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Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation August Recess Shoot Draws Hundreds to the Shooting Sports

Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation August Recess Shoot Draws Hundreds to Shooting

Congressional Sportsmen

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- More than 120 beginners and experienced sport shooters competed in a friendly competition Monday at the Prince George’s County Trap and Skeet Center in Glenn Dale, Maryland for the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Annual August Recess Shoot.

“We hold this event every year so that we can build interest in the shooting sports within the DC community and keep them informed on the importance of outdoor recreation to the U.S. economy and to our unique traditions,” said CSF President Jeff Crane.

The August Recess Shoot brings Congressional staff together with the outdoor recreational community for a fun day out of the office with hands on experience shooting trap, skeet and sporting clays.

The beginning shooters were introduced to the sport with one-on-one lessons in firearm safety and target shooting skills from experienced instructors, while the more experienced shooters took part in the friendly competition to determine the best shot.

The top gun for the 2011 August Recess Shoot-Out was Beau Greenwood. Stephanie Myers won the top female gun competition.

The top Republican staff shooter was Keith Franks and the top Democratic staff shooter was Chase Farmer. Mark Kenny won top skeet, Graham Hill won top trap and Jordan Austin came out on top in sporting clays. The top beginners were Brandon Casey, Helen Dwight and Brian Glacken.

The 2011 Recess Shoot was sponsored by Alpha Natural Resources and Exxon Mobil and supported by Anheuser-Busch, ATK, Carpenter’s District Council of Greater St. Louis and Vicinity, CropLife, Ducks Unlimited, Hearing Industries Association, Ice Miller Strategies, Novartis, and Oracle.

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The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2009. Throughout this time, CSF has maintained a singleness of purpose that has guided the organization to become the most respected and trusted hunting and fishing organization in the political arena. Visit: www.sportsmenslink.org

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Celebrities Tom Knapp & Colorado Buck Mark New Streaming Video Ad Campaign by SYC Sporting on Shotgun Life

Celebrities Tom Knapp & Colorado Buck SYC Sporting Streaming Video Ad Campaign

Shotgun Life

Pikesville, Maryland --(Ammoland.com)- SYC Sporting, a leading destination for high-volume wingshooting in Argentina, launched a video advertising campaign on Shotgun Life that features shotgunning superstars, Tom Knapp and Colorado Buck.

SYC’s new campaign continues its momentum as a leading wingshooting destination in Argentina by attracting greats such as Gil & Vicki Ash, Anthony Matarese, Jr., Dez Young, Bruce Scott, Marty Fischer, Elizabeth Lanier, Judy Rhodes, Bill Kempfer and other leaders in the shotgun sports. SYC Sporting is located on the Internet at www.sycsporting.com.

The SYC video advertising campaign leverages Shotgun Life’s position as a technology leader in online publishing in the luxury shotgunning segment. Shotgun Life is the first online magazine dedicated to the best in wing and clays shooting. Between the online magazine and the Shotgun Life e-letters that are read by some 600 affluent shooters daily, Shotgun Life reaches approximately 1,000 people every day – perhaps the most widely read publication of its kind. You can see Shotgun Life at www.shotgunlife.com.

“SYC has been engaged in a high-touch marketing campaign by making appearances at the top shotgun shows,” said Irwin Greenstein, Publisher of Shotgun Life. “Their streaming video campaign is a case study that a successful company in this industry must rely on multiple advertising platforms to expand and maintain their success.”

“Many hunters have yet to realize that Argentina is not only affordable in today’s economy, it is actually a true ‘value’ – world-class shooting, lodging, food and wines,” said John Wiles, American Partner at SYC Sporting. “For the shotgun shooter, it just doesn’t get any better than this.”

Video advertising is growing faster than all other online ad formats, according to, eMarketer. The market research firm estimates online video advertising revenues will grow in 2011 to 52.1% to $2.16 billion, up from $1.42 billion last year, when the video ad market grew 39.6%.

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SGL Media publishes Shotgun Life (www.shotgunlife.com) the first online magazine dedicated to the best in wing and clays shooting, which drew 440,000 visits in 2010.

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