Given that they have spread to at least 39 states, there appears to be only two places left in the lower 48--where they are now and where they are going to be. The impact they will have (or are having) on the native avifauna has yet to be determined, but one thing is certain, the Eurasian collared-dove has staked a claim in North America. And it likes the neighborhood.

The National Wild Turkey Federation distributed nearly $250,000 in October 2009 as it continues to advance its mission of benefiting wildlife conservation and protecting hunting traditions. The dollars are distributed to states and programs through the NWTF Hunting Heritage Super Fund.

USA Shooting and GunBroker.com are announcing a month-long, online auction of guns and other USA Shooting related items to benefit the USA Shooting Team. The announcement was made jointly by Buddy DuVall, USA Shooting Director of Marketing, and Steve Urvan, President and Founder of GunBroker.com.

The Trailblazer Adventure Program will hold a Trailblazer Adventure Expo Challenge during the first annual North Texas Outdoor Expo at Elm Fork Shooting Sports in Dallas on November 14.

Fall is a time of year parents and their children enjoy doing things together-attending soccer matches, carving scary jack-o'-lanterns, raking leaves (OK, maybe that one's not so much fun) and gathering around the table for Thanksgiving dinner. It's also a great time of year to introduce a young person to hunting.

The Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) has formally endorsed the Boone and Crockett scoring system for measuring North American sheep taken by WSF members.