ONLY DAYS LEFT TO BID ON BULLY BUGGER #1

WASHINGTON – One lucky winner has only a few days left to bid on “Bully Bugger #1,” the first in a limited edition of commemorative flies designed by renowned tyer Craig Mathews to help the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership celebrate 150 years of Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation legacy.

The red, white and blue Bully Bugger is a new twist on the timeless Woolly Bugger pattern. It not only shares Roosevelt’s unique American spirit. It also shares his prescription – the Bully Bugger is bedecked in Roosevelt’s trademark spectacles.

“Throughout his life, Roosevelt hunted way more than he fished,” Mathews says, “but things might have been different if he’d had this fly. When approached by the TRCP to help them celebrate the 150th year of Theodore Roosevelt’s legacy, I set out to tie a fly that the old Rough Rider himself would give his highest compliment — ‘Bully!’ So I started with a stout saltwater hook and the rest, as they say, is history.”

“Throughout his life, T.R. hunted way more than he fished,” says TRCP President and CEO George Cooper, “but things might have been different if he’d had the Bully Bugger. It evokes the same patriotism that T.R. exuded, and they’ve got similar flair.”

Bidding for Bully Bugger #1 has surpassed $ 250. Flies #2 through 150 are available at www.trcp.org for $ 150. Each will come custom-mounted in a hand-made shadowbox.

All proceeds from the auction and sale of the bully Bugger will be used to extend the TRCP mission of guaranteeing all Americans quality places to hunt and fish.

Inspired by the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, the TRCP is a coalition of organizations and grassroots partners working together to preserve the traditions of hunting and fishing.

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Tim Zink (202) 654-4625 or tzink@trcp.org