The National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA) is searching for a new Skeet Director, a key position in the association and the primary contact with NSSA’s 20,000 members and 600 clubs and member organizations. The position is located in San Antonio, Texas, at the National Shooting Complex, the association’s headquarters.

According to the NSSA Officers and Executive Committee, candidates must possess an in-depth knowledge of skeet shooting, including hosting and operating registered shoots, budgeting, programs, announcements, NSSA Bylaws, rule formulation, and voting procedures.  Candidates must be able to coordinate with Committees, act as directed by the Executive Director and Executive Committee, and supervise a staff of five. Other responsibilities of the Skeet Director include determining trends, statistics, and other factors affecting the National Skeet Shooting Association, making recommendations, and implementing solutions.

All prospective candidates must possess effective verbal and written communications skills and basic computer knowledge. Learn more about the NSSA Director Requirements and Qualifications.

Applicants should submit resumes to NSSA Secretary/Treasurer Robert DeFrancesco, 15 Flat Rock Road Ext., Branford, CT 06405. Resumes must be received by September 24, 2010. Resumes received after that date will not be considered.

Click to learn more about the NSSA Skeet Director Duties and Responsibilities.

The National Skeet Shooting Association is the governing and sanctioning body for the sport of skeet shooting in the U.S.  NSSA is a non-profit organization owned and operated by and for its members. Among its activities are hosting an annual World Championship tournament and keeping records for its members and the targets they shoot, the affiliated clubs, and the tournaments they hold.  Visit our website at www.MyNSSA.com.

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MyOutdoorTV.com, the Web’s largest source for free fishing and hunting videos, has added two dedicated sections for outdoor gear shoppers and destination-minded sportsmen.

The MOTV Gear Guide features a library of product demonstration videos from leading brand names and cutting-edge manufacturers. Video gives the Gear Guide an edge over other product sites by providing visitors an up-close view of features and how the product works. Many of the videos include how-to applications for fishing and hunting gear. The Gear Guide also functions as an online “store,” as many product videos feature buy-now buttons linking directly to the product pages of online retailers.

The MOTV Outfitter Post caters to traveling sportsmen seeking services of premier guides, lodges, and outfitters throughout North America. Viewers can take a free tour of an outfitter operation by watching video of available accommodations, dining, and fishing or hunting services. Some videos include interviews with guides and clients. Each listing includes pictures and description of services. The virtual tour lets viewers see what each outfitter provides before booking a trip.

These new sections complement hundreds of outdoor show titles and thousands of episodes currently available for viewing on MyOutdoorTV.com.

In addition, MyOutdoorTV.com has greatly expanded its “how-to” library by producing videos targeting hunting, fishing, and outdoors enthusiasts. Short video clips include text bullet points written by experts to give the how-to videos added value to sportsmen of any skill level, from beginner to expert.

Use of MyOutdoorTV.com is always FREE to viewers, 24/7, with no registration required or software to download. The site streams shows featuring some of the leading names in the outdoors, including Todd Jarrett, Hank Parker, Roland Martin, Bill Miller, Jerry Miculek, Jackie Bushman, Wade Bourne, and many others.

MyOutdoorTV.com is the world’s largest internet network for outdoor TV programming, currently streaming approximately 300 show titles on fishing, hunting, shooting sports, boating, and game and fish cooking. In addition, it hosts the Outfitter Post sporting destination section, Gear Guide product demonstration library, TipMasters how-to videos, Hot Wire outdoor news, and much more. Visit our website at www.myoutdoortv.com.

I know we have all had troubles sleeping the night before a big hunt. It usually plays out like this; after you have everything packed and ready to go for the morning, and you finally get to bed. Then just as your head hits the pillow you think of something you forgot to pack, and [...]

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This will probably be the new state record according to the warden. It will be pictured in Nebraska Land Magazine. The guy that shot it was in his mid 20s. A guy around 60 congratulated him and told him to cherish this because he has never seen anything like it in his years of hunting whitetails.

This whitetail buck was shot about 30 miles from Fall City, Nebraska

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Sometimes as a hunter I have to wonder what a new guy must think when he decides to try to break into the hunting game. He has to wonder how successful he will be if he doesn’t have all those new gadgets on the market today. You and I started we hunted in hand me down clothes, with grandpas second generation gun, a box of cartridges from three different manufacturers with different grain bullets and an Old Timer pocket knife. But these days we have to have the newest and best, it seems like these days our passion runs through our wallets and not our veins.

Before you jump out of your chair, pump your arm and say “hell yes”, understand it’s not that simple. We can blame the TV shows that only show the biggest bucks and magazines that talk about the new-fangled gadgets that make us better hunters, but the newest and biggest sells, so that is what they market. When is the last time you bought a copy of “Small Buck” magazine or bought a new bow that makes you shoot like a beginner. Newer and bigger sells.

Should we be happy shooting something other than the biggest buck with the best bow or fanciest rifle? In the last few years I have seen some really strange things come on the market that they say you have to have if you want to harvest biggest bucks. Things like rear view mirrors for our tree stand or little plastic butt hole extractors that we have to have to be great hunters. Your probably saying “Come on Doak, that’s a ridiculous analogy”, but there have been some really good hunters in the past that never dreamed about spending $100 on a pair of scent lock pants or $10 on a lighted arrow noc. Our hunting numbers have dropped over the past several years. Could it be because any potential new hunter feels he has to spend thousands of dollars to get into the sport?

I am writing this blog while my Son-In-Law is driving my grandchildren and me to Texas so my 12 and 13 year old grandsons can shoot a sheep. They are going after a Corisican Ram with a 30 year old 308 rifle. Yesterday while preparing for the hunt I nearly panicked. I realized that my Swarovski Binoculars were at the factory for a bit of a tune up and I didn’t think it would be possible to hunt without them. Then I realized I have hunted a lot of animals without a $1,200 pair of binoculars. I just grabbed a 20 year old pair of Bushnell binoculars and I was good to go. You don’t have to have the best of the best to be a good hunter and have fun.

So grab your children, your grandchildren, your friends and their children and all that 30 year old hunting and camping equipment and go out and enjoy the great outdoors. If our hunting numbers continue to decrease we will loose our sport to the tree-huggers God made the Great Outdoors to be enjoyed and his renewable resources to be harvested and eaten. So through a back strap on the grill and indoctrinate a new hunter to the wonderful sport of hunting.

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Besides the salmon and the leopard rainbows that are usually targeted while fishing in Alaska, we have a whole lot of fun fishing for Dolly Varden.

Dolly Varden and Arctic Char are really closely related in this part of Alaska. So closely related, in fact, that the Alaska Fish and Game biologist responsible for them thinks we’ve got both in our river. They have complex life histories and in our neck of the woods =they’re indistinguishable without a genetic test…we tend to call them all ‘dollies’ regardless but we know for sure they’re a ton of fun to catch.

Most of these dollies spawn multiple times. They run up the Kanektok pretty much all summer long, with a number of noticeable ’sub runs’ overlapping and containing fish of different shapes, sizes and colors. In general they’re chrome with a slight green tint when they enter the river, and some in their spawning phases turn the wacky circus colors that led to dollies near the spawn being called ‘clowned up’.

Dolly the Clown.
Photo: Cameron Miller

They sometimes eat flesh and streamers, but most of our time spent targeting dollies involves fishing beads. Fishing your 5 weight on a productive dolly flat is a whole heck of a lot of fun. Some sections of river have an almost uncountable number of fish. The action is fun, fast-paced and easy!

If you find yourself on the Kanektok one of these years, make sure to spend some time fishing lightweight gear for dollies. You’ll be glad you did.

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