Category: Hunting

House Bill Will Help Hunters Gain Access to Public Lands

MISSOULA, Mont.–Congressman Steve Daines (R-MT) today introduced legislation–the “Making Public Lands Public Access Act”–that guarantees funding for improving hunter access to existing public lands. This legislation, H.R. 3962, is supported by the Boone and Crockett Club and other hunting organizations. The bill directs the U.S. Forest Service and BLM to acquire rights of way and other land interests from willing-seller landowners to open access to existing public lands where public access for hunting and fishing is closed or impractical.  Read more

Hunting

U.S. Hunters Set New Record-Low Harvest Rate of Yearling Bucks

More 1.5-year-old bucks (yearlings) are getting a pass from deer hunters than at any time in modern history, according to data gathered by QDMA for its 2014 Whitetail Report, now available free online.

 

In the 2012-13 season, the most recent season with complete deer harvest data available from all states, only 37 percent of antlered bucks killed by hunters in the United States were yearlings, down from over 62 percent in 1988, the year QDMA was founded. Antlered bucks do not include “button bucks,” so this means that nearly two-thirds of antlered bucks killed by hunters in 2012-13 were 2.5 years or older. Read more

Hunting

The M4 Scirrako From Alpha-TAC’s ExtremeBeam Offers Exceptional Performance at an Affordable Price

Alpha-TAC’s ExtremeBeam has manufactured some of the best tactical flashlights available today. Now, the company has released the M4 Scirrako – a long-range workhorse of a flashlight worthy only of the ExtremeBeam name.   Machined from solid bar stock aluminum, this powerful flashlight features a 230 lumen bulb that can easily outshine and outperform other flashlights with twice their lumen rating. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

World’s Record Moose Verified by Boone and Crockett

MISSOULA, Mont.–A bull moose taken by a hunter in 2013 in Yukon Territory has been verified by the Boone and Crockett Club as a new World’s Record.   With a final score of 263-5/8 Boone and Crockett points, the bull has the largest antlers ever recorded for the Alaska-Yukon moose subspecies. The previous record, taken in Alaska in 1994, scores 261-5/8. These are the only two specimens on record to score over 260. The third-largest bull scores 256-6/8. Read more

Hunting

Get The Job Done With ProGrade® Varmint Grade Rounds

You’re a varmint hunter, and whether it’s to protect your land, or for sport, ProGrade® has created a special grade of ammunition just for you. ProGrade Varmint Grade is a series  of cartridges hand-selected by its in-house ballistic specialists and is the best ammunition available to take down everything from coyotes, foxes and wolves to squirrels, rabbits  and groundhogs. Read more

Ammunition, Hunting

World’s Record Moose Verified by Boone and Crockett

MISSOULA, Mont.–A bull moose taken by a hunter in 2013 in Yukon Territory has been verified by the Boone and Crockett Club as a new World’s Record.    With a final score of 263-5/8 Boone and Crockett points, the bull has the largest antlers ever recorded for the Alaska-Yukon moose subspecies. The previous record, taken in Alaska in 1994, scores 261-5/8. These are the only two specimens on record to score over 260. The third-largest bull scores 256-6/8. Read more

Hunting

House-Senate Negotiators Announce Deal on Food-Stamp Farm Bill

Washington, DC – House and Senate agriculture leaders have announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on a five-year farm bill that will reduce the deficit, grow the economy and provide certainty to the 16 million Americans whose jobs depend on agriculture. The Agricultural Act of 2014 contains major reforms including eliminating the direct payment program, streamlining and consolidating numerous programs to improve their effectiveness and reduce duplication, and cutting down on program misuse. The bill also strengthens our nation’s commitment to support farmers and ranchers affected by natural disasters or significant economic losses, and renews a national commitment to protect land, water, and other natural resources. Read more

General, Hunting

Why Michigan’s Wolf Hunt Was Successful

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Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management P.O. Box 11082 Lansing, MI 48901

LANSING–The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released new statistics from last season’s public wolf hunt – Michigan’s first – which showed that the majority of wolves taken by hunters were likely from problem packs – and, no helicopters were used in the hunt!
17 of the 23 wolves taken by hunters were taken in pack territories in the Upper Peninsula with high incidents of wolf depredation on livestock or pets. Most were taken within five miles of a depredation incident, according to DNR biologist Adam Bump. DNR biologists know the approximate territories of wolf packs, which aggressively defend their territories from other wolves. Read more

Firearms, Hunting, Wildlife
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