Category: Hunting

Need Some Ankle Socks? Ask HSUS.

GW:  They’ve sent me some great gear over the years- for members only, no less.  The tote bags are good for carrying hunting gear, as long as you remember to turn them inside out.  And, those cute gardening gloves – good for one oil change and lube.

Here’s the latest from www.humanewatch.org…

HSUS socksGiven that the Humane Society of the United States spends about half of its budget on overhead—including tens of millions of dollars of fundraising costs that it misleadingly calls “program spending”—there’s no shortage of doodads and tchotchkes that wind up in people’s mailboxes. We’ve seen HSUS calendars, HSUS tote bags, and HSUS t-shirts. But now someone has sent us a pair of HSUS socks that he received in the mail.

Really? Socks?

Maybe HSUS should consider the symbolism of sending people something that is associated with bad stenches. After all, HSUS is an organization that only gives 1% of the money it raises to pet shelters, that recently stuffed $26 million into Caribbean accounts instead of giving that money to help needy animals, and that pays $400,000 a year to a CEO who has said “I don’t love animals or think they are cute.” Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

Weather Conditions and Trophy Whitetails

MISSOULA, Mont.—Statistics say it won’t be windy when you shoot your Boone and Crockett whitetail. Neither will it be raining. Nor cloudy. Nor warmer than 50 degrees.

A new book, “Boone and Crockett Club’s Complete Guide to Hunting Whitetails,” includes detailed analyses of weather conditions reported by hunters when they tagged a buck big enough to qualify for North America’s premier big-game records book.

More than 8,000 recent Boone and Crockett record entries were reviewed. The most common trophy-day weather data include:

93 percent – No precipitation

8 5 percent – Winds calm to 5 mph

81 percent – Temperature 50 degrees or less

51 percent – Sunny/clear

Boone and Crockett records also reveal the best odds for taking a massive whitetail occur during the week of Nov. 13 between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Along with many more details and charts on weather, dates, times, firearm calibers, ammunition and other behind-the-records statistics, “Boone and Crockett Club’s Complete Guide to Hunting Whitetails” offers extensive, informative chapters on proven trophy-hunting strategies and learned insights from noted whitetail authorities. Read more

Hunting

Nikon Promo Aims to Help Hunters as Seasons Close In

Deer hunting season is just around the corner, and to help hunters prepare Nikon is offering instant savings on a number of sport optics to help ensure this upcoming season is a successful one.

Now through September 21, 2014, hunters can enjoy instant savings on select PROSTAFF fieldscopes and riflescopes, as well as select MONARCH 3 binoculars and the recently released ACULON rangefinder. Read more

Firearms, Hunting, Wildlife

Thompson/Center Arms Launches “Fall Into Savings” Promotion

SPRINGFIELD, MA— Smith & Wesson Corp. announced today that Thompson/Center Arms™ is offering a special incentive for sportsmen and women this fall year with a limited-time mail-in rebate program for consumers who purchase any new T/C® Venture™ or Dimension® rifle. Available now until November 30, 2014, the “Fall Into Savings” promotion offers a $75 rebate on any Thompson/Center model in the popular T/C Venture family, or from among multiple selections in the Dimension Interchangeable Bolt-Action Platform. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

Stealth Cam Digital Night Vision Monocular

Grand Prairie, TX- Stealth Cam, introduced in the year 2000, quickly became the leader in scouting camera innovation. Today, Stealth Cam introduces their new Digital Night Vision Monocular (NVM) that takes technology beyond cameras and into optics that illuminates and provides night vision. The new NVM is an excellent compact tool for low light or after hours scouting, nighttime boat rides, camping, search and rescue, and many other night time activities. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Millett Tactical Introduces Three New Versatile Red Dot Sights

Overland Park, Kan. — Millett, a performance-driven and trusted brand in the shooting industry for decades, has announced the release of three new tactical red dot sights. The new M-Force, M-Pulse and Speed Point red dot sights from Millett provide shooters with a versatile selection of precision sighting options equipped for a variety of shooting disciplines.

The M-Force features a 5 MOA red dot with a fully-coated fixed power optic for a bright sight picture and quick target acquisition. Constructed with a durable 30mm tube, the M-Force comes with flip-open scope caps and a one-piece, tool-free cantilever mount for optimum sight height and quick installation on AR rifles. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

iON Cameras Introduces New Realtree Xtra® CamoCAM™

New York, NY, July 30, 2014 – iON America, the global consumer electronics company that brought Shoot/Share™ Wi-Fi connectivity to point-of-view (POV) iON Cameras, unveils the iON CamoCAM™, designed specifically for fishing and hunting enthusiasts, where camouflage gear is critical to success.

CamoCAM retails for $299.99 USD and is debuting in Walmart stores and Walmart.com this fall.

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The versatility of the CamoCAM makes it the perfect addition to any outdoor activity. CamoCAM is skinned with official Realtree Xtra® camouflage and includes a Realtree Xtra camouflage mount at no extra cost. The mount’s easy lock technology makes it perfect to affix to the barrel of a firearm, fishing net and the stabilizer bar on a compound bow. In addition, the CamoCAM pairs perfectly with all of iON’s existing mounts including suction cups, helmet mounts and more, making the CamoCAM an essential part of all year-round activities and any hunting or fishing trip.

Outdoor sports enthusiasts can now shoot and share high quality video images, while benefitting from the compact size, light weight, fully-waterproof design (with no unsightly, expensive added case needed as with competitor products), Wi-Fi connectivity and ease-of-use benefits that have made iON Cameras so popular.

 

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Hunting, Wildlife

First early teal hunting season in nearly 50 years set for Sept. 1-7

Waterfowl hunters have an exciting new hunting opportunity to look forward to, as Sept. 1-7 will mark Michigan’s first early teal hunting season in nearly 50 years. These small ducks, especially blue-winged teal, are some of the earliest duck species to migrate each fall.

group of blue-winged teal in flightThis statewide teal-only season is now possible because of growing teal populations. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission approved the Sept. 1-7 early teal season at the commission’s July 10 meeting. Hunters may take six teal per day and hunt from sunrise to sunset.

Accurate identification of ducks is essential during this special season, because only teal are legal to harvest. It is important for hunters to understand the season is experimental for three years, and the Department of Natural Resources is required to measure the attempts and harvest of non-target species to make sure hunters are harvesting teal and not other duck species like wood ducks and mallards. Read more

Hunting
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