A new report outlining the potential impacts of climate change on North America’s fish and game species has been released by a joint cooperation of nine leading conservation organizations, reports the Wildlife Management Institute.

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.

Beginning in August, all 50 Bass Pro Shops stores will have a Boone and Crockett Club associate measurer on staff. Scoring on whitetail deer, mule deer, elk, bear and cougar will be offered as a free customer service.

Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) have launched a new membership package to engage the whole family in wildlife habitat conservation. The new Family Membership will increase the awareness and participation in conservation efforts of people representing a wide range of ages.

The already popular RLD1 BOG-POD Monopod from BOGgear has now been completely overhauled to offer sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts the greatest level of usability and versatility - no matter what their passion.

Written by Jim Shepherd, editor of The Outdoor Wires:

For the past year, we've seen signs in the sales of big-ticket items that despite our putting our best faces forward, things are not going well for out economy. We're not talking the overall gloom-and-doom of some news outlets, but we're certainly not going to try and tell you that slowdowns in sales aren't impacting business.

Since the introduction of HI-SEAS Grand Slam Braid, fishermen have been raving about its surprising value and uncompromising performance. It has proven to be everything you could want in a super braid without the super high price. In fact anglers around the country have reported that it quickly became their favorite braid because it fishes better than the competition.

Traditions Performance Firearms is the proud recipient of the 2008 Field & Stream "Best of the Best" product in the muzzleloading category for their newest innovation the Pursuit II XLT Muzzleloader. This highly regarded annual awards program is designed to find and honor the absolute best new and innovative products in hunting each year. The announcement was made in the September 2008 issue of Field & Stream.

Whitetails Unlimited is continuing their financial support of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, whose stewardship of the National Assembly of State Caucuses continues to be a huge success. The NASC is the only organization in the United States whose sole purpose is to coordinate and work with state elected officials to promote and protect the rights of sportsmen and women. This year's support will put WTU's total contribution to the CSF at $25,000.