ESPN Outdoors announces that Jose Wejebe, who has hosted Spanish Fly on ESPN2 for 13 years, will host the ESPN Outdoors Saltwater Series television coverage on ESPN2. The Sunday morning shows, which will chronicle the six stand-alone, world-class events, will begin in April 2009. The ESPN Outdoors Saltwater Series will kick off September 5-7 with the Southernmost Light-Tackle Anglers Masters (S.L.A.M.) tournament in Key West, Florida.

The 2009 Bassmaster Opens, comprised of three qualifying series in a Southern, Central and revamped Northern division, each with three events, will visit diverse and productive fisheries for a total of nine events in Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Louisiana and Texas, BASS announced today.

Human-made reservoirs typically are managed for a multitude of uses, many of which conflict with fish production.  However, they are important to society, especially where natural lakes are few and far between.  Next March, during the 74th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, reservoirs will be the focus of a half-day workshop for registered attendees.

BASS announces that, in 2009, the Women's Bassmaster Tour presented by Academy Sports & Outdoors will visit fisheries in Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee for its four regular-season events. Building on its landmark announcement before this past season, the circuit will continue to provide a direct qualifying berth into bass fishing's premier event, the Bassmaster Classic.

We mean it as no slight to the other seasons, but there is just something about autumn. The changing of the seasons brings with it a beauty that keeps minds poetic and a crispness that keeps bodies comfortable. It can be argued that hunters spend two-thirds of the year preparing for this final third, the advent of "hunting season," the opportunity to harvest fruits from the land. And because you've waited all year for this, Quail Forever has 10 final tips to ensure this upland hunting season is your best yet!

This year marks another great year for Mossberg as they introduce the new Lightning Bolt Action (LBA) Trigger System for their centerfire bolt action rifles - enhancing the performance and accuracy while keeping safety in the forefront of its development.

USA Shooting is pleased to announce that 2008 Olympic gold medalist Glenn Eller (Katy, Texas) and 2008 Olympic silver medalist Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) have been selected as the 2008 USAS Athletes of the Year.