This week Benelli On Assignment (BOA) host, Joe Coogan and Benelli USA VP of Marketing and Communications, Stephen McKelvain take on the challenge of finding big Rio Grande "long beards." They travel to the South Texas brush county of Sarco Creek Ranch, near the historic town of Goliad, Texas.

The NWTF has awarded David Underwood, of Dimmitt, Texas, a $5,000 National FFA Collegiate Scholarship.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation’s (USSAF) signature outdoor education program for American youth, the Trailblazer Adventure Program, is preparing to reach a major milestone on October 2 with its one millionth participant attending an event. 

The National Wild Turkey Federation has hired Gene Miller of Canyon, Texas, as its new regional biologist.  Miller will oversee projects pertaining to conserving wild turkeys and other wildlife and preserving our hunting heritage in Oklahoma and western Texas. 

As the disastrous Deepwater Horizon oil spill spreads along the Gulf Coast and threatens to cause lasting damage to land, water and wildlife resources, conservationists have the opportunity to help.

To advance its mission of promoting wildlife conservation and preserving our hunting heritage, the National Wild Turkey Federation distributed nearly $937,000 during the first quarter of 2010 to states and programs through the NWTF Hunting Heritage Super Fund.

Cody Hatfield, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department game warden stationed in Mason, has been named Texas Wildlife Officer of the Year by the National Wild Turkey Federation.