South Dakota Artist Adam Grimm Wins 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest
After two days of competition, Adam Grimm of Wallace, South Dakota, emerged as the winner of the 2024 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with an acrylic painting of a pair of spectacled eiders. The announcement was made at an in-person event and via livestream at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut. Grimm’s artwork will be […]
Senate Unanimously Passes Significant CSF Priority, ACE Reauthorization Act
Wednesday, the United States Senate unanimously passed the America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act (S. 3791), a comprehensive and bipartisan bill that is a top priority for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF). This important legislation is led by Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member and Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Sen. Carper, EPW Ranking […]
RMEF Honors Stemler as Conservationist of Year
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation presented longtime biologist, avid hunter and RMEF life member Casey Stemler with the Conservationist of the Year Award at its 40th Anniversary Celebration on May 4, 2024. “I have a long history with RMEF so for me this recognition is super important,” said Stemler. “I’m being recognized for this, but […]
Statement from the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies on the Introduction of the America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act
Today, Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources and 2023 DSC Bull Elephant Award winner, Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR), introduced the America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act (AWHCA), a comprehensive bill that seeks to enhance fish and wildlife habitat across the country. “The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies appreciates Chairman Westerman’s commitment to providing […]
Arkansas Late Winter Mallard Estimates Remain Lowest in 15 Years
In the final aerial survey of the 2023-24 waterfowl season, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists estimated a Delta mallard population that was more than a half-million mallards below the 2009-2024 late January long-term average and the lowest late January survey estimate on record since the 2010 start of transect-based surveys. Also, total duck population […]
CSC Leaders Sen. Boozman and Rep. Graves’ Duck Stamp Modernization Act Passes Congress
Building upon the previous Senate passage, moments ago, the House of Representatives passed the Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023 (S. 788), a bipartisan bill to bring the federal duck stamp process into the 21st century by allowing for hunters to have an electronic federal duck stamp on their smart phone for the entirety of the […]
Silencer Central Supports Bill to Redirect Tax Stamp Revenue for Conservation
Silencer Central, America’s largest silencer dealer, has rallied behind a groundbreaking bill introduced in Congress on November 9, 2023, which aims to redirect tax stamp revenue from the sale of suppressors to vital conservation efforts and expedite the processing of applications. “The Tax Stamp Revenue Transfer for Wildlife and Recreation Act is a significant milestone for wildlife, […]
Chuck Sykes Elected 2023-2024 President of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
The membership of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (Association) elected Chuck Sykes, Director of the Alabama Division of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries, as its new president during its 113th Annual Meeting in Calgary, Canada. In accepting the Association’s Presidency, Sykes reflected on his passion for the outdoors and commitment to fish and wildlife […]
CSF Leads Effort with Senate CSC Leadership to Pass Duck Stamp Modernization Act
Yesterday evening, the U.S. Senate passed a top priority for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) known as the Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023 (S. 788). This bipartisan bill is led by the entire Senate Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Leadership, Co-Chairs Sens. John Boozman and Joe Manchin and Vice-Chairs Sens. Angus King and Roger Marshall. Prior to […]
The Lacey Act – Why We Should Pay Attention
By African Professional Hunters Association The Lacey Act, a conservation law in the USA, was enacted in 1900 to prevent hunters who illegally killed game in one state to transfer it across state lines and escape prosecution. Initially it was meant to address illegal commercial hunting, which, at that time, was decimating wildlife populations. But […]