NSSF has filmed several game-cooking videos with chef, author, blogger and hunter Georgia Pellegrini, whose book “Girl Hunter” has been garnering considerable attention. Georgia’s personal story has proven to be irresistible to both outdoor and mainstream media, particularly the latter where she has articulately discussed her reasons for taking up hunting and how hunting provides [...]
Hunting
Santorum ‘Stands Tall’ for 2nd Amendment at NSSF Member Range
February 9th, 2012
2 Comments
Fresh off primary victories in three states, presidential candidate Rick Santorum demonstrated his strong support for the individual right to keep and bear arms by visiting H&H Shooting Sports Complex in Oklahoma City en route to a rally today. H&H is a NSSF Five Star member range owned by Miles and Jayne Hall. The Santorum [...]
We Need Your Help To Keep Sunday Hunting Moving Forward in Virginia — Contact Your Delegate Today
January 26th, 2012
Comments Off
With a 29-10 vote, the Virginia State Senate on Thursday passed legislation to allow Sunday hunting on private lands (SB 464). We need your help now in the State House of Delegates where we are facing very strong opposition in the committee and subcommittee — which has been intentionally stacked with delegates who oppose Sunday hunting. [...]
Gun Sales Look Promising for 2012
January 19th, 2012
Comments Off
NSSF’s announcement that the firearms industry continues to thrive in a down economy and the potential exists for another strong sales year in 2012 was welcomed by the nearly 60,000 industry professionals attending the NSSF-owned Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) this week in Las Vegas. The $4 billion firearms and ammunition industry [...]
Las Vegas to Welcome the SHOT Show
January 10th, 2012
Comments Off
The SHOT Show® is only a week away. Nearly 60,000 firearms industry professionals will make their way to Las Vegas for the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowSM Jan. 17-20, where they’ll get a first look at the new products and services they hope will excite customers in 2012. The National Shooting Sports Foundation [...]
Hunting Is Safer Than Golf and Most Other Recreational Activities
December 5th, 2011
6 Comments
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise: Hunting with firearms is safe; in fact, hunting with firearms is one of the safest recreational activities in America. To put hunting’s safety standing into perspective, compared to hunting a person is . . . 11 times more likely to be injured playing volleyball 19 times more likely to [...]
Poll: Hunting Apparel Most Wished For
November 28th, 2011
1 Comment
A recent poll of sportsmen and firearm owners by Southwick Associates’ HunterSurvey.com / ShooterSurvey.com asked, “What hunting or target shooting gear are you most hoping to receive this holiday season?” Hunting Apparel topped the list, with 22.3 percent of respondents indicating they hoped to receive such gear. Next were Handguns, Game/Trail Cameras and, surprisingly, No Hunting/Shooting Gifts [...]
Hunting & Fishing Act Gains Committee Support
November 17th, 2011
3 Comments
By a vote of 28-13, the House Natural Resources Committee today passed H.R 2834, the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage Opportunities Act. The National Shooting Sports Foundation thanks all hunters, sportsmen, gun owners and firearms enthusiasts who urged their representatives to support the legislation. The act would require federal public land management officials, in cooperation [...]
Hunters Donate 11 Million Venison Meals
November 14th, 2011
Comments Off
A new study commissioned by the National Shooting Sports Foundation reveals that last year 11 million meals were provided to the less fortunate through donations of venison by hunters. Nearly 2.8 million pounds of game meat made its way to shelters, food banks and church kitchens and onto the plates of those in need. Donations [...]
‘Conservation/Wildlife’ is Theme of NSSF Facebook Photo Contest This Month
November 7th, 2011
Comments Off
Ryan Ferry of Utah took the top prize for October in NSSF’s Facebook Photo Contest, which featured a “hunter orange” theme. His photo, Trail BLAZE’n, earned him a $50 gift card to Cabela’s and a copy of NSSF’s 50th Anniversary history book and commemorative coin. For November, we invite readers to “post a photo with [...]
