Category: Hunting

The Secret to Painlessly Removing Ticks

It can start with pain, itching, redness and swelling in the area of the skin, and in more pronounced cases, it can include fever, headache, fatigue, and/or a skin rash. The culprit is a tick bite, and if left untreated, it can lead to Lyme disease, which can spread to the joints, heart and nervous system.
According to Lauren Allen, who just completed her undergraduate degree with a double major in communication media studies and journalism from DePaul University, and writing for RadioMD.com (www.radiomd.com) , “you can have a tick (or three) burrowed in your skin without even feeling a thing.” She notes that ticks are usually most active from April until September.
But she also reveals that removing ticks, once an onerous task using tweezers (which often did not remove the tick and was impossible to use for some parts of the body) is now a swab of cotton balls away.
Her advice: Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Enter to Win a Nosler Rifle & More in Sportsman Channel and Nosler’s “Be a BIG SHOT” Giveaway

New Berlin, WI – (July 19, 2012) – If you are in need of a new firearm, don’t ‘misfire’ on this prime opportunity. Sportsman Channel and Nosler, Inc. are teaming up for Nosler’s Be a BIG SHOT giveaway. Starting Monday, July 22 through Sunday, July 28, viewers can submit their BEST big game hunting pictures at http://thesportsmanchannel.com under the “Contests & Giveaways” page for a chance to win a Nosler firearm (valued at $2,995) or one of many Sportsman Channel gear packages. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

Hunter’s Specialties’ new Storage Utility Strap and Heavy Duty Reflective Rope

The Storage Utility Strap comes with 25′ of tangle free webbing that will hold up to 50 pounds. The webbing can be quickly wound into the storage reel for easy transport. It comes with heavy duty carabiners on each end to attach it to your gear on one end and tree stand on the other.

 

HS Reflective Rope The Reflective Pull Up Rope has 30′ of larger diameter cord for added strength and reduced memory, which helps eliminate coiling and knotting. It has heavy duty carabiner clips on each end that are quiet and non-marring. The rope has reflective glow in the dark fibers woven in, making it easy to spot when walking to your stand in the dark.

 

The Storage Utility Strap sells for $16.99 and the Reflective Rope for $10.99.

 

For more information about other Hunter’s Specialties products, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE,  Cedar Rapids, Iowa  52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

Hunting

New Bushnell Elite Tactical 8-40x 60mm

Overland Park, Kan – Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry-leader in high performance sports optics since 1948, has introduced a new compact roof prism spotting scope in the Bushnell Tactical line. The versatile Bushnell Elite Tactical 8-40x 60mm Lightweight Modular Spotting Scope (LMSS) represents the best in optical quality and engineering from a company that’s been an industry-leader for 65 years.

 

Bushnell Elite Tactical LMSS Bushnell Elite Tactical LMSS Field Image

 

 

The Elite Tactical 8-40x 60mm LMSS features ED Prime glass, BAK-4 prisms and fully multi-coated optics, resulting in incredible image brightness and color resolution. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Antlerless deer applications on sale now through Aug. 15

The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that the application period for antlerless deer licenses is now open through Aug. 15. Hunters can apply for a quota-limited license online at E-license, at any authorized license agent or at a DNR Customer Service Center. A nonrefundable $4 fee is charged at the time of application. Hunters may only apply for a single public-land or private-land license. Read more

Hunting

NSSF Expands West with Hunting Works for America

The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms industry, is excited to announce that the Hunting Works For America program has grown yet again and now includes a state chapter in Utah. Hunting Works For Utah joins Arizona, Minnesota, North Dakota, Iowa, Missouri and Pennsylvania, which launched just last month, as the seventh state to be included in the award-winning Hunting Works For America program. Read more

Ammunition, Animal Rights, Firearms, General, Gun Control, Hunting, Self Defense, Wildlife

Demonstration Days at DNR shooting ranges give young hunters the chance to try firearms, archery equipment

The Department of Natural Resources offers Demonstration Days for mentored youth hunters at its Ortonville, Pontiac Lake, Rose Lake and Sharonville shooting ranges in August.

Mentored youth hunting regulations require that hunting devices are properly fitted and appropriately suited to the youth hunter. The Demonstration Days events will give young hunters a chance to try a variety of firearms – rifles, shotguns and muzzleloaders – archery equipment and crossbows with help from range officers and hunter education instructors; meet with conservation officers about what to expect while in the field; and try out the DNR’s hunting simulator. Participating partners also include the National Wild Turkey Federation with its JAKES trailer and Pheasants Forever. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

Destination Whitetail Goes Hunting “Yooper” Style in Third Episode

Cincinnati, Ohio – In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, a weekend at a hunting camp is more than a weekend away – it’s a rite of passage. On this week’s episode of Destination Whitetail, the cameras head to “Yooper” country to experience the ultimate deer camp.
Nestled between four bodies of water, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan region is home to a range of wildlife and just 3 percent of the state’s total population, affectionately known as “Yoopers” (from UP-ers). In this week’s episode, native “Yoopers” allow our cameras inside a family’s 50-year-old hunting camp where they share their unique hunting culture with viewers. Read more

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