Category: Hunting

Nebraska Senator Back with Effort to Ban Mountain Lion Hunting

Nebraska state Sen. Ernie Chambers is back with his anti-hunting crusade against scientific management of mountain lions. The senator led an identical charge in 2014 when the legislature passed a bill to ban mountain-lion hunting, which was ultimately vetoed by then-Gov. Dave Heineman.

Chambers reintroduced his legislation (LB 127) on Friday, Jan. 9, along with a new effort to ban the management of prairie dogs, including on private property (LB 128).

“The Sportsmen’s community in Nebraska did a great job last year in rallying opposition to this ideological attack on wildlife management, and we’ll need a similar response this year,” said Adam Wright, USSA’s associate director of state services. “Sportsmen across Nebraska, and really across the country, must speak up and let their state senators know how misguided this effort is.” Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

USSA Weighs Legal Options in Great Lakes Wolf Battle

On Dec. 20, a federal district court judge in Washington D.C. struck down the delisting of wolves in the western Great Lakes region, and returned them to federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. This move was not based upon the population of wolves—which have clearly recovered in the area—but instead, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled that until wolves are re-established in their historical range (which would apparently include New York City, Washington D.C., Seattle, etc.) they cannot be considered recovered in Michigan, Minnesota or Wisconsin, no matter how large the wolf populations in those three states.

For nearly a decade, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and our partners have led the attempt to delist recovered populations of wolves from the Endangered Species List and to return them to management of individual states.

Judge Howell’s ruling leaves two realistic options for sportsmen, conservationists and those interested in the sound management of fish and wildlife:  legal and congressional action. Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

Signature Products Group (SPG) Introduces the All New Browning Billy 1700RT Lumbar Hunting Pack

New for 2015, Signature Products Group (SPG) introduces the Browning Billy 1700RT Lumbar Hunting Pack, which will be available in stores this summer. This lumbar pack boasts 1700 cubic inches of storage space, handles heavy loads with ease, and weighs merely 2.5 pounds.

Staying true to Browning’s mantra, “The Best There Is,” SPG has completely redesigned the Browning hunting pack line, incorporating innovations such as Hypo-Sonic™ and Mountain Crawler™ systems made specifically to enhance stealth and endurance on any hunt. Gone are the days of bulky, heavy packs that weigh more than all the rest of your gear…this ain’t your daddy’s hunting pack.

The Billy 1700RT features a revolutionary Baumshell™ fabric as well as the industry-first Hypo-Sonic™ closure in place of a traditional noisy zipper. Woven Baumshell™ fabric is roughly twice the strength and half the weight of traditional knitted pack fabrics. Additionally, it is “whisper quiet” for state of the art sound suppression. Baumshell™ fabric is water resistant and the pack is constructed with reinforced stitching for years of hunting. Read more

Hunting

Stealth Cam GXW: Wireless Image Transmission to Mobile Devices

Grand Prairie, TX- Stealth Cam, introduced in the year 2000, quickly became the leader in scouting camera innovation. Continuing to advance technology to the next level, Stealth Cam introduces the next generation of feature-packed scouting camera for 2015 advanced scouting cams, the GXW. This 12.0 Megapixel- 3 resolutions; 12.0mp, 8.0mp, 4.0mp, integrates 45 ‘BLACK’ IR emitters with a 100-foot range making it great tool for land management, property security, or for hunters tracking potential trophies through their mobile devices.

Taking advantage of today’s technology and the outdoor enthusiast’s busy schedule, Stealth Cam’s GXW provides real time updates using wireless technology. The GXW transmits images or video clips straight to the users mobile device via the free Stealth Cam Remote app giving the avid hunter new opportunities to plan his or her hunting strategies. The Remote app delivers a highly functional user interface with complete control of camera and wireless settings from the palm of your hand also allowing the user to create & manage multiple image galleries as well as instant sharing via text, email or social media. The Remote app can operate multiple cameras with one login, showing a pattern of movement for the game they are seeking. Stealth Cam’s GXW now supplies another patterning tool to hunters to help manage their property using modern technology. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Ultra-High Definition and German Precision in Steiner Wildlife XP Binoculars

GREELEY, CO – The new Steiner Wildlife XP series roof prism binoculars feature fluoride glass, precision ground Schott lenses and a new Ultra-HD optical system with phase corrected prisms to offer birders, naturalists and even hunters a wider field of view, true color fidelity and crisp edge-to-edge sharpness.

“The new Wildlife XP binoculars’ classic European styling and premium German glass will be a hit with anyone who appreciates fine optics, quality construction and rugged design,” says Tom Frane, VP of Sales, Marketing and Business Development. “Naturalists will love the extraordinary detail and industry leading light transmission the fluoride glass delivers.”

Available in 8x44mm and 10x44mm, the Wildlife XP’s open-bridge design is lightweight, compact and extremely robust. For faster reaction time the XP’s unique Distance-Control-System™ lets users pre-focus to a known distance, eliminating the need to refocus. Precision dual diopter settings provide a greater range of visual acuity, and the Comfort Grip System’s textured rubber armoring with TechnoGel® thumb pads reduce hand fatigue over long periods of viewing. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

New experimental duck hunting opportunity in Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the states of Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan to implement an early teal duck hunting season on a three-year experimental basis beginning in 2014. Teal (blue-winged and green-winged) are migratory birds managed under the authority of the USFWS in cooperation with state wildlife agencies, so decisions are made at a continental or regional level. As a result, the USFWS required the three state wildlife agencies to conduct and report the monitoring of this experimental season as a group. The first-year report is now available, and results demonstrated that hunters focused their harvest on desired teal ducks. Read more

Hunting

Meopta Introduces MeoStar R2 1.7-10×42 RD and 2-12×50 RD Riflescopes

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Meopta, the industry’s leading designer and manufacturer of premium sports optics, adds two new riflescopes to its newest generation MeoStar R2 riflescopes series – the 1.7-10×42 RD and 2-12×50 RD.

These premium 30mm MeoStar R2 riflescopes, designed for the most demanding hunters, feature a 6x variable magnification range, wide field of view and exceptional light transmission. MeoLux, Meopta’s most advanced lens coating, combined with Schott glass and expert design, enables 99.8% light transmission per lens surface allowing hunters using MeoStar R2 riflescopes to see better and hunt longer.

Available in two illuminated reticle options – 4C-RD or 4K-RD – these new MeoStar R2 scopes allow for extremely fast and accurate target acquisition. All MeoStar R2 riflescopes are parallax free to 100 yards and have Meopta’s MeoDrop hydrophobic lens coating which repels rain, snow, skin oils and dirt.

The compact, versatile MeoStar R2 1.7-10×42 RD is designed and engineered to meet the needs of a wide array of hunters across the globe. It is an ideal scope for most close-range shots in dense cover and also for mid-range shots in more open terrain. Whether stalking, sitting in a tree stand or climbing with the scope atop a mountain rifle, the MeoStar R2 1.7-10×42 RD delivers the highest performance. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

Redesigned Bushnell Trophy Cam HD Aggressor Low Glow LED Trail Camera

Overland Park, Kan. – Bushnell®, an industry leader in high performance sports optics for more than 65 years and a market leader in the trail camera industry, has introduced a completely redesigned Trophy® Cam HD low-glow trail camera. Leading the industry with true one-year battery life and fast 0.2 second trigger speed, the Bushnell Trophy Cam HD Aggressor offers a host of valuable features.

Featuring 36 low-glow Infrared LEDs with a flash range of 100 feet, a 14MP camera and high definition 1080p video, the Trophy Cam HD Aggressor produces the absolute best images and video day or night ever offered in a Trophy Cam. The cameras include hybrid capture mode, a hyper passive infrared sensor (PIR) and an extended detection range.

The Trophy Cam HD Aggressor series has an aggressive design with a latch system that is more durable and easier to operate and a strengthened cable lock channel for enhanced security in the field. Also included with the camera is a removable ARD (anti-reflective device) that offers additional concealment of the LEDs.

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Hunting, Wildlife

Meopta Introduces New MeoStar 12×50 HD and 15×56 HD Binoculars

HAUPPAUGE, NY, January 5, 2015 – Meopta, the industry’s leading designer and manufacturer of premium sports optics, is pleased to add two new high-performance binoculars to its MeoStar® line – the MeoStar 12×50 HD and MeoStar 15×56 HD.

These rugged binoculars are engineered to withstand the most extreme hunting conditions and are especially well suited for western hunters. Vast terrain requires exceptional glass, not only to spot animals at long ranges but also to assess their finest details. The new MeoStar HD binoculars deliver to the max thanks to the large HD fluoride objective lenses which eliminate chromatic aberration and provide spectacular image clarity and true, vivid color reproduction. The MeoBrightTM ion-assisted lens coating delivers 99.7% light transmission per lens surface providing exceptionally bright images in the most challenging lighting conditions. This gives hunters the advantage of seeing better, both earlier and later. Read more

General, Hunting, Wildlife
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