and TSV host Fred Bird to from the floor of the recent NASC summit to catch...

Dec 04 2023 We’re All The Same Out Here! With Special Guest Durrell Smith of the Minority Outdoor Alliance

Durrell Smith, the President of the Minority Outdoor Alliance, joins his friend (and TSV host!) Fred Bird to talk about not our many differences, but how those differences are set aside when afield with friends. The two dive deep into their own differences -...

Nov 20 2023 Diving Into The ‘Animal Personhood’ Fight With Bob Matthews and Marie Neumiller

CSF Great Lakes States senior coordinator Bob Matthews and Northwestern states senior coordinator Marie Neumiller join Fred to talk about an emerging threat to state- and science-based wildlife management in the ‘personhood’ proposals that were defeated in Ohio and are currently being debated in...

Nov 06 2023 Archery And Shooting Programs In Schools, A New Speaker For The People’s House, And More With Director of Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz

CSF Director of Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz joins Fred to talk about his role as the ‘federal affairs guru’, his role as liaison to the Congressional caucus and how CSF impacts policy at the Federal level as one of the largest bipartisan, bicameral caucuses...

Oct 19 2023 A Conservation Conversation With NASCAR Legend Richard Childress

NASCAR legend, owner of Richard Childress racing - and Chairman of the Board here at the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation - Richard Childress sits down with TSV host Fred Bird to talk about his lifelong mission of leaving the Great Outdoors better than he found...

Oct 05 2023 How Are States Like California HARMING The Pittman-Robertson Act?

TSV Host Fred Bird is joined by Keely Hopkins, CSF Manager of the Northwestern states, and Bill Gaines. The crew dive into California’s AB 28 Firearms and Ammunition: Excise Tax, and AB 2571 Firearms: advertising to minors. Discussed in this episode: how laws like...

Sep 21 2023 Recorded LIVE From The CSF Banquet

TSV Host Fred Bird comes to you from the floor of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation banquet and talks with guests ranging from Fox News’ Katie Pavlich to famed rabbit hunter Charles Rodney, Co-CEO of the National Wild Turkey Federation Kurt Dyroff, Nathan Robinson of...

Sep 14 2023 Who we are, where we started, and where we’re going with CSF President Jeff Crane!

TSV Host Fred Bird is joined by Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation President and CEO Jeff Crane, and the two dive deep into the history of the CSF, the journey of the organization from simple caucus to your inside connection to outdoor legislation, the importance of...

Sep 06 2023 Introducing the Sportsmen’s Voice Podcast!

Thanks for tuning into the ‘Sportsmen’s Voice’ podcast, your inside connection to outdoor legislation brought to you by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation! Hosted by Fred Bird, this show will take you through all the important stories and legislation that shape the state of our...

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