Friday, March 28, 2008
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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Birding After several decades of absence, peregrine falcons and ospreys are now nesting again in Vermont, and their numbers are increasing. More » Events Hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and prizes are “up for grabs” in a new Wisconsin fundraising event administered by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and the Wisconsin Wildlife Conservation Fund. Proceeds from this raffle will help protect hunting, fishing, and trapping across the state.The 2008 Wisconsin Sports Fest is slated for Friday, August 15 and Saturday, August 16 at the Sunnyview Exposition Center in Oshkosh. More » The Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, California (BOW) organization is having their second annual FUNdraiser at River Ridge Ranch, April 25-27. And, it's the only event BOW offers where we open the registration up to couples. More » A free, two-day professional development workshop for educators teaching 4th to 6th grades will be offered April 17 and 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Triple H Gun Club near Linton. More » Volunteers are needed for the 2008 Great Outdoors Festival, taking place for its tenth year at the EAA Convention Grounds in Oshkosh, Friday, August 22, Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24. Volunteers will have fun and assist with interactive activities such as fly fishing, shooting, archery and children's activities within the nine specialized Festival villages. More » Industry Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a 5-year requirements contract for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The contract is for 1,750 9mm pistols, with the potential to replace up to 3,000 pistols for the federal prison system. More » The National Rifle Association was the recent recipient of the Partnership in Progress Award from the Royal Rangers Ministries. Headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, the Royal Rangers is a worldwide movement of the General Council of the Assemblies of God, and the Partnership in Progress Award is the highest honor that is bestowed to an organization by the Royal Rangers. More » The Morgan, Utah based makers of Winchester rifles and shotguns have announced the historic return to the original name given the brand nearly 150 years ago. In 1866 Oliver Winchester named his company - and the brand of rifles he was selling - Winchester Repeating Arms. Going forward all Winchester branded sporting firearms will fall under the Winchester Repeating Arms banner. More » Media Stunning video of some of America's most scenic and undisturbed places can now be seen online at MyOutdoorTV.com, thanks to a new agreement between the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the world's largest online network of outdoor programming. MyOutdoorTV.com announces the launch of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service videos today in its 'State Explorer' section. More » Miscellaneous The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reported that an ice fisherman was rescued from his car after it had broken through Lake Champlain ice yesterday afternoon about 150 yards offshore from the Van Everest Fishing Access Area in Milton. Two Milton firefighters wearing survival suits extracted the man from his partially submerged car. More » New Products The newest addition to Browning's diverse line of high-performance trap shotguns is the Cynergy Classic Trap Unsingle Combo that will give trap shooters one of the most advanced over and under shotgun designs to use in either singles or doubles competition. More » Notifications The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will meet at Tallahassee's Ramada Conference Center April 9-10. The center is at 2900 N. Monroe St. The April 9 (Wednesday) agenda includes final action on the proposed management plan for bald eagles; deletion of the bald eagle from the list of threatened species; and proposed new rules prohibiting taking, feeding, disturbance, possession, sale, purchase or barter of any bald eagle and its nest or eggs, except as authorized by permit. The new rules also would prohibit any person from entering an area on public lands that has been posted as closed for protection of the bald eagle. More » People Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO), Board of Directors yesterday accepted the letter of resignation of Bruce Hertzke from the Board and from his position as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer effective May 5, 2008. The Board announced the appointment of Bob Olson to the Company?s Board of Directors and the election of Olson to the position of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, in addition to his current position of President, also effective May 5, 2008. More » Robin Welch of Mountain View is the recipient of The 2007 California Hunter Education Instructor of the Year award. More » Products Hi Mountain Seasonings is pleased to announce that their complete range of Jerky & Sausage cures and Seasonings are now available in Australia. Misty Gully Enterprises P/L (trading as Hi Mountain Seasonings Australia) is their first distributor in “the land down under.” More » Regulatory The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is scheduled to take action on new hunting rules for the 2008 season at a public meeting April 11-12 in Pasco. More » The proposed recommendations for the 2008-09 Arizona hunting and trapping regulations will soon be available for review on the department’s Web site and at a series of open houses at the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s regional offices. More » Sponsorships Woolrich, a perennial supporter of National Hunting and Fishing Day, has again come aboard as a major sponsor of the annual commemoration set for September 27. More » Television Tonight, VERSUS Country presents the best in outdoor programming with all new episodes of City Limits Fishing and Dollar Wise Fly. The night features encore episodes of One More Cast with Shaw Grigsby, NAPA's North to Alaska, Hunt for Big Fish with Larry Dahlberg, Chasing Silver and The Best and Worst of Tred Barta. More » Wildlife The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week hopes to remove wolves from endangered species lists in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. But with anti-hunting emotions and lawsuits threatening to forestall sound conservation science, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is reaffirming its longstanding support of hunter-based wolf management. More »
NWTF –Moving Forward
Yesterday, word that after 28 years, Rob Keck was suddenly leaving his CEO position with the National Wild Turkey Federation. There was considerable speculation surrounding the announcement, especially with the simultaneous announcement that two top executives were summarily dismissed immediately before the Keck announcement. Today, a statement from the NWTF’s President, Peggy Anne Vallery and Rob Keck – in his role as CEO. Keck will remain as CEO until June 1, 2008. Here, then, is that statement: While the NWTF’s national board of directors reluctantly accepted the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Rob Keck on March 26, he will remain at the helm until June 1 to help guide our organization during this transition period. The experience and vision of our 18-member volunteer board and Rob’s knowledge of the NWTF, conservation and hunting, will move the organization forward on its path to success. After 30 years of distinguished service, including 27 years as CEO, Rob decided, for personal and family reasons, to step aside from his duties with the Federation. He resigned his post under his own will, and his presence within the ranks of the NWTF will be sorely missed. Under Rob’s leadership, the NWTF has grown into one of the nation's premier conservation organizations. Currently, the Board is searching for a qualified candidate to assume the role as NWTF’s new CEO and work closely with the National Board of Directors to implement long-range planning designed to build upon the sturdy foundation of this great organization. Under Rob’s skillful leadership, the NWTF has grown into one of the nation’s premier conservation organizations with more than 550,000 members. During that time, the NWTF has worked with wildlife agencies in North America to help grow wild turkey populations, increase participation in hunting and introduce countless youth, women and people with disabilities to the outdoors. While the organization has undergone change, it’s still made up of more than a half million of the most passionate and dedicated volunteers as well as our amazingly supportive and generous partners and sponsors. Because of all these wonderful people, we’re an organization that will emerge from this and move forward into an era of conservation success. We’re excited about what Team NWTF can accomplish next on behalf of our mission to conserve the wild turkey and preserve our hunting heritage. Together, we are strong. 
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