TSV - January 27 2025

House Sends Three CSF-Priority Bills to Senate

Last week, three top priorities for CSF, the Modernizing Access to Our Public Waters (MAPWaters) Act, the Supporting the Health of Aquatic systems through Research Knowledge and Enhanced Dialogue (SHARKED) Act, and the Fix Our Forests Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Sessions Heating up Across the Great Plains

The 2025 legislative sessions across the great plains are in full swing and CSF has already engaged on several pieces of legislation pertaining to important sportsmen and women issues that have been introduced in Iowa and North Dakota.

CSC Members Introduce Important Conservation and Access Bills

On Thursday, January 23, two important bills to bolster conservation and public lands were introduced by Members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus.

Legislation to Protect Funding for Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks on the Move in Mississippi

HB 1103 would require that the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks be reimbursed for any lost revenue resulting from the issuance of free or discounted hunting and fishing licenses, admission to state parks, and other fees through the State General Fund.

Commission VS Cabinet: WA Grapples with Wildlife Management

CSF will continue engaging with legislators and our coalition partners in Washington State to ensure that wildlife management continues to follow all seven tenets of the North American Model, protecting the sportsmen’s voice so that our heritage is reflected in management decisions.

Venison Donations: Serving Millions Requires Help for Donation Centers

State and nonprofit programs that allow individuals to donate their legally harvested deer see tens of thousands of pounds of processed venison donated to statewide food pantries each year.

Disaster Reforestation Act Reintroduced (Forest Landowners Association)

U.S. House Passes ACRES Act on Voice Vote (Dryden Wire)

FWP Partnering With Glasgow Scout Troop 861 To Turn Christmas Trees Into Fish Habitat (Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks)

F&G Commission meeting Jan. 28-29 in Boise (Idaho Fish and Game)

Waterfowl Survey Numbers Not a Surprise (North Dakota Game and Fish Department)

NJDEP Fish & Wildlife to Spearhead Effort to Restore Eastern Brook Trout to Parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection)

Fred is working the floor at SHOT Show and sits down with CSF partners at Traditions. Tom and Allison Hall talk about all things muzzleloading, the new firestick technology, and new products like Traditions’ own NitroBolt – the first Firestick-capable bolt action muzzleloader which was test fired at Industry Day at the Show.

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