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  • Pheasants Forever Praises 2014 Farm Bill, Now Law, For Key Conservation Measures

    Pheasants Forever Praises 2014 Farm Bill, Now Law, For Key Conservation Measures

    President Obama signed the Agricultural Act of 2014, commonly known as the farm bill, into law. Pheasants Forever and its quail division, Quail Forever, praised the President for his action, as well as the bipartisan House and Senate support leading to its signature.


  • Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Sportsmen's Package Passes House of Representatives

    Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Sportsmen's Package Passes House of Representatives

    [level-non-member] After one of the most significant votes on behalf of sportsmen and women, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) applauds the United States House of Representatives on the passage of the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act (H.R. 3590), with a vote of 268-154. The SHARE Act has been a top priority of the…


  • Firearms Industry Praises House Passage of Bipartisan Sportsmen's Legislation

    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.


  • Senate Sportsmen’s Bill Upholds Public Access, Conservation

    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.


  • Sportsmen's Priorities Included in 2014 Farm Bill

    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…


  • Senate Passes ‘Conservation-Minded’ Farm Bill,  Sends to President’s Desk

    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.


  • ZEISS Announces Lifetime Achievement Award for Pete Dunne –  Renowned Conservation Leader and Educator

    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.


  • Kanze to lead Smithsonian Journey trip

    Kanze to lead Smithsonian Journey trip

    OWAA member Ed Kanze will serve as a study leader on a trip to Australia and New Zealand.


  • Should Boaters Buy an Extended Warranty?

    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…


  • SHOT Show® to Stay at Sands Expo through 2018

    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.


  • Passing Judgement: Making the most of judging photo contests

    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…


  • Come to Conference, Win Contests

    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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