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January 26, 2017
Your Trusted Source for Federal and State Policy Updates and News Concerning Our Sportsmen's Heritage
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ON CAPITOL HILL
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) Fisheries Program Director Chris Horton was recently appointed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Federal Advisory Committee (FAC). The purpose of the MPA FAC is to advise the Secretaries of Commerce and Interior on the development and implementation of the National System of Marine Protected Areas...
IN THE STATES
On January 24, the Delaware Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus hosted its first meeting of the 2017 legislative session at the State Capitol in Dover. The bipartisan, bicameral Caucus is chaired by Senators Bruce Ennis and Brian Pettyjohn, and Representatives Jeff Spiegelman and William Carson. In addition to the Caucus chairs, several other legislators joined the meeting to discuss legislative priorities for the upcoming year including liability insurance for processors wishing to participate in game meat donation programs, airgun/airbow regulations, and legalization of suppressors...
Idaho: Sportsmen's Caucus Hosts Annual Kick-Off Breakfast
On January 25, the Idaho Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, a bipartisan group of sportsmen-legislators working to safeguard Idaho's hunting, angling, trapping, and recreational shooting traditions, hosted its annual kick-off breakfast in Boise to celebrate the state's outdoor pastimes and discuss sportsmen's priorities for the 2017 session...
New Mexico: Senate Bill Proposes Diversion of State Wildlife Restoration FundsRecently, the New Mexico State Senate introduced SB 113, which would divert approximately $4 million from the state's Game Protection Fund. Lawmakers in New Mexico are currently exploring options to address the state's budget shortfall, and have targeted the Game Protection Fund as a potential funding source...
Virginia: Invasive Species Subject of Sportsmen's Caucus Meeting
On January 19, the Virginia Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus
met to examine the management of feral hogs and other problem wildlife species in Virginia. Exotic invasive species
negatively impact native wildlife species and cause billions of dollars in damage annually in the United States. Speakers from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and USDA APHIS Wildlife Services discussed management options for invasive species, including resources for managing feral swine
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CSF NEWS
The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) welcomed new leadership as well as a new member to its Board of Directors this year...
CSF's newest Board member, John Nau, III, joins 28 other leaders from the sportsmen's community and allied industries, each of whom has made a commitment to CSF's mission of protecting and advancing hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping...
CSF is currently accepting applications for the Brad Rowse Fellow Internship Program. Brad Rowse Fellows at the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) will have the opportunity to learn the importance of the policy process related to hunting, angling, recreational shooting, trapping, and other conservation issues impacting sportsmen and women. This is a paid internship with a stipend of up to $1000 a month, and academic credit is strongly supported.
From the sportsmen's perspective, what is the biggest threat to federal public lands?
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