CSF’s Director, Federal Relations Set to Testify on Three Bills Before Congress

On Tuesday, September 10, Taylor Schmitz, Director, Federal Relations for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation is scheduled to testify before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries on three bills of importance to sportsmen and women. CSF will represent the entire sporting-conservation community as the only organization who was invited to testify on all three of these bills.

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CSF is celebrating our 1-year anniversary of The Sportsmen’s Voice podcast. In September of 2023, CSF took to the “on-demand” airwaves with the launch of, The Sportsmen’s Voice podcast, the audio companion of this weekly newsletter, The Sportsmen’s Voice.

With the impact that firearms have on conservation funding and their importance in hunting and shooting sports participation, state firearm preemption laws limit the ability of lower-level governments to create laws and regulations that differ from municipality to municipality.

As competition for hunting and angling access continues to garner increased attention, many states are receiving pressure from residents to limit out-of-state participation in hunting and fishing. While this pressure grows, there are many important factors that decision makers must consider.

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Whether you own a labrador retriever to fetch ducks in the Mississippi bottomlands or a pack of small but fierce beagles to hunt rabbits in the dense cover of the Appalachians, maintaining the ability to utilize dogs is central to many of our time-honored traditions.

Profile - The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (Inside Firearms)

Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery Open (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries)

Ohio’s Fall Hunting Seasons Begin in September (Ohio Department of Natural Resources)

Youth, Military Waterfowl Weekend (North Dakota Game and Fish)

Once-endangered Apache Trout Species Has Been Restored, US Interior Secretary Says (Associated Press)

DIY Western Big Game Hunting (Outdoor Life)

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