FAIRFAX, Va.-In the spirit of the holidays www.NRAhuntersrights.org is holding a very special DOUBLE gift giveaway well-suited for late season hunting conditions. For the month of December we're giving away a complete big-game hunting package featuring a Ruger M77 Hawkeye rifle and a Hawke Panorama 3-9x40 scope. Free to one lucky entrant, the combined value of this package is more than $1,000.

Marrying function with classic style, this Ruger M77 Hawkeye is chambered in 7mm-08 Rem. It incorporates a 22-inch, high-luster blued barrel; four-round magazine; and upgraded American black walnut stock. Each stock comes with a checkered cut grip and wrap-around checkered fore-end. Other features include integral scope mounts, a three-position safety and the LC6™ ("light-crisp") trigger. Overall weight is just seven pounds; length is 42 inches.

Normally available only at Friends of NRA* events, this limited-edition rifle also features the NRA logo in 24k gold with the number 0NRA-0503 of 1125 on the floor plate.

Regular retail value of this rifle is $843. Learn more about Ruger's fine line of firearms a www.ruger.com.

No hunting rifle is complete without a quality scope. The Panorama EV 3-9x40 is waterproof, fogproof, shockproof and comes with Hawke's worldwide warranty. Other features include a red/blue illuminated 1/2 Mil Dot ballistic reticle; fully multi-coated optics for edge-to-edge clarity; 1/4 MOA finger tip turrets; all-weather zoom ring; and Hawke's Extreme View (EV) optical system, which provides a 20 percent wider field of view over standard riflescopes. Regular retail value of this scope is $189.99.

This scope is also fully compatible with Hawke's free online Ballistic Reticle Calculator (BRC). For more information on Hawke's full line of Panorama riflescopes, as well as the company's other fine hunting and shooting optics, visi www.hawkeoptics.com.

To enter the December Gift Giveaway, simply visi www.nrahuntersrights.org and scroll down to the yellow box, "TO ENTER GIFT GIVEAWAY" on the right. Just send an e-mail to the address provided and write "Gift Giveaway" in the subject line. No other information is

Contact: J.R Robbins huntersrights@nrahq.org

needed. Entries will be accepted now through Dec. 31, and a winner will be announced Jan. 1 o www.NRAhuntersrights.org. (One entry person, please.)

For the most up-to-date information about your hunting rights there's just one source www.NRAhuntersrights.org.

*Friends of NRA(www.friendsofnra.org) banquets boil down to one goal-fundraising for the future of the shooting sports. Since its inception in 1992, Friends of NRA has held over 13,500 events, reached over two million attendees and raised over $170 million for The NRA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Each year, The NRA Foundation allocates half of all net proceeds to fund projects within the state in which the money was raised and uses the other half to fund similar projects with a national scope.