The Hunting Wire Headlines

NEW YORK, N.Y. - VERSUS' new series Goin' Country with Kristy Lee Cook, produced by Orion Multimedia, LLC., mixes the best of the outdoors with the struggles of making it big on the country music scene. Beginning on Sunday, August 1, at 9 a.m. ET, host Kristy Lee Cook takes viewers on amazing hunts throughout the U.S. as she works to secure a record deal in the ultra competitive music business.

AUSTIN, Texas — Are you an Outdoor Patriot? The American Deer & Wildlife Alliance has launched an all-new monthly podcast, Outdoor Patriot, to rally sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts on issues that threaten our American outdoor traditions. The new show — available at www.OutdoorPatriot.com — features news, lively commentary and special guests. The show’s current guest is Darren La Sorte, Hunting Policy Manager for the National Rifle Association (NRA). La Sorte provides an informative report on the NRA’s efforts to protect hunters’ rights.

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas - Host of the popular Deer & Wildlife Stories outdoor program, Keith Warren will be a featured guest speaker at the 2010 Cervid Congress, an annual event bringing together representatives from national and state deer associations and businesses to discuss issues affecting the $3 billion per year deer industry.

CANNON FALLS, Minn. - Since the inception of ScentBlocker boots, ScentBlocker has provided hunters with the most comfortable, lightweight boots available while still utilizing scent-control technology. Well, ScentBlocker® has done it again with the NEW Dream Season® Wooly Mammoth.

EDGEFIELD, S.C. — George C. Thornton, CEO of the National Wild Turkey Federation, was appointed today to the new Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council, an official advisory group that will help promote and preserve America's hunting heritage for future generations.

MISSOULA, Mont. - With their latest petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, animal rights activists are preparing to sue for federally mandated release of wolves in every state, warn officials with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

TRENTON, N.J. - Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin has approved a Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy, a common sense mix of bear management tools that would include the state’s first black bear hunt since 2005 to deal with an overpopulation of bears and problems they are causing, especially in northern parts of the State.

FLUSHING, Mich. – Carbon Express®, a leader in arrow technology and innovation, announces that starting July16th they will be giving away $50,000 worth of F-15TM Dual Blade broadheads.

WEST POINT, Ga -The Southeast's newest hunting preserve, Twisted Pine Hunting Preserve announced today that it will open for business Saturday, September 4, the first day of dove season.

BOISE, Id. - Some early elk hunts open August 1, most of them antlerless "green-field" hunts. The early "green-field" hunts in seven elk management zones - Palouse, Weiser, Lemhi, Beaverhead, Pioneer, Snake River and Owyhee-South Hills zones - are meant to help landowners reduce crop damage.