Top News: Sportsmen’s Heritage Act Needs Your Support

Call your U.S. Senators today and ask for their support for your right to hunt, fish, and shoot!

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the most important legislation protecting hunters, anglers, and shooters in the past 15 years. The fate of the bill, H.R. 4089, now lies in the hands of the U.S. Senate. Hearing Could Reopen Angler AccessFishing can be as simple as driving or walking to the water’s edge and tossing in a lure—unless you want to go to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area (CHNSRA). There, a 2008 ruling, and another ruling this past February, have severely restricted human access to the recreation area and beach access by anglers resulting in business closures and less tourism. Cape Hatteras is thought by many to provide the best shore fishing in the United States.

Four Reasons Hunting Really Matters in the 2012 Election

The Latest Post from Jeremy Rine on the Protect What's Right BlogUnfortunately the vast majority of elected officials are not hunters. So it is up to sportsmen to convince them why they should care about our issues. Of course there are roughly 20 million hunters in America, so that is a huge start. But what about the many candidates for office who represent areas where we just don’t have a lot of sportsmen and women? Resources to Keep You Informed

It’s vital as the election draws near that sportsmen and women stay informed on things both in Washington D.C. and in state capitals. Here are two tools to help: Donations Needed to Defeat California Bill

On April 24, 2012, California’s Senate Natural Resources Committee voted to pass SB 1221, which would ban hunting bears and bobcats with hounds. Sportsmen groups were hoping to keep the bill from going to the full Senate. This means that the campaign to defeat this attack on sportsmen will last a lot longer, and be much more expensive.