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S P O R T I N G C L A S S I C S 1 3 h i s ' N T h a t By The Editors T Blaser, Sporting claSSicS sponsor essaY contest Are you passionate about hunting? You should be. The world needs passion for the outdoors, passion for the timeless art and science of the hunt, and passion for the design of tools that make hunting even better. Blaser USA and Sporting Classics want you to show us your passion for hunting, by telling us: "Hunting has a future, because . . ." It's a powerful question, a profound statement; and as a lover of the outdoors, of wildlife, of hunting, it's one you should answer. Tell us in 150 words or less, and you'll be in the running to win a Blaser R8 Professional Success bolt-action rifle and a trip to Isny, Germany, to visit the Blaser, Mauser, and J.P. Sauer factories. This is your chance to share your hope for hunters and hunting around the world. Accept the challenge and be an advocate for hunting with us. Hunting has a future. Tell us why. Send your entry via email to info@blaser-usa.com or by mail: Blaser USA, 402 East Ramsey, Suite 301, San Antonio, TX 78216. auction for Hunting Heritage The Hunting Heritage Trust has announced an expansion of its popular Treasures & Traditions auction on gunbroker.com and invites gun enthusiasts to consign firearms to the effort. The expansion of the program will allow gun-owners and collectors to benefit from the excellent prices generated by gunbroker.com while supporting the trust's efforts to protect America's hunting and shooting- sports heritage. Launched in 2007 the Treasures & Traditions program has auctioned more than 3,000 firearms and related sporting items through the popular site. "The auction of donated items is a proven fund-raising activity for organizations such as the Hunting Heritage Trust, but it obviously has its limitations," says Bob Delfay, president of the Hunting Heritage Trust. "Not all collectors want to donate their treasured firearms and not everyone can afford to. The Treasures & Traditions auction provides a win-win compromise." The Treasures & Traditions consignment auction benefits consignors by drawing high retail prices through gunbroker.com's marketplace of more than three million firearms enthusiasts. Another benefit is that a portion of the sale price of each gun will support the country's hunting and shooting- sports heritage. Also, the involvement of trusted firearms experts who advise and assist the Hunting Heritage Trust with the program means consignors will get a good price. For example, Steve Fjestad, author of the highly regarded Blue Book of Gun Values, is among the advisors. "Commissions will range between 20 and 25 percent, depending on the number and value of consigned items, the extent This Winchester Model 12 is typical of the firearms consigned to the Hunting Heritage Trust's Treasures & Traditions auction through www.gunbroker.com. Bill Headrick