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Mission Accomplished! Virginia Elk Restoration Project Complete
A multi-year project to restore wild elk to their native hills of Virginia is complete thanks to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, its volunteers, the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and several other partners.
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Must Do Springtime Boat Buying Tips From BoatUS
With the number one boat buying season of the year kicked off, springtime boat buyers are on the prowl. The nation’s largest recreational boating advocacy and services group, Boat Owner Association of The United States (BoatUS), has some must do tips before you sign on the dotted line.
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Smith & Wesson Becomes Gold Sponsor of NSSF Industry Summit
Smith & Wesson has stepped up to become a Gold Sponsor of the NSSF Industry Summit, the National Shooting Sports Foundation announced.
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RMEF Salutes Volunteers
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation caps National Volunteer Week by saluting the foundation of its 30-year-old organization—its volunteer army of more than 10,000 strong across the country.
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DSC Statement on New U.S. Elephant Policy
On April 4, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that African elephants hunted in Tanzania and Zimbabwe in 2014 may not be imported to the U.S. The agency says its new policy will be reevaluated in 2015 and beyond.
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Springtime Greening: Boaters Tips for Earth Day
With Earth Day’s arrival on April 22, what can boaters do to help keep the waters they enjoy clean and healthy?
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Smith & Wesson® Now Shipping M&P® Shield(TM) Pistols to California
Smith & Wesson Corp. announced it has commenced shipping non-microstamped, California-compliant versions of its popular M&P® Shield pistols.
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Torstenson Family Endowment Pays Huge Dividends for Hunters, Hunting Heritage
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is pleased to announce the Torstenson Family Endowment (TFE) provided nearly a million dollars in its first year to accelerate mission priorities.
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TRCP Honors Sportsman-Conservationist Leaders
Tonight, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership will honor philanthropist and businessman Paul Tudor Jones II, Sen. Thad Cochran and Sen. Debbie Stabenow at the sixth annual TRCP Capital Conservation Awards Dinner.
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BoatUS: Annual List of Top Ten Boat Names
If a car’s vanity license plate can tell you a lot about the person behind the wheel, what can a boat name tell you about the person behind the helm? Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) just released the national boating organization’s 24th Annual Top Ten Boat Names List and may have the…
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Conservation Federation of Missouri hires Brandon Butler as Executive Director
Brandon Butler has joined the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) as Executive Director.
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NOAA Fisheries Commits to Developing a National Recreational Fishing Policy
An announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that NOAA Fisheries will develop a national recreational fishing policy was greeted enthusiastically by sportfishing and boating leaders, who have urged the agency to adopt exactly this approach to define and coordinate efforts throughout the federal government, and particularly the National Marine Fisheries Service, to advance…
