According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the climate is in an “El Niño” condition now and that condition is expected to last through Winter 2009/10. Both 1995/96 and 2005/06 were El Niño winters and winter sports par
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LWCF Funding Sees Broad Support at House Hearing
A broad coalition of national, state and local conservation and recreation organizations thanked House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall today and urged Committee members to maintain full and permanent funding for land conservation and outd
DPMS Supports NRA Foundation Fundraising
DPMS Firearms, LLC announces its participation in the NRA Foundation's Vendor Direct Ordering Program. The program, designed to enhance the current fundraising efforts of local Friends of the NRA committees, provides firearms to the committees at a s
Pro Tools, J. Wayne Fears Form Partnership
Pro Tool Industries, Inc., Pottstown, Penn. maker of Woodman's Pal line of land clearing tools, has announced the formation of an exclusive branding agreement with author and outdoorsman J. Wayne Fears. Fears will write an extensive line of pocket r
ATA Funds Archery Position
Nevada's $60 million Clark County Shooting Park in northwest Las Vegas was recently dedicated at an event the Archery Trade Association (ATA) helped sponsor…
Beretta U.S.A. Announces Major Customer Service Initiatives
Beretta U.S.A. Corp. is launching three major programs intended to significantly enhance its customer service program, according to a release by the company…
NSSF Launches Campaign to Educate America About “Black Guns”
The National Shooting Sports Foundation has launched a national media campaign designed to correct widespread misperceptions among gun owners and non-gun owners about AR-15-style rifles, also known as modern sporting rifles, according to a recent release
Jetboil Adds New Sales Manager and New Board Member
Jetboil hired Mike Curtis as manager of North American sales. Morrie Trautman, founder and long-time principal of Yukon Trading Company based in the Pacific Northwest, has recently been elected to Jetboil’s board of directors…
SIA Releases Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report
SIA released the 2009 Snow Sports Market Intelligence Report, a topline review of the snow sports marketplace. The Report provides valuable insight into retail sales and participation trends, demographics for snow sports participants, analysis of the seas
Orange 21 Inc. Receives Letter From Nasdaq Regarding Failure to Meet Minimum Bid Price
Orange 21 Inc. said that on Sept. 16, 2009, it received a letter from Nasdaq indicating that, for the last 30 consecutive business days preceding the date of the letter, the bid price of the company’s common stock had closed below the $1.00 minimum
Secure Firearm Product Inks Agreement with PR Firm
Secure Firearm Products has signed an agency agreement with Chicago based PR and marketing firm, The Media Group, Inc., to handle its public relations and communications efforts…
USFW Service Adds Three Birds to Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced a final rule to protect three foreign species of birds as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)…
California Firearms Retailers Urge Veto of Three Anti-gun Bills
The California Association of Firearms Retailers (CAFR) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) are urging Gov. Schwarzenegger (R) to veto three “ill-conceived and burdensome anti-gun…”
GunBroker.com Hits $1 Billion in Sales
GunBroker.com, which observed its 10th anniversary in March, hit $1 billion in cumulative merchandise sales on Sept. 3, 2009…
Sport Supply Awarded U.S. Communities Contract
Sport Supply Group, Inc. has been awarded the U.S. Communities Contract to act as the exclusive supplier of sporting goods, physical education equipment and uniforms for the program for the period October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2014. The agreement also