It is with great pleasure and excitement that I have the opportunity to present the inaugural issue of MARLIN WORLD.

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The idea for Outdoorsman Exchange came about in an instant, but in a way it was sometime in the making – we just didn’t realize it at the time.

For years my husband, Paul, has wanted to go on an elk hunt. I’ve encouraged him many times. He and his brothers talk how they should all go elk hunting out west with their Dad before age took its toll on him. Pursuit of that dream sounded good but there was always the financial reality check that held my husband back. He couldn’t justify spending money on a guided hunting trip and felt a guided trip was the only way to go for a successful hunt. This voice inside kept telling him - we need to save money for more sensible things like kids braces, college funds, etc. Most everyone can relate to these thoughts, unless you’re an heir to a fortune.

WATERBURY, VERMONT - Federal grant funds are available for projects that will help improve boating sewage pump-out facilities in Vermont, according to an announcement from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.

Waterbury, Vermont -- The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF), through the Future Fisherman Foundation's Physh Ed National Fishing and Boating Grants Initiative, provides grants to kindergarten through grade 12 teachers to implement fishing and boating units in their physical education (PE) classes.

Waterbury, Vermont -- The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department announces that temporary water use restrictions associated with the recent sea lamprey control treatment of the Poultney and Hubbardton Rivers have been lifted for Vermont lake water users located between Cedar Mountain in Benson and the Ticonderoga ferry crossing, effective at noon Friday, November 30th.

Waterbury, Vermont - Vermont hunters are optimistic about the upcoming November rifle and December muzzleloader deer seasons -- and with good reason, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Deer numbers are up and bucks with impressive antlers are being seen after new regulations were enacted in 2005 protecting yearling bucks and cutting back on antlerless deer hunting in archery season.

Waterbury, Vermont -- The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department announces a sea lamprey control treatment of the Poultney River and its tributary, the Hubbardton River in West Haven, is tentatively scheduled for November 7th.

CenterStone Technologies, Inc., an international developer of Web-based sales order management software for manufacturers of outdoor and hunting gear, apparel, footwear and accessories, reports that The Orvis Company of Manchester, Vermont has selected the company’s iVendix software application. iVendix will provide Orvis with a business-to-business (B2B) online ordering solution for their retail dealers and sales reps. When Orvis goes “live” on the application, dealers and sales reps will be able to view automated catalogs, check on the availability of product, place orders, and track and monitor the status of those orders using iVendix since it is accessible 24/7 via the Web.

Waterbury, Vermont - Hunting is safe and getting safer in Vermont, according to the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources' Fish & Wildlife Department.

The Agency held a "Safe Hunting Kick-off" October 29, in Waterbury at a meeting to celebrate the cultural and financial importance of Vermont's hunting heritage and to ensure hunting remains safe with the special youth deer season on November 3-4 and the traditional rifle deer season starting on November 10.