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National Hunting & Fishing Day Celebration Set in Central Texas

ROUND ROCK, Texas — Hunt. Shoot. Fish. Share the Pride. The Mayor of Round Rock, Texas, Alan McGraw and The Kids Outdoor Zone (KOZ) will be sponsoring a Celebration of National Hunting & Fishing Day on Saturday, September 25, 2010. Open to the public, the event will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, Texas.
  
"Join us in celebrating the original outdoor challenge - National Hunting and Fishing Day. It will be a family-oriented event, with fun and educational hands-on activities that everyone will enjoy. This is a great way to introduce youth and newcomers to outdoor adventure and create a better public understanding of hunting, fishing and awareness of the important role hunters and anglers play in conservation and improving our natural resources," said Alan McGraw, Mayor of Round Rock, Texas.   
      
A few of the fun and challenging hands-on activities you can try will be fishing (bring a pole, instructors will be onsite), archery, rock climbing, camping skills, casting and more. Organization like Texas Parks and Wildlife, Waterloo Amateur Retriever Club, Safari Club International, Texas Youth Hunting Program, Austin Woods and Water, Kids Outdoor Zone and other sportsman's and conservation groups will also have exhibits. There will be displays of hunting and fishing equipment and demonstrations of outdoor skills. Kids, don't forget to check out the fishing and KOZ hunt camp area.
 
For more information about the event planned for Round Rock, contact Nicole Basey, organizer - nicole@kidsoutdoorzone.com.

National Hunting and Fishing Day, formalized by Congress in 1971, was created by the National Shooting Sports Foundation to celebrate conservation successes of hunters and anglers. From shopping center exhibits to statewide expos, millions of citizens learned to appreciate America's sportsman-based system of conservation funding. That system now generates more than $1.7 billion per year, benefiting all who appreciate wildlife and wild places.

The Kids Outdoor Zone is a youth hunting, fishing and outdoor adventure ministry based in Austin, Texas. www.kidsoutdoorzone.com <http://www.kidsoutdoorzone.com> . Founder TJ Greaney is an award winning outdoor communicator who sits on the Board of Directors for the Texas Outdoor Writers Association and publishes Country Line Magazine in central Texas.
 
Round Rock, Texas is located 15 miles north of Austin in the Central Texas hill country. It has an award-winning park system, school district, and is the No. 4 Safest City  with a population of at least 100,000. It is also the second-fastest growing city in the nation.