The Boone and Crockett Club fully supports a new House bill that seeks to advance hunter recruitment and retention. The Modernizing Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 (H.R. 2591) will provide technical and financial assistance to states for promoting hunting and recreational shooting.
The Department of the Interior and Secretary Zinke yesterday announced the distribution of $1.1 billion to state fish and wildlife agencies for fish, wildlife and habitat conservation projects. Sportsmen, through the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Acts, provided the money.
The Boone and Crockett Club applauds the signing in to law of an Omnibus Appropriations Bill that had bipartisan inclusions of forest management reforms and a fix to the wildfire-funding shortfall that has been plaguing the U.S. Forest Service. Although the provisions have been labeled as a Sportsmen's Package, the Boone and Crockett Club points out these provisions benefit all citizens.
The Boone and Crockett Club, the oldest hunter-conservationist organization in North America has released a position statement on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
The Boone and Crockett Club worked closely with the U.S. House of Representatives, specifically the Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, K. Michael Conaway (TX-11), on the Conservation and Forestry titles of the Farm Bill. The House Agriculture Committee approved a bill earlier this year that is beneficial to conservation and forestry in America.
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has selected five Boone and Crockett Club members for the Interior's Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council along with three more members serving as alternates. The council's role is to advise the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture on existing and proposed policies that affect wildlife and habitat conservation.
The Boone and Crockett Club today announced its support of the Western Governors' Association (WGA) and their upcoming annual meeting.
