Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
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This fall, instantly save $50 with the purchase of one of Nikon’s best hunting binoculars during the MONARCH MADNESS Savings Event. The MONARCH MADNESS Savings Event includes every model in the MONARCH 3 and MONARCH 5 Binocular lines. The promotion runs from Sept. 20 through Nov. 20, 2012 with prices starting at $179.95 after savings. Read more
CONCORD, N.H. — Heroic efforts by search teams working through the night, enduring high winds and torrential downpours, rescued an injured Michigan hiker stranded on the Franconia Ridge Trail in New Hampshire’s White Mountains on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Read more
Minnetonka, MN – (September 20, 2012) – Have you introduced a kid to the outdoors lately? In honor of National Hunting and Fishing Day September 22, North American Hunting Club is teaming up with 100,000 Kids in the Outdoors for an online donation- driven photo contest. North American Hunting Club and North American Fishing Club are proud sponsors of National Hunting and Fishing Day. Read more
(Wilsonville, OR) Drawing heavily on technology developed in support of America’s warfighters by its defense division, Crimson Trace is proud to introduce a line of InfraRed (IR) laser sights (http://www.crimsontrace.com/products/type/infrared-laser-sights) for the civilian market. Read more
YES, YOU CAN HUNT HOGS WITH AN AIRGUN! Don’t Miss Benjamin Airguns on This Week’s Inside Outdoors TV with Dave Poteat
ROCHESTER, New York, (September 10, 2012) – This week on Inside Outdoors TV, host, Dave Poteat takes the Benjamin Marauder .25 caliber air rifle hog hunting in Oklahoma. Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Parks and Recreation Division has been honored by the National Association of State Park Directors, which recently gave its 2012 President’s Award to the agency in recognition of its Recreation 101 program – a popular and growing series of instructional events and workshops that encourage residents and visitors to get out, learn new recreation skills and enjoy the outdoors. The award honors statewide organizations that have made an extraordinary contribution to the goals of a state park system. 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
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
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
GW: Another “anti hunter” lands himself in my dishonorable category of “Poachers”
Thanks a lot, Joe Norbert Hendricks.
Anchorage, Alaska U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that an Anchorage man has been sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Fairbanks on Friday, August 24, following his guilty pleas to 16 counts of commercial big-game guiding offenses. Read more