Roger's Outdoor News

OUTDOOR NEWS:  Next week the state will be celebrating “EARTH DAY” all around the state. The DNR will be out with the public working on the 9^th annual Work ”Play” Earth Day events to be held around the state. This year there is 31 properties holding events, up from 28 in 2016. This year events will be held on April 21, 22, 29, and May 6.  Volunteers can join DNR Staff, local friends group members and people from nearby communities to help repair and enhance park properties. Last year they had 825 volunteers participate in donating more than 2,640 hours of work. Hours vary by event , but most begin either at 9 am or 10 am and run through noon or early afternoon. For details search the DNR website for:  “Work Play Earth Day”.  In our area it is the  Point Beach State Forest @ 920-794-7480, so call and sign up for a day of fun with the whole family. A little outdoor work never hurts anyone. I can smell the fresh air already, nature at its best.

NRA-ILA  DAILY ALERT FOR 4-11-2017:  ILLINOIS: Contact your Senator in opposition to gun dealer licensing scheme. Illinois Senate is scheduled to consider Senate Bill 1657 on April 25^th.  MONTANA:  Right to Hunter and Fish Constitutional Amendment Passed out of Committee;  MAINE:  Self-Defense Legislation to be heard in Committee this week;  MARYLAND:  2017 General Assembly adjourns Sine Die, killing all anti-gun legislation that was introduced this year;  FORMER NEW YEAR MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG’S group called “Everytown for Gun Safety”, Vows to Defeat NRA-Backed Concealed Carry Effort in America;   MARYLAND: House, Senate negotiators deadlock on bill banning carry on Maryland college campuses;  NEW YORK: Urban thinking threatens Sportsmen;  NEBRASKA: Important Firearms Preemption Legislation expected for Floor Vote soon;  DELTA airlines has a new requirement that guns checked as baggage be picked up at the baggage service office upon arrival.

NRA 146^th ANNUAL MEETINGS & EXHIBITS will be in Atlanta and it will be 15 acres of Guns and Gear in the NRA EVENT OF THE YEAR. Sponsored by MidWay USA, the show ill open on April 27 to the 30, 2017 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. This will be the largest NRA ANNUAL MEETINGS AND EXHIBITS ever. Just think of walking those 15 acres of guns and hunting equipment all around you, man, I think I would of gone to heaven to be around all those exhibits. For more information aout all the exciting special events, workshps, and seminars, including ticket sales, is available online at  http://nraam.org.