{"id":9007,"date":"2015-08-25T16:06:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T20:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=9007"},"modified":"2017-04-14T16:09:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:09:40","slug":"maryland-to-celebrate-national-hunting-and-fishing-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2015\/08\/25\/maryland-to-celebrate-national-hunting-and-fishing-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland to Celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/national-fishing-hunting-2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-9008\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/national-fishing-hunting-2-150x150.gif\" alt=\"national fishing hunting 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Anglers, hunters and anyone interested in the great outdoors are invited to take part in Maryland\u2019s 9th annual <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr2.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Pages\/hunt_trap\/NHFD.aspx\">National Hunting and Fishing Day<\/a> celebration. Hosted by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), this free event will take place Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore, 11518 Marriottsville Rd., Marriottsville.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Featuring exhibits from more than 30 sportsman clubs, conservation organizations and businesses, visitors will enjoy interactive activities including spin-casting, waterfowl calling, hunting dog demonstrations, as well as instructor-led archery and target shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a variety of activities and exhibitors, this event is perfect for those just getting their feet wet, and advanced sportsmen looking to speak to seasoned experts,\u201d said event coordinator, Patricia Allen, DNR Wildlife and Heritage education program manager. \u201cWe also look forward to teaching Maryland youth about the important role that fishing and hunting play in natural resource conservation and management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local sponsors of this year\u2019s event include Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore, Baltimore County Game and Fish Protective Association, Maryland Bowhunters Society, National Wild Turkey Federation\u2019s Maryland Chapter and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to become a vendor, contact Patricia Allen at 410-260-8537 or <a href=\"http:\/\/dnr2.maryland.gov\/wildlife\/Documents\/NHFD_Vendor_Reg.pdf\">fill out this form<\/a>. For photos from last year\u2019s event, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98258202@N05\/sets\/72157647845246318\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Formalized by Congress in 1971, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhfday.org\/\">National Hunting and Fishing Day<\/a> was created by the National Shooting Sports Foundation to celebrate the conservation successes of America\u2019s hunters and anglers. Sportsmen generate nearly $800 million annually for state and local economies, supporting countless job opportunities, boosting local economies and helping fund public resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anglers, hunters and anyone interested in the great outdoors are invited to take part in Maryland\u2019s 9th annual National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration. Hosted by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), this free event will take place Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Associated Gun Clubs of Baltimore,<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2015\/08\/25\/maryland-to-celebrate-national-hunting-and-fishing-day-3\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,11,3172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-fisheries","category-hunting"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9007"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9011,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9007\/revisions\/9011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}