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Senate Budget Amendment Would Support Public Lands, BHA Applauds Measure
Proposal by Martin Heinrich responds to sportsmen’s requests, would prohibit the sale of federal public lands as a deficit-reduction tactic
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House, Senate Budgets Leave No Room for Conservation Investments
Proposed cuts in both plans will hurt conservation funding—and eventually sportsmen’s access
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Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Honors Sportsmen Leaders, Raises Funds for Conservation at Annual Rendezvous
2015 event drew sportsmen from across North America in support of the BHA mission, broke records in both attendance and money raised for public lands, water and wildlife
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TRCP Urges House to Prioritize Conservation Funding
Group testifies in support of funding habitat restoration and grant programs that sustain a robust outdoor economy
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State of Wyoming, Sweetwater River Conservancy Launch Nation’s First Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Bank
Senior officials from the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joined Wyoming Governor Matt Mead today in announcing the launch of the nation’s first conservation bank for greater sage-grouse. The bank will manage a vast expanse of central Wyoming for sage-grouse, mule deer and other wildlife, allowing energy development and…
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Boone and Crockett Club Remembers Chuck Buck
The Boone and Crockett Club is pausing to remember a hunting industry icon and ardent supporter of conservation. Chuck Buck, chairman of Buck Knives, passed away Feb. 6, 2015.
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OWAA member Kristen Schmitt featured in radio segments
OWAA member Kristen Schmitt was recently featured on two radio segments.
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Hunter Christmas Expo to Join Cowboy Christmas Gift Show in Las Vegas
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Hunter Christmas Exposition will join the popular Cowboy Christmas Gift Show in relocating to the South Halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center beginning in 2015.
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Get your camera ready
By Ann and Rob Simpson — Known worldwide for its incredible diversity of plants and animals, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a nature lover’s — and photographer’s — dream world…
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Hit the Tennessee trails
By Jennifer Pharr Davis — When it comes to hiking around Knoxville, Tennessee, Johnny Molloy wrote the book…
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Photo scavenger hunt revitalized
By Pat Wray — Back in the 1980s and 90s many of the world’s best outdoor photographers took part in OWAA’s Photo Scavenger Hunt Contest…
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Find the road to adventure with MyTopo maps
There are few items as important as a map when planning an outdoor adventure…
