The Sportsmen's Voice
Congressional Sportsmen Foundation presents the Sportsmen's Voice podcast with your host, CSF's Fred Bird. 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.
Episodes
May 15, 2024 • 31 mins
In this week’s episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup Fred is bringing you breaking news out of Vermont on SB 258, a unanimous passage on the Hill of the ACE Reauthorization Act - a major CSF priority - Oregon’s new director of Fish and Wildlife, Pennsylania’s proposal to offer resident-priced hunting and fishing licenses to nonresident college students, Louisiana legislation designed to protect conservation funding, applications...
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Fred is joined by Jana Waller of Skullbound TV Fame and Jules McQueen, President of Carbon TV, to discuss their experiences with hunting (and little bit about their love for Game of Thrones!) After catching up about their plans for turkey hunting and bear hunting in the spring, the conversation turns to a wide range of topics such as the challenges of being a non-resident hunter, the excitement of having multiple species tags, and ...
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May 8, 2024 • 32 mins
In this week’s episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup Fred is joined by Jake Gould, for our lead story out of Kansas, covering the commission restructuring happening in the Bluegrass State The two talk about a bill that would rearrange how the commissioners of the Kansas Game and Parks Commission are appointed. They highlight the concern of partisan politics influencing wildlife management decisions and the importance of protecti...
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May 1, 2024 • 31 mins
In this week’s episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup Fred is joined once again by regular guest, Kaleigh Leager, for our lead story out of Pennsylvania, covering the potential changes to Sunday hunting regulations in Pennsylvania. Kaleigh provides an overview of the current restrictions and the proposed legislation that aims to remove them. They highlight the benefits of Sunday hunting, such as increased opportunities for sports...
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April 25, 2024 • 40 mins
Fred is joined by CSF Director, Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz as the pair catches up with the Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s’ Caucus, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman to discuss the America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act, which recently passed the House Natural Resources Committee. Fred, Taylor and Chairman Westerman discuss sportsmen's issues and the importance of habitat management. Th...
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April 24, 2024 • 27 mins
In this week’s episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup Fred is joined once again by last week’s feature guest, Barry Snell, for our lead story out of Colorado, following the success of the Colorado Sportsmen's Day at the Capitol. The two discuss the challenges faced due to bad weather, and the engagement of sportsmen in Colorado in spite of the challenges, the anti-gun agenda in New Mexico and the importance of citizen participati...
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April 17, 2024 • 33 mins
In this week’s episode of the Sportsman's Voice Roundup Fred is joined once again by Kaleigh Leager for our lead story in Maryland, where the 2024 legislative session has adjourned, and three anti-sportsman bills were defeated. Senate Bill 983 aimed to establish a lead phase-out plan for hunting ammunition, but it did not pass. House Bill 935/Senate Bill 784 proposed an additional 5% tax on firearms and ammunition, but it also fail...
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April 11, 2024 • 105 mins
TSV host Fred Bird is joined by Dan Gates of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management to talk about the ongoing ballot initiative fight in Colorado that aims to ban trophy hunting of mountain lions and bobcats. He emphasizes the importance of educating the general public about the implications of the measure and the need for sustainable wildlife management. Gates also highlights the role of organizations like the Colorado Wil...
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April 10, 2024 • 40 mins
In this week’s episode of the Sportsman's Voice Roundup, our lead story brings us to Nebraska where 37 million dollars in sportsmen conservation dollars has been SAVED host Fred Bird discusses is joined by Jake Gould to talk about a thwarted effort in the Nebraska Unicam to take ‘surplus’ from sportsman-conservation funds and transfer them to the state’s general fund. Fred then tackles all the news that’s fit to print about wildlif...
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April 3, 2024 • 30 mins
In this week’s episode of the Sportsman's Voice Roundup, host Fred Bird discusses various topics related to conservation and legislation. The conversation covers an action alert in Vermont concerning Senate Bill 258 with National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Executive Council Member, State Representative Pat Brennan of District 19 in Vermont. Fred then covers wetland conservation, gun registration in California, legislat...
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TSV host Fred Bird is joined during the kickoff of the turkey hunting season by Doug Little and Jared McJunkin of the National Wild Turkey Federation, along with NWTF co-CEO Jason Burckhalter. After winding down their 50th anniversary year, the boys talk through 50 years of conservation success in 2023. From wildfire prevention through sound forest habitat management, to predator management and beyond - the group tackles the NWTF’s...
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March 27, 2024 • 28 mins
In this episode of the Sportsman's Voice Roundup, TSV host Fred Bird is joined by CSF’s Mid-Atlantic Senior Coordinator Kaleigh Leager. On this week of March 25th, Fred and Kaleigh kick it off with the lead story of Delaware's progress on House Bill 271, and the anticipation of Governor Carney's signature on sportsmen legislation. Fred also covers topics such as stream access restrictions in Georgia, the ‘Rigs To Reefs’ bill, Oklah...
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March 20, 2024 • 34 mins
TSV host Fred Bird is joined again by CSF’s Conner Barker for this edition of the TSV Roundup. On this week of March 18th, Fred and Conner kick it off with the lead story of Kentucky Senate Bill 3, which aims to restructure the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. The bill proposes attaching fish and wildlife to the Department of Agriculture and giving the Commissioner of Agriculture the appointment power over all nine commiss...
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March 14, 2024 • 92 mins
TSV host Fred Bird is joined by John Daniel, President of the National Trappers Association, and Jason Wisniewski, President of Fur Takers of America, to talk about the history and necessity of fur trapping as a predator and furbearer control mechanism. From pheasants, turkeys and other ground nesting birds to the issue of predator control and ecosystem balance, they discuss the impact of legislation and fear-mongering on the indus...
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March 13, 2024 • 30 mins
TSV host Fred Bird is joined again by CSF’s Kent Keene, Senior Manager for the Midwest and Western States for this inaugural edition of the standalone TSV Roundup. On this week of March 11th, Fred and Kent kick it off by reviewing Kent’s article for the Sportsmen’s Voice publication, “NASC Legislators from 41 States Weigh in on Farm Bill Debate” before Fred dives into all the news that is fit to print in the hunting, fishing and tr...
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February 29, 2024 • 80 mins
TSV host Fred Bird is joined again by CSF’s Northwestern States Senior Coordinator Marie Neumiller to discuss the issue of non-hunters, and even anti-hunters seeking seats on Fish and Game Boards and Commissions. Together, they highlight the impact of these appointments on wildlife management, hunting heritage, and access, along with exploring the qualifications and changes in commission appointments, the challenges of non-hunting ...
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February 15, 2024 • 46 mins
TSV host Fred Bird is joined by Isabella Mucci of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Collegiate Sportsmen & Women’s Coalition, along with students Jake Tipton of Ole Miss and Helen Bailey of Clemson University. The conversation discusses the process of starting a student organization focused on hunting and conservation at your university, the challenges of registering as a student organization and creating a constitution, t...
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February 2, 2024 • 48 mins
TSV host Fred Bird is joined live from the recent National Assembly of Sportsmens Caucuses summit by Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Senior Director of Fishery Policy Chris Horton and Vice President of Government Affairs Mike Leonard of the American Sportfishing Association. The group dives into Rigs to Reefs, the damage vessel speed restrictions to save right whales would do to the economy and conservation at large, how you...
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January 18, 2024 • 59 mins
TSV host Fred Bird is joined live from the recent National Assembly of Sportsmens Caucuses summit by Keely Hopkins, Bill Gaines, and (new to the show!) National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Government Affairs Director Jake McGuigan to dive into a preview of the firearm policy fights on the horizon for this year. The group digs into the recent Merchant Code issues, why it is wrong to track and violate the policy of consumers si...
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January 4, 2024 • 73 mins
TSV host Fred Bird is joined live from the recent National Assembly of Sportsmens Caucuses summit by current NASC Executive Council President (and New Hampshire House of Representatives member) Jeff Goley and former Executive Council Presidents Brian White of South Carolina and Senator Robin Webb of Kentucky for a roundtable discussion on the outlook and future of hunting, fishing and trapping. They share the things they’re working...
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