Tester to chair Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

HELENA (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester said he has been named the next chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, taking over as the wolf issue looms large for Western lawmakers.

Tester will assume his role over the bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, which has about 300 members from many states, when the new Congress convenes in January.

He said it will be a good platform to push on issues like wolves, and to make sure hunting access issues like accesss and habitat are dealt with in the new farm bill that includes the budgets of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. For...