The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Unveils 2026 State Issue Brief Collection

The 2026 State Issue Brief Collection is the comprehensive authority for understanding policy topics that impact the woods, waters, and fields across the country. The Collection summarizes complex issues, highlights positive and negative legislative trends, provides examples of legislative language, and offers next steps for legislators who wish to pursue or defend against specific issues.

NASC Executive Council Members Issue Resolution Supporting Conservation Easements

Recently, efforts designed to eliminate the availability of perpetual conservation easements have emerged, posing a significant threat to easement programs and the benefits they provide to participating landowners and our shared wildlife resources. Recognizing this, 12 bipartisan members of the NASC Executive Council recently prepared and adopted a resolution in support of conservation easements and their benefits.

Removal of Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Purchasing Cap Heads to the Senate

The passage of HB 1811 would likely contribute to the recruitment, retention, and reactivation of sportsmen and women in the Commonwealth by allowing the PGC to purchase lands in more populated areas where land valuations can surpass the PGC’s current purchasing cap of $400/acre.

New Mexico Senate Bill 5: Leveraging Past Success for Future Momentum

During the 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session, a broad coalition of sporting and conservation groups, including the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, worked together to pass Senate Bill 5, which addressed a number of challenges the New Mexico Department of Fish and Game was facing, including serious under-funding, politicization of the Commission, and more.

Will Mississippi Ever Have Mandatory Deer Harvest Reporting?

The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation will continue to work and support the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, as well as the Mississippi Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, to implement harvest reporting of white-tailed deer in Mississippi.

In Memory Of Lowell Baier

Lowell E. Baier, 85, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2025 at his home in Potomac, Maryland. Mr. Baier was the founder and president of Baier Properties, Inc., a Washington, D.C. area commercial real estate development company for more than half a century, a practicing attorney, and an award-winning legal and environmental historian and author. Mr. Baier had a reputation for never backing down from a worthy challenge, and tenaciously pursued each with passion.

Black Bear Season Now Open in Florida (WFLA News Channel 8)

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Releases First 2025/2026 Waterfowl Survey (Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks)

2025 Preliminary Gun Deer Hunt License Sales And Harvest Totals Now Available (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)

Maryland Canada Goose Hunting Seasons Resume for 2025-2026 (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)

Identification Of New Dinosaur Species Highlights Montana’s Rich Heritage (Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks)

Washington to Debut New Mobile Application for Digital Hunting, Fishing Licenses, and Harvest Reporting (Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife)

A groundbreaking new film exposes the real fight shaping America’s wild places—and every hunter should hear this.

In this feature edition of The Sportsmen’s Voice, Fred Bird sits down with filmmaker and conservation advocate Tom Opre to break down The Real Yellowstone—a revealing new documentary that dives straight into the conflicts shaping modern wildlife management, ranching, predator recovery, and the future of hunting access across the American West.

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