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PREPARE FOR FALL HUNTING SEASON WITH 2014 GMU MAPS AND UPDATED PRIVATE LAND DATA VIA MYTOPO PRINTED PRODUCTS AND TRIMBLE OUTDOORS DIGITAL PRODUCTS
MyTopo and Trimble Outdoors today announced the availability of new 2014 Game Management Units (GMU) hunting boundaries and private land ownership information across its entire suite of map products.
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NSSF to Hold Retailer Education Seminar September 9 in Denver, Colo.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, has a NSSF Retailer Education Seminar scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Denver – Southeast, 7525 East Hampden Avenue, in Denver, Colorado, on September 9.
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New survey on adults and the outdoors
The National Recreation and Park Association just released a survey about the opinions and behaviors of adults around getting outdoor time on a regular basis to coincide with Park and Recreation Month.
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Welcoming a New Leader in Fisheries, Wildlife Research
Boone and Crockett Club professional member John Organ has been appointed to lead a key science engine behind the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.
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Hunting and Angling Community Commends EPA on Use of Clean Water Act to Protect Bristol Bay, Alaska
Today’s Environmental Protection Agency announcement of its proposed determination to protect Bristol Bay using Section 404c of the Clean Water Act elicited praise from a vast coalition of more than 1,100 sporting groups and businesses opposed to proposed mining operations that threaten Southwest Alaska’s famed Bristol Bay region.
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TRCP Testifies Before Senate on Value of Outdoors Economy
Sportsmen’s role in driving outdoors-based economics highlighted in congressional hearing
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On Water Boat Towing Service Grows on Inland Lakes
An “Unlimited” on water towing plan from BoatUS Towing Services handles it all.
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Feds to ‘Re-evaluate’ Elephant Policy After Mid-Term Elections
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will wait until after mid-term elections to “re-evaluate” a controversial new policy on elephant hunting. But conservation groups including Dallas Safari Club (DSC) worry that political gamesmanship in America is already compromising sustainable elephant management in Africa.
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RMEF Pennsylvania Elk Tag Auction to Benefit Conservation
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will auction off a Pennsylvania Special Elk Conservation Tag to benefit conservation in the state of Pennsylvania.
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Free Kids Fishing Class
Place: Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge May’s Point Fishing Access Site (head west out of Auburn on US 20/NY 5 for about 10 miles, turn right on NY 89, travel 3.4 miles to South Mays Point Road, turn right and go 0.2 mile to the access site on right).
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Free onXmaps HUNT App Offered to RMEF Membership
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is excited to announce that onXmaps is offering a free 12-month membership of their premium HUNT App for mobile devices to RMEF members.
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NSSF to Hold Retailer Education Seminar August 19 in Springfield, Mass.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, has a NSSF Retailer Education Seminar scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, 1 Monarch Place, in Springfield, Massachusetts, on August 19.
