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Home > About Cabela's > You are here: Conservation Partners.
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Cabela's is dedicated to preserving your way of life not because it is our business, but it is our way of life as well. Like Cabela's, these organizations are dedicated to conserving the fish, game and wild places that are our heritage. From the bugle of a Rocky Mountain elk to a splashing trout, Cabela's is proud to be associated with these fine conservation organizations.
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Union veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate formed the National Rifle Association in 1871. The primary goal of the association was to "promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis." While widely recognized today as a major political force and as America's foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, the NRA has, since its inception, been America's premier firearms education organization.
NRA is also the largest pro-hunting organization in the world. Through direct lobbying, hunter recruitment programs and grant funding for conservation projects, there is no single group doing more to defend our freedom to hunt than NRA. Committed to teaching young people the safe, responsible use of firearms since its beginning, NRA continues to expand that training through the Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC). YHEC is an advanced hunter education program that allows youngsters to build on the skills they learned in state- or provincial-level hunter safety courses. YHEC now trains more than 50,000 young hunters every year--and NRA deeply appreciates the foresight of Cabela's to include YHEC in the Add a Buck Program. By adding just one dollar, or multiples of whole dollars, to your Cabela's checkout total, you can help NRA continue to develop competent, ethical hunters and maintain America's passion for hunting.
Learn more about what NRA does for hunters at www.nrahuntersrights.org.
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Direct-Connect to Congress - The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation was created to provide advice, support and information to the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus. This gives CSF a unique niche in the U.S. Congress that is unparalleled by any other sportsmen's organization, allowing us to serve as the sportsmen's link to Congress.
Formed to protect the interests of sportsmen, the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus stands strong in support of hunting, fishing and conservation. More than half of the members of the United States Congress, representing nearly every state, are affiliated with the Caucus, providing an identified group of allies that can quickly be called into action. To learn more about the CSF go to www.sportsmenslink.org.
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Anglers' Legacy is a national outreach program from the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF) with a clear and compelling call to action for the nation's avid anglers: Share your passion for fishing with someone new, give back to the sport you love and help grow participation in recreational boating and fishing while passing on your expertise and values for responsible use of our nation's aquatic resources. Supported by leading retailers, manufacturers, publishers, pro-staff and celebrities, the program asks anglers to "Take the Pledge." Incentives are offered to Anglers' Legacy Ambassadors who report their trips and industry program partners have access to free logos, event signing materials, tip sheets and a customer reward functionality. Getting involved is easy - visit www.AnglersLegacy.org.
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The USA Shooting, a 501c3 non-profit corporation, was chartered by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the sport of shooting in April 1995. The organization implements and manages development programs and sanctions events at the local, state, regional, and national levels.
Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, USA Shooting has a full-time staff dedicated to furthering the sport and supporting athletes and members of the organization. The organization has a USA Shooting News magazine publication, as well as public and member specific web sites.
Partially funded by the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Shooting relies on donations from supporters of the Olympic Movement, membership dues, event fees and the corporate partners who take a strong interest in the development of the U.S. Shooting Team.
For further information concerning USA shooting and its programs please visit www.usashooting.org or call 719-866-4670.
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The American Sportfishing Association is the sportfishing industry's trade association, committed to looking out for the interests of the entire sportfishing community. We give the industry a unified voice speaking out when emerging laws and policies could significantly affect sportfishing business or sportfishing itself. We invest in long-term ventures to ensure the industry will remain strong and prosperous as well as safeguard and promote the economic and conservation values of sportfishing in America. ASA also represents the interests of America's 60 million anglers who generate over $46 billion in retail sales with a $114 billion impact on the nation's economy creating employment for over one million people.
ASA fosters strong relationships with Members of Congress, conservation and recreation partners and state and federal government leaders to ensure that sportfishing interests are well represented when policy decisions are made. ASA maintains www.keepamericafishing.org an information resource dedicated to highlighting fishing access issues. Anglers can easily find information about pending legislation and other actions that could impede them from enjoying their favorite sport.
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The National Bowhunter Education Foundation has been dedicated to promoting responsible bowhunting through education since its inception in the early 70’s. The NBEF utilizes its International Bowhunter Education Program (IBEP) curriculum to help new bowhunters and existing bowhunters become more knowledgeable about the sport in regards to shot placement, big game recovery, and safety afield particularly in regards to hunting from elevated stands. The IBEP, taught by a network of thousands of dedicated volunteers, has educated more than 1.5 million bowhunters. The NBEF, a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization, is supported by tax deductible donations as well as by the sale of a vast array of educational materials.
These materials may be viewed at www.nbef.org.
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The Minnesota Deer Hunter's Association is a statewide non-profit organization in Minnesota dedicated to the conservation and betterment of deer and deer hunting. Together in one camp, they represent the voice of the Minnesota Deer Hunter. Minnesota Deer Hunters Association was organized to achieve the best possible deer herd in Minnesota and to promote quality deer hunting. Founded in 1980, the organization includes firearms, bow and camera hunters. In addition many members who are not active hunters or photographers join to support the activities of MDHA, whose members number nearly 20,000. MDHA is a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation.
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The stated purpose of the Coastal Conservation Association is to advise and educate the public on conservation of marine resources. The objective of CCA is to conserve, promote and enhance the present and future availability of these coastal resources for the benefit and enjoyment of the general public. For further information about the CCA and its programs please visit www.joincca.org.
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Paralyzed Veterans of America was founded in 1946 by a band of spinal cord injured service members who returned home from World War II to a grateful nation, but also to a world with few solutions to the challenges they faced. These veterans from the Greatest Generation made a decision not just to live, but to live with dignity as contributors to society. They created Paralyzed Veterans, dedicated to veterans service, medical research and civil rights for people with disabilities. And for more than six decades, Paralyzed Veterans and its 34 chapters have been working to create an America where all veterans, and people with disabilities, and their families, have everything they need to thrive. Please visit www.pva.org to learn more about our work.
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The California Waterfowl Association is a statewide nonprofit organization whose principal objectives are the preservation, protection, and enhancement of California's waterfowl resources, wetlands, and associated hunting heritage. In order to fulfill that mission, CWA has carefully thought out the following goals: Generate sufficient abundance and dispersion of waterfowl throughout California and the Pacific Flyway; Protect hunting rights, shooting sports, the use of dogs, and related recreation activities for all Californians; Expand hunter opportunity, recruit new hunters, and teach skills and behaviors that will help sustain hunting into the future; Communicate the importance and benefits of hunting. Click here to learn more.
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Dallas Safari Club is an international membership organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and habitat, education of youth and the public and the promotion of preservation of rights and interest of sportsmen and sportswomen worldwide.
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International Hunter Education Association is the official organization representing the interests of 68 state, provincial, and federal hunter education coordinators, and 70,000 hunter education instructors who teach hunter safety, ethics, and conservation to approximately 750,000 students each year.
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The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase participation in recreational angling and boating and thereby increase public awareness and appreciation of the need for protecting, conserving and restoring this nation's aquatic natural resources.
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The National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association exists to promote, support, nurture, and preserve NMLRA's and our nation's rich historical heritage in the sport of muzzleloading through recreational, educational, historical, and cultural venues such as match competition, hunting, gun making and safety, historical re-enactments, exhibits, museums, libraries, and other related programs.
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Tread Lightly! is a nonprofit organization offering educational materials, training courses, restoration opportunities, communication pieces and a variety of tools to help arm recreationists with a set of outdoor ethics.
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The Conservation Force was formed to unify sportsmen's organizations, improve the profile of hunters and further the role and value of hunting in wildlife conservation. It is a 501(c)(3) public charitable foundation, a consortium of more than one hundred organizations and has had hundreds of conservation projects around the world demonstrating that hunting is a force for conservation of wildlife, wild places and our sporting way of life.
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The Alaska Moose Federation is a wildlife conservation organization with an emphasis on moose. It defines conservation as a state of harmony between people, land and wildlife, and acknowledges that good conservation often is a fluid and elusive balance.
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AllCanada.com features over 250 destinations, links to fishing and hunting sites in every Canadian Province and Territory, and weather links to major outdoor destinations via Environment Canada. They also offer tips on how to choose a destination, packing lists, vital border crossing information including Canadian firearms forms, links to travel associations, and passport information/requirements. And they feature three "Lodges of the Day", explaining the differences between outpost, housekeeping and American plan lodges.
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For over sixty years Michigan United Conservation Clubs, has worked to accomplish our mission of Uniting Citizens to Conserve Michigan's Natural Resources and Protect OUR Outdoor Heritage. MUCC works to conserve Michigan's wildlife, fisheries, waters, forests, air, and soils by providing information, education and advocacy.
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California Deer Association
The California Deer Association is a nonprofit, tax-exempt wildlife conservation organization founded in 1996 whose principle goal is to improve our California deer herds and other wildlife through direct financial support for habitat improvement, research projects and public education as to the wise use of this valuable, renewable resource. Seventy five percent of the net profit from fundraising events goes directly to projects benefiting deer and other wildlife within California. For further information about the California Deer Association and how you can make a difference, please visit, www.caldeer.org.
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The BoatU.S. ANGLER Membership Program Offers Affordable On-The-Water Help and Roadside Assistance For Fishermen plus Much More!
Going fishing and boating means being prepared. A new membership program, BoatU.S. ANGLER, can give you the peace of mind that a break down doesn’t mean big trouble. BoatU.S. ANGLER offers 24/7 help from the nation’s largest fleet of tow boats that's never more than a radio or cell phone call away. If you trailer your boat, we've got you covered there too with roadside assistance.
As a Member you will have access to special fishing boat insurance policies which includes tournament coverage, coverage for fishing equipment and optional coverage for inland fishing guides. BoatU.S. ANGLER insurance policies have been especially designed to provide the best possible coverage for your boat and gear. You will also receive three issues of the BoatU.S. ANGLER Magazine. In this magazine you will find the latest BoatUS Association News as well as fishing and boating information from the experts. We offer a multispecies approach including Bass, Walleye, and Crappie fishing as well as near-shore saltwater species. We will share projects from DIY Boat Owner Magazine as well as information on destinations and trailer tips from BoatU.S. Trailering magazine.
For More Information and a FREE Boat Insurance Quote, go to www.BoatUSAngler.com or call 866-906-0013.
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Quail Forever is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of quail, pheasant and other upland wildlife through habitat improvement, public awareness, education and advocacy for sound land management policy.
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Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife is a non-profit wildlife conservation organization of sportsmen that works with elected officials at all levels—from the community courthouse to the Whitehouse—to improve and protect quality hunting and fishing on our great public lands and waters. SFW members are active participants in wildlife conservation having successfully raised tens of millions of dollars for wildlife that now benefits multiple game species. Focusing on habitat protection, enhancement and acquisition, predator control, and reasonable management of hunters, SFW empowers local chapter members with the financial capability to create change through partnerships and influence as they work with game and fish departments, Forest Service and BLM managers, and private landowners for the benefit of wildlife and sportsmen.
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Quality Deer Management Association (QDM) is a management philosophy/practice that unites landowners, hunters, and managers in a common goal of producing biologically and socially balanced deer herds within existing environmental, social, and legal constraints.
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The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is a coalition of leading hunting, fishing and conservation organizations, labor unions and individual grassroots partners working together to preserve the traditions of hunting and fishing by a.) expanding access to places to hunt and fish, b.) conserving fish and wildlife and the habitats necessary to sustain them, and c.) increasing funding for conservation and management.
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Ducks Unlimited is the largest wetland and waterfowl conservation organization in the world. Its mission is to fulfill the annual life cycle needs of North American waterfowl by protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing important wetlands and associated uplands.
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In 1973, when the National Wild Turkey Federation was founded, there were an estimated 1.3 million wild turkeys and 1.5 million turkey hunters. Thanks to the work of wildlife agencies and the NWTF's many volunteers and partners, today there are more than 7 million wild turkeys and nearly 3 million turkey hunters. Since 1985, the NWTF and its cooperators have spent more than $258 million upholding hunting traditions and conserving more than 13.1 million acres of wildlife habitat. The NWTF is a nonprofit organization with more than 550,000 members in 50 states, Canada, Mexico and 14 other foreign countries. It supports scientific wildlife management on public, private and corporate lands as well as wild turkey hunting as a traditional North American sport.
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The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to ensuring the conservation of mule deer, black-tailed deer and their habitats. Founded in 1988, MDF has over 10,000 members in more than 80 chapters across the nation. Members receive the full-color MDF magazine and can attend MDF's Annual Convention, one of the largest of all conservation events! MDF magazine communicates the mission of the organization with articles and photographs that portray the beauty, value and importance of mule deer and black-tailed deer, while relating the thrill of hunting and the challenges of modern deer management. Help ensure the conservation of mule deer, black-tailed deer and their habitats - join MDF today, 1-888-375-DEER.
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The mission of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat. In support of this mission, the Elk Foundation is committed to conserving, restoring and enhancing natural habitats; promoting the sound management of wild, free-ranging elk, which may be hunted or otherwise enjoyed.
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Pheasants Forever is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of pheasant and other wildlife populations in North America through habitat improvement, public awareness and education and land management.
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Trout Unlimited is dedicated to the conservation, protection and restoration of coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. With more than 100,000 members in 450 chapters, TU is working to protect trout and salmon habitat and improve trout fishing across North America.
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With nearly 200 chapters on six continents and over 37,000 members, Safari Club International is the world's largest and most active international big-game hunting organization. SCIF promotes the conservation of wildlife, education of the people and provides humanitarian services for people in need, in addition to the International Wildlife Museum and SCI/SCIF World Headquarters complex in Tucson, Arizona.
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Since 1938, wherever decisions affecting waterfowl have been made, Delta has played a leading role. Delta Waterfowl's work has led to: breakthroughs in wetlands management for waterfowl production, techniques for increasing duck nesting success in the wild, understanding the importance of prairie potholes as critical waterfowl production areas, and establishing the importance of wintering grounds in the birds' annual cycle.
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It is the policy of the Boone and Crockett Club to promote the guardianship and provident management of big game and associated wildlife in North America and maintain the highest standards of fair chase and sportsmanship in all aspects of big game hunting, in order that this resource of all the people may survive and prosper in its natural habitats. Consistent with this objective, the Club supports the use and enjoyment of our wildlife heritage to the fullest extent by this and future generations. To learn more visit boone-crockett.org.
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The mission of ORION - The Hunter's Institute is to sustain ethical hunting and conservation. ORION works to educate both hunters and non-hunters about wildlife restoration and environmental achievements of North American hunters, as well as the potential for even greater conservation successes from the hunting community.
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Established in 1961, the Pope and Young Club is a non-profit bowhunting and wildlife conservation organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of our bowhunting heritage. The club maintains the universally recognized repository for the records and statistics on North American big- game animals harvested with the bow and arrow.
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Kansas Forest Service, a non-profit state agency, is dedicated to the development, promotion, protection and conservation of forest resources in Kansas. The staff assists landowners with forest and tree related issues or problems found in both rural and urban environments, can provide management plans for forest resource utilization, and can assist with information related to wildfire danger and prevention. More than 50 million seedlings have been planted solely for the purpose of creating or enhancing conservation efforts during the past 50 years through this agency. For more information please visit our website at www.Kansasforests.org.
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Whitetails Unlimited, Inc. is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the white-tailed deer and its environment. WTU promotes regulated hunting as its primary management tool. The organization has developed programs which attempt to strengthen hunter/landowner relations and assists with habitat improvement. Local chapters are located throughout the United States.
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Wild Sheep Foundation Our mission is to enhance wild sheep populations, promote professional wildlife management, educate the public about wild sheep and the conservation benefits of hunting, encourage fair chase hunting, and protect sportsmen's rights - while keeping administrative costs to a minimum.
Nearly 2 million bighorn sheep existed in western North America during early human settlement. By 1975, bighorn sheep numbers had declined to less than 15,000 animals. Disease transmitted by domestic sheep and goats were and still are the main culprits hindering the recovery of these majestic animals. Today, bighorn sheep numbers have rebounded to just over 70,000 after aggressive and persistant management actions.
The Wild Sheep Foundation, for more than 30 years have been the voice for wild sheep, ensuring they have suitable habitat and are protected from disease. The Wild Sheep Foundation has generated nearly $70 million dollars to date to promote wildlife conservation.
Visit their website at: www.wildsheepfoundation.org
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The North American Moose Foundation was born in 1991 when the commissioner of Custer County, Idaho, the mayor of Mackay, Idaho and a public relations specialist came up with the idea over morning coffee. Since that humble beginning, the foundation has become an active non-profit organization with thousands of members and supporters who contribute to a wide range of habitat preservation and educational programs.
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Quail Unlimited is a national non-profit conservation organization dedicated to the wise use and management of America's quail and upland game birds. Primarily a habitat management organization, QU funds its projects through a network of local chapters throughout the United States.
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While most Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) members are hunters, its programs appeal to non-hunters as well, for what RGS does to help ruffed grouse and woodcock helps other game and non-game animals. Growing awareness of the society's impact helps raise the funding so the RGS can maintain a corps of biologists who increase forest wildlife habitat improvement initiatives.
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Formerly known as the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America, The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance is in business to Protect and Advance America's Heritage of Hunting, Fishing and Trapping. It accomplishes this by uniting sportsmen to protect against legal and legislative attacks by the animal rights movement, winning public support for outdoor sports, ensuring the future of this heritage by involving families in the outdoor experience and promoting the sportsman's stewardship role in scientific management of America's fish and wildlife.
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