Enjoying the outdoors is about more than just hunting and fishing. Safety plays a huge role in the enjoyment of the outdoors.

As a result, Bass Pro Shops will offer free gun safety seminars at 47 stores at 10 a.m. (local time except in Canada) Saturday, Aug. 9. The first 100 people to complete the course at each store will be given a Project ChildSafe gun lock.

Ten years ago Jim Solomon, currently the co-owner of the outdoor radio show "Xplor the Outdoors with Jim and Patti", approached then Operation Game Thief Coordinator Rob Young, with the Arizona Game and Fish Department about the possibilities of exposing the poachers on his outdoor radio show (LIVE) during a thirteen minute segment each month. The proposal was then brought before Department Director Duane Schroufe, who thought it was a great idea.

Through its expansive grassroots network, the BASS Federation Nation, and more than 500,000 members, BASS continues to support and celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day. The nationwide effort, set for Saturday, September 27, has encouraged participation in outdoor recreation since 1971.

Teleconference to summarize outcomes of the White House Conference on North American Wildlife Policy -- Less than one hour following Vice President Cheney's remarks at the Conference, members of the Sporting Conservation Council, the American Wildlife Conservation Partners and representatives of state and federal management agencies will brief the media on the specific actions taken at the meeting and the relevance to hunters and anglers throughout the country.

BASS has pledged $15,000 to the Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership, a new group whose top priority is the conservation of man-made U.S. lakes.