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Exotic Wildlife Association Hosts Annual Dove Hunt & Dinner

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INGRAM, Texas --(AmmoLand.com)- Promoting wildlife conservation through commerce, the Exotic Wildlife Association (EWA) announces it will host its 2010 Dove Hunt & Dinner on September 11, 2010 at the Wildseed Farm’s Brewbonnet Biergarten in Fredericksburg, Texas.

The fund-raising event, coordinated by EWA board member Eric Smith and owner of the Stage Coach Stop, will accommodate 100 sportsmen for an exciting afternoon of dove hunting, dinner and raffles in one of the most scenic venues in Texas.

The evening dinner raffle will offer hunters and other attendees chances to win exciting prizes, such as guns, trips and much more.

“This is the first year we have held this event and everyone is really excited about it,” says Charly Seale, executive director for the Exotic Wildlife Association.

“Dove is the most common game bird in the state and dove hunting is a great family activity that helps kids get involved in the outdoors. We hope everyone comes out to have a great time and support one of our great Texas traditions.”

Wildseed Farms is the largest working wildflower farm in the United States and features more than 200 cultivated acres at its Hill Country headquarters. A natural haven for dove and other wild game, Wildseed Farms produces 88 varieties of wildflower seeds, and welcomes more than 350,000 visitors annually. Wildseed Farms’ owner and founder, John R. Thomas, was recognized by the Professional Agricultural Workers of Texas for outstanding Leadership in Agribusiness for the year 2000.

Space is limited, so make your reservations today. Hunters must provide shotgun, ammo, hunting license and eye and ear protection. Check-in will be at 3:30 p.m. at the EWA booth located at the Stage Coach Stop (five miles east of Fredericksburg on Hwy 290). Hunter registration is $150, which includes dinner. Non-hunters and dinner guests are $50 each. Youth 13 – 18 yrs are $25. Children 12 & under are FREE! For more information or to register, call the EWA at 830.367.7761. If postponed due to bad weather, rescheduled hunt date will be Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010.

For further information regarding the EWA Dove Hunt visit www.exoticwildlifeassociation.com.

The EWA is a non-profit organization dedicated to leading wildlife conservation through commerce. As a part of its public education efforts, the EWA publishes a full-color bimonthly magazine, Exotic Wildlife, which updates EWA members on current legislative news and important issues impacting game management and private property rights. The EWA hosts an annual membership meeting and video animal auction in March and the annual Trophy Game Records of the World Banquet in July.

Headquartered in Ingram, Texas, the Exotic Wildlife Association is dedicated to encourage and to expand the conservation of indigenous and non-indigenous hoofstock animals, and to foster development of the alternative livestock market through agricultural diversity. For more information on EWA, call 830.367.7761 or visit www.exoticwildlifeassociation.com.

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NRA’s Darren LaSorte to Speak at Trophy Game Records Awards Banquet

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INGRAM, Texas --(Ammoland.com)- The Exotic Wildlife Association has announced Darren LaSorte, manager of hunting policy for the National Rifle Association (NRA), will be the featured guest speaker at 32nd Annual Trophy Game Records of the World (TGR) Awards Banquet, hosted by the Exotic Wildlife Association (EWA).

Promoting conservation through commerce, the EWA event will be held on July 16, 2010, through July 17, 2010, at the Inn of the Hills Resort & Conference Center in Kerrville, Texas.

LaSorte, who will speak on the evening of July 17th, is the NRA Manager of Hunting Policy and he coordinates all NRA lobbying on hunting-related matters in all 50 states and Congress. Prior to this position, he successfully lobbied firearms issues in more than a dozen states over his seven years as a State Lobbyist based out of NRA’s National Headquarters in Fairfax, Va. A native of Montana, LaSorte has lived and hunted throughout the country.

“Darren LaSorte is an inspiring defender of hunters’ rights and private property rights, and we are very pleased to have him as a guest speaker at the TGR Awards Banquet this year,” says Charly Seale, executive director for the Exotic Wildlife Association. “Darren fights daily against the radical, well-funded anti-hunting organizations and he works to protect and expand hunting opportunities throughout the country. His staunch advocacy for hunting rights has played an important role in supporting the exotic wildlife industry and helps make events such as our annual TGR Awards possible.”

The TGR Awards Banquet will attract hundreds of game ranchers, guides, outfitters, hunters, and exotic animal enthusiasts from around the country. The event will feature exhibitors from around the hunting and wildlife industries, fund-raising auctions, Big Buck Contest, tropaeology school, fun Texas Hold-Em poker tournament, and much more.

Since its inception more than 32 years ago, the Trophy Game Records of the World has received nearly 13,000 entries in the data base. The system is among the most fair and accurate scoring systems in the world today and it remains the only system that honors the game animal for the trophy it has produced. The TGR system is based on geometrically calculating the volume of the antler, horn or tusk and the measurements used in these calculations determine the most accurate possible score. In this system, each animal is measured on its own merits with no deductions for lack of symmetry, and is given full credit for the trophy status it has attained.

The EWA is a non-profit organization dedicated to leading wildlife conservation through commerce. As a part of its public education efforts, the EWA publishes a full-color bimonthly magazine, Exotic Wildlife, which updates EWA members on important news and issues impacting game management and private property rights, as well as an annual publication, Fair Safari. The EWA hosts an annual membership meeting and video animal auction in March and the annual Trophy Game Records of the World Banquet in July.

To learn more about the Exotic Wildlife Association or the Trophy Game Records of the World, call 830.367.7761 or visit www.exoticwildlifeassociation.com.

Headquartered in Ingram, Texas, the Exotic Wildlife Association is dedicated to encourage and to expand the conservation of indigenous and non-indigenous hoofstock animals, and to foster development of the alternative livestock market through agricultural diversity. For more information on EWA, call 830.367.7761 or visit www.exoticwildlifeassociation.com.

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