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Today, celebrate you! Shooters, hunters, anglers, and archers don\u2019t have a national holiday, but the National Hunting and Fishing Day\u00a0\u2014 a nearly 50-year-old tradition\u2014is close enough. Occurring every year on the fourth Saturday in September, National Hunting and Fishing Day is an official day as declared by Congress in 1972 to honor the legacy of sportsmen and sportswomen\u2019s contribution to conservation. Events<\/a> happen all over the United States on National Hunting and Fishing Day encouraging people of all ages and skill levels to get outdoors and try hunting, shooting or fishing. September 27, 2014 is the perfect opportunity to get your family, neighbors and friends involved in your favorite hobby.<\/p>\n

When signing the first proclamation of National Hunting and Fishing Day on May 2, 1972, President Nixon said, \u201cI urge all citizens to join with outdoor sportsmen in the wise use of our natural resources<\/a> and in insuring their proper management for the benefit of future generations.\u201d Carry on the tradition this weekend and shoot, hunt, fish or do all three!<\/p>\n

Here is a list of 99 fun things you and your family can do over the weekend to promote the great American tradition of hunting, shooting and fishing.<\/p>\n

Hunting<\/h2>\n
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  1. Take the kids to a hunter\u2019s education class<\/li>\n
  2. Take a hunter\u2019s safety course<\/li>\n
  3. Learn the basics of game calls<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Teach the kids about tracking game<\/li>\n
  5. Clean up your duck blind<\/li>\n
  6. Invite a friend to the hunting lease<\/li>\n
  7. Scout for hogs<\/li>\n
  8. Set out game cameras<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Make your own primitive bow and arrows<\/li>\n
  10. Try a new game recipe<\/li>\n
  11. Go dove hunting<\/a><\/li>\n
  12. Train or work with your hunting dog<\/li>\n
  13. Build a blind<\/a> with the kids<\/li>\n
  14. Donate to Ducks Unlimited<\/li>\n
  15. Go fill your feeders<\/a><\/li>\n
  16. Work on your waterfowl decoys<\/a><\/li>\n
  17. Brush up on the latest hunting regulations<\/li>\n
  18. Start tracking when and where deer are on your property<\/a><\/li>\n
  19. Wash your camo with scent elimination<\/a><\/li>\n
  20. Sharpen your skinning knife<\/a><\/li>\n
  21. Eat the rest of last year\u2019s harvest out of the deep freeze<\/li>\n
  22. Make your own camo patterns with spray paint<\/li>\n
  23. Brush up on the latest hunting regulations<\/li>\n
  24. Find free public hunting land near you<\/li>\n
  25. Sight in your hunting rifles<\/li>\n
  26. Take an AR-15 hog hunting<\/li>\n
  27. Hunt varmint<\/li>\n
  28. Buy the right rounds for hunting with your AK-47<\/a><\/li>\n
  29. Try archery<\/a>\u2014go bow hunting<\/li>\n
  30. Plan an African safari<\/li>\n
  31. Visit one of the 35 best hunting and fishing towns in the United States<\/li>\n
  32. Find free public hunting land near you<\/li>\n
  33. Practice stalking and tracking in the woods<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Shooting<\/h2>\n
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    1. Teach your children firearm safety<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Start building an AR-15<\/li>\n
    3. Participate in a local shooting competition<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. Sign up for IDPA, 3-Gun or USPSA<\/li>\n
    5. Take a self-defense pistol class<\/li>\n
    6. Thoroughly clean<\/a> all your firearms<\/li>\n
    7. Teach your children how to shoot a .22 rifle<\/li>\n
    8. Rent the most expensive gun at the shooting range<\/li>\n
    9. Take a date to the gun range and shoot game targets<\/li>\n
    10. Record yourself shooting your favorite firearm and post it on Facebook<\/li>\n
    11. Take a concealed carry certification class<\/li>\n
    12. Register to vote<\/li>\n
    13. Shoot clay targets with a shotgun<\/li>\n
    14. Reload<\/a> your own ammunition<\/li>\n
    15. Volunteer to be a range safety officer at your local shooting range<\/li>\n
    16. Dry fire<\/a><\/li>\n
    17. Attend a gun show<\/li>\n
    18. Wear ear and eye protection<\/a><\/li>\n
    19. Read gun and ammunition reviews on the Shooter\u2019s Log<\/li>\n
    20. Stop reading this article and go shooting!<\/li>\n
    21. Join the NRA or other pro-gun organization<\/li>\n
    22. Reread your firearm\u2019s manual<\/li>\n
    23. Disassemble and reassemble your AR-15 until you can do it in 40 seconds or less like a boss<\/li>\n
    24. Upgrade your optics<\/a><\/li>\n
    25. Print out free targets to see how you can be a better shot<\/li>\n
    26. Make homemade shooting targets<\/a> and then hit the rang<\/li>\n
    27. Buy a surplus rifle and start a firearms collection<\/li>\n
    28. Buy a suppressor<\/a><\/li>\n
    29. Introduce someone new to shooting<\/li>\n
    30. Take a few different boxes of ammo<\/a> to the range. Record your results.<\/li>\n
    31. Shoot single-action revolvers<\/li>\n
    32. Buy a surplus rifle and start a firearms collection<\/li>\n
    33. Reread your firearm\u2019s manual<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Fishing<\/h2>\n
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      1. Get a fishing<\/a> license<\/li>\n
      2. Teach your children or spouse how to bait a hook<\/li>\n
      3. Clean your own fish<\/li>\n
      4. Have a fish fry and invite the neighbors<\/li>\n
      5. Buy your little one a youth fishing pole<\/li>\n
      6. Teach the kids fish identification through colorful pictures<\/li>\n
      7. Practice survival fishing with a homemade rod<\/li>\n
      8. Try bowfishing<\/li>\n
      9. Explore a new fishing hole<\/li>\n
      10. Go noodling<\/li>\n
      11. Hire a guide and try deep-sea fishing<\/li>\n
      12. Go fly fishing for the first time<\/li>\n
      13. Make a survival fishing kit<\/li>\n
      14. Organize your tackle box<\/li>\n
      15. Go bass fishing<\/li>\n
      16. Take your father fishing<\/li>\n
      17. Visit one of the Top 100 Places to Fish<\/li>\n
      18. Make your own fishing lures<\/li>\n
      19. Have the kids make a minnow trap<\/li>\n
      20. Fish with live bait\u2014use worms, minnows, grasshoppers or locust<\/li>\n
      21. Dig for clams<\/li>\n
      22. Sign the petition to fight against the ban on lead fishing tackle<\/li>\n
      23. Make your fishing flies<\/li>\n
      24. String new line on your reels<\/li>\n
      25. Practice boating safety<\/li>\n
      26. Donate to the Take Me Fishing Campaign<\/li>\n
      27. Start a worm garden<\/li>\n
      28. Enter a fishing tournament<\/li>\n
      29. Learn or practice tying fishing knots<\/li>\n
      30. Visit your local aquarium<\/li>\n
      31. Take a first aid kit<\/a> on your fishing trip<\/li>\n
      32. Learn how to remove a hook even if the fish swallows it<\/li>\n
      33. Frame a picture of your children holding up their first fish<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        What will you be doing on National Hunting and Fishing Day 2014? Tell us about it in the Comment section.<\/h4>\n

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