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Firearms Industry Praises House Passage of Bipartisan Sportsmen's Legislation
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, praised the passage today by the U.S. House of Representatives of the bipartisan Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act.
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Senate Sportsmen’s Bill Upholds Public Access, Conservation
A bipartisan legislative package introduced today in the U.S. Senate would increase public access opportunities and advance conservation and is drawing widespread support from prominent sportsmen’s groups, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership announced today.
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Sportsmen's Priorities Included in 2014 Farm Bill
After three long years of debate, the United States Senate passed the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, also known as the 2014 Farm Bill. This bipartisan legislation enhances and strengthens vital polices important to sportsmen and women across the United States and has been a long time priority of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus…
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Senate Passes ‘Conservation-Minded’ Farm Bill, Sends to President’s Desk
The U.S. Senate voted 68-32 in support of the federal Farm Bill, advancing the mammoth legislation to the president’s desk and helping secure critical private-lands conservation programs key to hunting and fishing in the United States, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership announced Feb. 5.
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ZEISS Announces Lifetime Achievement Award for Pete Dunne – Renowned Conservation Leader and Educator
Carl Zeiss Sports Optics has named Pete Dunne as the winner of a Lifetime Acheivment Award for his body of work in outdoor writing and in the fields of birding, education and wildlife habitat conservation. The award was presented on January 13, 2014 at Zeiss’ annual writers party in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Kanze to lead Smithsonian Journey trip
OWAA member Ed Kanze will serve as a study leader on a trip to Australia and New Zealand.
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Should Boaters Buy an Extended Warranty?
It’s acknowledged among boat owners that boat engines have improved in quality and reliability over the years, and backing that up are recent surveys from J.D. Power reporting a steady decrease in the number of reported problems in marine engines. So is buying an extended service contract – also known as “extended warranties” – worth…
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SHOT Show® to Stay at Sands Expo through 2018
The National Shooting Sports Foundation®(NSSF®) followed up its recently concluded, record-setting Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowTM (SHOT Show®) by adding another year to its agreement with Sands Expo in Las Vegas.
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Passing Judgement: Making the most of judging photo contests
By Julie Hammonds — If you’ve been roped into judging a photo contest, the person who wrangled your participation…
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Come to Conference, Win Contests
By Ty Stockton — I’m always amazed when OWAA members say they don’t enter the Excellence in Craft contests…
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Back to School: Lessons learned from an online writing class
By Gail Jokerst — Over the past few years I have increasingly felt the need to rock myself out of my writing comfort zone…
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Write local: How to find stories in national issues and far from home
By Glenn Sapir — National Hunting and Fishing Day was coming up and I had a newspaper column due…