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  • Louisiana modifies 2013 recreational Red Snapper season

    Louisiana modifies 2013 recreational Red Snapper season

    The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has announced a change in the recreational red snapper season and bag limits, to mirror the season set in federal waters by NOAA last week.


  • MidwayUSA foundation receives RMEF donation

    MidwayUSA foundation receives RMEF donation

    Columbia, MO – The MidwayUSA Foundation and Scholastic Shooting Trust, a public charity established by MidwayUSA founders Larry and Brenda Potterfield, has received a donation from The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) in the amount of $85,023, which funded 8 shooting teams, specifically 1 college team and 7 high school teams.


  • NSSF poster urges wildfire prevention

    NSSF poster urges wildfire prevention

    NEWTOWN, Conn. — With the fire outlook in the West already being called severe, the National Shooting Sports Foundation is getting the jump on reminding target shooters and hunters to be cautious when using firearms in hot, dry environments and to share its fire-prevention poster with others in the outdoors community.


  • Boone and Crockett welcomes new event sponsor Dallas Safari Club

    Boone and Crockett welcomes new event sponsor Dallas Safari Club

    MISSOULA, Mont.–One of the fastest growing voices in conservation both at home and abroad, Dallas Safari Club (DSC) will sponsor one of North America’s longest-running celebrations of big-game conservation and management–the Boone and Crockett Club 28th Big Game Awards, July 17-20 in Reno, Nevada.


  • Family activities at Bass Pro Shops

    Family activities at Bass Pro Shops

    Springfield, Missouri- Most of us can recall the memories of summer–long, lazy days; warm summer nights. Do you remember going camping with the family? When you made s’mores or slept under the stars-even if it was just in a tent in your own backyard? Or, all the super fun times you had at summer camp?…


  • National Fishing and Boating Week 2013 kicks off June 1

    National Fishing and Boating Week 2013 kicks off June 1

    The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s (RBFF) Take Me Fishing™ campaign encourages families, kids and outdoor adventurers to experience the joys of boating and fishing, starting with National Fishing and Boating Week (NFBW), June 1-9, 2013 and heading into the long-awaited summer vacation season.


  • NSSF offers assistance to firearms retailers and shooting ranges in wake of Oklahoma and north Texas tornadoes

    NSSF offers assistance to firearms retailers and shooting ranges in wake of Oklahoma and north Texas tornadoes

    The National Shooting Sports Foundation has announced a disaster relief effort to help its members whose businesses were impacted by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma and northern Texas.


  • Shed antler auction brings in record $131,400 for Boy Scouts, elk conservation

    Shed antler auction brings in record $131,400 for Boy Scouts, elk conservation

    Boy Scouts hunt for shed antlers to auction in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Elk Refuge.


  • Road signs to help Maine's endangered turtles

    Road signs to help Maine's endangered turtles

    The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in conjunction with the Nature Conservancy, is asking motorists in southern York County to be aware of rare turtles crossing area roads and watch for new road signs alerting motorists to turtle crossing areas.


  • Bipartisan support passes legislation to keep fishing access open on the Cumberland River

    Bipartisan support passes legislation to keep fishing access open on the Cumberland River

    Alexandria, VA – In a bipartisan move applauded by the sportfishing industry and the broader sportfishing community, both Houses of Congress passed the Freedom to Fish Act which will remove unnecessary access restrictions to recreational fishing along the Cumberland River in Tennessee and Kentucky. The bill passed on May 21, and now awaits the President’s…


  • RMEF to fund conservation projects in 12 Oregon counties

    RMEF to fund conservation projects in 12 Oregon counties

    MISSOULA, Mont.–Improving forage quality and quantity for elk and other wildlife is the focus of 2013 grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for the state of Oregon. The grants total $215,790 and directly affect Benton, Douglas, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Tillamook, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Yamhill Counties.


  • Wild Sheep Foundation to sponsor Boone and Crockett event

    Wild Sheep Foundation to sponsor Boone and Crockett event

    MISSOULA, Mont.–The Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) has stepped forward to sponsor one of North America’s longest-running celebrations of big-game conservation and management–the Boone and Crockett Club 28th Big Game Awards, July 17-20 in Reno, Nevada.


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