MISSOULA, Mont. – The single biggest event, membership rally and conservation showcase of the year for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation wrapped up Feb. 4 in Las Vegas. For thousands of attending members, volunteers and partners, the event was a shot of adrenaline to launch a new year of projects for elk, other wildlife and their habitat.

“We’re off and running,” said RMEF President and CEO David Allen. “Elk Camp always sets the tone for us and this was no exception. With the energy and enthusiasm we saw in Las Vegas, this should be a very good year for our work in elk country.”

Elk Camp highlights included:

· Celebrations of 2011 landmark accomplishments including RMEF passing the 6 million-acre mark in habitat conservation, restoring a wild elk herd in Missouri and securing 10,386 acres for public hunting access in Washington.

· RMEF launched a new campaign to build public appreciation for hunters’ historic leadership for wildlife and habitat: “Hunting is Conservation.”

· Auction highlights included a fully donated New Holland Boomer 30 tractor with loader, a saddle mule and a Labrador retriever puppy. Respectively, they netted $23,500, $20,000 and $8,250 to support the RMEF mission.

· An American flag that flew above a Special Ops headquarters in Afghanistan on the day of Osama bin Laden’s death sold at auction for $14,000.

· Special hunting tags auctioned at Elk Camp include a Hualapai Indian Reservation Elk Hunt, New Mexico Zuni Indian Reservation Elk Hunt, White Mountain Apache Reservation Elk Permit, Arizona Special Elk Permit, Wyoming Governor’s Big Game Tag, Montana Special Shiras Moose and Elk Permits, Iowa Special Whitetail Permits and others. Nearly all proceeds are earmarked for conservation in the respective areas.

· Season-two sneak preview of the TV show “RMEF Team Elk,” recently voted Fan Favorite Best New Series on Outdoor Channel.

· RMEF’s highest honor, the Wallace Fennell Pate Wildlife Conservation Award, was presented to Jim Zumbo of Cody, Wyo. The late Pate’s son, Jack, attended the ceremony and spoke of his father’s devotion to conservation generally and RMEF especially.

· RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships.

· Numerous awards and recognitions for RMEF chapters, volunteers and partners.

· Entertainment by Craig Morgan, Sawyer Brown and Clint Black.

· About 160 students from two Las Vegas-area schools attended Elk Camp to learn about elk, hunting and conservation as part of the inaugural Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience. Funding was provided by Larry and Brenda Potterfield of MidwayUSA.

MidwayUSA is the presenting sponsor of Elk Camp. Other sponsors include Gerber, Browning, Cabela’s, Davidson’s Gallery of Guns, North American Hunter Magazine, Hunter’s Specialties, Leupold, Budweiser, Bill Barrett Corp., Aflac, Realtree and Danner.

Allen said, “We can’t say thank you enough to MidwayUSA and all of our sponsors, exhibitors and attendees for their continuing support. We went into this as a transitional year, working to establish Elk Camp in Las Vegas. We are very pleased with the many successes of our first time in Vegas and we’re excited about the growth that we’ll see in coming years.”

Next year, RMEF’s annual convention and expo will be Feb. 28-March 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and new host hotel, the Mirage.

MISSOULA, Mont. – About 160 students from two Las Vegas-area schools will learn about elk, hunting and conservation as part of a first-annual educational workshop to be held in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation convention and expo.

The inaugural Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience is set for Friday, Feb. 3.

“This event is being organized as a fun field-trip for students from Explore Knowledge Academy and the Innovations International school,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “Students will arrive at the Las Vegas Convention Center at 9:00 a.m. and begin a lesson that’s seldom taught in public schools; how hunters have helped so many species go from vanishing to flourishing.”

Following a short lecture on the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, students will tour the exposition hall, enjoy the booths and attractions and hear from biologists, hunters, outfitters, conservation groups and agencies about sustainable use of wildlife resources.

“We’ll treat the students to lunch and send them back to school, hopefully with a much better understanding of how true conservation works,” said Allen.

There is no cost for the students or schools.

Funding and support for the workshop are being provided through an endowment from Larry and Brenda Potterfield of MidwayUSA.

“We continue to be amazed at the vision, commitment and generosity of the Potterfields and MidwayUSA. We’re very grateful for their partnership,” said Allen.

The RMEF convention and expo, nicknamed “Elk Camp,” is an annual public-welcome conservation fundraiser hosted in part by International Sportsmen’s Expositions. The Feb. 2-4 event includes the expo hall and hundreds of booths, seminars and other attractions, plus the 2012 RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships, all at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Full convention registrants can also enjoy banquets, auctions, entertainment and other festivities planned for the Riviera Hotel.

For more information, visit www.rmef.org.

(Columbus, OH) – Protection of fishing, hunting, and shooting on national forest and public lands has taken a step forward with the Senate introduction of the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act. Introduced by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), the measure is backed by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, American Sportfishing Association, National Rifle Association, Safari Club International, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, and others in the angling, hunting and wildlife conservation community.

The bill will protect fishing, hunting, trapping, recreational shooting and wildlife management practices on more than 400 million acres of public land across America managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. The measure mandates that these public lands are open until closed for angling, hunting and shooting while enabling the agencies to make specific closures or restrictions determined to be necessary and supported by sound facts and evidence. The bill is patterned after the 1997 National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act which made fishing and hunting “priority public uses” on federal wildlife refuge system lands and has helped protect fishing and hunting there from anti-fishing/anti-hunting zealots.

The new Senate bill also fixes loopholes created by lawsuits by anti-hunting organizations that have hampered hunting, fishing and wildlife conservation. For example, under the bill, the Forest Service can keep its public lands open for hunting and fishing even if nearby state and private lands are also open. Previously, a court had ruled that federal public lands might have to be closed if other nearby lands hosted hunters. Similarly, fish and wildlife conservation and management will remain primary purposes on BLM, Forest and Wildlife Refuge lands reversing court rulings from San Francisco. Restrictions in the 1964 Wilderness Act on motorized access, logging and other commodity uses are expressly not affected by the bill and remain in place.

Bill Horn, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Director of Federal Affairs welcomed the introduction:

“USSA deeply appreciates today’s action by Senators Murkowski and Manchin. We have been working for over a decade in support of this kind of legislation and as threats mount to fishing, hunting and shooting on public lands, the need for this bill grows. We look forward to working with the Senators and their colleagues to get this landmark measure enacted this year and ensure protection in law of our cherished angling and hunting heritage.”

American Sportfishing Association added its support:

“Recreation is the single largest economic output of national forests and grasslands, with 46.5 million anglers spending over $1.2 billion annually to enjoy recreational fishing on USFS lands,” said Gordon Robertson, Vice President of the ASA. “It is astounding that with such high demand, access is still a barrier for millions of anglers. This legislation directs the USFS and BLM managers to not only promote recreational fishing and hunting access, but to further take advantage of one of the biggest economic drivers for the agencies and the rural communities near their lands.”

The National Rifle Association offered its strong support:

“Protecting the traditions of hunting and shooting on our public lands has long been a NRA priority and the Murkowski/Manchin bill does just that. The leadership for sportsmen and sportswomen demonstrated by the two Senators will not be forgotten by us and our members,” said Susan Recce, NRA Director of Conservation.

Safari Club International also hailed the bill:

“By introducing legislation that will protect America’s hunting, shooting, and fishing community for generations to come, Senators Murkowski and Manchin have taken a much needed bi-partisan step forward. Too frequently, the hunting community is dealt lip-service, but Senator Murkowski and Senator Manchin have brought to the Senate serious legislation that will protect hunting for a generation. The companion legislation introduced in the House of Representatives is equally important to the future of hunting. On behalf of SCI and all of our partners, we would like for all members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus to co-sponsor the ‘sportsmen endorsed’ legislation,” said President of SCI, Kevin Anderson.

Jeff Crane, President of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation added:

“The Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus has been working with the sportsmen’s community on this Act to allow Federal land planners to evaluate the impacts that management activities have on hunting, fishing and recreational shooting, and to provide a clear analysis of how proposed actions would impact access to Federal lands.”

The new Senate Bill is a companion to legislation passed by the House Natural Resources Committee 29-14. That bill, H.R. 2834, is currently awaiting a vote before the full U.S. House of Representatives.

Contacts:

USSA: Mike Faw, Director of Communications: mfaw@ussportsmen.org

ASA: Gordon Robertson, Vice President: GRobertson@asafishing.org

CSF: Frank Miniter, CSF Communcations Director: frank@sportsmenslink.org

NRA: Susan Recce, NRA Director of Conservation: srecce@nrahq.org

SCI: Nelson Freeman, media@safariclub.org

MISSOULA, Mont. – Outdoor Channel has announced it will provide daily online coverage of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation annual convention and expo, called Elk Camp, Feb. 2-4, in Las Vegas.

Outdoor Channel, America’s leader in outdoor TV, boasts a huge website audience with 12 million unique visitors and 50 million unique page-views per year.

Elk Camp coverage will include daily news, updates, photo galleries and more.

Coverage will be posted at www.outdoorchannel.com.

RMEF members, elk hunters, conservationists and others unable to attend Elk Camp can also keep up with the event at the RMEF website (www.rmef.org), HuntingLife.com (www.huntinglife.com) and perhaps other sites and forums.

Elk Camp is RMEF’s largest annual member rally and conservation fundraiser. Thousands of elk enthusiasts from around the country will be in Las Vegas for the event.

Set for the Las Vegas Convention Center and Riviera Hotel, Elk Camp features an expo hall co-hosted by International Sportsmen’s Expositions. Attractions include the 2012 RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships, plus hundreds of exhibits, seminars and game-calling clinics, auctions, raffles and entertainment.

In 2011, RMEF set a new record for membership with 184,135 and passed the 6 million-acre mark for habitat conserved or enhanced for elk and other wildlife.

MISSOULA, Mont.–Hunting brings $223 million in economic benefit to the State of Nevada. But you can’t have abundant game species to hunt–as well as other wildlife to watch, photograph or enjoy–without habitat stewardship and conservation. And that’s the inspiration behind Elk Camp, a hunting and conservation rally coming to Las Vegas.

Elk Camp is an annual public-welcome convention, expo and conservation fundraiser hosted by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) and International Sportsmen’s Expositions.

The event is Feb. 2-4, 2012, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Attractions will include the 2012 RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships, plus 385 exhibiting companies in an expo hall filled with outfitted hunting and fishing opportunities, art, gear, firearms and everything outdoors. Hourly seminars will cover hunting strategies, destinations, gear, survival and fishing. Cabela’s will sponsor game-calling clinics. Organizers also are planning special activities for the whole family.

Elk Camp helps raise awareness and funding for conservation.

In 2011, RMEF passed the 6 million acre-mark in habitat conserved or enhanced for elk and other wildlife nationwide.

In Nevada alone, RMEF has completed 190 conservation projects affecting 275,870 acres. Examples include habitat stewardship projects such as prescribe burning, forest thinning and management, weed control, water improvements and many other projects, mostly on public lands. Also included are RMEF land acquisitions transferred to state or federal management agencies to secure habitat and public access in perpetuity.

It’s a conservation effort in Nevada now valued at more than $15.1 million.

Affected counties have included Clark, Elko, Humboldt, Lincoln, Nye and White Pine.

“Thanks to our volunteers in Nevada–most of whom are avid hunters–RMEF and its partners have protected or enhanced wildlife habitat across an area of Nevada that’s larger than Las Vegas, Henderson, Reno and Sparks combined,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “But there’s a ton of work left to do, and Elk Camp will help us generate the enthusiasm and resources needed to get it done.”

Thousands of RMEF supporters from across the U.S. will be in Vegas for the event.

Public admission to the Elk Camp expo is $12 per person daily, free for youth 15 and under, and free for active military with military ID.

Expo hours: Thurs., Feb. 2, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Fri., Feb. 3, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 4, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The most recent federal statistics show Nevada has some 63,000 hunters who together spend over 614,000 days afield each year. In addition to hunting licenses and permits, they purchase fuel, lodging, food, equipment and more. It all adds up to $145 million in retail sales and supports more than 1,850 jobs in Nevada.

MISSOULA, Mont.–”RMEF Team Elk,” the first television program fully owned and produced by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, is being honored as the Fan Favorite
Best New Series on Outdoor Channel.

The show premiered in 2011 and new episodes for season-two will begin in July.

“RMEF Team Elk” co-hosts Brandon Bates and Cameron Hanes accepted the honors from Outdoor Channel during the 12th Annual Golden Moose Awards ceremony held as part of the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, Jan. 19, 2012, in Las Vegas. More than 2,000 hunting industry leaders, TV personalities and media personnel attended, with a worldwide audience watching the event live online.

“No show affiliated with RMEF has ever been nominated before, but this year we collected four nominations and received an important win as a fan favorite, so this is very special,” said Steve Decker, vice president of marketing for RMEF.

He added, “‘RMEF Team Elk’ is more than just a TV show. It’s part of a conservation movement that’s making a difference for the future of elk and elk hunters. Since every RMEF member is a part of Team Elk, this is important recognition for all of us and the work that we’re doing together across elk country.”

Decker thanked elk hunters everywhere for watching the show and casting their votes.

Presented by MidwayUSA, “RMEF Team Elk” is sponsored by Weaver, Browning, Brunton, Danner, Hunter’s Specialties, Buck Knives, Eberlestock, Cooper Tires, Sitka, Nosler, Montana Decoy, Budweiser, Under Armour, Archer Xtreme and Buckstop Truckware.

MISSOULA, Mont.–Grunting and squealing, growling and screaming, America’s best elk callers are headed to Las Vegas to vie for a world title.

The 2012 RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships will be held as part of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) convention and International Sportsmen’s Exposition, Feb. 2-4, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The raucous event is open to the public.

Elk are the most vocal species of North American deer. The signature call is a “bugle,” a loud, high-pitched whistle or scream used during mating season by bulls trying to attract cows and advertise their dominance to other bulls. Bulls also grunt at cows straying from their harem. Cows bark to warn of danger, mew to keep track of each other and whine to signal distress. Calves bleat when they are lost.

Mimicking these sounds has been a competitive sport for almost 25 years, but 2012 will be the RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships’ first time in Las Vegas.

“This event is always a spectacle,” said David Allen, president and CEO of RMEF, a conservation organization focused on conserving and stewarding elk habitat. “It’s been featured by The New York Times and CBS Sunday Morning, and now we’re pleased to introduce this competition to a city that appreciates spectacles like no one else.”

“If a bull elk shows up and rips the doors off the Las Vegas Convention Center, at least you’ll know why,” he joked.

Competition is held in six divisions: professional, men’s, women’s, natural voice, youth (age 11-17) and pee-wee (age 10 and under). Amateur-level callers have 30 seconds to make general cow elk sounds, followed by bull sounds. Professionals are required to make specific calls such as bugles and barks. Most callers blow across a latex reed placed inside the mouth. In the natural voice division, however, no reeds are allowed. A variety of plastic tubes are used like megaphones, giving the sounds realistic resonance.

Judges–biologists, naturalists and hunters–score each competitor anonymously.

Prizes and cash ranging from $500 to $2,500 will be awarded for first- through third-place in all six divisions.

Prize sponsors include Leupold, Block Fusion, Cabela’s, Horn Hunter Packs, Hoyt, Kershaw Knives, Montana Decoy, Montana Silversmiths, New Archery Products (NAP), Remington, Schnee’s and Traditions Performance Firearms.

Defending world champions: Professional Division–Corey Jacobsen, Boise, Idaho; Men’s Division–Dirk Durham, Moscow, Idaho; Women’s Division–Misty Jacobsen, Priest River, Idaho; Natural Voice Division–Michael Hatten, Elko, Nev.; Youth Division–Greg Hubbell Jr., Belmont, Calif.; Pee-Wee Division–Colton Crawford, McMinnville, Ore.

To compete in the 2012 RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships, see complete rules, registration info and entry fees posted at www.rmef.org.

Preliminary rounds of competition begin Fri., Feb. 3, at 10:00 a.m. Finals begin Sat., Feb. 4, at 9:00 a.m., followed by awards and crowning of new world champions.

Spectator seating is included with daily admission to the RMEF convention and expo: $12 per person, free for youth 15 and under, and free for active military with military ID.

The expo includes attractions, displays and activities for the whole family, plus 385 exhibiting companies in booths filled with outfitted hunting and fishing opportunities, art, gear, firearms and everything elk and outdoors. Hourly seminars led by authorities detail hunting strategies, destinations and gear; urban and wilderness survival; fishing; and travel nearby and around the world. Cabela’s will sponsor game-calling clinics. International Sportsmen’s Expositions, which produces America’s premier hunting, fishing and travel shows, is managing the exhibit hall and expo. Expo hours: Thurs., Feb. 2, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Fri., Feb. 3, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 4, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The convention, expo and RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships help raise awareness and funding for conservation. In 2011, RMEF passed the 6 million acre-mark in habitat conserved or enhanced for elk and other wildlife. In Nevada alone, RMEF has completed 190 different conservation projects affecting 275,870 acres.

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
RMEF is leading a conservation initiative that has protected or enhanced habitat on over 6 million acres–an area larger than Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Glacier, Yosemite, Rocky Mountain and Great Smoky Mountains national parks combined. RMEF also is a strong voice for hunters in access, wildlife management and conservation policy issues. RMEF members, partners and volunteers, working together as Team Elk, are making a difference all across elk country. Join us at www.rmef.org or 800-CALL ELK.

About International Sportsmen’s Expositions (ISE):
Founded in 1975, ISE produces five consumer sportsman shows across the western United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada (Las Vegas) and Utah. Check dates and show special events at www.SportsExpos.com.

MISSOULA, Mont.–Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation volunteer board member Fred Bryant of Kingsville, Texas, is among four finalists for the 2012 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year award.

The winner, to be selected by consumer voting, will receive $50,000 from Budweiser and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to support their priority conservation projects.

To vote, go to www.budweiser.com, enter your birth date to confirm you are over 21, look for “We’re Donating $65,000. Vote for Conservationist of the Year” on the main page, and click to cast your vote. Only one vote accepted per person and all voters must be at least 21 years of age. All votes must be received by Jan. 6, 2012.

Votes also are accepted by mail. On a 3×5 card or piece of paper, write your name, address and age as well as the name of the candidate you’ve selected. Mail to 2012 Conservationist of the Year, P.O. Box 1069, Young America, MN 55594-1069.

Bryant serves as chairman of the RMEF Lands and Conservation Committee. Under his leadership, RMEF has permanently protected more than 224,000 acres–an area nearly the size of Rocky Mountain National Park–of vital habitat for elk and other wildlife. Many of those acres are now also open for the public to hunt and fish.

RMEF President and CEO David Allen said, “Congratulations to Fred. He’s an extraordinary leader and dedicated conservationist who deserves recognition, and RMEF is very fortunate to have him on our team.”

Allen added, “Every time a new lands project comes up, Fred begins his analysis by asking the same three key questions: 1) Is it good for elk and other wildlife, 2) is it important habitat in danger of being lost to development, and 3) will it open or maintain public access to sportsmen.”

“I hope every elk hunter who’s of age will go online and return the favor,” he added.

Budweiser’s website includes the following bio:

“Fred Bryant’s 34-year history of advancing conservation stretches from Canada to the Andes of Peru. But nowhere is it more apparent than the many places wild elk roam across North America. Fred’s work with RMEF has protected over 85,000 acres of habitat in the last year alone. But RMEF is just one aspect of Fred’s tireless commitment to conservation. Fred has also worked with Taking Care of Texas, Boone and Crockett Club and many other conservation organizations. And as an author, speaker and professor of range and wildlife management at Texas Tech University and the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Fred has taught thousands of students to share his passion for the outdoors.”

Other nominees include Don R. Johnson of Festus, Mo., Bill D’Alonzo of Greenville, Del., and David Ramsey of Unicoi, Tenn.

The 2012 Budweiser Conservationist of the Year will be formally recognized on Jan. 18, 2012, during the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas.

Budweiser has been the official beer of RMEF for over 23 years. Since 1999, the “Help Budweiser Conserve the Outdoors” program, along with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and RMEF members, has raised more than $1.1 million for conservation and education.

Allen said, “Budweiser is one of RMEF’s longest standing and most valuable partners. The company’s dedication to our mission began in 1988 with a major gift for our first-ever permanent land protection project, and it continues today with sponsorship and support on many levels throughout our organization.”

*Everyone is welcome. Come find out what Agenda 21 means to you and your community and what you can do locally to stop it. If you are Native American, we really encourage you to attend and listen what these speakers have to say!

DATE: Thursday, December 15, 2011
TIME: Event starts at 6PM/Doors open at 5PM
PLACE: Palouse River Community Center, Highway 6, Princeton Idaho (about 2 miles east of Potlatch off Highway 95)
ADMISSION: FREE! (Donations kindly accepted)

PANEL SPEAKERS …

JOHN MARTINEZ: (Video link below)
John has worked in the field agriculture insurance in both the United States and Mexico. From 1999 to 2003 John served as the Executive Director of Community Development for the Karuk Tribe in Northern California. John later became the owner, editor and investigative reporter of Pioneer Press in Siskiyou County, California where he has written extensively on Agenda 21 issues.

GARY LAKE: (Video link below)
Gary is a former member of the Karuk Tribe and has served as Vice-Chair of the Shasta Indian Nation in Northern California. Gary now works as a documentarist focusing on Agenda 21 issues and has recently been involved with the Klamath River dams issue in Northern California and Southern Oregon as well as other industries affected by UN Agenda 21 such as logging, mining and wildlife.

IDAHO STATE REPRESENTATIVE, R.J. “DICK” HARWOOD:
Dick, a resident of St. Maries, is currently serving the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 2. This coming session will Dick’s 12th year serving the people of Idaho as a member of the House. Dick is a champion of the 2nd Amendment (Right to bear arms), earning an A+ from the National Rifle Association and having authored the Firearms Freedom Act that was passed into law in 2010. Dick is a fierce advocate of states’ rights and constitutionally limited government. As a vigilant defender of the rights of the people, Dick has long been a critic of United Nations Agenda 21 and it’s many faces of encroachment on the rights of the people.

IDAHO STATE REPRESENTATIVE, PHIL HART:
Phil, a civil engineer lives in Athol, Idaho where he currently serves the people of District 3 as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives. The upcoming session will be Phil’s 8th year representing the people of Idaho. Phil is a fierce defender of constitutionally limited government, constitutionally protected rights of the people, and has been an outspoken voice exposing the unconstitutionality of the income tax, the federal reserve and many other forms of unlawful encroachment on the people’s rights by the federal government. He is the author of the book, “Constitutional Income: Do You Have Any? Shredding decades of misinformation about the income tax amendment.” Like many other issues of encroachment on the rights of the people, Phil has been an outspoken critic of United Nations Agenda 21 since the issue first crossed his radar.

Agenda 21 Speakers – Gary Lake & John Martinez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jClSum9haSI&feature=related

Agenda 21 Speakers – Gary Lake & John Martinez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jClSum9haSI&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Agenda 21 Speaker – Gary Lake & John Martinez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49rA1dSbi3g&feature=related

Agenda 21 Speaker – John Martinez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqnFa_ahV6E

The following is a presser from the Montana Shooting Sports Association

Missoula, Mont. – The Montana Shooting Sports Association announced today that it endorses Congressman Ron Paul for the Republican nomination for President. Citing continuing high poll numbers in spite of a media blackout, MSSA says that Ron Paul is the only candidate who offers a chance to save our Nation as a country of free people.

MSSA President Gary Marbut commented, “Paul receives more contributions from people in the military than all other candidates combined, probably because of his views on foreign policy. He is the only candidate with serious plans to significantly cut the profligate federal spending that is bankrupting our country. Most other candidates only make noises about scaling back planned increases in federal spending. Ron Paul sees the Constitution as a guiding principle, not as an irrelevant relic or a pesky barrier to be circumvented. Finally, Ron Paul has been a consistent and actual supporter of the right to bear arms throughout his entire political career, with no waffling, no compromise and no apology.”

MSSA is the primary political advocate for gun owners in Montana. MSSA has gotten 58 pro-gun and pro-hunting bills through the Montana legislature in the past 25 years, litigates pro-gun issues, and provides expertise to Montana about firearm safety, firearm education, shooting ranges, and other topics.

The media has not done a good job of informing the public that Congressman Paul came within a few votes of winning the Iowa Republican caucus straw poll, far ahead of the third-place finisher, and actually won the California Republican caucus straw poll. Many other high points of the Paul campaign have been ignored by the media, often deliberately. For example, a recent straw poll among registered voters in Oklahoma yielded these results: Ron Paul – 46%; Herman Cain – 25%; Newt Gingrich – 17%; Mitt Romney – 6%; and Rick Perry – 3% (others less).

“Many people in America realize that Dr. Paul offers actual hope for America,” Marbut continued, “and not just a warmed over version of the status quo approved by the Washington political establishment. That may be what moves the national media to see Dr. Paul as a threat, resulting in a virtual news blackout about his successful campaign.”

“American voters are realizing,” Marbut concluded, “that the first question in the Republican primary is not which candidate can beat Obama, but which candidate is capable of essential departure from the status quo necessary to save the Nation. They have figured out that Dr. Paul is the only candidate who can do both.”

Ron Paul has an A+ rating with Gun Owners of America. About Ron Paul, GOA says, “Guts. That is the one word which describes Rep. Ron Paul of Texas best. Perhaps the most consistent vote in the Congress, he can be expected to oppose any unconstitutional expansion of government, no matter how politically difficult that vote might be. Paul has been a powerful advocate for the Second Amendment and has sponsored legislation to repeal most gun laws dating back to 1968 — as well as, legislation to get the U.S. out of the anti-gun United Nations.”