Category: Hunting

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

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
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