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Tuesday February 18, 2014
BOWHUNTER ED
Bowhunter Education Courses Scheduled for SE Montana
Beginning this week, through the end of March, several opportunities to attend bowhunter education classes have been scheduled for southeast Montana.
COMPETITION
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Shoots Score Big with Easton X27 & X23 Arrows in Vegas
Shooters swept the top podium steps at the 2014 NFAA Vegas Tournament-the world's premier indoor event-using Easton's new X27 shaft.
Hoyt Shooters Enjoy Sweep at NFAA Vegas
After the grueling 3-day 2014 NFAA "Vegas Shoot" and World Archery Festival, the record breaking field of 2,400 archers was narrowed down to the very best of the best and it was Team Hoyt lighting up the night in unprecedented fashion.
Mathews' Sarah Lance Takes Unlimited Class Title in Vegas
Mathews Pro Sarah Lance captured the championship title in Compound Female Unlimited class with a dominant

performance during last week's prestigious NFAA Vegas Shoot.
CWD
Two New CWD Positives in Virginia's Frederick County
Two new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) were detected in Frederick County during the 2013 hunting season, one in close proximity to the cluster of five CWD-positive deer harvested in Virginia since 2009 and the other approximately 10 miles southeast of the previously reported cluster.
ENFORCEMENT
Trio Charged With Illegally Importing Live Deer to Mississippi
Three Louisiana men have been charged in a 13-count federal indictment with various violations of the Lacey Act for importing live whitetail into Mississippi, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Special Agent in Charge Luis
Santiago of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
SD Wildlife Law Violators Assessed $235,000
Eighteen individuals have pleaded guilty and were sentenced in both State and Federal Court to fines, restitution, and civil damages in excess of $235,000 for wildlife violations that occurred at a commercial hunting operation in Todd County,
South Dakota between 2008-2012.
EVENTS
Registration Underway for Muzzy Classic Bowfishing Tournament
Registration begins today for the 15th Annual Muzzy Classic & Alabama State Championship bowfishing tournament, which will be held April 26-27, 2014, at Lake Guntersville Harbor and Marina in Guntersville Ala.
FOOTWEAR

Realtree Athletic Shoes by Old Dominion
Proudly show off your love of hunting year-round with these Realtree camo athletic shoes from Old Dominion Footwear, bringing style and comfort to all your outdoor activities.
GAME CALLS
The Cranky Hen Call from Knight and Hale
Designed by professional caller Chris Parrish, the Cranky Hen Call from Knight and Hale Game Calls allows a hunter to produce sounds that only professional competition callers were capable of in the past.
HIRINGS
Three Join World Archery
World Archery announces the hiring of a new IT Manager, Project Coordinator and Communications Manager to its office staff for 2014.
INDUSTRY
Winchester Archery Announces Regional Rep Groups
Winchester Archery has announced Tim Bailey and Associates, Inc. will be handling its sales representation for the Western and Midwestern portions of the U.S. and Sports Marketing South, LLC will manage its sales representation for the
Southeastern U.S.
BloodSport Partners With Impact Marketing for Western U.S. Sales
Following its success at the recent NABA Dealer Show in Nevada, BloodSport Arrows announces it has entered into an agreement with Impact Marketing to provide sales coverage for the Western U.S.

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS
USA Archery Seeks National Membership Coordinator
USA Archery is currently seeking a Membership Coordinator in the National Office, to fill the position that will be vacated by Christine McCartney upon her upcoming retirement. Deadline for applications is February 28.
MARKETING
Maxima Media to Represent Driven TV with Pat and Nichole
Maxima Media, a full-service agency, and creators of the Hyper-Communication Network™ for today's social and digital media solutions, announces its selection as agency of choice by Driven TV with Pat and Nicole.
NASP
Florida State NASP Tournament Feb. 22
The 2014 Florida National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Tournament, a "virtual tournament" permitting students to participate in their home gymnasiums, will be held at the Easton-Newberry Sports Complex Feb. 22.
NASP Regional Archery Competition Set for Sioux Falls
Students from across South Dakota will have a chance to show their archery skills at the Sioux Falls Regional National
Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, March 1 and 2.
Lake Park Elementary Wins Georgia Region #2
Lake Park Elementary shot a 3,012 to win the highest scoring team award at the regional tournament, topping six other school archery squads to qualify for the 8th annual Georgia-NASP State Tournament April 8th at the Georgia National

Fairgrounds in Perry.
Bagley Middle School Tops Georgia NASP Region #3
Last week, Bagley Middle's archery team fired a 3,364, the highest team score after three regionals, to beat eight other schools and qualify for the 8th annual Georgia-NASP State Tournament April 8th at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in
Perry.
Arkansas NASP Regional Participation Up 30%
Participation at this year's Arkansas National Archery in the Schools regional tournaments held this past weekend represented a significant 30 percent increase over the 2013 event.
NEW PRODUCTS
The Plank Foldable Cutting Board
Made of recycled materials in the U.S. and folding to a quarter of its useable size, the new Plank Folding Cutting Board from Seth McGinn's is easy to pack away as well as functional, lightweight and unbreakable.
The New Tree and Roof Kit from Summit Treestands
Those soggy, wet days in the stand can now be a thing of the past with the new and easy to install Tree and Roof Kit from
Summit Treestands.
OPTICS
Swarovski Optik Announces PA-i5 Adapter for iPhone 5/5s
Swarovski Optik North America announces the PA-i5 Adapter for the iPhone®* 5/5s, a smartphone adapter for taking photographs and recording videos through optics and available from authorized dealers beginning in March 2014.

ORGANIZATIONS
QDMA Announces Pilot Program With Kentucky Agency
The Quality Deer Management Association announces that the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
(KDFWR) has qualified all of its wildlife biologists in the Bluegrass Wildlife Region as QDMA Land Certification Program
(LCP) inspectors, helping more deer hunters in Kentucky get expert guidance on lands they hunt.
CSC Hosts 'Welcome Back to Congress' Reception
A week after members of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) worked to advance three important pieces of prosportsmen's legislation through Congress, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation (CSF) held its annual "Welcome Back to Congress" reception for members of the CSC on Tuesday night, Feb. 11.
PASSINGS
Cabela's Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Dick Cabela, 77
Dick Cabela, who together with wife Mary and brother Jim launched a $3.6 billion, 50-store company in 1961 by selling mail-order, hand-tied fishing flies largely from their Chappell, Neb. kitchen table, died yesterday at his home in Sidney,
Neb. at the age of 77.
RANGE EQUIPMENT
BowTree Products Provided Safety, Efficiency at 2104 Vegas Shoot
If you were among the thousands of archers and spectators at the 2014 Vegas Shoot, you witnessed BowTree Products in action, as the NFAA utilized more than 80 bow racks to provide safety and efficiency to its world-class tournament.
RECOGNITION

Dr. David Samuel Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The 2013 Whitetails Unlimited Hunting Heritage Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Dr. David Samuel of West
Virginia, at the WV First Mountaineer Chapter Hunters Night Out banquet in Wheeling, February 8.
SPONSORSHIPS
Flextone is Title Sponsor of World Turkey Hunting Championship
For the second year, The Flextone Game Calls World Turkey Hunting Championship (WTHC) will take place in La Cygne,
Kansas, April 14-17, 2014, with three-man teams competing for more than $50,000 in cash and prizes.
STATES
Illinois Makes Deer Hunting Changes for 2014-15
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) plans to revise deer population objectives for more than 40 counties beginning with the 2014-15 deer season, following a two-year review of Illinois deer management efforts.
Minnesota DNR Offers Archery Series for Women
Women who want to learn archery or improve existing skills can enroll in archery programs offered this spring through the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Becoming An Outdoors Woman (BOW) program.
Michigan Increases Fines for Poaching Trophy Deer
New state laws designed to deter poaching of antlered bucks, especially those with trophy-sized racks, and to reduce recreational trespass are now in effect in Michigan according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Quotable
"Sweetest little wife. I think all the time of my little laughing, teasing beauty, and how pretty she is, and how she goes to

sleep in my arms, and I could almost cry I love you so. But I think the hunting will do me good."
- Theodore Roosevelt, in a letter to Alice Lee, while hunting in the Western U.S., 1883
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Crossbows and Handguns and Drones - Oh My!
As legislative sessions continue across the country, the archery and bowhunting community is paying particular attention to the state of New York, where the governor has made a personal challenge to the state Legislature to take action on the longlanguishing subject of crossbows for use during the general archery season.
And elsewhere across the country, a variety of measures are seeing action that could affect archers and bowhunters in specific states.
New York
In his State of the State address last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo encouraged New York lawmakers to legalize crossbow hunting as part of his statewide push to attract visitors to the state's natural sites, while also calling for $40 million to establish 50 public access sites around the state for hunting, fishing, bird-watching and hikers.
"The governor's announcement ... will help pave the way for the state's sportsmen and -women to legally use crossbows in
New York State," read a statement issued by the NY Crossbow Coalition President Rick McDermott. "Over the past few decades, the number of hunters has steadily declined. With the governor's support, we are hopeful that the Legislature will agree to take action to reverse this trend by allowing DEC to provide additional hunting opportunities for crossbow hunters."
A specific bill to place the regulatory authority for crossbow use with the Department of Environmental Conservation is anticipated, but has not been officially introduced.
Maryland
Senate Bill 231, which would permit bear-hunting archers in western Maryland counties to carry handguns for personal protection, passed the full Senate Wednesday, Feb. 12, by a 43-2 margin. It now moves to the House of Delegates for action. A similar bill introduced in the 2013 session failed to pass.
While state-by-state regulations vary, most simply permit those with valid state concealed handgun permits to carry while bowhunting. Still, at least 16 states continue to prohibit bowhunters from carrying a firearm for protection.
Senator George Edwards (R) - Garrett, Allegany and Washington Counties sponsored the bill.
Virginia
Following years of disappointments, hunters in Virginia are encouraged by a pair of bills that would permit Sunday hunting on private land with landowner permission.

House Bill 1237 was approved last week and sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural
Resources. Senate Bill 154 is expected to go before the full Senate later this week. The bill provides that a person may hunt waterfowl, subject to restrictions imposed by the Director of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, and a landowner and his immediate family or a person with written permission may hunt or kill any wild bird or wild animal, including nuisance species, if they hunt on the landowner's property.
Although generally considered a popular bipartisan effort, the bills are expected to face pushback from some rural area representatives and the Virginia Farm Bureau.
Alabama
Senate Bill 340 proposes an Amendment of the Constitution of Alabama 1901, amending Amendment 597, to clarify that the people have the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife subject to reasonable regulations that promote conservation and management of fish and wildlife and preserve the future of hunting and fishing. If approved by the Legislature, the
Amendment would go before voters during the next General Election.
Also in Alabama, Senate Bill 240 would prohibit the use of unmanned drone aircraft to interfere with legal hunting or fishing activities or otherwise used to harass.
"No person shall willfully and knowingly prevent, obstruct, impede, disturb, or interfere with, or attempt to prevent, obstruct, impede, disturb, or interfere with any person in legally hunting or fishing pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the law of the State of Alabama. The prohibition in subsection
(a) includes, but is not limited to, the use of a drone to intentionally and knowingly harass a person who is legally hunting or fishing."
The measure passed the Alabama Senate Feb. 12 and currently is awaiting action in the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.
Utah
And finally, Utah House Bill 268, which would have allowed restricted individuals, including convicted felons, to possess archery equipment for lawful hunting and recreational purposes, was tabled and is likely dead. The bill, sponsored by Rep.
Brian Greene (R) Pleasant Grove, sought to redefine what constitutes a "dangerous weapon" as it related to restricted individuals.
Under the measure, archery equipment, including crossbows, would be specifically excluded from the category of dangerous weapon.
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Calendar
Feb. 21 - Feb. 23
4th Annual Winter Cam Classic
Monroe Community Center PAC Center, Henrietta, NY
Feb. 21 - Feb. 23 2014 ILLINOIS DEER & TURKEY EXPO
Feb. 21 - Feb. 23
Illinois Deer & Turkey Expo
Prairie Capital Convention Center, Springfield, Ill.
Feb. 22
7th Annual Florida NASP State Tournament
Easton Archery Park, Newberry, Fla.
Feb. 22 - Feb. 23 19th Annual Arkansas Custom Knife Show
Feb. 28
Ohio National Archery in the Schools State Tournament
Veteran's Memorial, Columbus, Ohio
Feb. 28 - Mar. 1 NFAA Mid-Atlantic Indoor Sectional
McKenzie ASA Realtree Pro-Am
Feb. 28 - Mar. 2
Fort Benning, Ga.
Feb. 28 - Mar. 2 East Coast Custom Knife Show
Mar. 1
Archery in Louisiana Schools (ALAS) State Tournament
LSU AgCenter Emergency Storm Shelter Facility,
Alexandria, La.
Mar. 1 - Mar. 2
Mar. 3 - Mar. 6
Sioux Falls Regional NASP Tournament
Minnehaha Archers, Sioux Falls, SD
QDMA Whitetail Summit
Big Cedar Lodge, Branson, Mo.
Mar. 7 - Mar. 9
Minnesota Deer Classic
National Sports Center, Blaine, Minn.
Mar. 8 - Mar. 10
NFAA Northwest Indoor Sectionals
Pocatello, Idaho
Mar. 14
NFAA Indoor Pro-Am
Louisville, Ky.
Mar. 14 - Mar. 16
IBO Winter Nationals
Rockcastle Shooting Center, Park City, Ky.
Mar. 15
NFAA Indoor Nationals
Louisville, KY.
Mar. 15 - May 15
WITO Women's-Only Archery Events
Dry Creek Sporting Clays, Emporia, Kan.
Mar. 21 - Mar. 23
Bowhunting Supershow
Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Mar. 21 - Mar. 23
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Annual Redezvous
Red Lion Hotel Denver SE, Denver, Colo.
Mar. 26 - Mar. 30
Progressive Insurance Northwest Sportshow
Minneapolis Convention Center
Mar. 29 - Mar. 30
Rinehart R100 Competition
Smokey Valley Archers, Lindsborg, Kan.

Apr. 6
2014 IBO World Qualifier
Bluegrass Sportsmen's League, Wilmore, Ky.
Apr. 12 - Apr. 13
Rinehart R100 Competition
Cinnamon Creek Ranch, Roanoke, Tex.
Apr. 26
NBEF Master Instructor Training Class
Osceola Shooting Range, Lake City, Fla.
May 3 - May 4 Rinehart R100 Competition
May 10 - May 11 Rinehart R100 Competition
May 17 - May 18
19th Annual Tim Farmer Archery Classic
#1 Game Farm Road, Frankfort, Ky
May 17 - May 18
19th Annual Tim Farmer Archery Classic
#1 Game Farm Road, Frankfort, Ky
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