Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Applications for reserved waterfowl hunts on managed waterfowl hunting areas are on sale now through Tuesday, Aug. 28, the Department of Natural Resources reminded hunters today. Read more
Aug. 18, 2012 Nashville, TN – Nationally acclaimed author and conservationist J. Wayne Fears was inducted today into the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame at an induction ceremony and banquet held on the General Jackson Showboat in Nashville. Fears began his conservation work in the 1960s in Georgia where he conducted pioneering research with private land wildlife management and with management of river basin systems. For over a decade, he was the wildlife management chief of 500,000 acres owned by Gulf States Paper Corporationand managed Westervelt Lodge and hunting operations in Colorado, British Columbia and Alaska. Read more
Mandeville, LA – Long range shooting is a test of both equipment and of shooting skills – especially for hunters. Next week on Gun Talk Television, Tom Gresham visits the FTW Ranch in Texas for the ultimate hunter training program, as the Ruger American Rifle is put to the test. Read more
Mansfield, TX – In today’s world of high tech shooting accessories, the Pulsar Recon 550 will impress every shooter with quality, long distance digital night vision. Primarily for night observation and surveillance applications, the Pulsar Recon 550 provides the optimum night vision capabilities in a compact monocular. Equipped with a more sensitive CCD array and advanced program technology, the SumLight™ signal processing program allows the user to see greater distances, up to 270 yards. Even on dark nights, shooters will be able to view their target with Recon’s high contrast viewing mode. The Pulsar Recon’s new five-lens eyepiece enhances the sharpness and contrast of the image, while minimizing distortion on the edges of the field of view. Read more
As a part of Brownells’ recently announced addition of high-quality reloading supplies to their tremendous inventory of firearms-related products, they’ve teamed up with Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk to offer one lucky Grand Prize winner a $2,000, all-inclusive reloading package. Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Pointe Mouillee Waterfowl Festival committee will host the 65th annual Pointe Mouillee Waterfowl Festival on Sept. 8-9. Taking place at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area (PMSGA) in Brownstown Township, activities begin at 8 a.m. Saturday and run through 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free, and the entire family is welcome. Read more
Brownells – The World’s Largest Supplier of Firearms Accessories and Gunsmithing Tools™ – is excited to announce that it now offers an expansive line of reloading supplies from the most reputable brands on the market today – all backed by Brownells industry-exclusive, unconditional lifetime guarantee. Read more
(Columbus, Ohio) –This election, avid sportsmen and women will know for sure that one of the candidates running for President and Vice President is one of their own. This past weekend former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney made sure of that when he tapped Wisconsin Congressman, Paul Ryan (R–1, Janesville, WI) to join him in his effort to unseat President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on November 6th.
While many candidates for elected office profess to be hunters and don flannel shirts at this time of year, Ryan doesn’t dabble. He is an avid bowhunter, a fact that has been a point of pride to Wisconsin sportsmen and women over the years. Read more
GW: When POMA began years ago, it was the NRA that provided funding for the hook and bullet outdoor media. And, to this day, it has been a strong supporter of our traditional values. Hats off to J.R. Roberts and his supporting staff.
The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) inducted the National Rifle Association (NRA) into POMA’s elite group of Diamond Cornerstone honorees. The announcement was made during the NRA dinner at POMA’s annual business conference in Tunica, Miss. Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
Mid-summer is a time for county fairs, cool drinks, barbeques, swimming, fishing, vacations and just plain being lazy in the shade. Ah, that would be the life, but when it comes to farming – in my case wildlife food plots – it’s business before pleasure.
With only days remaining before heading down South for a business conference, I had put the food plot work on the back burner until returning the first week in August. Read more