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Hunting is Our Heritage


By CSF Ambassador 
Dan Harrison

On Capitol Hill
Senate Passes Natural Resources Management Act, Recognizing Sportsmen's Access Priorities
The Senate approved the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47), which contains many longstanding priorities advocated by the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF)... Read More > >

Bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Members Introduce Bill to Expand Public Target Ranges
Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) Members Congressmen Ron Kind (WI) and Rob Bishop (UT) introduced the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act of 2019 (H.R. 1222), which would amend the Pittman-Robertson Act... Read More > >

Bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Leadership Announced for the 116th Congress
During the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) Annual Changing of the Guard Dinner on February 12, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) leaders from the last Congress officially passed the torch to new House and Senate... Read More > >

In the States
Arkansas: Governor Sportsmen's Caucus Co-Chair Governor Hutchinson Unveils 2019-2020 Duck Stamp at Sportsmen's Caucus Lunch
By Chris Horton, Midwestern States Senior Director
On February 12, the Arkansas Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, in partnership with the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC), hosted their annual Sportsmen's Caucus Lunch at... Read More > >

Montana: Hearing Held on Bill to Incentivize Hunting Access
By Zach Widner, Northwest States Senior Manager
On February 12, the Montana Senate Fish and Game Committee held a hearing on HB 94 , a bill that would provide additional incentives to encourage landowners to allow public access for hunting on their lands.

Maryland: CSF Testifies in Support of Sunday Hunting Legislation
By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator
On February 12, the Maryland Senate Committee on Health, Education, and Environmental Affairs convened to hear testimony on several pieces of legislation, including a bill that would authorize the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR)... Read More > >

New Jersey: State Appeals Court Rejects Further Restrictions on Bear Hunting
By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator
The well-documented fight regarding New Jersey's bear hunting season added another chapter recently as a lawsuit brought forward by anti-hunting groups in the Garden State was rejected by a New Jersey appeals court. Read More > >

Oklahoma: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Annual Sportsmen's Day at the Capitol
By Chris Horton, Midwestern States Senior Director
On February 13, the Oklahoma Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus hosted a Sportsmen's Day at the Capitol, where representatives of Oklahoma's fishing, hunting and trapping community set up booths to inform legislators about the work... Read More > >

Virginia: Stationary Blind Legislation Defeated
By John Culclasure, Central Appalachian States Manager
Two bills, SB 1725 and HB 2658 
that would have severely restricted hunter access to public waters in Virginia have been defeated. Read More > >

CSF President Jeff Crane Awarded Honorary Membership to Canada's Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus
On February 12, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) PresidentJeff Crane was recognized by Canada's Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus Co-Chair Bob Zimmer as an Honorary Member of the Canadian Caucus.

CSF President Jeff Crane Joins Conservation Funding Panel at National Wild Turkey Federation Conference
Last week, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) staff joined conservation leaders and industry representatives for the 43 rd  Annual National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Convention Sport Show and Conservation Conference. Read More > >

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