Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Colona, IL – Rock River Arms, Inc., an industry leader well-known for producing a full line of high-quality AR15-style rifles, components, parts, and accessories upgrades their Varmint Series Rifles with their New RRA TRO Handguard, representing further growth in RRA’s expanding line of high performance hunting, precision shooting and competitive firearms. Read more
Ruger is looking to its fans and aficionados to help design a Ruger® 10/22® rifle to commemorate the 50th anniversary of America’s favorite rimfire rifle. Legal residents of the 50 United States of America who are 21 years or older may enter the contest by submitting a photo and additional information regarding their customized 10/22® rifle. Read more
Mogadore, OH. New for 2013, TenPoint Crossbow’s Tactical XLT™ crossbow features their radically compact XLT™ (Xtreme Limb Technology) bow assembly and their newly designed aircraft grade, fluted aluminum barrel. Powerful and easy to maneuver, the new model is feature-packed for precision performance. Read more
Grand Prairie, TX- Stealth Cam, the leader in scouting camera innovation expands the launch of the DRONE Wireless System, the next generation in scouting camera technology, by now offering one year of free cellular service, valued at $250 with the purchase of a New Drone Camera. The complimentary wireless plan will give the user access to thousands of image downloads as well as DRONE’s proprietary secure Command Hub website. Read more
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By Glen Wunderlich
To be or not to be afield, that is the question: Whether it is better to hold off during archery’s early season and wait for the rut or to take part in opening day.
There are those trophy hunters that would never begin hunting the archery deer season until the third week in October so as not to run the risk of messing up a chance at a more careless buck later on. Their rationale may even make a fair amount of sense.
To me, however, opening day reminds me of Christmas morning when I was a boy. My parents would remind me not to get up too early so they could sleep in. I knew Santa Claus had dropped off the presents, just like he had done faithfully in prior years. Maybe just a little peek toward that decorated conifer that graced our living room by the picture window. That’s all it took. “Mom! Dad! Santa was here! Get up! Get up!” That sleeping-in thing never went past 7am.
Over five decades later, little has changed. The “presents” are still under the trees and, if nothing else, October 1 means time to peek into the whitetails’ world.
My hunting partner, Joe, decided on a half-mile walk Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
As a lifelong Michigan resident, getting prepared for the brutality of winter seems to be a never-ending exercise. It seems like the fruit trees just recently escaped a late frost and now we are protecting our tomatoes from an early one. And, if that’s not enough, hunting season brings its own set of priorities. Choices, choices. Read more
The 2013 Deer Hunting: Status and Prospects report – available for download below – provides information about resources and approaches for preparing for deer season each year, some background on deer in each region of the state and perceptions on hunting activity up to this point in the season.
For more information about deer hunting seasons, opportunities and resources, visit www.michigan.gov/deer.
For two years, the independent nonprofit watchdog CharityWatch (formerly the American Institute of Philanthropy) has given the Humane Society of the United States a “D” grade. This spring, for example, CharityWatch reported that HSUS spent as little as 50 percent of its budget on programs and spent up to 48 cents to raise every dollar.
That’s now changed—but not by much. HSUS now earns a “C-minus” grade. CharityWatch finds that HSUS spends as little as 55 percent of its budget on programs, and spends up to 42 cents to raise a dollar.
In this video, Dave shares how he likes to make mock scrapes in his home state of Kentucky. Dave likes to moves parts of existing scrapes to make active scrapes near his stands.
