The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) joins the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), and other partners at the 2012 SHOT Show to announce the start of a yearlong celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR), one of the most significant and successful partnership approaches to fish and wildlife conservation in U.S. history.

More Americans are planning vacations this summer, approximately 86 percent (three percent higher than 2010) according to a recent TripAdvisory survey, with the nation's waterways serving as prime destinations.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, calls the 3.6 percent rise in paid hunting license holders for 2009 one of the most encouraging signs for hunting in recent years.

As part of the on going issues in the Gulf of Mexico related to the Deep Horizon oil spill The Fisherman's Handbook will be doing expanded television coverage in the months of July, August and September.

Date changes for 2010 National Guard College Fishing Northern and Texas Regional Championships.

You could win a Browning Citori, Ithaca Featherlight, even great bows from Ten Point, Barnett, Horton and PSE in the 2010, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation’s 52 Gun Raffle sponsored by Vance’s Shooters Supplies and Buckeye Outdoors. 

BASS, the worldwide authority on bass fishing, today announced that Nitro Boats will serve as a supporting sponsor of Bassmaster Elite Series and Bassmaster Opens events in 2010-11.

Bass Pro Shops offers customers the ability to enjoy their outdoor adventures, hobbies, vacations, etc through their FREE events. Plus they provide seminars, workshops and professional field experts to help customers maximize their outdoor experience, along with free kids' activities.

The President's FY 2011 budget request of $1.6 billion for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will focus funding on the agency's highest priority conservation initiatives, while containing costs through management efficiencies and other savings to address government fiscal realities.

Former Women's Bassmaster Tour pros Dianna Clark and Judy Wong quickly switched to the Bassmaster Central Open circuit when the WBT was discontinued this month.