Hunting and Fishing Access

House Natural Resources Committee
   Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
1324 Longworth

01/13/2026 at 02:00PM

On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold an oversight hearing titled “Hunting and Fishing Access in the Great American Outdoors.”

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

Panel I (Administration Witness)

  • Brian Nesvik, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Panel II (Outside Experts)

  • Jason Tharpe, CEO, Delta Waterfowl, Bismarck, North Dakota
  • Paul Johansen, Chief, Wildlife Resources Section, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Charleston, West Virginia
  • Chris Butler, President, Butler Marine, Beaufort, South Carolina
  • Ryan “Cal” Callaghan, President and CEO, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Missoula, Montana