During this week's edition of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup, Fred is joined by guest Christian Ragosta, CSF Assistant Manager, Northeast States, to discuss the New York Big Five Trophy Ban. They explore how this legislation could negatively impact African conservation efforts, local economies, and wildlife management. The team highlights the importance of hunting in funding anti-poaching initiatives and supporting local communities. Fred then covers all the rest of the top news affecting sportsmen and women across the nation, including the appointment of Tom Schultz as Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, updates on Iowa legislation affecting sportsmen, red snapper management, the establishment of the Collegiate Sportsmen and Women's Coalition at Penn State, the introduction of hunter education in Georgia schools, and the promotion of trapping education in Idaho. 

Takeaways

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  New York’s Big Five Trophy Ban is BAD For Conservation: The New York Big Five Trophy Band targets key African species, and is a bad policy that may harm African nations reliant on hunting tourism.


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  US Forest Service’s New Chief: Tom Schultz's leadership is crucial for sustainable forest management. As an experienced leader in forestry and public lands management, Tom Schultz will guide a multiple use mission agency that has significantly reduced its timber harvesting levels over the last few decades.


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  Red Snapper Season Update: CSF has testified on the South Atlantic Red Snapper Update at a final public hearing to rectify a one day season in 20204 despite a high abundance of fish.

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