Category: Hunting

Delta Waterfowl Duck Hunters EXPO to Showcase Decoy Carving, Painting Demos

Featured duck decoy makers Pat Gregory and Rick Pierce will share tips and techniques

BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA — If you want to make a duck decoy, find a block of wood and cut away everything that doesn’t look like a duck. Ok, so it’s not quite that simple.

But making a decoy doesn’t have to be incredibly difficult, either. The easy solution to get started is to attend the 2023 Delta Waterfowl Duck Hunters Expo set for July 28 to 30 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Delta Waterfowl has arranged a special booth at the Expo staffed by expert decoy carvers Pat Gregory and Rick Pierce, who will conduct interactive demonstrations, share tips and techniques, and answer questions all weekend long. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Arizona: don’t wait until last minute to apply for 2023 fall hunts

Make sure to get ducks in order before June 6 deadline

PHOENIX — Only a few days remain to apply for 2023 fall hunt permit-tags, which means hopeful hunters now fall into one of two camps:

Those who are chronic putter-offers, telling themselves that they have plenty of time before the June 6 deadline, and those who jumped on their computers and filled out an application the moment that the draw opened three weeks ago.

Whether a person plans to apply in the coming days, or already has done so, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) offers the following tips: Read more

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Cowboy Insurance Debuted on Burris Optics YouTube Channel

Greeley, CO – Cowboy Insurance is a Burris Optics original film that draws viewers into the Gateway Simmental Ranch, a fourth-generation cattle concern in Lewistown, Montana. Run by Jim Butcher and sons Logan and Brock, the film is an in-the-mud portrait of the ranching lifestyle and the never-ending challenges of livestock management. Spring, in particular, requires these ranchers to dig deep as they work the critical and often chaotic two-month calving season, combating unpredictable weather and predators to ensure their calves make it to the summer pastures.

From helping birth new calves to finding strays and keeping the herd safe from the always-present coyotes and mountain lions, Cowboy Insurance provides a seldom-seen glimpse into the austere life of the modern rancher. Making the Butchers’ job more efficient in both time and money has been the introduction of Burris thermal optics. Read more

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Native American Participation in Hunting, Trapping and Target Shooting Research Available from Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation

Albuquerque, NM – Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation (OSCF) is proud to release a comprehensive research study that provides quality insights into Native Americans’ Participation In, and Perceptions Towards Hunting, Trapping and Target Shooting.

On Tuesday, May 23rd, OSCF’s Executive Director, Jim Curcuruto, presented key findings from the study to more than 200 attendees at the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports R3 Symposium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

With more than 500 federally recognized tribes containing more than seven million members, Native Americans play a large role in outdoor activities. With limited data available on this segment, it was important to learn about barriers, understand traditions, and establish a baseline of current participation in hunting, trapping and target shooting among Native Americans. Read more

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Burris Optics Presents Cowboy Insurance Monday, May 29

Greeley, CO – “The whole purpose of family-owned ranching is just having the ability to stay in business.” – Jim Butcher, Cowboy Insurance

The business of veteran and multi-generation ranchers goes far beyond the P&L sheet. It is an all-consuming job and lifestyle—a 24/7 responsibility that doesn’t stop for rain or snow or dark of night. And at no time is that truer than during calving season.

Cowboy Insurance is a Burris Optics original film that draws viewers into the Gateway Simmental Ranch, a fourth-generation cattle concern in Lewistown, Montana. Run by Jim Butcher and sons Logan and Brock, the film is an in-the-mud portrait of the ranching lifestyle and the never-ending challenges of livestock management. Spring, in particular, requires these ranchers to dig deep as they work the critical and often chaotic two-month calving season, combating unpredictable weather and predators to ensure their calves make it to the summer pastures. Read more

Hunting, Optics

June 6: Deadline to apply for 2023 Arizona fall hunts

PHOENIX — There’s not a better time than right now to apply for 2023 hunt permit-tags issued through the fall draw process for deer, turkey, javelina, bighorn sheep, bison, and sandhill crane.

To apply, visit www.azgfd.gov and click on “Apply for Big Game Draw.” For an overview of the application service, including license requirements, applying for bonus points and payment information, see Page 26 of the “2023-2024 Arizona Hunting Regulations” booklet. The booklet can be viewed at www.azgfd.com/Hunting/Regulations/.

The deadline for the department to receive all applications is 11:59 p.m. (Arizona time) Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Read more

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Leupold’s ‘Project Hunt’ Returns

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Leupold & Stevens, Inc., provider of the world’s most rugged, lightweight, and clear sport optics, is pleased to announce the return of its ‘Project Hunt’ contest, which offers hunters across the United States the chance to have their next hunt filmed and shared across Leupold’s digital media platforms.

It’s your tag, your hunt, and your story. Leupold’s ‘Project Hunt,’ presented by GOHUNT, is offering contest entrants the chance to be the star of a Leupold digital series. You plan the hunt; you call the shots–Leupold’s videographer/photographer will be with you the whole way to capture the story. A short film or digital series will be produced by Leupold and released digitally across the Leupold and GOHUNT networks in 2024.

“Since launching ‘Project Hunt’ in 2021, we’ve been incredibly impressed by the submissions we’ve received,” said Bruce Pettet, President and Chief Executive Officer for Leupold & Stevens, Inc. “They’ve reminded us just how dedicated the Leupold Core is, and some of our past winners showed that not every story has to be a once-in-a-lifetime draw, and that over-the-counter tag can lead to epic moments. Whether your 2023 includes moose hunting in Alaska, mule deer in the west, or whitetails in Iowa, it’s your story, your passion, and your grit that matters most. Send us an application and hopefully we’ll see you in the field this fall.” Read more

Hunting, Optics

Whitetails Unlimited Grants $11,000 to Harold Hoey Memorial

Whitetails Unlimited recently granted more than $11,000 to the Harold Hoey Memorial Fund located in Nelson, Missouri. The fund focuses on helping outdoor-centered endeavors in Saline County, Missouri such as hunter safety, youth shooting sports, and local youth deer hunts. They also help local chapters of nationally based organizations like NWTF and the NRA.

The fund was named after deceased Missouri Conservation Officer Harold Hoey. Harold’s grandchildren started the memorial fund honoring their late grandfather in 1998. Since then, the fund has contributed more than $150,000 to conservation in Saline County. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

National Deer Association Awarded $200,000 Grant from the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund to Improve Public Hunting Land

May 17, 2023 – The National Deer Association’s Public Lands Conservation Initiative has received a significant boost in the form of a $200,000 grant from the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund. The Fund has now contributed a total of $350,000 to the effort, which NDA launched in 2021 and which is ahead of pace to reach the goal of improving 1 million acres of public hunting land by 2026.

“We are incredibly appreciative of the generous support of Johnny Morris and the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, which will help us accomplish important work on the ground for deer and hunters,” said Nick Pinizzotto, President and CEO of NDA. “The Fund and the organizations it has helped over the years have had immeasurable positive impacts on fish and wildlife conservation, and we’re proud to be part of it.”

NDA’s initiative – entitled Improving Access, Habitat and Deer Hunting on Public Lands – addresses landscape-level access and forest health issues nationally. By the end of 2022, NDA and our conservation partners, including the Outdoor Fund, had invested $2,164,206 into the initiative. In addition, NDA matched $335,000 in funding against the original $150,000 Outdoor Fund grant, as well as secured an additional $1.5 million in federal funding through stewardship agreements and appropriated funds, creating a total funding leverage of 12-to-1 for conservation. Read more

Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife

Delta Waterfowl’s University Hunting Program is Flourishing for Wildlife Students

BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA — Delta’s University Hunting Program, which had its genesis at Louisiana State University in the late-1990s when Dr. Frank Rohwer organized hunts for his wildlife students, has grown exponentially since becoming a formal Delta program in 2017.

Many of today’s wildlife management students do not come from families with hunting backgrounds. UHP introduces these future wildlife management professionals to waterfowl hunting so they understand the important role it plays in conservation. In addition, UHP aims to recruit students to become lifelong waterfowl hunters who will introduce their families and friends to our world.

In 2021, Delta held UHP events at 36 universities with 222 students despite COVID-19 challenges. The program doubled in 2022, with 415 students from 72 universities taking part throughout North America.

“We met all of our UHP goals for 2022,” said Jacob Bushaw, Delta’s R3 coordinator for the United States. “We had great events at so many universities, including Cornell University, Ohio State University, and the University of Florida. We had 20 wildlife students at the Florida UHP, and most of them had never held a gun before that event.” Read more

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