Hunting industry courting more females (The Post and Courier)
As the number of male hunters has declined, the sport has targeted women with everything from pink guns to gender-specific hunting courses. The campaign received a boost in recent weeks from the vice presidential nomination of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
State legislature could redefine 'bow' to include crossbows (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sleek, efficient and accurate at short ranges, the new high-tech sporting arms being sold at big chain sporting goods stores aren't your medieval ancestor's crossbows.
WEATHER FOR STROUDSBURG: (Pocono Record)
It's here. The first day of archery is Saturday and hunters are getting prepared. We're back from a few weeks of downtime and gearing up our online report for the season.
Texas Parks and Wildlife to hold expo to promote outdoor sports, activities (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
AUSTIN - For generations, millions of Americans considered a visit to a state or national park, or some other type of outdoor sport like hunting and fishing, a special treat.
Travel Briefs (The Ithaca Journal)
The Community Preservation Committee and the Cayuga County Arts Council have joined in presenting a Historic Homes Tour and Art in the Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, in and around Hoopes Park, Auburn.
Area Calendar (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
View all items at www.bdtonline.com. BLUEFIELD — The Bluefield Virginia Little League will host a general membership meeting on Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Bluefield Virginia Rescue Squad building at 2 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers for the 2009 season.
GERMANY: Walk with father meant to keep horrors in mind (Republican-American)
WATERTOWN -- Ruth Petrauskas will never forget Sept. 4, 1939. It was three days after Germany invaded Poland, and the day after Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany.
High Growth Reported for the World Sports and Fitness Clothing Market (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Sporting goods industry is available in its catalogue.
Strader wins a 'Classic' on Ohio River (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
The 2008 Hawg-Dawg Bass Club season concluded with our favorite trip of the year. As has been the trend for several seasons, the “classic” event was held at near Golconda on the Ohio River on Sept.20-21.
Recreation: Fishing, hiking, snow sports, kayaking (The Journal News)
Jack Stewart used to hop on the train in Yonkers as a teen in the early 1950s and would ride it regularly up to Putnam into the early '60s. He was lured by county's reservoirs, streams and lakes, the chance to cast a line into water filled with fish ready to be caught.