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Award-Winning Whitetails to be featured at NRA Great American Hunting and Outdoor Show

National Rifle Association

FAIRFAX, VA –-(AmmoLand.com)- The National Rifle Association’s Great American Hunting and Outdoor Show will feature a variety of impressive whitetail deer mounts thanks to the Great American Whitetail Collection and the NRA Mason/Dixon Big Buck Contest. The event will be held January 29-31, 2010, at the Carroll County Agriculture Center – Shipley Arena in Westminster, Maryland.

NRA’s Great American Whitetail Collection is a traveling exhibit displaying 50 of the largest and highest-scoring whitetails in the world. The massive first generation reconstructions of actual trophies have typical and non-typical bucks to awe even the most seasoned hunter.

Whitetails will also be featured in the NRA Mason/Dixon Big Contest, where any paying attendee can enter their impressive buck free of charge. Any antlered deer (Whitetail, Coues, Mule, or Sika) taken in North America will be accepted with a valid field or check tag attached to the mount. Sheds will not be accepted. All deer will be scored, but only free ranging deer will be awarded. Following judging and evaluation, awards will be presented for the top state entries in both the typical and non-typical categories. Top entries in the Youth and Women categories will also be awarded.

“The NRA Mason/Dixon Big Buck Contest is a great way for hunters to compare their whitetail trophies to others from surrounding communities,” said Bob Davis, Manager of NRA’s Hunter Services Department. “They also have the opportunity to see how their harvest stacks up against mounts from the Great American Whitetail Collection.”

Entries will be accepted beginning on Friday, January 29, from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, January 30, from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. All mounts entered will be displayed during the show until 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 31. At that time, all entries must be picked up with matching entry stub and valid driver’s license.

General admission to the show is $10.00, but NRA Members pay just $8.00 when they present their valid membership card. Children 11 and under receive free admission. Visitors can also join or renew their NRA membership for only $35.00 and receive a free weekend pass to the show.

Show Dates & Times:

• Friday, January 29, 2010: 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
• Saturday, January 30, 2010: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Sunday, January 31, 2010: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

For more information on the NRA Great American Hunting and Outdoor Show, booth space sales, or entering the NRA Mason/Dixon Big Buck Contest, call (703) 267-1524 or send an email to rpeak@nrahq.org. To view floor plans, a list of exhibitors, seminar schedule, and other show information, visit http://www.nrahq.org/hunting/2010show.asp.

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Candidate Feda Morton Receives an A Rating on Virginia Gun Rights

Virginia Gun Owners Coalition

Virginia --(AmmoLand.com)-  We are pleased to announce that Feda Morton, a Republican Primary Candidate for the VA 5th Congressional District, has received an A rating on her Virginia Gun Rights Survey from Virginia Gun Owners Coalition.

VA Candidate Feda Morton

A + is reserved for candidates with proven voting records who have also demonstrated leadership.

However, at this point Feda gets special recognition for being the ONLY candidate in next year’s 2010 primary to contact VGOC asking for our survey.

About:
Virginia Gun Owners Coalition is Virginia’s only no-compromise, non-partisan gun lobby patterned after Gun Owners of America on Capitol Hill. VGOC is a non-profit tax-exempt organization under 501(c)(4) of the IRS code. Because we lobby politicians to protect and defend the 2nd Amendment, contributions are not tax deductible for IRS purposes. Visit: www.vgoc.org

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