Pennsylvania Passes Conservation Elk Tag Legislation
HARRISBURG, PA - Legislation allowing conservation organizaitons to auction off elk licenses to generate funds for the state Game
Commission has passed the Pennsylvia General Assembly and is now waiting the expected signature of Governor Rendell.
Authored and introduced by Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Caucus Co-Chair, state Rep. Marc Gergely and supported by the Pennsylvania Sportsmen's Caucus, the legislation (H.B. 747) will allow the Pennsylvania Game Commission to offer a special elk conservation hunting tag through an auction every year in which the proceeds would go toward improving elk habitats in the Commonwealth.
21st Century Conservation Relay Race
The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) recently convened the largest inside the beltway gathering of conservation 
organizations, outdoor industry, state fish and wildlife agencies, federal agency heads and members of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus to discuss policy initiatives that will shape the future of hunting and wildlife conservation in the 21st century.
Underlying that acknowledgement was the realization that bi-partisanship would be the lifeline that will breed conservation success into the next century.
South Carolina Caucus To Host NASC Annual Sportsman-Legislator Summit
Once again, the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses (NASC) will be gathering the most dedicated sportsmen legislators, highly recognized authorities from the conservation community, and steadfast partners for the Annual Sportsman-Legislator Summit.
This year the South Carolina Legislative Sportsman's Caucus is rolling out the welcome mat for the 5th Annual Sportsman-Legislator Summit. The 2008 event will be held December 4th - 7th at the Clinton House in Clinton, South Carolina.
State Sportsmen's Caucuses
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