SPRINGFIELD, Mo, -

Adding to a growing list of sponsors, Sportsman Channel and National Hunting and Fishing Day will continue to partner throughout the 2011 year. NHF Day takes place on the fourth Saturday in September, which is Sept. 24, 2011.

Each year NHF Day is honored to have an honorary chair that participates actively in promoting the historic day. T. Boone Pickens is serving as the honorary chair to deliver the message of NHF Day during the 2011 year. Noted philanthropist and avid outdoorsman, Pickens is one of America's most prominent and influential businessmen.

When he is not behind a set of pointers chasing quail, he is a leading authority on world energy issues. Pickens is also president and CEO of the investment firm BP Capital Management and founder of Mesa Petroleum.

A strong advocate for alternative energy in the U.S., his renowned "Pickens Plan" is designed to decrease dependency on foreign oil while harnessing domestic energy alternatives such as wind power.

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