Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will host open houses on Monday, June 25, in Traverse City and Tuesday, June 26, in Kalkaska to provide information and receive public comment on proposed forest management treatments for 2014 in the Traverse City management unit, which includes Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau and Manistee counties. Read more
(Columbus, OH) –California Senate Bill 1221, a bill that will ban the use of hounds to hunt black bears and bobcats, passed the state’s Senate today. The passage of SB 1221 by the senate casts a dark cloud over the future of all hunting and wildlife management in California. Senate Bill 1221 passed with a vote of 22 to 15 in favor. Read more
Preparing for hunting season is a never-ending endeavor – be it food plot work, custom ammunition loading, target shooting, or even equipment upgrades and/or tweaking. So, last year, when I decided to opt for more optical magnification for my go-to muzzleloading rifle, another project evolved. Read more
MISSOULA, Mont.?The Boone and Crockett Club has launched a series of classic hunting and adventure books now digitally re-mastered as eBooks. Works from Theodore Roosevelt, William T. Hornaday, Charles Sheldon, Frederick C. Selous and others are being converted to high-quality versions for eReader and iPad users. Read more
MINT SPRING, VA.; Parker Bows, a manufacturer of high quality Compound bows, Crossbows and Crossbow Accessories is proud to introduce the Python for 2012. Built for speed, the Python is forgiving, smooth, quiet, and deadly accurate. Read more
Farmington, MN – Rutt Wipe, Inc., is pleased to introduce its original blaze orange toilet paper. A must have for every hunter, the blaze orange TP, which is specifically designed to protect your assets, is a hunter-safe alternative product that eliminates the appearance of flashing your household white TP in the woods – a potentially dangerous activity, as that bright white can easily be mistaken for the same anatomical area of a whitetail deer. Read more
NEWTOWN, Conn.–A pilot program launched last year by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) used e-marketing campaigns to boost hunting license sales by 4.2 percent, one of the largest increases demonstrated in test promotions funded by grants from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Read more
COLUMBUS, Georgia — Thompson/Center Pro Michael Waddell’s signature gun, the Thompson/Center Triumph Bone Collector ™ has all the great features of the Triumph, but improves upon them by adding FlexTech ® technology and Energy Burners to a shorter stock (approx. 1″). The T/C Triumph Bone Collector also features T/C’s premium fluted barrel with Weather Shield ™ and T/C’s patented Power Rod ®. Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
Only days before my turkey hunting opening day May 7th on a scouting mission, the first turkey sighting began at 6:15 am and continued over three more hours with non-stop action every minute. Read more
Based on years of experience with custom high-quality precision rifles, MG Arms proudly announces the Banshee rile, aimed at military situations, police marksman, as well as numerous hunting applications. Its accuracy is impeccable under varying field conditions for engaging moving targets. Read more