Noted conservationist and Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris is challenging families everywhere to put down their digital devices and head outside to discover the joys of fishing this summer. Morris, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s are donating more than 50,000 rods and reels to not-for-profit partners that help kids from all backgrounds connect to the great outdoors to kick off Gone Fishing.
Our groundbreaking online Hunter Education course represents just one way how the NRA is building and investing the next generation of hunters and conservationists,” said Josh Powell, NRA chief of staff and executive director of General Operations.
If you received my newsletter or happened across my last post, you know that I got outside for the remembrance weekend of Memorial Day. I feel that it is important to pay homage to our history and those who served to create the freedoms we Americans cherish on a daily basis. Prior to getting outdoors,…
Awe! They’re so cute! Those cute, little, spotted deer fawns, aren’t they the most adorable things ever? I love seeing the newborn animals during the springtime when I’m outdoors. It means the resource is being renewed and we’ll have more wild animals for future years. Although it’s fabulous to see them, view them, and continue on,…
An earlier post seems to have shared with a broken link to information about sportsmen and public land access, so I’m trying it again with this news about Recreational Access to lands. Let me know how it goes! National Program Critical for Recreational Access MISSOULA, Mont.—A funding mechanism with a long name provides long-lasting benefits…
Here in the wild west, sportsmen take public land for granted until they’re in an area where there isn’t much. We even experience it here in Colorado; the front range (eastern half of the state) has mostly private land and the western slope has a lot of open space. Out east they’re continually asking for…
RMEF Announces New President and CEO MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Board of Directors this week announced Kyle Weaver as the new President and CEO, effective June 30, 2018. “It is a tremendous honor to serve as the leader of the most respected wildlife conservation organization in the country, one that does so much…
It’s nice to see some of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s funding go toward local elk habitat and research needs. Funding Benefits Colorado Elk Habitat, Research MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awarded $212,707 in grant funding for 16 habitat enhancement, research and hunting heritage projects in Colorado. Those projects benefit nearly 15,000 acres of…
CPW officers kill bear suspected of injuring girl in Sunday morning attack GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers killed a bear overnight, believed to have been the bear responsible for injuring a young girl in an early Sunday morning attack in East Orchard Mesa. CPW officers will transport the bear’s carcass to…
After spending the last few days at the NRA’s Annual Meetings I’m pleased to hear the news about Oliver North becoming the next president of the organization. Stay tuned. I’ll be sharing some of the fun from the meetings in the next few days. LT. COLONEL OLIVER NORTH POISED TO BECOME NRA PRESIDENT “Most exciting…
