News from the MSA
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Current News from the MSA
Archived News
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2/4/05 |
Join or Renew your MSA Membership Online | |
| The MSA can now receive online
membership applications and renewals. Also, you can now pay for
your membership dues with a credit card. Please see the
Join page for Online
memberships. >>more>>
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| 2/4/05 | Stay Up to Date with the MSA Website | |
| Things move fast in Annapolis. Stay
up-to-date with the MSA website. We have added a
2005 Bills page to our
website. This page provides an organized view of all the
sportsmen-related bills we are faced with. Also, check back to
the website often during the session to view the latest "Calls
to Action". These Calls to Action (CTA) describe opportunities
where your voice is needed in Annapolis on a particular bill or
issue. All CTA's will be listed on the front home page, on the
right hand side of the screen under "Current Calls to Action".
Want to be notified when new Calls to Action are posted? -- Then
sign up for our new Email Alert
list. We will send emails out when your voice is need. Not a
MSA member yet? -- Join today
and receive our monthly newsletter. And check out the
MSA Forum
where you can discuss current issues with Sportsmen just like
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| 4/30/04 | MSA Email Alert List | |
| MSA Members are encouraged to
join our Email Alert List to keep up to date with the latest happenings in
Annapolis. To add your email to the list please
Click here. |
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| 9/16/03 | New MSA Forum | |
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Maryland Sportsmen’s Association believes that communication amongst
fellow hunters is a critical key to the survival of the hunting heritage
in Maryland. In order to support efficient and effective communication, the MSA has just setup our own Internet Forum software. This software is powerful enough to handle the needs of our organization for many years, and offers us almost endless flexibility and customization. Users of this new Forum will enjoy posting without any advertisements or probing personal questions. Visit our new Forum here >>more>> |
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2/14/06 |
MSA Board Elections. | ||
| Nominations are now being accepted for the
upcoming MSA Board Member elections. Offices up for election
include the President, Vice President, 4 Regional VPs, and 4
Regional Directors. The nomination period will last 60 days,
ending on April 16, 2006. After that time, the election
committee will review nominees and organize the ballot. Member
voting will occur in May. Votes will be placed at our annual
business meeting, or by mail. To nominate yourself for office,
please email us
here:
webmaster@marylandsportsmen.org or postal mail. We are also
looking for 3 volunteers to serve on the election committee
(committee members cannot be running for President or VP). For
more details of the election process, please see the
MSA bylaws. |
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| 2/16/06 | Your Voice | ||
| The MSA is the Sportsmen's voice in
Annapolis, and we want to hear your voice. We are interested in hearing your
comments about this year's bills. Does
this issue affect you in a personal way and you would like to tell us how?
Your comments will help shape MSA opinion on these bills, and potentially
affect our testimonies. Please email your comments to:
webmaster@marylandsportsmen.org |
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| 1/11/06 | Legislative Session Begins | ||
| The 2006 has started.
Please see the MSA Bills page for a
summary of bills that affect MD Sportsmen.
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2/9/06 |
Hunter Education Courses | ||
| Announcing two hunter education classes in Havre
de Grace (Harford County) to be held in March and June 2006. For
more information, please see
this flyer (Word format).
>>Click here >> |
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9/15/2006 |
Gun Raffle Results | |
| The gun raffle will be running throughout September -- check the evening 3-digit lottery numbers, or see the thread on the MSA Forum for results. >>more>> | ||
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8/23/2006 |
Annual MSA Bull Roast | |
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The annual MSA Fundraising
Bull Roast will be held on September 24th in Perry Hall. Tickets are $30,
and can be ordered online or through the mail. For more information, please
click here.
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5/25/2006 |
MSA Election Results. | |
| The results of the MSA Board elections (a list of all new officers) can be found here. >>click here>> | ||
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9/13/05 |
Check your Raffle Tickets | |
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The Gun Raffle has begun,
and will continue through September. Winning numbers are based on the
EVENING Pick 3 lottery numbers for that night. You can view September's
winning numbers
here.
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8/21/05 |
MSA to Sponsor Ted Nugent Concert. | |
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The MSA is proud
to announce that we will have a booth set up at Ted Nugent's upcoming
concert at the MD State Fair on August 30th. Come out to support the MSA and
hear brother Ted rock. The concert starts at 7pm and is free with your $6
fair admission. For the official press release, in Adobe pdf format, please
click here.
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8/6/05 |
2005 Annual MSA Fundraiser Bull Roast. | |
| This year's annual fundraising banquet will be a bull roast, held near White Marsh, on October 9, 2005. Tickets are $30 each. Tickets can now be purchased online. For more information, please click here. >>more>> | ||
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2/4/05 |
Join or Renew your MSA Membership Over the Internet | |
| The MSA can now receive online membership applications and renewals. Also, you can now pay for your membership dues with a credit card. Please see the Join page for Online memberships. >>more>> | ||
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9/27/04 |
USSA Press Release -- MSA Joins USSA In Court over Bear Hunts | |
| Two of the nation’s leading animal rights groups filed suit in Maryland today in an attempt to stop the state’s first bear hunt in over 50 years. The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation’s Sportsmen’s Legal Defense Fund (SLDF) and the Maryland Sportsmen’s Association immediately filed to intervene in the case to ensure that sportsmen have a voice before the court. >>more>> | ||
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7/28/04 |
Press Release -- MSA Response to Bear Rally | |
| MSA responds to anti-hunting protest outside Governor Ehrlich’s home. The rally sponsored by the Fund (Fund for Animals) and the HSUS (Humane Society of the United States – not to be confused with our local Humane Societies) held Saturday in front of the Governor’s home was not about saving 30 bears. It was a protest against hunting. >>more>> | ||
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| Updates to Website | ||
| We have added numerous items to the MSA website. We have posted two new press releases concerning the MSA's new Board and the MSA's response to the anti-bear hunting rally in Annapolis. We have also updated the names on our MSA Officers page to reflect the recent elections. | ||
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7/26/04 |
Press Release -- MSA Elects New Board | |
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MSA Elects New Board. Maryland Sportsmen’s Association to
work closely with the Maryland Legislative Sportsmen’s
Foundation, the Department of Natural Resources, other Maryland
outdoors sportsmen groups, Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry,
and various Maryland conservation groups. Sportsmen recognize the close relationships they have with the needs of those less fortunate, their environment and natural resources, their heritage and now their elected officials. >>more>> |
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7/1/04 |
MSA Annual Meeting | |
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The
MSA will be having it’s yearly working group and voting meeting
on Sunday July 18, 2004 from 12-3pm at Carney Rod and Gun Club
in Carney, MD. This meeting is open to all MSA members and all
members are urged to attend as we will be electing new officers
and setting the course for next legislative session. Trap
shooting is available afterward for 4.50 for a round of 25 so
members should bring their scatterguns. Lunch will be provided,
but you must RSVP. Come and meet the board of directors and
welcome our newest board members. Carney Rod and Gun Club is located at Hilltop Drive in Carney, Maryland. Direction are I-695 get off exit 31 north Harford Rd Carney. Go through first light (Joppa Rd) go down 1/2 mile make a right on summit and a left on hilltop. Carney Rod and Gun is at the end of the Road. |
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5/26/04 |
MSA 30-Day Gun Raffle | |
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Once again, the MSA
is running its annual 30-day gun raffle. This is a great chance to help
support the MSA and get a chance at some nice gun prizes. Tickets cost $20
and are good from September 1st - September 30th. Winners are based on the
3-digit MD Evening Lottery. To see a list of available gun prizes, and to
order tickets, please click here.
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