BEST BET Today Great American Hunting and Outdoor Show, sponsored by the National Rifle Association, Carroll County Agriculture Center, Westminster. Speakers include former world goose calling champion Sean Mann, Ken Penrod of Life Outdoors Unlimited and TV personalities Ralph and Vicki Cianciarulo. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $10; children under 11, free. Details: 703-267-1524 or rpeak@nrahq.org.

HIKING Wednesday Moderate five-mile hike in the McKeldin area of Patapsco Valley State Park with the Mountain Club of Maryland. Details: 410-730-4351.

Saturday Moderate seven-mile hike over hilly terrain along Gunpowder Falls to Prettyboy Dam with the Howard County Sierra Club. Depart Columbia at 9 a.m. from Long Gate Parkway commuter lot off Route 100, just east of Route 29. Take lunch and water. Details: 410-964-1902 or jameshike@verizon.net.

PUBLIC MEETINGS Monday-Thursday Winter meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Crowne Plaza Old Town, 901 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, Va. Details: 202-289-6400 or asmfc.org.

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