The Sportsmen's Voice | Hunting, Fishing and Conservation Advocacy with Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
Episodes
Episode 33 - Conservation Legends at Wine, Wheels & Wildlife
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast host Fred Bird is bringing you some lighthearted faire today after a tumultuous election cycle, covering CSF’s annual Wine, Wheels and Wildl...
TSV Roundup And Election Wrap-up Week of November 6th, 2024
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special POST-ELECTION episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup, Fred Bird catches up with Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Vice President ...
TSV Roundup Week of October 28th, 2024
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup, the LAST one before the election, host Fred Bird discusses the importance of voting in the u...
Episode 32 - Legendary Huntmaster Gregg Ritz on Thompson Center's Rebirth and the Future of Hunting
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerhouse episode of The Sportsmen's Voice, host Fred Bird sits down with Gregg Ritz, the legendary Huntmaster, to explore the incredible reb...
TSV Roundup Week of October 21st, 2024
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup, Fred is joined once again by CSF’s own Chris Horton to discuss the current state of fishe...
TSV Roundup Week of October 14th, 2024
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup, Fred is joined once again by CSF’s ow Barry Snell to discuss the current state of gun leg...
Episode 31 - The Sportsmen’s Voice On The Hill, Part 2 - The Wildlife Movements Through Partnerships Act
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode continuing coverage of our legislative priorities in Congress, Fred Bird is joined on Capitol Hill by Michigan Congresswoman D...
Episode 31 - The Sportsmen’s Voice On The Hill, Part 1 - The Tax Stamp Fund Reallocation Bill
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Fred Bird is joined on Capitol Hill by Utah Congressman Blake Moore, the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Larry Kane, ...
TSV Roundup Week of October 7th, 2024
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup, Fred is joined once again by CSF Director of Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz to discuss ...
TSV Roundup Week of September 30th, 2024
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup, Fred is back covering all that’s fit to print related to hunting, fishing, and other conser...
TSV Roundup Week of September 23rd, 2024
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the FIRST of TWO lead stories on this episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup, Fred catches up with the Speaker of the House, Representative Mike ...
Episode 30 - Celebrating National Hunting and Fishing Day with Bass Pro Shops Founder and Lead Outfitter Johnny Morris
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, Fred Bird is joined by Johnny Morris, the legendary Founder and Lead Outfitter of Bass Pro Shops, along with Jeff Crane, Pres...
TSV Roundup Week of September 16th, 2024
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sportsman's Voice Roundup, Fred Bird covers key events and updates in the world of conservation and outdoor sports for America’...
Episode 29 - The Conservation Governor: A Conversation with Chris Sununu
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fred Bird is joined, in true New England style after a morning of weeding and mulching, by 4-term New Hampshire Governor and Governor Sportsman’s Ca...
TSV Roundup Week of September 9th, 2024
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's roundup lead story sees CSF Director of Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz rejoin Fred on the show to cover his recent trip to Capitol Hill ...
TSV Roundup Week of September 2nd, 2024
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's roundup lead story covers recent efforts to complicate the regulatory process for setting harvest limits in Indiana, driving a further nee...
Episode 28 - The Role of Forest Management in Wildlife Conservation with John Culclasure
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fred is joined in this episode by John Culclasure, the newly appointed Director of Forest Policy for CSF. John dives deep into the critical role of fo...
TSV Roundup Week of August 26th, 2024
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's roundup lead story covers the East Coast legislative sportsmen's caucuses' efforts to address the vessel strike rule on North Atlantic ...
TSV Roundup Week of August 19th, 2024
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fred is joined by returning guest and CSF Director, Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz to cover the American Wildlife Conservation Partners Summer Meeti...
Episode 27 - Ducks Unlimited’s Adam Putnam Talks Waterfowl, Conservation Wins, and Inspiring Future Wildlife Scientists
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fred is joined by Adam Putnam, the CEO of Ducks Unlimited to discuss a slew of recent policy successes (and challenges!) in the sporting community, in...
TSV Roundup Week of August 12th, 2024
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fred is joined in this week's lead story for the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup by CSF’s Assistant Manager for the Southwestern States, Barry Snell. Barr...
TSV Roundup Week of August 5th, 2024
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fred is joined in this week's lead story for the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup by CSF’s Northwestern States Senior Coordinator Marie Neumiller. The conv...
Episode 26 - Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Mid-Year Policy Review!
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fred is joined by Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Vice President of Policy, Brent Miller on the heels of an incredible mid-year policy report. ...
TSV Roundup Week of July 29th, 2024
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Sportsmen's Voice Roundup covers all the news that’s fit to print for sportsmen around the nation, including CSF speaking out against th...
TSV Roundup Week of July 22nd, 2024
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Sportsmen's Voice Roundup covers various topics, including the American Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act, the National Assembl...
Episode 25 - Rigs-To-Reefs With Congressman Garret Graves And Chris Horton!
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Fred in this week's short but information-packed episode as he welcomes CSF Senior Director of Fisheries Policy, Chris Horton, and special guest,...
TSV Roundup Week of July 15th, 2024
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Sportsmen's Voice Roundup covers the defeat of a ban on hunting, fishing, trapping, and even ranching in Oregon and the potential for a ri...
Episode 24 - Shark Week Special: Exploring the SHARKED Act with CSF Senior Director of Fisheries Policy, Chris Horton and Martha Guyas
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a special Shark Week-themed episode of The Sportsmen’s Voice! In this exciting feature, host Fred Bird is joined by CSF Senior Director o...
TSV Roundup Week of July 1st, 2024
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Sportsmen's Voice Roundup lead story with returning guest and CSF Senior Director, Fisheries Policy to cover the recent House Natural Reso...
TSV Roundup Week of June 24th, 2024
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Sportsmen's Voice Roundup lead story with returning guest and CSF Director, Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz covers the introduction of th...
Episode 23 - Knox Williams and Brandon Maddox || The Sportsmen’s Voice On Suppressors And Silencers
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first half of this week’s feature on suppressors, silencers and sportsmen Fred catches up with Knox Williams of the American Suppressor Assoc...
TSV Roundup Week of June 17th, 2024
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup, Fred Bird covers this week’s outdoor news including controversial red snapper management decision ...
TSV Roundup Week of June 10th, 2024
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Title: TSV Roundup Week of June 10th, 2024 Narrative: In this week’s episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup, our host Fred Bird covers all the ...
Episode 22 - Ben O’Brien || The American System Of Conservation Funding
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fred catches up with Ben O’Brien of Woodside Media for this week’s feature episode of the Sportsmen’s Voice podcast. After covering the pair’s...
TSV Roundup Week of June 3rd, 2024
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup, Fred is joined by Kaleigh Leager and Delaware Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair, Representative...
TSV Roundup Week of May 27th, 2024
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup, Fred covers stories including the Duck Stamp Modernization Act, mandatory fish harvest repo...
Episode 21 - Wrapping Up the Congressional Sporting Clays Event
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fred catches up with legislators and esteemed guests from partner organizations such as Retay Shotguns, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Boone...
TSV Roundup Week of May 20th, 2024
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of the Sportsmen's Voice Roundup lead story, Fred and CSF Senior Director of Fisheries Policy Chris Horton discuss the recent...
TSV Roundup Week of May 13th, 2024
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 20 - Jules McQueen & Jana Waller | From Turkey to Bears: Hunting Adventures and Women Empowerment
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
TSV Roundup Week of May 6th, 2024
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 rest...
TSV Roundup Week of April 29th, 2024
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Pennsy...
Episode 19 | CSC Co-Chair Bruce Westerman | America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
TSV Roundup Week of April 22nd, 2024
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ou...
TSV Roundup Week of April 15th, 2024
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 l...
Episode 18 | The Battle to Protect Cat Hunting in Colorado
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TSV host Fred Bird is joined by Dan Gates of Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management to talk about the ongoing ballot initiative fight in Color...
TSV Roundup Week of April 8th, 2024
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 dol...
TSV Roundup Week of April 1st, 2024
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of the Sportsman's Voice Roundup, host Fred Bird discusses various topics related to conservation and legislation. The conver...
Episode 17 - Kicking Off Turkey Season With National Wild Turkey Federation And 50 Years Of Conservation Success
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
TSV Roundup Week of March 25th, 2024
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
TSV Roundup Week of March 18th, 2024
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
Episode 16 - Talking Trapping With The National Trappers Association AND Fur Takers of America!
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TSV host Fred Bird is joined by John Daniel, President of the National Trappers Association, and Jason Wisniewski, President of Fur Takers of America,...
TSV Roundup Week of March 11th, 2024
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 standalo...
Episode 15 - Do Anti-Hunters Belong On Fish And Game Boards?
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ant...
Episode 14 - Championing Conservation: How Students are Building a Legacy in Wildlife Conservation
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TSV host Fred Bird is joined by Isabella Mucci of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Collegiate Sportsmen & Women’s Coalition, along wit...
Episode 13 - Right Whales, Rigs To Reefs, Vessel Speed Restrictions and More!
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TSV host Fred Bird is joined live from the recent National Assembly of Sportsmens Caucuses summit by Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s Senior...
Episode 12 - Merchant Code Tracking of Gun Owners And A Preview Of Other Firearm Policy Fights
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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!...
Episode 11 - An Executive Council Presidents’ Roundtable Recorded LIVE From The NASC Summit!
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TSV host Fred Bird is joined live from the recent National Assembly of Sportsmens Caucuses summit by current NASC Executive Council President (and New...
Episode 10 - Chef Josh + Gabby Hoffman Join TSV From The NASC Summit!
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chef Josh Schwencke - the famed Texas-based wild game chef, culinary writer for Wild Sheep Foundation’s Magazine, and owner of the Gastronomy Compan...
Episode 9 - Cuz Strickland + Tom Opre Join TSV From The NASC Summit!
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ronni ‘Cuz’ Strickland - EVP and Brand Ambassador of Mossy Oak and host of the Fist Full of Dirt podcast for Mossy Oak Properties - joins his frie...
Episode 8 - We’re All The Same Out Here! With Special Guest Durrell Smith of the Minority Outdoor Alliance
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Durrell Smith, President and Co-Founder of the Minority Outdoor Alliance, joins his friend (and TSV host!) Fred Bird to talk about how our differences...
Episode 7 - Diving Into The ‘Animal Personhood’ Fight With Bob Matthews and Marie Neumiller
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CSF Great Lakes States senior coordinator Bob Matthews and Northwestern states senior coordinator Marie Neumiller join Fred to talk about an emerging ...
Episode 6 - Archery And Shooting Programs In Schools, A New Speaker For The People’s House, And More With Director of Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CSF Director of Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz joins Fred to talk about his role as the ‘federal affairs guru’, his role as liaison to the Congr...
Episode 5 - A Conservation Conversation With NASCAR Legend Richard Childress
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
NASCAR legend, owner of Richard Childress racing - and Chairman of the Board here at the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation - Richard Childress si...
Episode 4 - How Are States Like California HARMING The Pittman-Robertson Act?
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TSV Host Fred Bird is joined by Keely Hopkins, CSF Manager of the Northwestern states, and Bill Gaines. The crew dive into California’s AB 28 Firear...
Episode 3 - Recorded LIVE From The CSF Banquet
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TSV Host Fred Bird comes to you from the floor of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation banquet and talks with guests ranging from Fox News’ Ka...
Episode 2 - Who we are, where we started, and where we’re going with CSF President Jeff Crane!
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TSV Host Fred Bird is joined by Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation President and CEO Jeff Crane, and the two dive deep into the history of the CSF...
Episode 1 - Introducing the Sportsmen’s Voice Podcast!
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for tuning into the ‘Sportsmen’s Voice’ podcast, your inside connection to outdoor legislation brought to you by the Congressional Sports...