Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
“What we’re trying to do,” representative Frank Foster said Wednesday in an interview from the House floor, “is go through some old statutes and clean up some outdated terms, maybe be a bit more friendly to folks who carry certain tools.” More here…
At Island Lake Shooting Range east On Saturday, 11 shooters competed in international trap shooting. More here…
COLUMBUS, Georgia — Realtree camo custom laminate gives your countertops, bar fronts, gun cabinets, wainscoting, man caves and store fixtures that cool, outdoorsy feel that lets others know they’re in the home or business of a hunter. Read more
Twenty years ago, MidwayUSA owners Larry and Brenda Potterfield launched a special program that helps fund the fight against anti-gun initiatives. To date, this program has accumulated over $7 million in MidwayUSA Customer donations. Read more
Ted Nugent got too profane for family viewing in an interview with CBS. Even though his wife made him apologize, it doesn’t seem to make things better for Ted. Madman indeed! If you must, it’s here…
Back in February, U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) promised to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress if Holder didn’t hand over Justice Department documents that had been subpoenaed as part of an ongoing investigation into the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ now-infamous “Operation Fast and Furious” gun-walking operation. This week, Rep. Issa–chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee–made good on the pledge and sent out a draft Contempt Order against Holder to members of the committee. Read more
“It is difficult to choose a better place [to set wildfires] other than in the valleys of Montana where the population increases rapidly,” Inspire’s “AQ Chief” columnist writes. But, equal-opportunity law enforcement shoots back here…
A disaster is unfolding in Michigan orchards as erratic spring weather causes some of the biggest losses in decades of cherries, apples and other fruits, growers said Thursday. More here…
The nation’s best shotgun competitors will put years of hard work and training on the line May 17-20 in hopes of earning the right to represent the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shotgun are coming to the Tucson Trap & Skeet Club (TTSC) outside Tucson, Ariz., and securing one of the four Olympic spots available will be as intense as the desert heat. Read more
Overland Park, Kan. – Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry-leader in high performance sports optics for more than 60 years, has announced a $25 mail-in rebate for its popular BackTrack D-TOUR personal GPS device. The BackTrack series of simple to operate navigation devices have revolutionized the handheld GPS market, giving users an easy way to mark waypoints and find their way from point A to point B without a lot of unnecessary, complicated features. Read more