SIDNEY, Neb. – Cabelas has partnered with National Hunting and Fishing Day to increase participation in hunting and fishing through hosted events at Cabelas retail stores. National Hunting and Fishing Day will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007.

These local, open-to-the-public events are grass-roots efforts intended to entertain and educate the public about hunting, fishing and the great outdoors. Cabelas also will promote National Hunting and Fishing Day through its many channels.

“Cabelas shares the National Hunting and Fishing Day mission of educating the public, building appreciation and increasing participation in the outdoor sports,” said Dennis Highby, President and CEO of Cabelas. “By combining the educational aspects of National Hunting and Fishing Day events with the wow-factor of a Cabelas retail store, we can give anyone interested in the outdoors a kick-start to adventure.”

Since 1971, National Hunting and Fishing Day, founded and fostered by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, has been called the most effective grass-roots campaign ever undertaken to promote hunting, fishing and the conservation benefits they provide for all Americans who appreciate wildlife and wild places.

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