Category: Hunting

Outdoor Life Awards DNR for Habitat Partnership with Michigan United Conservation Clubs

Michigan On-the-Ground program engages volunteers to improve habitat

LAS VEGAS, NV— The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) earned Outdoor Life magazine’s first ever Open Country award, which recognizes individuals, organizations and agencies for protecting and improving public hunting access. The DNR won the agency award for its public-private partnership with Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) in the Michigan On-the-Ground program, a statewide series of volunteer fish and wildlife habitat improvement projects. The award was presented at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday.  Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Vortex Introduces XBR Crossbow Scope

GW:  Definitely and upgrade compared to much of the junk provided with crossbow kitsVortex’s all-new XBR Crossbow Scope is designed, engineered and purpose-driven to take your crossbow to the next level. Adopting many of the same features found on Vortex’s long-range riflescopes, the XBR is built specifically to maximize the performance of today’s high-speed crossbows. Read more

Hunting

Training the next generation of conservation officers

On Sunday, Jan. 12, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) opened its first new conservation officer (CO) recruit school since 2007. A total of 31 CO candidates – boasting an array of backgrounds and life experiences – are attending the school.

The Department of Natural Resources welcomed 31 recruits to its first conservation officer recruit school since 2007.Candidates range from a college senior to recruits who are in their early 40s and include nine law enforcement employees from other agencies, including the state police, sheriff’s departments, and small-town and urban police forces. Others have degrees in criminal justice. Six are military veterans; two have been conservation officers in other states – Kansas and Wisconsin; and two are employees with the DNR Parks and Recreation Division.

Still others are from entirely different disciplines, among them a food-processing employee of the Department of Corrections and a pizza restaurant manager – though both have extensive hunting, fishing and outdoor experience. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Burris Introduces Affordable Droptine Hunting Riflescopes

GREELEY, Colo. – Burris®, a proven leader in riflescope technology, is proud to introduce Droptine™, an effective and affordable new line of hunting riflescopes. Rugged and durable with high performance optics, Droptine riflescopes offer trajectory compensation with the popular Ballistic Plex reticle, and even provide customized shooting experiences with reticles specifically calibrated for .22 LR, Slug Gun, and Sabot firearms. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

U.S. Congress to Consider ‘Three Amigos’ Amendment

GW:  An ESA failure with hope from hunters…

WASHINGTON- -The U.S. House and Senate will consider Dallas Safari Club (DSC)-backed legislation that would exempt from endangered species protections three antelope species nearly extinct in their native countries but thriving on ranches in Texas.
The exemptions would clear the way for ranchers to maintain their herds and to offer hunts for these game animals without government intervention. Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

As Fierce Habitat Loss Storm Rages, PF’s Impact Grows

It’s already been tough for the wild birds this season with all the snow and ice cover courtesy of Mother Nature.  Hats off to Pheasants Forever for all it does.

Saint Paul, Minn. – For the third consecutive year, Pheasants Forever spent more than $50 million on its wildlife habitat conservation and education mission. In 2013, $53.8 million mission dollars helped accomplish 13,281 wildlife habitat projects spanning 1.46 million acres – the highest annual acreage total in Pheasants Forever’s 31-year history. The year’s total pushes Pheasants Forever over the 10 million acre mark since the organization’s 1982 inception. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife
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