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December 9, 2007
Greetings fellow members,
In this issue are hunting markets and pictures of fellow FOWA members. If you have photos of FOWA members that you’d like to see in the Market Edge, please send them along. Photos should be lower resolution suitable for emailing. Be sure to also see The National Wild Turkey Federation’s More Places to Hunt program in the Corporate Corner section.
There was an incorrect statement in the last FOWA President’s letter. While those present at the board meeting (and two "attending" by phone) on Nov. 7 voted unanimously for a membership dues increase, that doesn't mean that board members not present such as myself supported it (which I do not). A ballot to members on the motion to increase dues was mailed on Dec. 8.
Please send any event announcements for the FOWA Market Edge at least a month in advance of the event! This also goes for any market news that has a deadline. The deadline for market news notices should be at least a month in the future.
Kelly Braden
KJBraden1@aol.com
CURRENT MARKETS
Offshore Diver Magazine
Publishes equipment reviews, book reviews, industry interviews, various articles of interest to the diving community. Pays $0.10 per word for original material.
www.offshorediver.com/odm/odmwg.htm
HUNTING MAGAZINES
The Bowyer’s Journal
Quarterly magazine devoted to bowyers. All articles should be unpublished and directly related to the crafting of traditional or primitive archery equipment or hunting and shooting with that equipment. Pay: varies.
Web site: www.bowyersjournal.com
Guidelines: www.bowyersjournal.com/wst_page7.html
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Deer & Deer Hunting
Specialized magazine devoted to deer and deer hunting. Readers include a cross section of the deer hunting population: individuals who hunt with bow, gun or camera. Payment is $150 to $600 for features 1,000 to 3,000 words.
Web site: www.deeranddeerhunting.com
Guidelines: www.deeranddeerhunting.com/Default.aspx?abid=398
Field & Stream
Field & Stream editors welcome photo submissions. They prefer e- mailed digital lightboxes or Web sites where they can review your work. Slides are acceptable, but do not send more than 20. Field & Stream is not responsible for lost slides that are unsolicited. No phone calls. Send submissions to Amy Berkley, photography editor, Field & Stream, amy.berkley@bonniercorp.com.
Gray’s Sporting Journal
Gray’s Sporting Journal expects vividly written prose – fact or fiction – that has high entertainment value for a sophisticated audience. Manuscript length varies, depending on the subject. Gray’s will not accept “how to” articles or previously published materials. The magazine is always on the lookout for good fly-fishing and upland bird hunting manuscripts, as well as stories about waterfowl, turkeys, small and big game, unusual quarry, foreign adventures and yarns (tall tales or true). One poem is published per issue ($100; less than 1,000 words preferred). Pay rates: $600-$1,250 for features, based on quality not length; $50-$300 for photographs; for Expeditions pieces, $850 plus $75 per picture. Gray’s buys first- time modified North American serial rights. For complete guidelines, visit www.grayssportingjournal.com/contact/editorial.shtml. E-mail manuscripts to Russ Lumpkin (russ.lumpkin@morris.com); please state “Gray’s manuscript” in the subject line.
Hunting the West Magazine
A quarterly publication. Focus is on the 11 western states, with some inclusion of Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia and west Mexico.
Approximately 75% of each issue is devoted to big game, 25% to upland birds and waterfowl, and 25% to predators and varmints.
Pay for features range up to $400.
http://www.huntingthewestmag.com/guidelinesprint.html
North American Whitetail
Whitetail deer hunting. Paying market.
Web site: www.northamericanwhitetail.com
Guidelines: www.northamericanwhitetail.com/contactus/index.html
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Outdoor Canada
Outdoor Canada is the leading national magazine for those interested in fishing, hunting and related conservation issues in Canada.
Content is entirely Canadian. Each issue contains a mix of how-to articles, features and in-depth reporting. Articles run 2,000-4,000 words, while shorter pieces can be 100-600 words. Writing fees depend on the complexity and length of the article; rates range from 50 cents (Canadian) per word and up. The magazine occasionally relies on writers to provide photo support (send original transparencies, not prints). Send query letters first rather than a manuscript; include a daytime telephone number. Include a SASE (U.S. writers, International Postal Reply Coupon). Welcomes new writers. Circ. 90K. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 1-5 months after acceptance. Buys FNASR.
Responds 6 - 8 weeks. Sample by email to editorial@outdoorcanada.ca.
Subscription $24 (CDN). Guidelines online at http://www.outdoorcanada.ca/contrib.shtml . Current Needs: "Well-researched and relevant queries that focus on fishing, hunting or related conservation issues; how-to and service features, regional news, queries that target specific departments in the magazine." Pays from $0.75/word (CDN). Submit queries only with clips and bio. Send submissions and queries to Bob Sexton, associate editor, Outdoor Canada, 25 Sheppard Ave. W., Suite 100, North York, Ontario M2N 6S7, sexton@outdoorcanada.ca. Outdoor Canada is also seeking attention- grabbing images that capture a love for hunting and fishing. It encourages submissions from new photographers and illustrators. Send dupes, color copies or tear sheets of your work. Photographers sending originals should send a portfolio of 100 (or less) well- edited, labeled images. Outdoor Canada does not purchase images in advance but will solicit images from your library when packaging stories. The magazine accepts submissions via e-mail. Photographic rates are $500 (Canadian) for covers, $400 for double-page feature image called “Scene,” down to $75 for one-eighth page. For full photo and article submission guidelines, visit contrib.shtml. Send submissions and queries to Robert Biron, art director, Outdoor Canada, 25 Sheppard Ave. W., Suite 100, North York, Ontario, M2N 6S7, outdoorcanada@robertbiron.com. Website http://www.outdoorcanada.com
Sports Afield
Sports Afield is devoted to portraying high-end sporting pursuits, especially North American and African big-game hunting. Articles focus on destination pieces and exciting, well-written hunting adventure stories. Editors also are interested in stories about rifles and calibers appropriate to the hunting they cover. Features should be no more than 2,500 words, but shorter items (300-400 words) are accepted for the Almanac section. Manuscripts must be on CD-ROM in Mac or PC format. Microsoft Word files are preferred (include hard copy and SASE). Accompany articles with high-quality color slides or a CD of high-resolution digital images. The magazine purchases first North American rights for features and all rights to Almanac items.
Contact Diana Rupp, editor in chief, Sports Afield, 15621 Chemical Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92649, editorinchief@sportsafield.com. For full guidelines, visit www.sportsafield.com and click on “Contact Us.”
Wheelin’ Sportsmen
Dedicated to bringing the outdoors to disabled outdoors enthusiasts who enjoy all kinds of hunting, fishing and recreational shooting, as well as a variety of other outdoor activities. Pays up to $500 for up to 2,000 words.
Web site: www.nwtf.org/wheelin/?SUBSITE=wheelin
Guidelines: www.nwtf.org/tv_magazines/Writers_Guidelines.html
OUT-OF-COUNTRY MARKETS
Experience Bermuda
Writers needed for Experience Bermuda 2008/2009, a magazine geared towards tourists traveling to Bermuda. Experience Bermuda is a yearly custom publication and can be found on-island in the rooms of all hotels that are members of the Bermuda Hotel Association. I am currently looking for talented freelancers who are familiar with the island and who can turn around a several thousand word piece (the largest being 5,000 words, the smallest 1,500 words) in a few weeks.
The sections that are presently unassigned are: Welcome & History, Sightseeing, St. George's, Dockyard, Flatts, Real Estate and Business. All of these sections have several advertisers that need to be mentioned in the editorial, and all sections have an extensive list of contacts to interview for additional infomation. If you are interested in any of the aforementioned sections, please submit three pieces that exemplify your writing (preferably travel related) as well as a resume as soon as possible.
Maria Arroyave, One Herald Plaza, Miami, FL 33132, 305.376.5264, marroyave@hcpaboard.com
CONTESTS
Lowry Park Zoo "Be a Part of our 20th Anniversary Photo Contest”
The past 20 years have brought many changes not only to you and your loved ones, but also to Tampa?s Lowry Park Zoo. We invite you to share your favorite photos of the last 20 years of Zoo history. The photos can be of any aspect of Tampa?s Lowry Park Zoo and do not have to include animals. All photos* will be accepted through January 31, 2008.
The winning entrant will receive a $100.00 cash prize and their photo featured on the cover of the Summer 2008 Zoo Chatter.
The 1st four runners-up will receive $25.00 Zoo gift certificates and their photo featured in a photo spread in the Summer 2008 Zoo Chatter.
Both electronic and hard copy images will be accepted. All submissions become the property of Tampa?s Lowry Park Zoo and will not be acknowledged or returned. Send electronic images to photocontest@lowryparkzoo.com. Hard copies can be mailed to:
Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
Attn: Photo Contest
1101 W. Sligh Ave.
Tampa, FL 33604
Please include: Name, address, phone number, email, and the approximate date(s) of the photo(s).
* Only two photos per person please. Winners will be notified via phone by February 15, 2008.
Budget Travel Magazine
Budget Travel Magazine is having their 10th Anniversary (June '08) issue completely written and photographed by readers. Go to www.budgettravel.com/10.
Islands Magazine
Annual Photo Contest: www.islands.com/photocontest. The deadline is 12/31/2007.
The Wild Salmon Youth Art Contest
If you know children in grades K-12 who love nature and are looking for ways to express themselves, encourage them to enter the Celebrate Wild Salmon Youth Art Contest hosted by the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition.
As a partner of National Wildlife Federation, the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition is a national group of conservation organizations, commercial and sport fishing associations, and other advocates who work to restore healthy salmon to the waters of the Pacific Salmon states.
The contest’s top 12 artists will have their art displayed in Washington, DC and featured in a 2009 Celebrate Wild Salmon calendar.
Entries must be postmarked by January 11, 2008.
Learn more at www.ilovesalmon.org/artcontest.
Sincerely,
Eliza Russell
Director of Education
National Wildlife Federation
JOBS
From Susan Young:
Copywriter Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The Orlando CVB’s Public Relations department is seeking a Copywriter. This person develops, enhances and posts content for trade and corporate Web sites; provides editing and quality control for other Web sites; drafts electronic communications. Drafts print communication reflective of the Orlando CVB’s designated branding and messaging.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; and five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Strong feature writing skills with excellent knowledge of grammar, AP Style and sense of presenting a compelling idea in a quick snapshot. Strong editing and researching skills. High attention to detail.
http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobseeker/jobs/jobdetails.aspx?cbRecursionCnt=1&HostID=&siteid=cb_emailrec&APath=1.8.0.1.0&sc_cmp2=10_JobMat_JobDet&je=myrec&IPATH=JEHFRA&Job_DID=J8D70P 61X5PLDSYRR03&cbsid=44b56a7ad2304f1cb6b7cdd060e04ad7-248560348-RD-4
STORY OP
From Susan Young:
Photo and story ops with a soft-spoken, friendly little ol' guy...who used to jump on huge gators to capture them alive! Alligator Bob offers paddling eco-tours in the Tampa Bay area. He also sells a half- million tasty Alligator Sticks a year (yes, made from gator.) We met in the Master Naturalists program. His wife, Miss Ellie, hunted and killed a 13'7" gator on Lake Pierce. She also skinned all their gators during his trapping years. www.gatorbob.com/about.htm
PRESS TRIP
Discover Panama Aboard the M/V Discovery
Contact:
Pamela Ponce
Panama Marine Adventures, Inc.
1-888-836-0102
pamela@pmatours.net
Location: Panama
Dates: January 12 to January 19, 2008 -OR- February 9 to 16, 2008
Discover Panama Aboard the M/V Discovery: 8 days on board the luxurious ship as it travels through the heart of Panama's inter- oceanic route.
Included is transfer of passengers to and from the ship; Transportation on board the M/V Discovery; Shore excursions and the use of equipment; All meals and beverages onboard; Taxes and port charges; Service charges. Not included is airfare to and within Panama; Hotels in Panama City on arrival and departure; Gratuities to guides and crew.
Seeking multiple journalists to experience the inaugural season of the M/V Discovery as it travels from one ocean to the other. Writers with an assignment for an article or publication related to small ship cruises, luxury cruises, expedition/exploration cruises, Caribbean cruises or adventure travel will be given priority. If you write for a major print publication (100,000 circulation or more) or are on assignment as a freelancer for a print publication, you may be eligible for this trip. Writers with assignments will be given priority. Please provide clips or links to current articles/ publications. Journalists will be considered based on the criteria of national exposure, circulation of publication, and Letter of Assignment.
There is more to Panama than the famous Panama Canal, and on board Panama Marine Adventure's M/V Discovery, 24 passengers will discover a wide variety of landscapes along this inter-oceanic route. The small group size and the catamaran-style construction of the Discovery gives travelers a chance for up-close encounters with nature, history and wildlife on the journey, and the ship's size makes it able to reach remote areas that larger vessels could not attempt. The cruise makes stops in the Darien Jungle for a visit to the indigenous Embera Indians, the Pearl Islands for snorkeling and swimming, Fort San Lorenzo to see how the 16th century conquistadors defended their gold, and the town of Portobelo, founded by Christopher Columbus in 1597.
TRIPS
Around-the-World Travel Adventure Competition Looking For 50 Globetrotters
Ever sit on the couch watching The Amazing Race, and say: “I could do that!”...Well, now you can!
GreatEscape2008, the around-the-world travel competition is looking for fifty globetrotting adventurers to take A Blind Date With The World? And compete for the annual title of The World’s Greatest Traveler(TM).
The Global Scavenger Hun(TM), scheduled for next spring can be your ticket to fulfilling a dream adventure by offering the most intrepid of global travelers a three-week around-the-world travel adventure.
Travelers will race from Los Angeles to New York–the long way!
Outside magazine calls The Global Scavenger Hunt, “...one of the most amazing trips in the world.” A former participant said, “It is like Survivor, The Amazing Race and the Eco-Challenge all rolled into one except with MUCH more cultural interaction!”
A recent travel poll conducted by National Geographic Traveler/ Yahoo!, found that for every 2 of 3 travelers, the circumnavigation of the globe is the greatest journey left and called it the “ultimate travel experience.” GreatEscape2008 offers real travelers that chance...A real adventure for real people...but only 50 savvy travelers will be allowed to compete in this annual travel adventure competition and international charity event that takes place between April 11 and May 4, 2008. The winning Team will be crowned The World’s Greatest Travelers in this remarkable one-of-a- kind travel event.
”GreatEscape is all about allowing real travelers to compete in a real travel adventure competition, for all the right reasons–the love of travel, trusting strangers in strange lands and giving something back to the planet,” says Event Director, William Chalmers, “Some have called our annual event the ‘Olympics of Travel’, some refer to it as A Blind Date with the World because our travelers won’t have any foreknowledge as to which countries they’re going to until they’re onboard a 747 bound for parts unknown, and some have even called it a ‘Magical Mystery Tour’. I like that one!”
For three magical weeks, 25 Teams of two will travel the globe visiting at least 10 countries scattered across 4 continents like Indiana Jones’ (and Jane’s) hot on the path of the Holy Grail.
Teams earn points by completing a series of cultural-oriented scavenges (finding Buddha’s tooth in Sri Lanka; explaining Thai cooking flavors; visiting King Tut) and challenges (take a photo of a wild orangutan in Indonesia; enter a camel race in India; learn to belly dance in Turkey) in exotic destinations. A cultural immersion at its best, the event is designed to be a rally rather than a flat out race. The object is to test each Team’s ability to combat not only the inevitable jetlag, but language difficulties, cultural differences, their appetite for strange foods, logistical snafus and Team dynamics in the milieu of a well organized competition.
Truly the ‘Olympics of Travel,’ couch potatoes and armchair travelers need not apply. This real world travel adventure competition is only for the hardiest and most curious travel savvy Type-A globetrotters. GreatEscape2008 is for those who crave authentic adventure, genuine exotic travel, real competition and world-class fun. Here’s what a few former participants had to say about the annual event:
”This event is geared toward people who are really interested in the culture, the people and the places...They attract the traveler, not the tourist.” – Jason, Toronto, CANADA
”...one of those seminal moments in my life. After completing the event I gained a stronger desire to make a difference in the world.” – Trevor, Seattle, USA
”I’m amazed and happy, but thoroughly exhausted...and need a relaxing vacation from my vacation.” – Helen, Brussels, BE LGIUM
”A cross between Abercrombie & Kent and Lonely Planet...and I am richer for the experiences we shared. Thanks.” – Randy, Newport Beach, USA
”I found the concept of not knowing my destinations a wonderful experience...some of the most interesting scavenges were finding random items in markets all over the world...my charade skills have been fine-tuned ...” – Victoria, Vancouver, CANADA
”The trip of a lifetime. Exciting...I was fortunate to meet wonderful people along the way! A terrific organizational job in making this event challenging, fun and rewarding.” – Carole, Detroit, USA
Teams and single travelers alike, looking to participate are asked to visit The Global Scavenger Hunt’s official website GlobalScavengerHunt.com and enter online or call 310.281.7809.
Travelers will be interviewed for suitability and asked to help in the events fundraising goal of raising a million dollars for charities like: KIVA, CARE, Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF and Partners in Health, among others. The US$9,900 entry fee includes all international airfare and hotels over the 23-day event. Winners of the event will defend their The World’s Greatest Travelers? Title in the next event for free.
For additional press-related information, including: obtaining travel photos, e-Press Kits, a video news release (VNR), information about covering the event, setting up interviews with past and future contestants and/or the Event Director, or any other media-related questions, please contact:
Press Contact: Pamela L. Finmark – 310.281.7809 OR 2008event@GlobalScavengerHunt.com.
For event related information, please contact: Event Information:
William D. Chalmers – 310.281.7809 OR
2008eventdirector@GlobalScavengerHunt.com
CORPORATE CORNER
From Steve Kearl:
Florida ranks #1
This is an interesting result from the US Census Bureau -- Florida ranks #1 among all US states for both freshwater and saltwater fishing.
http://www.myfwc.com/fishing/updates/fb24-NSFHWAR06-formatted.pdf
The National Wild Turkey Federation’s More Places to Hunt Program
Let NWTF Know What You Need in Hunting Access
Studies by the National Shooting Sports Foundation show that one of the top reasons hunters give up the sport is that they can't find quality places to hunt.
The National Wild Turkey Federation’s More Places to Hunt program is designed to curtail this trend and help keep more hunters in the field.
Tell Us How Can We Help
To improve our efforts, we need to understand your issues and concerns, as a hunter, in your favorite hunting areas. Please take a few minutes to complete the More Places to Hunt Survey at: http://
The information provided will be used to help the NWTF develop projects, and will be shared with our state and federal wildlife agency partners to help them better manage hunter access.
About the Program
For years, the NWTF has worked to improve access to hunting lands with great success. At both local and national levels, the NWTF and its volunteers have developed partnerships with landowners, and worked with state and federal agencies to help improve hunter access.
The NWTF’s membership is concerned about the impacts of declining hunter access, not only to hunting but also to wildlife conservation if this trend continues.
“Losing a place to hunt is bad enough, but the ripple effect from such losses are immense,” said Joel Pedersen, NWTF’s More Places to Hunt coordinator. “As hunter numbers decline, state agencies lose revenue used to support wildlife habitat and management projects as well as places to hunt. Without quality habitat and places to hunt, wild turkeys and hunters lose again.”
At the core of this access program will be NWTF state and local chapter volunteers. Just as the NWTF's volunteers helped state wildlife agencies bring the turkey back from near extinction, they will be a big part of grassroots efforts in increasing public and private access for hunters.
In fact, NWTF chapters and their state and corporate partners have already experienced tremendous success in affecting hunter access in a variety of ways, including recent land acquisitions such as those in Ohio, West Virginia and North Carolina; funding conservation easements that provide public access in Montana; funding a walk-in hunting area program in Kansas; holding landowner appreciation days in Wisconsin; and active involvement in legislative issues.
For more information about the NWTF or the More Places to Hunt program, contact the NWTF at (800) THE-NWTF or .
About the NWTF: In 1973, when the National Wild Turkey Federation was founded, there were an estimated 1.3 million wild turkeys and 1.5 million turkey hunters. Thanks to the work of wildlife agencies and the NWTF’s many volunteers and partners, today there are more than 7 million wild turkeys and nearly 3 million turkey hunters. Since 1985, the NWTF and its cooperators have spent more than $258 million upholding hunting traditions and conserving more than 13.1 million acres of wildlife habitat.
The NWTF is a nonprofit organization with 584,000 members in 50 states, Canada, Mexico and 14 other foreign countries. It supports scientific wildlife management on public, private and corporate lands as well as wild turkey hunting as a traditional North American sport.
For more information about the NWTF, call (800)-THE-NWTF or visit www.nwtf.org.
Paul Rackley
Web Content Editor
National Wild Turkey Federation
prackley@nwtf.net
803-637-3106
RFA Executive Director Jim Donofrio Testifies Before Congress
"At least Pew [Environmental Group] admitted what they have denied for so long. They just want to end fishing."
Washington, DC - Excerpts from the testimony of Jim Donofrio, Executive Director, Recreational Fishing Alliance, before the Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives:
Jim Donofrio on Summer Flounder:
"...fishing mortality has decreased over 80%, total harvest has decreased over 96%, and both total stock biomass and spawning stock biomass have increased 251% and 280%, respectively. No one, not even the environmental community, can deny that this represents good progress."
Jim Donofrio on Summer Flounder and Striped Bass:
"...to put it [summer flounder's recovery] in context, let's compare it to striped bass. During the same time period, 1988-2004, the striped bass biomass increased 202%. As we all know, the rebuilding that occurred in the striped bass fishery has been described by NMFS, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and many others as a rebuilding success."
Jim Donofrio on Pew Environmental Group:
"Summer flounder is now at a stock size that has not been seen in 25 years and it has experienced rebuilding similar to that of perhaps the most famous rebuilding success. Yet, some in the environmental community are calling for a shutdown of the summer flounder fishery. In fact, the Pew Environmental Group recently called for a 10-year moratorium on all summer flounder fishing. Their logic? It worked for striped bass in 1985. At least Pew admitted what they have denied for so long. They just want to end fishing."
Jim Donofrio on Fisheries Science:
“There are many challenges in fisheries science, including outdated tuning indices, unfounded modeling assumptions, inadequate sampling techniques, and unrepresentative data collection. Moreover, a basic principle in marine ecology is that even in the absence of fishing mortality, natural variations in fish populations occur for unquantifiable reasons. These challenges create significant amounts of uncertainty in the science, yet the arbitrary statutory deadlines contained in the MSA do not allow for consideration of this uncertainty.”
Jim Donofrio on Magnuson-Stevens Act and Summer Flounder:
"Unfortunately, the Magnuson-Stevens Act has tied the hands of the fishery managers, so that in 2008, summer flounder fishermen will be faced with the most restrictive management measures in history – to achieve a target that has never been documented by a date certain, as required by the Act."
Jim Donofrio on the Need for Flexibility in the Magnuson-Stevens Act:
"These challenges create significant amounts of uncertainty in the science, yet the arbitrary statutory deadlines contained in the MSA do not allow for consideration of this uncertainty. This leads to a statutory regime dictating biologically impossible results. For this reason, managers need to have flexibility to make effective science- based policy decisions. Without flexibility in the statute, fisheries managers will continue to be held to unrealistic and unachievable expectations. It is patently unfair to place unrealistic scientific objectives on fishermen to rebuild fish populations, knowing full well the limitations of fisheries science and the uncertainties in the marine environment."
Jim Donofrio on Gulf of Mexico Fisheries:
"In the Gulf of Mexico, the rebuilding and ending overfishing provisions are poised to have significant impacts on gag grouper, vermillion snapper, and red snapper. The most recent stock assessment establishes the spawning potential ratio at seven times larger than the last assessment in 2000. Similar to summer flounder, red snapper is at historically high levels of abundance. However, as a result of the overfishing requirements in MSA, an interim rule reduced the total allowable catch (TAC) from 9.12 million pounds to
6.5 million pounds in 2007. The TAC will be further reduced to 5 million pounds, along with a very short 4 month season and a 2 fish bag limit. This new regime is causing both unnecessary regulatory discards and severe negative social and economic impacts to local fishing communities throughout the Gulf."
The Recreational Fishing Alliance is a national, grassroots political action organization representing recreational fishermen and the recreational fishing industry on marine fisheries issues. The RFA Mission is to safeguard the rights of saltwater anglers, protect marine, boat and tackle industry jobs, and ensure the long-term sustainability of our Nation's saltwater fisheries. For more information, call 1-888-JOIN-RFA.
From the Walker Agency:
Bushnell - New ONIX 400 GPS Receives Best of What’s New 2007 Award
From Editors At Popular Science Magazine
The editors at Popular Science magazine have recognized the Bushnell ONIX 400 GPS as one of the best new products in the recreation category of its Best of What’s New 2007 innovation awards. The ONIX 400 was one of several hundred products that were evaluated this year. The ONIX 400 is the first handheld GPS to offer the XM NavWeather that integrates real time weather information with GPS maps and navigation data.
The Popular Science editors noted that while “a drizzle annoys hikers; a storm can kill them.” The ONIX 400 provides a greater margin for safety by utilizing XM Satellite broadcasts to access live weather feeds. A hiker or camper can monitor weather developments, including animated Doppler radar to see severe storm tracks in real time. Users can access the live weather feeds by subscribing to a special XM Satellite Radio Weather package.
The ONIX 400 has an ergonomic design that is lightweight, rugged and waterproof. It is powered by a rechargeable Li-Ion battery, and an embedded 128 MB micro SD card provides plenty of memory for weather data, maps, photos and saved locations and trails.
Bushnell Outdoor Products is a global manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer products based in Overland Park, Kansas. Bushnell Outdoor Products sells its products worldwide under the Bushnell®, Tasco®, Serengeti®, Bollé®, Uncle Mike’s Law Enforcement®, Stoney Point®, Hoppe’s®, Blackwater Gear® and Butler Creek® brand names. For information about any of these brands or products, please contact Bushnell Public Relations at (913) 752-6105.
Mike Walker, Walker Agency, Suite 160, 15855 N. Greenway-Hayden Loop, Scottsdale, AZ 85260. 480.483.0185. www.walkeragency.com
MEMBER CORNER
Pat Ford at Biloxi Marsh
From Susan Young:
Coastal Angler Magazine Fishing and Boating Show on Nov. 17th Volusia County Fairgrounds in DeLand on Nov. 17th.
President John Kumiski tying flies at CAM fishing show
Rodney's son is 3rd over with red beard. They work for Brown's Taxidermy.
FYI
From Bob Wattendorf:
Glen Lau Florida Bass Calendar for 2008
Due to FOWA’s overall interest in things outdoors, I thought you might be interested in helping us promote the new Glen Lau Florida Bass Calendar for 2008 to our members and on the FOWA Web site. The profits from the sale go to support the Florida Bass Conservation Center, in particular to expanding the education and outreach aspects that were not paid for by the state Legislature when the research and production facilities were created. Glen and I are both members and had a flyer that we distributed at the last annual meeting. However, posting info directly on the Web site and in e-mail communications would be very helpful.
We would greatly appreciate your including one of the attached banners and a link to
http://www.wildlifefoundation.net/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=BASSCALENDAR.
More information on the Florida Bass Conservation Center is available at http://myfwc.com/fishing/FBCC/fbcc-intro.html.
Due to the nature of your Web site; I also thought you might also want to consider the Go Fishing largemouth bass tag. I included an ad for it. The link would go to http://www.buyaplate.com/fishing.html.
Thank you in advance for your consideration, and happy holidays.
Good Luck and Good Fishing...
Bob Wattendorf
Marketing and Special Projects Coordinator/WebMaster Freshwater Fisheries Management 620 South Meridian St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600
Phone: 850-488-0520
Fax: 850-413-0381
Mobile: 850-528-1060
Website: MyFWC.com/Fishing
E-Mail: Bob.Wattendorf@MyFWC.com
Free Book from Amazon
Dear Friends of Mountaineers Books,
Who wants a FREE book? Some of our new books need reviews on Amazon, which has become a super important place for people to get recommendations about what to read.
Mountaineers Books will send a FREE book to the FIRST FIVE people (per title) who send us a request and promise to post a review for the book on Amazon. The authors of these books have worked hard and will be very appreciative of your help.
Email your request to mbooks@mountaineersbooks.org -- tell us the title you want, your name and mailing address, and that your request is for an Amazon review.
Here are the books:
* Wake Up and Smell the Planet: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day
* Leadership the Outward Bound Way: Becoming a Better Leader in the Workplace, in the Wilderness, and In Your Community
* Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering
* Backcountry Betty: Roughing It In Style
* Walking the Gobi: A 1600-Mile Trek Across a Desert of Hope and Despair
* The Tecate Journals: Seventy Days on the Rio Grande
* 100 Classic Hikes in North Carolina (must live in N.C. to get this
one)
* Best Hikes with Dogs: North Carolina (must live in N.C. to get this
one)
Doug Canfield
Director of Sales and Marketing
Mountaineers Books/Skipstone
FEATURED ARTICLE
Writing A Killer Opening Line
by William Meikle
Starting writing is like casting a hook into a river. The opening line is probably the single most important sentence you are going to write in your piece. Over the years writers have spent large chunks of their creative time getting the "right" start, the one that will draw readers in and make them move on to the second sentence, then the third, until they are hooked. Then the writer can relax a bit and reel the readers in at a more leisurely pace.
Have a look at these four examples. You don't need to know where they came from... just read them for now.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."
"All children, except one, grow."
"Call me Ishmael."
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was an age of wisdom, it was an age of foolishness, it was an epoch of belief, it was an epoch of incredulity, it was a season of light, it was a season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair ..."
Note that they are all declarative, but they also all set questions running in the reader's mind. "Who is this single man with a good fortune?", "Which child does not grow?", "Why should we call you Ishmael?", "When is this book set, and where would all these opposites apply at the same time?"
These four sentences, from books considered to be classics, all set up the story with an opening that carries an echo of the content of the rest of the book, and an implied question that creates a desire in the reader to move on and find out more. And all four carry enough resonance that you can probably have a guess at the books they came from more than 100 years after they were written.
Not bad for a single sentence.
One trick I've practised is to take an opening sentence from another writer's book, and construct a possible plot from it. You too could try using other authors' opening sentences as a springboard to unlocking your own creations.
Just remember to hook your reader first, otherwise they'll just be another one that got away.
About the Author:
William Meikle is a Scottish writer, with seven novels published in the States and three more coming in 2007/8, all in the independent fantasy and horror press. His short work and articles have appeared in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Greece, Romania, Saudi Arabia and India. He is available for any freelance writing work. Contact him and read some free fiction at his web site http://www.williammeikle.com
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