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Bigger, Better Hunter & Outdoor Christmas Expo Coming to Las Vegas
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Hunter & Outdoor Christmas Expo, presented by Cinch, begins its 10-day run in conjunction with the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (WNFR) December 6-15 in Las Vegas.
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RMEF Reaches 100 Projects in Tennessee Elk Country
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awarded $37,916 in grant funding to benefit elk habitat and hunting heritage efforts in Tennessee.
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Steller.co Announces Epix Trip Storytelling Contest with Prize for Two to Tahiti Valued at $29,000
Steller.co, the travel social media community and Apple Editors’ Choice app, is offering an extraordinary opportunity to win a trip for two to Tahiti.
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TheFishingWire.com Call for Press Releases and Subscriptions
OWAA members who are associated with non-profit fishing or conservation groups are welcomed to submit press releases to The Fishing Wire, an on-line publication sent to more than 100,000 subscribers five days weekly.
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Oregon Trail anniversary offers story ideas
Those of us who live in Wyoming find long road trips to be undaunting, even familiar. Spending four hours driving from one part of the state to another isn’t unusual.
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Lindholm won Circle of Chiefs in 2007
OWAA’S Circle of Chiefs lost a member April 16, with the death of Robert (Bob) Lindholm, 82, of Lindsborg, Kansas.
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OWAA’s first woman president dies
Sheila Link, OWAA’S first woman president, died March 30, just a few months short of her 95th birthday.
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Welcome to OWAA
Carmen M. Alex is a scientist, writer and photographer. She is especially concerned with the sustainability of our natural resources and the preservation of wilderness areas in the U.S. and abroad. Alex received a bachelor’s of science in geophysics from UC Santa Barbara and a master’s degree in earth science from UC Santa Cruz. After 20…
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Trekking through the pale mounts
I slipped out of our room at Rifugio Carestiato hours before breakfast was served. I didn’t want to miss it. The lightning close enough to touch, sonorous thunder and toad choking rain enveloped the rifugio.
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It’s time to take action against CWD
A television commercial in frequent rotation these days shows masked robbers smashing into a bank lobby.
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Matt Miller, science storyteller
Matt Miller has this memory: he’s sitting on the floor of his grandfather’s home, waiting. And waiting. And waiting.
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Pitch perfect: how to sell more stories
John Gierach is likely the only person who can send just about anything in and have it published.
