Federal’s Custom Shop for Ammunition Launches Online

ANOKA, Minnesota –  – Federal is proud to introduce its new online custom-loaded ammunition shop. Customers can choose from several different specialized shotshell and centerfire rifle offerings, with a wide selection of the best bullets from Federal, Nosler, Sierra, Berger, Barnes and more. In addition, custom TSS Shotshells for turkey, waterfowl and upland game can be ordered. Orders are shipped direct to consumer.

“The Federal Custom Shop is an all-new way to deliver your preference of the perfect centerfire rifle or shotgun load built by our ammunition experts,” said Federal Ammunition President Jason Vanderbrink.

For example, at the time of the launch, centerfire rifle shooters can choose numerous bullets and from more than 10 different cartridges including 6.5-284 Norma, 257 Weatherby, 243 Winchester, 257 Roberts +P, 6.5 Creedmoor and more. Shotshell customers can custom order a large variety of loads including 10-gauge and 28-gauge. Shotgun Loads with unique payload sizes or loaded in 2-3/4 hulls for a lower recoil benefit are also possible. A lot of ammunition options exist at Federal’s Custom Shop that will appeal to customer personal preferences. However, the long list of options will change as the shop grows.

“If it’s not in Federal’s vast catalog as factory-loaded ammo, we may have it listed on our website as a load we will custom hand-load for you. We now have a specific selection of rifle and TSS shotshell loads that we will build on-demand, per order.” Vanderbrink said. “For example, Barnes 120-grain Tipped TSX in 6.5-284 Norma and 28-gauge TSS turkey loads aren’t products we list in our catalog, but you can certainly order them through our Custom Shop.”

Each Custom Shop round is painstakingly handloaded to order by our team of expert engineers in our state-of-the-art reloading workshop. These veteran craftsmen combine the best components with extra quality checks at every stage for the most consistent velocity, accuracy and overall performance. Loads are then hand-checked for final inspection and cleaned before being custom-packed in durable packaging signed by the engineer that hand-loaded it. Read more

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West Nile virus survey in Great Lakes region shows limited exposure in ruffed grouse

First-year results from a multistate West Nile virus study show that while the virus is present in some ruffed grouse in the Great Lakes region, most birds exposed to the virus can survive. More than 700 hunter-provided samples from Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin were analyzed – both for exposure and infection – in the West Nile Virus in ruffed grouse surveillance project coordinated by the natural resources departments in those three states. Read more

Wildlife

Reelin’ in Reel Big Fish with Catch a Florida Memory

This summer was a fantastic time to catch some reel big fishing memories. A few top-notch Catch a Florida Memory anglers took home exciting prizes in the process, including custom fish mounts courtesy of Mount This! Fish Company.

Christina Saridakis and Remington Colt Thompson both won custom fish mounts in August by qualifying for the Reel Big Fish that most exceeded its qualifying length from April to July. In the adult category, Christina’s whopping 46-inch Reel Big red drum was definitely a milestone to remember, while Remington dominated the youth category with an impressive 36-inch red drum. Read more

Fishing

New Zealand Trophy Hunting at its Best

World Record Trophies in Stunning Alpine Scenery

New Zealand Trophy Hunting offers the finest red stag hunting in New Zealand. It has produced several former world records, and there will be more!

The red stag typically rut from mid-March through mid-May, a period popularly known as the “roar”. If you are a bowhunter, this is your best opportunity for hunting this majestic animal while also experiencing the privilege of this exhilarating encounter.

When a stag roars, it is a guttural, hair-raising, lion-like roar that will be sure to get your heart racing. To hunt a roaring stag at close quarters is one of the world’s most unforgettable hunting experiences. Read more

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California Vintner Steps Forward to Protect Endangered Salmon

A vintner in Northern California is upgrading a concrete fish barrier to return native salmon and steelhead to valuable spawning habitat that has been blocked for nearly a century. A cooperative “Safe Harbor” agreement between the landowner Barbara Banke, Chairman and proprietor of Jackson Family Wines, and NOAA Fisheries and other state and local agencies has fostered the improvements. These agreements provide incentives to private landowners who help recover threatened and endangered species.

The story begins in the late 1800s, when two real estate speculators, F.E. Kellogg and W.A. Stuart, bought part of a Spanish land grant in Sonoma County and built a post office, general store, school, cottages, a hotel, and a diversion structure on a nearby stream to provide water for residents and visitors to the town.

Bypassed by the railroads, however, the little town of Kellogg eventually faded away, its remains razed by a wildfire in the 1960s that left only a handful of homes, agricultural buildings, and the water diversion structure and associated water system. Like many such remnant barriers, the concrete barrier reduced stream flow and blocked native fish, such as Central California Coast (CCC) steelhead and CCC coho salmon, a critically endangered species, from reaching their spawning habitat.

Fulfilling the recovery plan

NOAA Fisheries considers restoration of Yellow Jacket Creek an essential component in the Central California Coast Coho Recovery Plan. Read more

Fishing

Ruger Awarded at NASGW

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is proud to announce that it has been recognized by the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) as Firearms Manufacturer of the Year for the thirteenth consecutive year. The Ruger Precision® Rimfire Magnum was also awarded the NASGW Caliber Award in the Best New Rifle category. Read more

Firearms

Weatherby Introduces New Mark V Carbonmark Models

Sheridan, WY – Weatherby is excited to announce three new Mark V Carbonmark rifles providing custom-built features in a stunningly-precise rifle. The newly introduced Weatherby Mark V product line launches many all-new models with features and technologies at aggressive pricing levels. The new Weatherby Mark V Carbonmark, Carbonmark Pro, and Carbonmark Elite have the following features:

  • New TriggerTech Mark V trigger
  • SUB MOA Guarantee
  • Cerakote on all metal work
  • New spiral fluted bolt
  • Accubrake ST with standard 5/8×24 threads on all calibers
  • Monte Carlo Fiberglass Stock or Carbon Fiber Stock *Select Models

In addition to the above, the new Weatherby Mark V Carbonmark features a BSF Carbon Barrel which is lightweight, accurate, and fast-cooling. Using a 416R stainless steel match barrel roll-wrapped with a carbon fiber sleeve loaded under tension to create strength and reduce overall weight. 95% of the carbon fiber does not touch the barrel allowing air to foil around the steel and rapidly cool the barrel, adding rigidity and reducing overall weight. This creates an incredibly strong barrel that dissipates heat very well and provides consistent accuracy with high shot counts.

  • The Carbonmark has a hand-laid fiberglass black stock with gray and tan sponge accents. FDE receiver/brake/trigger guard with a graphite black spiral fluted bolt and safety lever .

MSRP $2,499 Weight Standard Action: 7 LBS / Magnum Action: 8 LBS

  • The Carbonmark Pro features a charcoal carbon fiber stock, tungsten on receiver/brake/trigger guard, and graphite black bolt and safety.

MSRP $2,999 Weight Standard Action: 6.7 LBS / Magnum Action: 7.5 LBS

  • The Carbonmark Elite features an adjustable comb carbon fiber stock with brown sponge pattern. Coyote Tan Elite on receiver/brake/trigger guard with a graphite black spiral bolt and safety lever.

MSRP $3,299 Weight Standard Action: 7.2 LBS / Magnum Action: 8.4 LBS

“We are incredibly excited to launch these three models of Mark V Carbonmarks in partnership with BSF Barrelsl. New technologies and high performance lift the entire Mark V family. The new carbon fiber stocks of the Pro and Elite offer many shooting options from hunting to bench shooting all while saving weight. ” Says Kevin Wilkerson, Director of Marketing. Read more

Firearms

Bergara Rifles Introduces the B-14 .22 LR Rifle at NASGW

Bergara Rifles to introduce their B-14 .22 LR Rifle at the NASGW Expo in Orlando, FL Oct. 22-25, 2019

Lawrenceville, Georgia – BPI Outdoors / Bergara Rifles is pleased to announce the release of the Bergara B-14 R .22 LR Rifle at the NASGW Expo in Orlando, FL Oct. 22-25, 2019.

The Bergara B-14 R .22 LR is the latest offering in their ever-popular B-14 series of rifles. Ben Fleming VP of Sales for Bergara states. “Our team has been working on a very accurate full size .22 precision trainer for several years now with a goal to help set the bar with the .22 shooters. With this gun we are confident that it will help long range .22 shooting grow for years to come.” Dakota Russell, National Sales Manager for Bergara added, “Our customers have been requesting a gun like this for some time, and with the growing NRL22 and PRS .22 competition matches the timing was right to introduce a rifle of this nature.”

This rifle is designed as a true rimfire “trainer” being that it works within the dimensions of a REM700 platform, allowing shooters to have a similar size and feel to their centerfire rifle, or even set up as a clone to their centerfire to train with. It therefore fits REM700 compatible stocks, bases, and triggers.

This being the case, it gives a perfect platform to allow any shooter the ability to customize their rifle with all kinds of compatible accessories already on the market. The magazine is a single stack .22LR mag that is built within the same dimensions as a standard short action AICS mag. Read more

Firearms

North Dakota Elk Habitat, Hunting Heritage Gets Boost from RMEF

MISSOULA, Mont.— The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and our partners awarded $197,340 of grant funding in North Dakota to benefit habitat stewardship and hunting heritage projects. RMEF directly granted $38,170 and leveraged an additional $159,170 in partner funding.

Seventeen projects benefit Barnes, Bottineau, Burleigh, Cavalier, Dickey, Eddy, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, McLean, Morton, Ransom, Richland, Rolette, Sargent, Stutsman, Towner, Ward, Wells and Williams Counties.

“Invasive weeds crowd out native grasses and forbs that are vital to elk and other wildlife. This funding, in part, helps treat noxious weed growth across a 329-square mile project area,” said Blake Henning, RMEF chief conservation officer. “The grants also assist a number of different youth archery, shooting sports and other outdoor-related groups and events.”

North Dakota is home to 10 RMEF chapters and nearly 4,000 members.

“We salute and thank our volunteers for their time, talents and dedication to raise this funding that is put back on the ground in their home state,” said Kyle Weaver, RMEF president and CEO.

Since 1991, RMEF and its partners completed 231 conservation and hunting heritage outreach projects in North Dakota that protected or enhanced 56,011 acres with a combined value of $11.6 million and opened or improved public access to 33,148 acres.

Below is a sample of North Dakota’s 2019 projects, listed by county. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Garmin® to offer expanded and enhanced high-resolution relief shading cartography

Garmin® to offer most comprehensive U.S. coast line coverage with its expanded and enhanced high-resolution relief shading cartography

Premium charts and maps offer industry-leading coverage and advanced detail

OLATHE, Kan. – Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN), today announced significant coverage and detail improvements of the high-resolution relief shading coverage and detail offered in its exclusive BlueChart g3 Vision and LakeVü g3 Ultra cartography products for coastal and inland fishing and boating. Now available with coverage for the entire continental U.S. coast line and more than 150 lakes, Garmin’s high-resolution relief shading combines color and shadow to bring an entirely new level of detail to the ocean floor and lake bottom. Garmin will display its latest relief shading data in booths #326/355 at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Oct. 30 to Nov. 3.

“We remain committed to giving our customers the highest quality and most detailed, accurate charts and maps on the water, so we’re pleased to now offer the most comprehensive U.S. coast line coverage available on the market today,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of global consumer sales. “By blending Garmin’s high-resolution relief shading with the fishing layer contours generated from the Navionics detail in our charts, anglers and divers will see a tremendous improvement both in freshwater and saltwater, making it easier than ever to find structure, artificial reefs, underwater shelves and more.” Read more

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