Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Ann Arbor, MI (January 2013) – EOTech, the world leader in holographic optics for small weapons, has raised the bar and created a new holographic sight designed specifically for the crossbow platform. The EOTech 512.Xbow sight will increase the hunter’s ability to acquire their target using the specially designed ranging and aiming reticle. Read more
Now Senator Feinstein from California doesn’t want anyone to think she’s after your guns. But, we remember her other face here…
Firearm sales resumed on a limited basis beginning Tuesday, January 8…
Fort Worth, Texas, USA – Consumer reaction to the political rhetoric after the shooting in CT caused a rush of online orders at Cheaper Than Dirt! which led to the largest backlog in the company’s history. Cheaper Than Dirt! management had no choice but to suspend firearm sales while examining ways to meet customer demand and maintain the careful and lawful processes established. Read more
A man, minding his own business, was blindsided by a crazed bobcat and was bitten in his face and back. The cat’s ninth life was terminated on the scene. Details here…
GW: I have learned that the bobcat was indeed infected with rabies.
Preliminary figures show the state of Michigan ended the 2012 fiscal year with fund balances of more than $1.2 billion, including a $1 billion surplus in the state’s general fund, according to a Senate Fiscal Agency report Thursday.
Say what you want about the current state government, but under past Governor Granholm, this never happened – much like the present federal government. Heck, our national leaders don’t even have a budget and haven’t for four years. At least that way, they can’t go over budget. What a concept! Genius they are.
An uplifting story that ends well for an Alaskan family with a lost, blind dog is here…
A seemingly simple hike by a Coast Guardsman in Alaska evolves into a search by his co-workers turning into a mystery, as no sign of him has been found. Hope is not lost but snow has hampered efforts. More here…
One of the Midwest’s most prominent mid-distance sled dog races will be held in a new location this year. The Department of Natural Resources today announced the Tahquamenon Country Sled Dog Race (TCSDR), held the last 13 years at Rainbow Lodge on the mouth of the Two-Hearted River, will be hosted this winter by Muskallonge Lake State Park from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5. Read more
NRA initially withheld comment about the horrible crime that took place in Newtown, Connecticut last week, out of respect for the families of the crime’s victims and other residents of that community, and while law enforcement officials there conducted their investigation. However, President Obama and a usual cast of characters, in keeping with their longstanding practice of not letting any crisis go to waste, quickly used the tragedy to push their gun ban agenda. Read more
The National Rifle Association’s 4 million mothers, fathers, sons and daughters join the nation in horror, outrage, grief and earnest prayer for the families of Newtown, Connecticut … who suffered such incomprehensible loss as a result of this unspeakable crime.
Out of respect for those grieving families, and until the facts are known, the NRA has refrained from comment. While some have tried to exploit tragedy for political gain, we have remained respectfully silent.
Now, we must speak … for the safety of our nation’s children. Here is the plan in their own words: http://nranews.com/pressconferencereplay.html Read more