Kings Island is 75 acres in size and is located practically a stone's throw away from the Anoka DCE facility in Minnesota. Thirty-plus employees from the Federal Premium facility and the Distribution Center of Excellence (DCE) and Brand Support Center…
In late August, CCI/Speer employees in Lewiston, Idaho volunteered at the local Idaho Fish and Game office preparing for the upcoming Hunt and Fish Idaho Expo. The Expo is a free event that features hunting workshops that go beyond hunter…
On August 18, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback hosted a ceremony in honor of National Hunting and Fishing Day. With leaders from Kansas’s hunting and angling community looking on – including SVP Sales Jason Vanderbrink – the Governor signed a proclamation…
Connecting the dots between hunting and conservation at first may seem counterintuitive. However, hunters and wildlife agencies have cooperatively worked together for over a century to help create and maintain a stable environment for wildlife. What role does each group…
Vista Outdoor communities received more than $252 million in federal conservation funding during the federal fiscal year 2017. The funding was made available under the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (the “Pittman-Robertson Act”). The Pittman-Robertson Act was enacted by the…
Vista Outdoor’s mission statement is “Bringing the World Outside,” and with the announcement of our historic partnership with the Boy Scouts of America, it will help us bring over 2 million Scouts outside to enjoy the outdoors and learn how…
This past October, Nobles County, Minnesota Pheasants Forever (PF) chapter, hosted a pheasant hunt for The Flush TV show. Also invited, Ryan Bronson, Director of Conservation for Vista Outdoor and Joe Duggan, a retired PF staffer who helped create the…
What is the Pittman-Robertson Excise Tax? During the early 1900s, many wildlife species were dwindling in numbers or disappearing. Because of this, the ammunition industry stepped forward and asked Congress to impose an excise tax on firearms and ammunition products…
June is Great Outdoors Month! It started as a week-long event by the Clinton Administration and has grown, with support from the Bush and Obama Administrations, to a month-long celebration of the benefits of participating in the great outdoors. Last…
Earth Day is Saturday, April 22, a day dedicated to education and support for environmental protection. Vista Outdoor is committed to environmentally responsible manufacturing processes including recycling and reusing materials to limit waste. We also partner with many conservation organizations…