2014 Big BuckNight
Detroit Public Television in association with Safari Club International – Novi, will present “Big Buck Nigh 2014”; a celebration of Michigan’s deer harvest featuring interviews with local hunters and conservationists. Read more
Category: Hunting
3 Things You Didn’t Know About Trophy Whitetails
MISSOULA, Mont.–A Boone and Crockett Club reference book on trophy whitetails has received top honors in a national book awards competition. The Club is celebrating with a just-for-fun trivia quiz based on data that readers could glean from the pages of the heralded book.
Competing against books of all genres, “Records of North American Whitetail Deer” won a Gold Medal in the 2013 PubWest Book Design Awards. It’s one of four recent honors for Boone and Crockett-published books. More on that after the quiz.
Three things you didn’t know about trophy whitetails (see answers below):
1. There are currently 8,568 typical whitetails listed in Boone and Crockett records. What percentage are 8-pointers (eastern count)?
2. Which antler characteristic factors most heavily into the score of a typical whitetail?
3. Continent-wide, what are the odds of a deer hunter collecting and entering a Boone and Crockett-qualifying whitetail?
“Records of North American Whitetail Deer” is the most complete book of trophy info and records on America’s favorite big-game species. The PubWest Gold Medal was given for the fifth edition, which includes detailed tabular listings of 12,254 whitetail trophies ranked according to their all-time Boone and Crockett scores. Read more
Redfield® Accelerator™ Reflex Sight is Lightning Fast, Lightweight
Accelerator™ Reflex sight delivers an immediate, crisp sight picture, no matter the firearm. Rugged, lightweight aluminum keeps bulk down, but performance high. off feature helps preserve battery life. The Mangin lens delivers an extremely wide field of view and superior image quality, which are critical in picking up or transitioning between targets. Read more
Leupold® Launches Next-Generation DeltaPoint® 2 Red Dot Sight
2. The DeltaPoint 2 retains Leupold’s patented Motion Sensor Technology, which instantly detects any motion, activates the illumination and adjusts the brightness to the environment, but now also includes a manual brightness adjustment, for those who prefer brighter or dimmer dots. Read more
CQB Optics Redefined with the Burris AR-1X™ Prism Sight
GREELEY, Colo. – Burris® is proud to introduce the new AR-1X™ Prism Sight, a rugged CQB sight made for ultra-fast shooting in intense competitive or tactical situations. A new, highly visible reticle design is ideal for close quarters shooting, and provides trajectory compensation out to 600 yards. 1X magnification creates greater situational awareness by encouraging both-eyes-open shooting, but the optic pairs perfectly with magnifying devices like the Burris AR-Tripler. Read more
Winchester® is Lok’d & Lethal With Rooster™ XR™
GW: If only we had some Michigan roosters to hunt…
EAST ALTON, Ill. (Jan. 8, 2014) — Upland hunters rely on long-range lethality when it comes to flushing ringnecks. Winchester® Ammunition is proud to introduce its most innovative pheasant load, the new Rooster™ XR™.
Featuring the same Shot-Lok™ Technology as found in Winchester Long Beard™ XR™, Rooster XR delivers more consistent and tighter patterns at longer ranges. It also includes deeper penetration and extreme knockdown power. Rooster XR is ideal for upland hunters that experience challenging shots in tough conditions. Winchester Rooster XR will be offered in the following specifications:
| SKU | RDS/BX | Length | Velocity | Shot Wt | Shot Size |
| 12 | 15 | 3 | 1300 | 1½ | 4,5,6 |
| 12 | 15 | 2¾ | 1300 | 1¼ | 4,5,6 |
SHOT-LOK TECHNOLOGY— Shot-Lok Technology, found in Rooster XR, is a hardened resin that eliminates air space around the pellets preventing movement, which ultimately leads to virtually no pellet deformation. Read more
New Shot Trak HD High Definition Gun Camera from ATN
South San Francisco, CA – American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN), makers of military, law enforcement, security and outdoor night vision and thermal applications, announce the Shot Trak HD, the high definition gun camera for capturing personal outdoor adventures with 5-times the magnification of any standard action camera. The Shot Trak HD is extremely compact and rugged, built using military-grade materials. It is easily removable and attachable on 3-sides of the device to a standard Weaver mount on a rifle, shotgun, handgun or bow. Read more
Liberty Ammunition Introduces Silverado .223 Rem, 55 Grain Bullet
Liberty’s lead-free, hollow-point fragmenting hunting round in .223 Rem is the first of many calibers specifically designed for the hunter.
BRADENTON, FL – Liberty Ammunition, global leader in high performance, lead-free ammunition for military and law enforcement markets, announces the Silverado line of hunting ammunition. The first caliber introduced is the .223 Rem, 55 Grain, a copper, monolithic, hollow-point, deep cavity fragmenting hunting round. Read more
New Bushnell Trophy Cam Wireless
Overland Park, Kan – Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry leader in high performance sports optics for 65 years, has introduced a new wireless trail camera. Wireless Trophy Cam HD, the first carrier-approved wireless trail camera, offers unmatched convenience and simplicity with its user-friendly interface and a prepaid introductory data plan.
Built on the award winning Trophy Cam platform, Wireless Trophy Cam HD is the ultimate next generation scouting tool. With the transmission of thumbnail images via email or text, hunters can monitor activity and keep an eye on the woods in near real time, while an exclusive smart phone app (free for both Android and iPhone devices) allows hunters to quickly modify camera settings. Hi-res images are saved to the web portal (www.wirelesstrophycam.com) where users can download images or change camera settings remotely. Read more
Rhino Auction, Hunt Praised by Boone and Crockett Club
MISSOULA, Mont.–Controversy surrounds an upcoming fundraiser and hunt for a black rhinoceros, but the Boone and Crockett Club is praising both as positive moves for the future of a critically endangered game species.
During its Jan. 9-12 convention, Dallas Safari Club (DSC) will auction a rhino-hunting permit prescribed by biologists in Namibia. The hunt will be for an old, post-breeding, aggressive bull known to charge and kill younger bulls, cows and calves in Mangetti National Park. Removing these animals increases herd survival and productivity.
DSC expects the permit to bring at least $250,000, perhaps up to $1 million–with 100 percent of proceeds earmarked for Namibia’s rhino conservation efforts including anti-poaching patrols. Read more