USA -

Sens. Joe Lieberman (I - Conn.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D - N.H.) and Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D - Texas) are the most recent lawmakers to pledge their support for S 632 and HR 510, legislation that will bring equity to the firearms and ammunition excise tax payment schedule. It is important that members of the firearms and ammunition industry continue to urge their senators and representatives to support S 632 and HR 510 -- pro-conservation, pro-business, bipartisan legislation.

Washington, DC -

Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) President Jeff Crane, along with several members of the CSF Board of Directors, participated in last Friday's White House Conference on America's Great Outdoors.

MEMPHIS, Tennessee -

Ducks Unlimited Inc., America's leading wetlands and waterfowl conservation group, announced today that H. Dale Hall has been named the organization's new chief executive officer. A former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (2005-2009), Hall is widely respected as a visionary conservationist and one of the country's most effective wildlife professionals.

Austin -

Hunting affordability and accessibility are growing concerns in the outdoor industry, but it was not a problem for nearly a dozen children and their parents who enjoyed the thrill of the hunt and the taste of pork at the 2nd Annual Pigapalooza Youth Hog Hunt.

Austin -

Hunting affordability and accessibility are growing concerns in the outdoor industry, but it was not a problem for nearly a dozen children and their parents who enjoyed the thrill of the hunt and the taste of pork at the 2nd Annual Pigapalooza Youth Hog Hunt. Sponsored by the American Deer & Wildlife Alliance (ADWA), the event was recently hosted at the DB Hunting Ranch in Bertram, Texas.

MISSOULA, Mont. -

More and more prominent big game conservation groups are formally endorsing Boone and Crockett scoring as their standard system for measuring North American big game trophies.

Austin -

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is proposing to indefinitely extend protection of seagrass from uprooting by outboard motor propellers within the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area along the mid-coast between Rockport and Port Ingleside.

ANOKA, Minnesota -

Federal Premium® Ammunition was recently awarded two Telly Awards. Federal's unique Bullet Breakdown educational video and new Black Cloud Snow Goose video took home bronze honors.

JOHNSTOWN, PA -

The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) joined POMA Corporate Partners the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and American Sportfishing Association in urging President Obama to ensure recreational sportfishing is protected under the National Ocean and Great Lakes Policy. A decision by the administration is expected within days.

Austin -

Someone forgot to give Texas wildflowers a wakeup call, but they are slowly rising from their winter slumber and promise a dazzling display in coming weeks.   In most parts of the state, a colder-than-average winter has gotten the wildflower season off to a slow start, but Texas Parks and Wildlife Department botanists predict a great year after the last several lackluster, drought-impacted years.