The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, in cooperation with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, held the first Congressional Breakfast Briefing of the 111th Congress today.

Former Cabela's senior executive Michael Callahan has been appointed leader and facilitator of Task Force 20/20. Callahan brings 34 years of experience to the role, most recently serving as a consultant for Cabela's and as the company's senior vice president of business development and international operations before that.

On Wednesday, in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, 65 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressman Mike Ross (D-Ark.), expressed their opposition to the reinstatement of the failed 1994 ban on semi-automatic firearms and ammunition magazines. 

For months, anyone who's proffered the position that the Obama Administration was anti-gun has been dismissed as being a variety of things, from sore loser to rampant paranoid. Nonetheless, since assuming office, members of the Obama administration have steadily- and stealthily- moved against firearms and ammunition.

The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission will consider a slate of wetlands conservation proposals later today (Wednesday, March 11). The panel, which authorizes wetlands restoration and conservation projects for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will consider 32 funding proposals for grants under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), as well welcome its newest member, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA), who was appointed to the Commission on Friday.

J. Wayne Fears' column "The Food Plot Doctor" now a regular feature in Whitetails Unlimited Magazine.

On Wednesday, February 25, just over five weeks after Inauguration Day, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Obama Administration will seek to reinstate the expired federal "assault weapon" ban and impose additional restrictions. 

BASS, the worldwide authority on bass fishing, and Bass Pro Shops, the #1 Outdoor Retailer in America*, have formed a joint marketing alliance, BASS announced today. The relationship will allow each industry-leading company to integrate both brands across their respective platforms to further reach and educate outdoors enthusiasts on initiatives facing natural resources and to grow participation.

Three broadcast veterans have come together to create a new type of firearms television show designed to display new products in innovative ways to a large audience. Beginning in July, "Guns & Gear" will air on the Fox Sports Network, available in 69 million households.

The country's economic condition is a concern for everyone, including Whitetails Unlimited, a nonprofit conservation organization. However, when WTU Executive Director Pete Gerl was asked how the economy has affected the organization, he replied, "Knock on wood, but we're doing OK."