February 8, 2009 Hunting & Fishing News

Bainbridge Island Sportsmen's Club Installs New Officers for 2009

Washington State's Bainbridge Island Sportsmen's Club installs newly elected officers to lead the club into its 80th year of serving the hunting, fishing and shooting sports community. The club offers pistol and rifle ranges, trap shooting, competitions, workshops, classes, community service, scholarships, and soon, an all-weather archery range. (PRWeb Jan 21, 2009)

OpticsPlanet, Inc. Announces Partnership with DNZ Products

Premier Optics retailer OpticsPlanet, Inc. and quality rifle scope mount manufacturer DNZ Products join forces. (PRWeb Nov 11, 2008)

Texas Fish & Game Contributes $200,000 to CCA Scholarships

Texas Fish & Game has contributed $20,000 scholarships to STAR kids division of CCA-Texas' popular State of Texas Angler Rodeo (STAR) tournament each year. (PRWeb Jan 21, 2009)

Greatest American Firearms Engravers and Custom Gunmakers Gather in Reno, Nevada January 23-25 '09 Celebrating 25 Years of Partnership

A unique partnership between Firearms Engravers Guild of America and the American Custom Gunmakers Guild began 25 years ago displaying the finest quality custom rifles, shotguns and hand guns and the tradition carries on. (www.fega.com) The exhibition is the only place where one has the opportunity to see museum quality American custom pieces that have values ranging from $5,000 to $500,000 or more. (PRWeb Nov 8, 2008)

Magnalight.com Adds More High Powered Golight Remote Controlled Spotlights

Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com announces diversification of its line of High Intensity Discharge (HID) Golight remote controlled light upgrades. (PRWeb Jan 5, 2009)

Mojo Sports Selected by SPOT to Manage and Execute Integrated Sports Marketing Program : Focus on Athletes and Ambassadors, Events and Mobile Marketing

Mojo Sports, http://www.simplymojo.com/, a full service sports and entertainment marketing agency, has been selected by California-based, SPOT, LLC, http://www.findmespot.com/, the pioneer behind the award-winning SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger™, as their sports marketing agency of record through 2009. Mojo Sports will be responsible for developing, negotiating and executing unique athlete, event and mobile marketing programs which align the SPOT brand with category leaders, increase brand visibility, and integrate the SPOT technology into the fabric of the activities and properties they sponsor. (PRWeb Dec 11, 2008)

Charter Boat Operator Stabbed by Leaping Marlin: And Other Bizarre but True Fishing Stories

The new book "Fishing's Greatest Misadventures" (Casagrande Press, November 2008) contains true stories of fishing disasters, unlikely catches, pranks, and other bizarre calamities. Inside the pages you'll discover a 200-lb catfish that sinks an angler's boat, a pike that destroys a lake cabin, and a man who put six holes in his boat attempting to shoot what he had just landed. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2008)

Enjoy Fantastic February in the Florida Keys with Special Discount at KeysCaribbean Luxury Resort Villas

February in the Florida Keys finds the focus on fishing and the arts. To celebrate, KeysCaribbean Luxury Resort Villas is offering a February Special Savings Offer of 25 percent off at select KeysCaribbean resorts through Feb. 28, 2009. (PRWeb Jan 26, 2009)

Florida Keys Community College Shark Expert Appears on ESPN2

Florida Keys Community College's Marine Sciences Director, Dr. Patrick Rice, is the star of two episodes of ESPN2's "Vida del Mar". The new vignette program chronicles marine life with breathtaking underwater footage and is hosted by Captain Jose Wejebe of the popular sport fishing show, "The Spanish Fly". The two shows focus on Dr. Rice's pioneering research in the field of shark repellents. The first episode aired last Sunday, and the second will air this Sunday, January 25th at 8:55am EST. (PRWeb Jan 24, 2009)

Montana's Historic Firehole Ranch to Host Exclusive Women's World-Class Fly Fishing Week

This summer Montana's Historic Firehole Ranch is hosting its second annual "Women's Week," August 2-6, 2008, for discriminating fly fishing enthusiasts of all abilities. Located just outside of Yellowstone National Park, the Orvis endorsed Firehole Ranch offers an unmatched variety of blue ribbon trout waters. Fabled rivers like the Madison, Yellowstone, Henry's Fork, and Gallatin will be the setting for clinics, classes and guided trips. (PRWeb Jan 28, 2009)

Raceway Media, LLC Powers New Online Classifieds Marketplace for ESPNOutdoors.com

ESPNOutdoors.com and Raceway Media, LLC have collaborated to launch an online classifieds marketplace on ESPN Outdoors for hunting, fishing and camping products and services. (PRWeb Jan 21, 2009)

PAA News Amid Pro Fishing Cutbacks
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2009 SHOT Show Report - New & Nifty Hunting & Shooting Stuff
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Top Fishing Games
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Terry Smith with a 29 Pound Gar
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US Olympic Stuff & the 2009 SHOT Show
It's nifty now things run together sometimes. What the heck am I talking about? Well, just this afternoon I received word that the USA Shooting Shotgun Team (USA Shooting is the...