The Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration Programs provide more than $1.3 billion in funding for fish and wildlife conservation each year through excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, archery equipment, fishing tackle, and motorboat fuels. Some foreign manufacturers evade these excise tax requirements through direct-to-consumer sales, but legislation has been introduced to address this growing problem to protect the most successful conservation funding strategy ever devised. READ MORE |
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In North Dakota, CSF actively engaged on legislation that would have limited hunting access on public and private property, restricted the state fish and wildlife agency from creating baiting regulations, and prohibited the agency from using hunting license funds on anything related to CWD. READ MORE |
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The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation has been following the bill closely as it progresses through the state legislature and is working with our Caucus members and coalition partners to ensure that the policies enhance wildlife conservation and support sustainable access to Alaska’s big game hunting opportunities for sportsmen and women. READ MORE |
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Reforming federal forests management is a top priority for CSF, to address the wildfire crisis by enabling the efficient implementation at scale of forest health and wildlife habitat improvement projects on public land important to sportsmen and women. READ MORE |
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CSF testified in front of and continues to work with the Connecticut Legislature to repeal their archaic Sunday hunting prohibitions to allow appropriate access to sportsmen and women to hunt during whichever part of the week best fits their busy schedule. READ MORE |
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In this week’s feature episode of The Sportsmen’s Voice Podcast, host Fred Bird sits down with Angi Bruce, the first female director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, to talk about the evolving challenges and opportunities in wildlife management in the Cowboy State. This episode unpacks the realities of conservation funding, the role of hunters in protecting wildlife, and why community engagement and bipartisan support are essential to the future of Wyoming’s outdoor heritage. LISTEN NOW |
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