OWAA OUTDOOR VOICES
Use Your Outdoor Voices
-

Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowTM (SHOT Show®) Attendance Soars to New Record
Attracting industry professionals from the United States and more than 100 other countries, the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowTM (SHOT Show®) shattered attendance records this week, giving industry professionals good reason to believe that 2014 will be another strong year for sales of firearms, ammunition, outdoor gear and law enforcement equipment.
-

NSSF Target Shooting Activity Report: States Benefit from Economic Impact of Target Shooting
The National Shooting Sports Foundation has released a major new report documenting the importance of target-shooting activities to the U.S. economy.
-

For Winter Boat Shoppers, It's Still a Buyer's Market
With the winter boat shows kicking off across America, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) says buyers are still in the driver’s seat when it comes to buying a boat. And if your qualifications add up – including having good credit – getting a boat loan should not be difficult.
-

RMEF Opposes Lawsuit over Idaho Wolf Management
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the Idaho Fish and Game Department (IDFG) in opposition to a lawsuit aimed at stopping the management of wolves in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.
-

TRCP and partners say release of appropriations bill restores certainty to budget process
Yesterday’s release by Congress of an omnibus appropriations package represents a significant step toward returning to a normal budget and appropriations process, said the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, and provides federal agencies and their conservation partners a measure of funding certainty they have not experienced in some time.
-

U.S. Congress to Consider Three Amigos Amendment
The U.S. House and Senate will consider Dallas Safari Club (DSC)-backed legislation that would exempt from endangered species protections three antelope species nearly extinct in their native countries but thriving on ranches in Texas.
-

RMEF Opens 13,000 Acres of Oregon Elk Country, Secures Public Access to Public Lands
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation headed up a successful collaborative effort to permanently protect and open access to 13,082 acres in the Headwaters of the John Day River in northeast Oregon.
-

Vital Ground, Montana Landowners Conserve 316 Acres
The Vital Ground Foundation this month teamed up with six landowners in northwest Montana’s Swan Valley to help conserve more than 300 acres of wildlife habitat.
-

UN Affiliate Endorses Rhino Hunt
A global conservation organization affiliated with the United Nations is the latest wildlife authority to endorse Dallas Safari Clubs (DSC) upcoming auction of a black rhino hunt in Namibia.
-

Wyoming Elk, Elk Country, Hunting Heritage to Benefit from $500,000 in RMEF Grants
Habitat enhancement, land protection, elk population research, wolf management and numerous other conservation and hunting heritage outreach projects are the focus of 2013 grants provided by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in Wyoming.
-

36th SHOT Show® Brings Together Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor and Law Enforcement Industry Professionals
The 36th edition of the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowTM (SHOT Show®) will take place January 14-17 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. More than 60,000 industry professionals are expected to attend.
-

Federal Court Decision Affirms Both Citizens’ Right to Buy Firearms and Lawful Commerce, Notes Trade Association
In striking down the City of Chicago’s 2010 ordinance banning the sales of firearms within city limits, U.S. District Court Judge Edmond E. Chang in his ruling released Monday provided important recognition that the right of Americans to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment also necessitates that they have the right to acquire…
