Join us for breakfast hosted by our partners at the Responsible Hunting Scent Association.

CSF staff will welcome attendees to the conference and recognize this year’s Host Committee for their contributions to the event.

Leaders of the Delaware Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus will welcome attendees, present information on hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, and trapping in Delaware, and discuss some of the Caucus' recent victories.

8:30 - 9:00 (Opening Remarks from the CSF Board)
CSF Board Chairman and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Childress will provide opening remarks to kick off the 20th Annual NASC Summit.

9:00 - 9:30 (Continuing the Story of Sportsmen and Women)
Ronnie “Cuz” Strickland his been a prominent personality in the outdoors space for decades and has been on the frontlines of telling our story and ensuring the time-honored traditions we hold dear, remain for future generations of sportsmen and women for years to come. From the early days of Haas Outdoors and filming turkey hunts for Mossy Oak to documenting his grandchildren, law enforcement professionals, and America’s wounded heroes, Cuz’s storytelling has allowed him to engage people from many walks of life, socio-economic backgrounds, first time hunters to seasoned woodsmen and women, Cuz understands what drives our community and has learned to adapt and keep up with the times on how, who, and where to engage our audience and those yet to join our community. With his strong social presence to his wildly successful, Fist Full of Dirt podcast, Cuz will discus the importance of being available to all, telling our story in an enjoyable and passionate way, always with a focus on the future of the resources we fight to protect and the next generation of sportsmen and women to lead and continue carrying on our traditions and legacies of America’s champions of conservation.

9:30 - 10:00 (The State of Hunting, Sport Shooting, and Fishing: Participation Trends, Attitudes, and Emerging Issues)
This keynote address will provide a big-picture overview of the “state of the state” of hunting, sport shooting, and fishing, including the latest participation trends and their implications (including results from the just-released 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation); Americans’ attitudes toward the three activities; emerging issues, including growth in nontraditional participants in the three activities; wildlife conservation funding issues related to hunting, sport shooting, and fishing; and more. Additionally, in accordance with the principles of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, the keynote will touch on the importance of using sound science to monitor attitudes and assess participation trends.

10:00 - 10:30 (Wildlife Councils)
Educating the non-hunting and angling public about the numerous benefits that sportsmen and women contribute to conservation is essential to ensuring the longevity of hunting, angling, and trapping opportunities for future generations. Hear how the Michigan Wildlife Council has worked to promote hunting and fishing as a crucial component in conserving the state’s natural resources.

Join us for a refreshment break in the exhibitor area and stop by exhibitor booths to enter a raffle.

11:00 - 11:30 (The "Animal Planet" Generation: The Next Wave of Wildlife Management Leaders):
Data now indicates that more than 70% of current students majoring in wildlife, fisheries, and natural resources degrees at major colleges and universities across the United States have little to no experience or background with hunting. This poses a serious threat as they graduate and go off into the professional wildlife management world where they will make decisions that impact sportsmen and women USING dollars generated by sportsmen and women. This session will look into this trend, programs associated with educating current degree seeking students on hunting and the role it plays in wildlife management, and current challenges and opportunities state legislatures and state agencies have to address it (non-resident college student licenses fees, access to firearms, funding for programs, etc.)

Hunt for Good is a comprehensive national campaign designed to increase cultural support for hunting among non-hunters. Based on extensive research by industry experts, the customizable campaign allows states, agencies and partners to showcase a broad spectrum of hunting benefits and messages tailored to the non-hunting public. The campaign was developed by the National Wild Turkey Federation, its agency partner, The Truth, its research partner, Responsive Management, and funded in part through the Multi-State Conservation Grant Program and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. It is also supported by the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports and the hunting/conservation industry.

The NASC Executive Council Nominations Committee Chair will moderate this session which will provide candidates for the Executive Council an opportunity to provide brief remarks on their work with the respective caucuses and why they wish to be considered for the Executive Council.

Attendees will meet in the main lobby for transportation to the off-site location where the various outdoor activities will be held. Guests are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather.

Join us at Owen's Station Shooting Clays Facility for clay shooting and demonstrations in trapping, wild game meat preparation and cooking, and waterfowl retrieving.

Buses will return to the hotel for the evening reception, dinner, and auction.

This year’s auction and raffle, which will be held during the reception and dinner, will feature a wide array of hunting, fishing, and shooting items and excursions. Attendees will have the opportunity to take advantage of some great deals to wrap up their holiday shopping, or perhaps to begin planning for trips afield next year, all while supporting the work of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation in strengthening the NASC network.

Join us for dinner hosted by mission partner Safari Club International.

Special guest and filmmaker Tom Opre will provide a special screening his new film, Killing the Shepherd: The Last Keeper, which explores the social, cultural, and political issues surrounding hunting in Scotland.

Scotland has seen generations of war. Today the war is different. Gone are the swords and muskets replaced by government policies pushed by groups staffed by Scotland’s urban elite.

Reminiscent with the acts of genocide during the Highland Clearances after the battle of Culloden in 1746 there is a modern effort to remove rural folks from the land. The targets are gamekeepers, ghillies, and deer stalkers whose families have been working the land, in some cases, for centuries. The land provides jobs and wages which they use to buy food and pay bills; keep families living in small communities filling local schools with children; and providing active wildlife and habitat management.

It’s a war for control. It’s basically class warfare. It’s a war where wildlife biodiversity and habitat conservation may be a thing of the past. The Highlands Clearance was a thing of the past but is cultural genocide a part of the future?