Contact: Aoibheann Cline, Western States CoordinatorOn November 2, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation attended the 2019 Sportsmen’s Rendezvous in Anchorage, Alaska, hosted by the Outdoor Heritage Foundation of Alaska (OHFA).The Sportsmen’s Rendezvous brought together Alaska Outdoor...
On March 30, just three days after the introduction of the Sportsmen’s Act in the Senate, the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee passed S. 733 with a voice vote. Bill sponsor Senator Lisa Murkowski...
On January 16, U.S. Senator John McCain and Arizona House Speaker Representative David Gowan were honored by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission at a banquet in Phoenix. As recipients of the federal and state...
Recently, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015, which included a provision precluding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from asserting Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) authority over firearm ammunition and...
The Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council (WHHCC), a federal advisory committee tasked with advising the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior on agency issues impacting hunters and the nation’s wildlife resources, recently gathered in Cody,...
March 20, 2013 (Washington, DC) - Amidst a busy morning on Capitol Hill, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) hosted a breakfast briefing for a crowded room, which included eleven Members of Congress, congressional staff, policy...
Cited as one of the most pressing environmental challenges facing this generation, climate change represents an opportunity for sportsmen and women, the original conservationists, to reassert their role as leaders in supporting healthy ecosystems. By...
Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) has been a member of Congress since 1993 and joined the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus during the 106th Congress. As Co-Chair during the 113th Congress, Congressman Thompson effectively helped to raise...
Contact: Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States CoordinatorOn Monday, February 8, the Oklahoma Senate Agriculture and Wildlife Committee held its first committee meeting of the 2021 legislative session. Among the several bills discussed during this meeting...
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Inter-Mountain Western States CoordinatorWithin his first month of taking office, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte joined the Governor’s Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC), demonstrating his dedication to the outdoor sporting community.Before becoming Montana’s newly elected...
By Kent Keene, Lower Midwestern States Coordinator I, like many rural Midwesterners, fell in love with hunting and fishing at an early age. In fact, hunting was basically all that I thought about for many...
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant DirectorOn October 21, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources (WRC) Commission (Commission) voted to move forward with rulemaking to allow Sunday hunting on 55 Game Lands.After undertaking a comprehensive public...