Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
A youth and 100 percent disabled veteran firearm deer hunt will take place on all lands in Michigan September 22-23, 2012. Youth 16 years of age or younger may participate in this special hunt. Hunters under the age of 10 must be licensed through the Mentored Youth Hunting Program and accompanied by a qualified mentor. Also see section below, Read more
Sparta, Wisconsin – September 10, 2012 – Mission Archery is excited to introduce its first high performance crossbow, the MXB-360. Matt McPherson, Owner and CEO of Mission Archery, Inc. and Mathews, Inc. designed the MXB-360 to give retailers and consumers a fast, quiet and accurate crossbow that is also lightweight, balanced and extremely easy to use. Read more
BEAVERTON, Ore. – With hunting season on the horizon, Leupold® is lowering the price on its line of award-winning RCX™ Trail Camera Systems and Kits. Read more
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is proud to announce the Ruger® Single-Nine™, a nine-shot, single-action revolver chambered in .22 Winchester Magnum. Read more
Sportsmen have a unique opportunity to meet and hear the 2012 Republican Vice Presidential Nominee, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, as he headlines the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance 16th Annual “Save Our Heritage” Rally, sponsored by the Ithaca Gun Company. The event will be held on Saturday, September 29 at the Aladdin Shrine Temple in Columbus, Ohio. Read more
One of the MidwayUSA programs is the NRA Round-Up program. Since the NRA Round-Up program started, MidwayUSA has asked Customers to Round-Up the total of each order and donate the change to the NRA/ILA. Each week, these donations are sent to the NRA/ILA National Endowment for the Protection of the 2nd Amendment. Read more
The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that antlerless deer license drawing results and leftover antlerless license quantities are now posted on the DNR website at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings. Read more
The Department of Natural Resources will present Demonstration Days for mentored youth hunters at its Pontiac Lake, Rose Lake and Sharonville shooting ranges in September.
Mentored youth hunting regulations require that mentors ensure the hunting device is 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, get fitted with help from gun experts and conservation officers, and try out the DNR’s hunting simulator. Read more
Overland Park, Kan. – Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry-leader in high performance sports optics for more than 60 years, has introduced two new reticle options in its Elite Tactical 6-24x 50mm riflescope. Previously available with a standard or illuminated Mil-Dot reticle, the Elite Tactical 6-24x riflescope is now also available with first focal plane G2DMR and BTR-Milreticles.
G2DMR Reticle
The Elite Tactical 6-24 x 50mm riflescope features fully multi-coated optics and the new anti-reflective Ultra Wide Band (UWB) Coating, a customized coating process designed to deliver the best possible light transmission from the front of the scope to the eyepiece. What that means for shooters is enhanced clarity, exceptional brightness and true color from dawn to dusk. Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
Widely distributed research has indicated that a vast majority of Americans support hunting in general. However, when the conversation turns to values and ethics, or animal welfare, opinions can vary as much as that of a politician who wants a vote. And, when one mixes in mind boggling technological advancements in bows, arrows, firearms, optics, and the like, hunting can seem downright unfair to some. Read more