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June 1-2 free fishing weekend in Mississippi
JACKSON-Each year the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) designates the first weekend in June as “Free Fishing Weekend” in Mississippi. On June 1-2, 2013, any person may sport fish without a fishing license or a state lake fishing or boating permit.
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BoatUS now has over 1000 discounting outlets
ALEXANDRIA, Va., — Three out of four boat owners have a household income of less than $100,000 and, like many American families in the lingering tight economy, recreational boaters are frugal with their spending.
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Week focuses on stopping spread of ash tree killer
Ash trees are dead and dying throughout Indiana by the thousands, costing Hoosiers millions and marring the landscape.
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CPW celebrates National Safe Boating Week
DENVER – May 18 through May 24 is National Safe Boating Week and Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding boaters to boat safe, boat smart and boat sober. As the weather starts to warm up, everyone is anxious to get outside and enjoy the sunshine.
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Letter from director of Sportsmans's Alliance for Alaska
If you attended last year’s conference in Alaska, you had the chance to learn firsthand from two experts about the proposed Pebble Mine project. In the words of former Alaska state senator Rick Halford, this controversial proposal to develop what would be the largest open-pit mine in North America in the headwaters of the most…
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EPA accepting comments about Bristol Bay
Send in your comments today in support of healthy fish habitat
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Redring offers 5-year National Wild Turkey Federation and Redring shotgun sight package at 2013 NRA show
Redring® Booth #1708 teams up with the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) to offer NRA Show attendees the Redring®/NRA Membership Package at the May 3 – 5, 2013 NRA Show in Houston, Texas.
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RMEF waives all revenue from national convention tags
MISSOULA, Mont.–In a continuing effort to ensure the future of wildlife resources and hunting opportunities, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation announced it will return 100 percent of the revenue it generates from the auction of state special big game permits through its national events and programs to the individual states.
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Arizona Game and Fish celebrates 40th anniversary of Endangered Species Act
PHOENIX — While the Arizona Game and Fish Department has been working to conserve imperiled wildlife species for much longer, today the department celebrates Endangered Species Day and marks the 40th anniversary of the federal act.
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Ohio DNR adds 10 cadets to state park ranks
COLUMBUS, OH – Ten Ohio State Parks ranger cadets were sworn in today by Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Director James Zehringer and ODNR Deputy Director Glen Cobb at a ceremony held at the department’s headquarters.
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SCI selects executive committee leadership
Washington, D.C. -Safari Club International’s Board of Directors elected the organization’s Officers and Executive Committee during their meeting here May 11. The 12-member Executive Committee, comprised of volunteers within the organization, will work with SCI’s Chief Executive Officer Phil DeLone.
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Agencies announce funding for federal trout hatchery, TVA stocking
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and representatives from the Tennessee Valley Authority, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced Friday a new agreement that will continue popular trout stocking programs in reservoirs and tailwaters of certain TVA dams across the region.
