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Recently, the American Deer & Wildlife Alliance® (ADWA) teamed up with outdoor television host Todd Cast and Cast of Dreams to fulfill the wishes of 13-year-old Jonathan Beach, a cystic fibrosis patient who’s big dream was to hunt. The story of that very special event airs tonight on TNT Outdoor Explosion, and ADWA urges all sportsmen to watch.
TNT Outdoor Explosion will air on The Pursuit Channel (DirecTV 608, Dish 240), Thursday (tonight) at 6 p.m.; and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. All times are CST.
Jonathan & TNT host Todd Cast w/ Jonathan's buffalo
“There are times and situations in life that require no thought. No debate. No questions. You just do. And, when we heard about Jonathan’s situation and lifelong wish to hunt, I knew this was one of those times”, says John Meng, president of the American Deer & Wildlife Alliance. “Jonathan has endured more hardship and heartache at 13 than many of us deal with in a lifetime, so it was a great privilege and honor for us to help coordinate this hunt. There are sportsmen all around this country who, like Todd, selflessly give their time and resources to help make others dreams come true and this is a story that needs to be seen and shared.”
Jonathan’s hunt features the Whitetail Junction Ranch in Junction, Texas, a scenic 3,000-acre ranch in the Texas Hill Country owned by Jim and Annie Shrieve. The ranch employs an intensive management and feeding program that has produced an impressive variety of exotics plus great whitetail deer with antlers of excellent tine length and mass.
TNT Outdoor Explosion is a high-energy, reality-based outdoor show, founded by Todd Cast, that covers multiple continents and many different game species. With more than 30 years of in-the-field experience, Cast has developed a strong reputation and following in the outdoor television industry. TNT Outdoor Explosion airs (more…)
via the American Deer & Wildlife Alliance press release – 7/6/2011:
USFW Proposes to Repeal Exemption for Three Exotic Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposed rule to eliminate the ‘special rule’ enacted in 2005 that allowed the purchase, sale, breeding and other management activities for U.S. captive herds of the Scimitar-Horned Oryx, Addax and Dama Gazelle.
The proposed change, if finalized, would require game ranchers to obtain federal permits (under the Service’s ESA implementing regulations at 50 C.F.R. section 17.21 and section 17.22) to carry out activities with these antelope species.
In 2005, USFW added the three antelope species that exist entirely or largely in captivity outside of their native range in Africa to the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The Special Rule has been largely attributed with the successful repopulation of these species, particularly the scimitar-horned oryx. While these animals are all but gone in their native country, there are currently thousands of these amazing animals being cared for and raised on privately owned ranches across the country.
However, the special exemption was challenged in Federal District Court by Friends of Animals and other activists groups. In 2009, the court remanded the regulations back to USFW, directing the agency to provide opportunities for the public to review and comment when authorizing activities with these listed species.
The proposed rule delivered to the Federal Register on Friday, July 1, 2011, would remove the current exemption contained in 50 C.F.R. section 17.21(h) in deference to the permitting regulations currently in place under the Endangered Species Act. Following publication in the Federal Register, the proposed rule will be subject to a 30-day comment period during which all interested persons are invited to comment on the proposal. Information received will be reviewed and evaluated relative to the development of a final decision.
Comments may be submitted online through the Federal eRulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov; follow the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-R9-IA-2010-0056) or through U.S. mail or hand-delivery to Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R9-IA-2010-0056; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203.
The ADWA urges your participation in this process.
Sincerely,
John Meng, President
American Deer & Wildlife Alliance
The American Deer & Wildlife Alliance works to grow the deer and wildlife industries through leadership, education and public awareness. ADWA serves as a national voice for companies, organizations, breeders and professionals within the wildlife industries for the promotion and advancement of cervids and other wildlife species. For more information on the ADWA or to join, visit www.deerwildlifealliance.org.
Helping to preserve our American outdoor traditions, the American Deer & Wildlife Alliance is inviting young sportsmen (ages 8 to 15) to attend the latest ADWA Youth Safari Camp, a series of hands-on youth events for a memorable and educational outdoor experience. The half-day event will be held on Saturday, Dec 4, 2010, at the Texas Hidden Springs Ranch, and will provide a fun, hands-on outdoor education, including track identification, dog tracking, field dressing and stalk shooting (with sticks).
Date: Dec. 4, 2010
Time: 9am to 1 pm
Location: Texas Hidden Springs Ranch, Seguin, Texas
Cost: $20
For more information or to register a child for the youth safari camp, visit the ADWA website @ www.DeerWildlifeAlliance.com
From TheHuntingWire.com
AUSTIN, Texas – Hunting affordability and accessibility are growing concerns in the outdoor industry, but it was not a problem for nearly a dozen children and their parents who enjoyed the thrill of the hunt and the taste of pork at the 2nd Annual Pigapalooza Youth Hog Hunt. Sponsored by the American Deer & Wildlife Alliance (ADWA), the event was recently hosted at the DB Hunting Ranch in Bertram, Texas.
“The Pigapalooza is always a fun event for the kids but, more importantly, it is another means for us to address the growing problem of hunting affordability and accessibility,” says John Meng, president of the American Deer & Wildlife Alliance. “Our children today are the sportsmen and conservationists of tomorrow. We, as a society and an industry, must work now to ensure that wildlife stewardship and outdoor participation exists 10, 20 and 30 years from now. The Pigapalooza is only one event during the year, but I know each and every one these kids will remember this experience for a long, long time.”
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