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Sportsmen’s Heritage Act Clears Key Hurdle

March 1, 2012

The newly introduced House Resolution 4089—strongly supported by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) – has cleared the U.S. House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Committee and awaits a vote before the full House. The bill passed the committee by a vote of 27 to 16.

HR 4089, which is a package of four high-priority bills will: Classify BLM and US Forest Service land as open to hunting, fishing and recreational shooting unless closed or restricted based on scientific evidence; Confirm that the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot ban lead in traditional ammunition or in sport fishing gear; Protect recreational shooting on BLM National Monument land; and Allow the import of legally hunted polar bear trophies now tangled in federal red-tape. Read more

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Republicans Support California’s DFG Chairman

March 1, 2012

Sacramento – Republican Senators have sent a letter to Senate Leader, Darrell Steinberg, expressing their concern over the unjustified campaign Animal Rights activists have waged against Department of Fish and Game Commission President Dan Richards. Richards was photographed with a mountain lion he legally took in Idaho. That photograph was recently published in a hunting magazine. “Mr. Richards has not broken one law. In the state of Idaho it is perfectly legal to take down a mountain lion. After all, there are lots of states that don’t follow California’s lead on every issue,” said Harman.

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Anti-Hunters after Neck of California Commissioner

February 29, 2012

In one of their biggest attacks on hunting in recent years, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other anti-hunting organizations are seeking to remove a prominent hunter from the California Fish and Game Commission. Commission President Daniel Richards is under attack from the world’s largest anti-hunting group after legally hunting a mountain lion in Idaho.

“This is a clear attempt by anti-hunting organizations to use the fact that Mr. Richards is a hunter to have him fired,” said Walter “Bud” Pidgeon, Jr., U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance president and CEO. Read more

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Prostaff® Target EFR Riflescope for Air Rifle or Rimfire

February 29, 2012

The new Nikon PROSTAFF Target EFR 3-9×40 is designed and engineered for .22 LR, air rifle and other applications where the versatility of focusing at extended ranges – both close and distant – is desired. The Target EFR uses the new Nikon Precision Reticle featuring a fine crosshair with dot and provides an adjustable objective lens that allows focusing from 10 meters to infinity.

: Nikon EFR 3x9x40

The PROSTAFF Target EFR is enhanced by a Precision reticle and a 50-yard parallax setting for confidence and precision. Nikon coats all its lenses with multiple layers of anti-reflective compounds. The resulting fully multicoated lenses provide maximum brightness, contrast and light transmission. The Target EFR includes a large ocular with quick focus eyepiece. It also is waterproof, fogproof, and shockproof. Available in matte finish, the Target EFR features ¼-inch adjustments at 50 yards with an incredible 80-MOA adjustment range at 100 yards. Zero-Reset turrets allow you to sight it in at 50 yards, then lift the spring-loaded adjustment knob, rotate to your “zero”, and re-engage.

The PROSTAFF Target EFR 3-9×40 will retail for $189.95. Read more

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California Game Commissioner Won’t Resign

February 29, 2012

Dan Richards, president of the California Game and Fish Commission says he’s not resigning. Mr. Richards killed a cougar in Idaho and the photo was displayed nationally. When the animal-rights whackos found it, they called for his resignation, because why? It’s illegal to hunt cougars in California. That’s right. California. More here…

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Barnett™ Crossbow Team Hunts Hogs from a Helicopter

February 29, 2012

Barnett Crossbows™, one of the several brands owned by Synergy Outdoors™, is pleased to release the unofficial, first ever video of feral hogs being eradicated using a Barnett Ghost 350 Crossbow out of a helicopter. The video and hunt were arranged with the help of Heli-Hunter, located south of Dallas, TX. The owner of the company, Craig Meier, is hired to eradicate the growing and destructive population of feral hogs in Texas. Read more

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Congressional Bills to Support Sportsmen

February 28, 2012

Hunters and anglers have faced numerous federally imposed restrictions in recent years. New legislation in Congress, to be put on a fast track in the U.S. House of Representatives, tackles some of the worst restrictions on our sporting heritage. Read more

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Nightime is the Right Time for Coyotes

February 26, 2012

By Glen Wunderlich

Friday’s snowfall is sure to have the returning migratory birds second-guessing their programmer’s sanity for compelling them to return to their spring nesting grounds. If I could understand the calls of the sandhill cranes, I’m sure they’d be translated to HELP! For predators, however, it’ll be just another day of winter; for me, it means one more chance at a coyote after dark before nighttime hunting concludes March 1^st. Read more