Category: 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

The New Gravity Series from Moultrie Feeders

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Moultrie Products introduces the Dinner Plate Gravity Series of game feeders. The all new Dinner Plate Feeder Kit dispenses feed on demand and can accommodate both corn and protein for maximum flexibility. Available options include the Dinner Plate Feeder Kit, 30-Gallon Dinner Plate Feeder, or the 55-Gallon Dinner Plate Feeder. The specially designed adapter included can be used to convert most barrels and hoppers to receive the quick locking Dinner Plate Kit.

Moultrie’s Dinner Plate Feeder Kit has been designed to offer flexible feeding options, while eliminating the need for batteries or relying on electronic timers, providing a simple yet effective feeder. This feeder design accommodates corn or protein — up to 2.25″ in length and .25″ in diameter — and feeds deer on their schedule. The Moultrie Dinner Plate Feeder Kit has an MSRP of $39.99.

Moultrie’s 30-Gallon Dinner Plate Feeder is less than 6 feet in height, makes it extremely easy to fill from ground level. A High-quality, UV-resistant hopper is designed to weather the elements for many seasons and also features three integrated camera mounts allowing you to monitor feeding activity. The Moultrie 30-Gallon Dinner Plate Feeder has an MSRP of $109.99. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Know Your Woods with the New A-7i Game Camera

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Moultrie Products is proud to introduce yet another game-changing product into an already outstanding line of trail cameras. The all new Moultrie A-7i has all the key features an avid deer hunter needs in a game camera, with the ability to capture images of even the most skittish bucks in the woods. At a price that’s hard to beat, the A-7i will be an instant must-have for both new and previous Moultrie game camera users alike.

Built on the platform of Moultrie’s best-selling A-5 game camera, the A-7i is now the lowest priced, iNVISIBLE flash camera in the Moultrie family. With black LED’s for imperceptible flash operation, this camera was developed specifically to be utilized in any scouting situation without alerting prey. With the rugged new look of the entire Moultrie lineup, the A-7i includes a functional LED array design for better break up and concealment in the woods and improvements in weather resistance and reliability. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Spring turkey hunters can apply for license now through Feb. 1

The Department of Natural Resources today announced that spring turkey hunting applications are now on sale through Saturday, Feb 1. The 2015 spring turkey season runs April 20 through May 31, with several different hunt periods to choose from. “Hunters looking for the greatest flexibility may wish to purchase a Hunt 234 license. You can buy this license starting March 16, no application required, and it’s valid from May 4-31.

It’s valid for all open areas of the state except the public lands of southern Michigan,” said DNR upland game bird specialist Al Stewart. “Spring turkey hunting is a big deal here in Michigan. We’re ranked seventh in the nation for turkey harvest, harvesting over 30,000 turkeys.”

The application is $5 and may be purchased anywhere hunting licenses are sold or online at www.mdnr-elicense.com. Hunters may purchase only one spring turkey hunting license. Information about spring turkey hunting can be found at www.michigan.gov/turkey. Read more

Hunting

Calling Mature Bucks

 by Todd Amenrud

Whitetails vocalize to communicate a variety of socially important information… well, important to a whitetail anyhow. Their sounds vary in pitch and intensity and just a slight change in either can give the sound a different meaning. Most importantly, I know they can be called to us by imitating these sounds. Aside from a doe and her young fawns during the spring, whitetails are most vocal during the fall months and breeding season. Making the right sound at the right time can be an exciting way to fill a tag and put a trophy on the wall.

A whitetail’s sense of hearing is what we’re trying to reach when using a call so we need to understand a few things about it. The average hunter would say that a whitetail has much better hearing than a human. Actually, our ear drum is more sophisticated. Humans have the capabilities to pick up higher pitch and lower pitch frequencies, however, imagine if you had two huge, open-ended cones that you could direct and cup sound with. Because of the style of their ears a whitetail can distinguish and pinpoint the location of sounds much better.

As far as the often asked question, “how loud should I blow my call?” The short answer is, “make the sound the same volume that a real whitetail would.” Experience is the best teacher. Adult deer communicate through grunts, bleats, bawls, bellows, snorts, hisses and wheezes. The two most common sounds are grunts and bleats. Varying the tone, length or volume can give them totally different meanings. Both bucks and does make both grunts and bleats. Read more

Hunting

DSC Urges Feds to Review Science, Permit Black Rhino Hunt

DALLAS – The U.S. government is deciding whether an American hunter should be allowed to bring home the taxidermy from a tentatively planned black rhino hunt in Namibia. An import permit could be approved or denied any day. DSC is urging the feds to make their decision based on the best available science, not emotional rhetoric.

DSC outlined its request in a formal letter submitted during a public comment period.

The letter reiterates the hunt is for a single, aged, non-breeding male known to charge and kill younger bulls, cows and even calves. This behavior, well documented in scientific literature, jeopardizes the future of the herd.

Since black rhinos are critically endangered, all forms of additive mortality “must be addressed in a manner that adds to stabilization and growth” of remaining populations, wrote Ben Carter, DSC executive director. Read more

Hunting, Poachers, Wildlife

NRANEWS Cam & Co. Gets New Time Slot

NEW BERLIN, WI – Beginning today (January 5, 2015) Sportsman Channel’s popular, news-talk, outdoor show – NRANEWS Cam & Co. – will be airing at 5 p.m. ET.

Hosted by Cam Edwards, and airing from the NRANEWS Studios in Farmville, Va., and Washington D.C., NRANEWS Cam & Co. is the first and only news-talk series on television that can authoritatively address the issues that are vital to more than 80 million American sportsmen and sportswomen. The show is celebrating 10 years of broadcasting on NRANEWS.com. The show is also simulcast on SiriusXM (Patriot and Patriot Plus) and podcasts are available on iTunes and iHeartRadio. From segments like Curator’s Corner sponsored by Bass Pro Shops, Ask Cam and Armed Citizen Files, Cam & Co. presents the news of the day in an engaging, real-time manner.

“We had a great 2014 bringing the news, stories, people and places we cover daily to our passionate, national Sportsman Channel audience,” said Edwards. “The tremendous success we’ve experienced with first our online show and now the TV show underscores the desire for this type of programming to meet the underserved needs for accurate, balanced and honest information about the topics, news and events that matter to America’s millions of active sportsmen and sportswomen.”

“There is no other daily TV show like Cam & Co. out there,” said Marc Fein, executive vice president, programming and production of Sportsman Channel. “This entertaining and informative show, highlighted by Cam’s intelligent insight and perspective to vital issues, discussion with big-name guests, and special weekly and daily segments will be a great lead-in to our prime-time slate.” Read more

Ammunition, Firearms, Gun Control, Hunting, Self Defense

Barnett Crossbrows Offers Buck Commander Rage Model

The Barnett Buck Commander Rage represents a quantum leap in crossbow evolution. It combines the best design elements from all Barnett crossbows into one light-weight, hard-hitting package. If its strikingly good looks don’t grab your attention, its performance and features surely will.

Most notable is the combination of the lightweight CarbonLite Riser with reverse draw technology. This creates significantly less vibration and noise than a traditional draw crossbow without sacrificing speed or accuracy. In this radical new reverse draw configuration, the limb pockets are moved closer to the trigger assembly and the limbs face forward on the bow, thus shifting the center of gravity
closer to the shooter’s body. This drastically reduces the weight at the front of the
crossbow, which is essential for a well-balanced shot.

In addition, the CarbonLite Riser assembly further reduces the weight without
compromising strength or accuracy. The most technically advanced riser ever
created for a crossbow, the CarbonLite Riser removes approximately 43% of weight from the riser, which dramatically shifts the balance point to the shoulder. Read more

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