Mark A. Keefe, IV Recipient of Grits Gresham Shooting Sports Communicator Award

The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) honored American Rifleman and American Rifleman Television editor-in-chief Mark A. Keefe, IV, with the prestigious POMA/NSSF Grits Gresham Shooting Sports Communicator Award, an honor that recognizes extraordinary achievements in communications in the areas of responsible firearms use, the shooting sports, and hunting.... Read More


Gateway Outdoors Radio

Take home more than a memory from Elk Country in Pennsylvania. Rawley Cogan who is the CEO of the Keystone Elk Country Alliance shares the value of its thriving public private partnership, and how the effort benefits wildlife.... Read More


Erika Bergmark earns title of Extreme Huntress 2015

Jan. 17, 2015 (Kalispell, Mont.)-- On Friday Dec. 16, all six Extreme Huntress™ finalists reconvened in Dallas, Texas to find out who would be crowned the new 2015 Extreme Huntress. A lively crowd of 1,300 attendees at the annual Dallas Safari Club Convention gathered for the black tie award dinner.... Read More


POMA Board Election Winners

The votes have been tallied in the Board of Directors Election, and two new board members have been elected to begin their three year terms in March, 2015. The POMA media membership has elected Andrew Chamberlain and Fredy Riehl.... Read More



Urgent Action Needed to Put H.R. 5893 in Front of New Congress

Rep. Steve Stockman of Texas introduced to Congress, on Jan. 2, H.R. 5893 - also known as the "Ansel Adams Act" - hoping it would serve “To restore the First Amendment Rights of Photographers.” Unfortunately, Stockman's last day in office was Jan. 3, 2015, and bills cannot be carried over from one Congress to another. In order to keep this bill on the table it must be resubmitted by a new member of Congress, or it is effectively dead.... Read More


Writer’s Outdoor YouTube Videos Reach 1.5 Million Views

Longtime POMA member Wm. Hovey Smith has been producing outdoor related videos for 2.5 years and now has over 380 videos up on YouTube that have generated over 1.5 million views. Now with YouTube  Partner status, he can upload videos that are more than 15-minutes long.... Read More


RMEF Salutes Backers of Access Elk Country

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation thanks its charter sponsors for the 2014 Access Elk Country initiative. Opening and securing access to places to hunt, for this generation and those to come, is a large part of the initiative. Sitka, Sportsman's Guide, Kimber, and Bushnell have helped RMEF meet this challenge head-on with their commitment to the program. ... Read More