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 NSSF Statement on Jay Leno Cancellation of SHOT Show AppearanceWe are clearly disappointed by Jay Leno’s decision not to perform at the 2015 SHOT Show State of the Industry Dinner. 
 
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 Wiegard to Lead TRCP's Agricultural, Private Lands WorkAriel Wiegard has joined the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership as director of the TRCP Center for Agricultural and Private Lands, working to enact policies that balance production agriculture with fish and wildlife and sustain and enhance public access to private lands 
 
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 Public Comment Opportunity Available for Proposed Wyoming Toad Conservation AreaThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is holding a public meeting on December 4, 2014 to discuss a draft Land Protection Plan and Environmental Assessment (draft LPP/EA) for the proposed Wyoming Toad Conservation Area project in Albany County, Wyoming. 
 
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 EPA Punts on Renewable Fuel StandardEnsuring a safe fuel supply for America’s 12 million registered boat owners may have to wait, said Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that the agency will further delay the final rule on how much ethanol refiners must blend into the nation’s gasoline supply under… 
 
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 Canid North of Grand Canyon Confirmed to be a Rocky Mountain Gray WolfGenetic tests of scat (feces) collected from a free-roaming canid north of Grand Canyon National Park on the North Kaibab National Forest have confirmed that the animal, first detected in early October, is a female Rocky Mountain gray wolf. 
 
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 OWAA member named 2014 New Hampshire Broadcaster of the YearPeter St. James, of Warner, host of the WTPL-FM 107.7 “NH Wake Up Show,” was named the 2014 New Hampshire Broadcaster of the Year by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters. 
 
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 Georgia Department of Economic Development Returns as Platinum Sponsor of NSSF Industry SummitThe National Shooting Sports Foundation® is pleased to announce that the Georgia Department of Economic Development will be returning as the Platinum Sponsor of the 2015 NSSF Industry Summit. 
 
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 Service Reopens Public Comment Period for Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat for Western Yellow-Billed CuckooThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is reopening the public comment period for 60 days for the proposal to designate 546,335 acres of critical habitat for the western distinct population segment of the yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) in 80 separate units in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. 
 
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 Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever Partner with NSSF's Project ChildSafe ProgramThe National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association of the firearms industry, announced today that Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, the nation’s leading habitat conservation organizations for pheasant, quail and other wildlife, have become promotional supporters of the Project ChildSafe® program, NSSF’s nationwide education initiative that promotes proper firearm handling and storage. 
 
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 Threatened Listing for Gunnison Sage Grouse; Sportsmen Urge Proactive Measures to Avoid Similar Fate for Greater Sage GrouseThe Gunnison sage grouse was declared a threatened species today under the Endangered Species Act, and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and its partners are urging proactive conservation strategies to avoid a similar fate for the greater sage grouse 
 
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 BoatUS President Margaret Bonds Podlich to Hold Boating Town Hall Meeting Nov. 12 on Daniel Island, SCThe leader of the nation’s largest recreational boating organization, BoatUS President Margaret Bonds Podlich, invites all Palmetto State boaters to an informal “Town Hall” discussion to talk boating issues and listen to local boaters’ concerns. 
 
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 Hunters' Venison Donations Provide 11 Million Meals to People in NeedFor food banks nationwide, acquiring protein is a challenge because of the high cost of meat. Fortunately during hunting season, hunters help make up the shortfall with generous donations of protein-rich, low-fat venison that provide 11 million meals annually to the less fortunate. 
 
