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Fred Bird hosts The Sportsmen's Voice, a podcast from the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation dedicated to conservation, hunting, and fishing advocacy. Join us as we explore key issues in hunting, fishing, outdoor access, gun rights and wildlife management. CSF exists to inform, influence and defend policies that protect and promote our outdoor traditions. Listen in as Fred delivers the most important news and explores the most pressing topics in the hunting, fishing, gun rights and outdoor heritage spaces.
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- 5 days ago19 min
Hunter Education Heads to New Hampshire High Schools Through Learn Everywhere | TSV Roundup Week of September 14th, 2026
Hunter education is finding a new path into classrooms, opening doors for the next generation of hunters and conservationists. The latest Sportsmen’s Voice Roundup arrives with hunting seasons opening across the country and a major hunter education development in New Hampshire. The state Board of Education has approved New Hampshire Fish and Game’s hunter education program through the Learn Everywhere initiative, allowing students in grades 9–12 to voluntarily enroll, earn school credit, and complete training that can prepare them for hunting licenses. The move follows a multiyear effort to bring hunter education into schools through legislation. While the original bill did not pass, sportsmen’s groups and legislative partners found another route to reach students without requiring schools to offer the program. The approach preserves local flexibility while making an established, vetted curriculum more accessible to young people. The conversation also covers a California update involving concealed carry and archery hunters, President Trump’s executive order directing a review of federal gray wolf protections, and recent activities from legislative sportsmen’s caucuses in Wisconsin and Tennessee. There’s also a closer look at how free and discounted hunting licenses can affect state wildlife agency funding and federal matching dollars, plus reminders about the upcoming Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Summit and field opportunities in Oklahoma City. Follow the show for more weekly hunting, fishing, and conservation policy conversations. Get the FREE Sportsmen’s Voice e-publication in your inbox every Monday: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/newsletter Follow The Sportsmen’s Voice wherever you get your podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1705085498 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago19 min
Colorado’s Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment Takes Center Stage | TSV Roundup Week of September 7th, 2026
Colorado hunters and anglers face a pivotal vote that could shape wildlife management for generations. The Sportsmen’s Voice Roundup covers the latest conservation and hunting news from across the country, with this week’s conversation focused on Colorado’s proposed constitutional right to hunt and fish. Marie Neumiller and Sofia Mollett join the show from Wyoming to discuss the effort, officially identified in the conversation as Amendment 83, and what Colorado voters need to understand before November. The discussion examines how the proposed amendment relates to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the role of the Parks and Wildlife Commission, and the state’s existing system for setting seasons, regulations, bag limits, and other wildlife management rules. Colorado Parks and Wildlife currently relies on its commission to establish regulations governing hunting, fishing, and wildlife management. The conversation also explores the broader conservation model supported by hunting and fishing, including license and permit revenue, excise taxes, public access, habitat conservation, and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Beyond Colorado, the roundup covers expanded federal hunting and fishing access, black bear management in Florida, turkey dogs, dove season, angling depredation issues, and upcoming sportsmen’s events and conservation opportunities. For hunters, anglers, and anyone invested in wildlife policy, this conversation offers useful context on how conservation, outdoor recreation, and wildlife management intersect. Follow the show for more weekly hunting, fishing, and conservation policy conversations. Get the FREE Sportsmen’s Voice e-publication in your inbox every Monday: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/newsletter Follow The Sportsmen’s Voice wherever you get your podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1705085498 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago1h 9m
Episode 83 - The Real Yellowstone: Ranching, Wildlife, Hunting, and Conservation
What happens when ranchers, hunters, other conservationists, and rewilders fight over the future of the West? Tom Opre returns to discuss The Real Yellowstone, a documentary examining the complicated relationship between ranching, wildlife, conservation, and the changing landscape of the American West. The film asks difficult questions about who manages wildlife, who benefits from it, and what happens when longtime rural communities collide with new ideas about rewilding and public lands. The conversation digs into regenerative ranching and how carefully managed grazing can improve soil health, water retention, biodiversity, and even wildfire resilience. Opre also explains how elk herds can create significant economic pressure on ranchers while highlighting models that allow wildlife to provide value back to the people stewarding the land. For hunters and anglers, the discussion goes beyond the usual arguments about hunting and conservation. Opre makes the case that hunting, fishing, agriculture, and rural communities are all connected to the broader conservation system, from habitat and clean drinking water to funding for wildlife management. The conversation also explores the growing disconnect between urban populations and rural America, the politics surrounding hunting and trapping, the future of public access, and why sportsmen may need to get better at telling conservation's story. Follow The Sportsmen's Voice for more weekly conversations on hunting, fishing, conservation, and outdoor policy. Get the FREE Sportsmen’s Voice e-publication in your inbox every Monday: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago30 min
Recreational Fishing’s Missing Billions: The Data Behind Gulf Allocation | TSV Roundup Week of August 31st, 2026
NOAA’s latest recreational fishing numbers leave out billions, raising serious questions about fisheries management and allocation. Recreational fishing is one of the most economically significant parts of America’s outdoors economy, but a major change in federal data collection could be understating its value. Chris Horton and economist Brad Gardner of the Coastal Conservation Association break down what happened and why anglers should pay attention. Gardner, who previously worked at NOAA and helped build the economic models behind its fisheries reports, explains how the agency stopped producing state-level estimates for durable goods such as boats, fishing rods, trucks, and other equipment. Those purchases account for roughly two-thirds of the economic impact associated with recreational fishing. Without them, recent comparisons between recreational and commercial fishing present an incomplete picture. The stakes are particularly high in the Gulf of Mexico, where a new red snapper stock assessment is expected to trigger another fight over allocation between commercial and recreational anglers, followed by decisions involving federal charter, private anglers, and individual states. Economic data can play an important role in those decisions, making accurate numbers critical. Horton and Gardner discuss where the missing information could come from, including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service participation estimates, state fishing license data, and a potential independent review of NOAA’s recreational fisheries economics program. Follow the show for more weekly hunting, fishing, and conservation policy conversations. Get the FREE Sportsmen’s Voice e-publication in your inbox every Monday: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/newsletter Follow The Sportsmen’s Voice wherever you get your podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1705085498 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago15 min
North Carolina Fisheries Ruling Shows the Power of the Right to Hunt and Fish | TSV Roundup Week of August 24th, 2026
NOAA’s latest recreational fishing numbers leave out billions, raising serious questions about fisheries management and allocation. Recreational fishing is one of the most economically significant parts of America’s outdoors economy, but a major change in federal data collection could be understating its value. Chris Horton and economist Brad Gentner of the Coastal Conservation Association break down what happened and why anglers should pay attention. Gentner, who previously worked at NOAA and helped build the economic models behind its fisheries reports, explains how the agency stopped producing state-level estimates for durable goods such as boats, fishing rods, trucks, and other equipment. Those purchases account for roughly two-thirds of the economic impact associated with recreational fishing. Without them, recent comparisons between recreational and commercial fishing present an incomplete picture. The stakes are particularly high in the Gulf of America, where a new red snapper stock assessment is expected to trigger another fight over allocation between commercial and recreational anglers, followed by decisions involving federal charter, private anglers, and individual states. Economic data can play an important role in those decisions, making accurate numbers critical. Horton and Gentner discuss where the missing information could come from, including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service participation estimates, state fishing license data, and a potential independent review of NOAA’s recreational fisheries economics program. Follow the show for more weekly hunting, fishing, and conservation policy conversations. Get the FREE Sportsmen’s Voice e-publication in your inbox every Monday: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/newsletter Follow The Sportsmen’s Voice wherever you get your podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1705085498 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 20, 202639 min
Episode 82 - Major Sportsmen’s Policy Wins Reshape Hunting Access Nationwide
Hunting access, conservation funding, and the right to hunt and fish are all facing major battles nationwide. The sportsmen’s policy landscape is moving fast, with more than 100 state-level policy wins already secured this year and hundreds more issues still in play. Brent Miller, Vice President of Policy at the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, breaks down the biggest victories, ongoing fights, and emerging threats facing hunters and anglers across the United States. The conversation covers major progress on Sunday hunting in the Northeast, including expanded opportunities in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Connecticut. Miller also explains how no-net-loss laws are protecting hunting and fishing access, including 300,000 acres secured in South Carolina, and why conservation funding remains critical to state wildlife agencies and federal Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson funding. The discussion also tackles hunter education in schools, efforts to strengthen the right to hunt and fish, and the defeat of Oregon IP 28, a ballot initiative that would have banned hunting, fishing, and trapping statewide. Colorado’s proposed constitutional right to hunt and fish is another major focus, along with the broader fight over ballot-box biology. Looking ahead, Miller previews the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Summit, including controversial issues such as open fields, genetic modification of wildlife, and a new conservation literacy initiative designed to introduce young people to hunting, fishing, and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Follow The Sportsmen's Voice for more weekly conversations on hunting, fishing, conservation, and outdoor policy. Get the FREE Sportsmen’s Voice e-publication in your inbox every Monday: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 19, 202618 min
Largest Hunting and Fishing Access Expansion in U.S. History | TSV Roundup Week of August 17th, 2026
More public access is opening up this fall, but hunters and anglers need to know where. The Department of the Interior has finalized the largest expansion of hunting and sport fishing opportunities in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service history, creating nearly 1,500 new opportunities across 111 national wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries in 32 states. More than 92 million acres, representing over 95% of the National Wildlife Refuge System, are now available for hunting. The Sportsman’s Voice Roundup breaks down what this expanded access means for hunters, anglers, and anyone looking for new public-land opportunities this fall. The rule also modernizes more than 1,000 refuge-specific regulations, bringing federal requirements into better alignment with state fish and wildlife laws. That should give sportsmen clearer guidance while recognizing the role state agencies play in managing fish and wildlife. The conversation also covers the ongoing debate over nonresident hunting pressure and overcrowding, recreational red snapper management in the South Atlantic, upcoming Mid-Atlantic hunting seasons, and proposed license fee increases in Tennessee. Together, these issues highlight how access, regulation, license sales, and sportsmen’s participation shape conservation across the country. Follow the show for more weekly hunting, fishing, and conservation policy conversations. Get the FREE Sportsmen’s Voice e-publication in your inbox every Monday: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/newsletter Follow The Sportsmen’s Voice wherever you get your podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1705085498 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 12, 202620 min
The SHARKED ACT and MAPOceans: The Fishing Bills Closing In | TSV Roundup Week of August 10th, 2026
Several major fishing priorities are closer to becoming law than most sportsmen realize right now. Congress is on August recess, but the work continues behind the scenes on legislation affecting hunters, anglers, fisheries, and conservation funding. Chris Horton, Senior Director of Fisheries Policy for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, breaks down several sportsmen’s priorities that could reach the finish line before the end of the congressional session. The SHARKED Act is one of the biggest opportunities for marine recreational anglers. With shark depredation making it increasingly difficult to land fish, the legislation would establish a congressionally authorized task force to study the problem, identify the species involved, evaluate deterrents, and develop recommendations for NOAA and Congress. MAPOceans is also close, building on the framework established by MAPLands and MAPWaters to standardize federal mapping data and make marine regulations easier to access. For anglers navigating federal waters, better mapping could mean knowing where you can fish, what gear is allowed, and when seasonal restrictions apply without digging through a maze of regulations. Follow the show for more weekly hunting, fishing, and conservation policy conversations. Get the FREE Sportsmen’s Voice e-publication in your inbox every Monday: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/newsletter Follow The Sportsmen’s Voice wherever you get your podcasts: https://podfollow.com/1705085498 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
About The Sportsmen's Voice | Hunting, Fishing and Conservation Advocacy with Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
Fred Bird hosts The Sportsmen's Voice, a podcast from the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation dedicated to conservation, hunting, and fishing advocacy. Join us as we explore key issues in hunting, fishing, outdoor access, gun rights and wildlife management. CSF exists to inform, influence and defend policies that protect and promote our outdoor traditions. Listen in as Fred delivers the most important news and explores the most pressing topics in the hunting, fishing, gun rights and outdoor heritage spaces.
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