Leupold® Introduces Expanded Binocular Lineup
BEAVERTON, OR. – Leupold® has introduced several new binoculars to provide hunters, archers, bird watchers and outdoor enthusiasts with more compact, high performance options to fit any need. Read more
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Natural Resources Commission to meet July 11 in Lansing
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, July 11, at the MSU Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, 4125 Beaumont Road, in Lansing.
Following public comments, the NRC will consider: •Renaming special deer hunts, as well as the qualifications of participants and hunt rules and the use of standing-vehicle permits for hunters with disabilities; •Establishing antlerless deer license quotas and early waterfowl-season regulations; and •Designating wolves as a game species and establishing regulations for a November 2013 limited wolf hunt, under the authority of Public Act 21 of 2013 (signed into law May 8). Read more
Sports Afield Launches Sweepstakes
Sports Afield magazine, in conjunction with Swarovski Optik and Sportsman’s All-Weather All-Terrain Marksmanship school, is offering the chance to win a sportsman’s dream prize package worth $16,500 in the “Spot It, Shoot It!” Sweepstakes, which kicked off July 1. The winner will receive a brand-new Swarovski ATX/STX modular spotting scope with three objectives and choice of angled or straight eyepiece, AND a four-day SAAM Precision Shooting School and Safari Hunt combo for two hunters at the FTW Ranch in Barksdale, Texas. Read more
Professionally Designed Posters Commemorate Your Hunting, Fishing Trip
Topeka, Kansas. Sovanski Photography has developed new product for the hunting and fishing industry. Introducing the exclusive collection of “Hunting and Fishing Zone” Outdoorsmen Posters. These professionally designed and printed posters use your photographs and our designs to create a one of a kind display commemorating any portion of life in the outdoors. Read more
Michigan SPs to Offer SCUBA Diving Instruction
This summer you can learn to scuba dive at your choice of four state parks through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ new Fresh Air Fit program. Participants will learn the basics of scuba diving from certified instructors from Divers Central/PADI. Class dates and locations are as follows: Read more
Lake sturgeon stocked in northern Michigan inland waters this week
The Department of Natural Resources announced that approximately 18,500 young lake sturgeon from a streamside sturgeon-rearing facility were stocked in several inland lakes in northern Michigan on Monday, July 1. Read more
Bushnell Offers $50 Instant Savings on G-Force 1300 ARC
GW: I compared the clarity of the lens of the current Bushnell model rangefinder to an older model and what a difference. They’ve really upped their game.
Overland Park, Kan. – Bushnell Outdoor Products, a provider of sports optics for 65 years and an undisputed leader in laser rangefinder technology, announces a $50 instant savings on its G-Force 1300 ARC laser rangefinder. The instant savings is available from July 1 to August 31 2013 at participating retailers. Read more
New Ohio State Record Carp (Bowfishing Division) Certified
A new Ohio record carp taken by bowfishing has been certified by the Outdoor Writers of Ohio State Record Fish Committee. The new state record carp, weighing 53.65 pounds, was caught by Patrick Johnson of Toledo, Ohio in the Sandusky County portion of Lake Erie’s waters. Johnson arrowed the carp June 9, 2013, using a fish point tethered with 200 lb. test Fast Flight line.
Johnson’s record carp is 45 inches long and 32-1/4 inches in girth.
His catch replaces the previous state bowfishing record carp that was arrowed in Sandusky Bay by Rich Cady on May 28, 2008, weighing 47.65 pounds and measuring 38 inches long. Ohio’s record fish are determined on the basis of weight only. Read more
Sportsmen Help Drive the Economy
By Glen Wunderlich
For some, it’s hard to comprehend how sportsmen and women – those that hunt and fish – are anything but thieves when it comes to natural resources. They may see, and unfortunately believe, the rhetoric from the opposition that we are nothing but a bunch of blood-thirsty Neanderthals out for thrills. Although thrills certainly play a role in what we do, here are some facts from the National Shooting Sports Foundation and Safari Club International that are worth considering. Read more
DU celebrates first sale of 2013-2014 federal duck stamps
The winning artwork for the 2013-2014 federal duck stamp: a common goldeneye, painted by San Francisco wildlife artist Robert Steiner (Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The new 2013-2014 federal duck stamp goes on sale this Friday, June 28. The stamps, which cost $15, are valid through June 30, 2014. Purchased by millions of waterfowl hunters, wildlife enthusiasts and collectors every year, duck stamps help raise money to purchase and protect wetlands for ducks, geese and other wildlife species. Read more