The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) joins other national conservation groups in expressing its deepest sympathy over the passing of Sam D. Hamilton, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).  Hamilton died on February 20 after having chest pains while skiing in Colorado.

The next chairman of a key house committee with oversight over federal funding for wildlife conservation has a long history of opposing hunting, trapping, and gun ownership.  

The National Rifle Association's connection to the military goes back well over a century. Indeed, it was military men who founded the organization.

Winchester® Ammunition recently committed $15,000 to help support the mission of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF), which is to provide a voice for all sportsmen and women in Congress to promote sportsmen's issues with elected officials.

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.

Cabela's, the giant outdoor retailer, continues their nearly decade-long support of Whitetails Unlimited by sponsoring four different WTU programs in 2010.

Whitetails Unlimited is once again financially supporting the Teaming With Wildlife Fly-in Day, scheduled for February 23-24, 2010.

U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman (NM) and Max Baucus (MT) introduced legislation in November that would permanently provide $900 million annually to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), the federal government’s main program to protect land and provide outdoor recreation opportunities.

Special Session 2 at the 75th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference will address the constraints, challenges and opportunities to fish and wildlife conservation and related recreation from various land designations of public lands.

Whitetails Unlimited's popular Membership Appreciation Giveaway is ready to enter its second full year in 2010, and both WTU members and industry partners continue to appreciate the innovative program.