Arizona: Bald Eagle Breeding Season Restrictions

PHOENIX — Each year as part of its highly successful program to manage and conserve bald eagles in the state, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) asks outdoor recreationists, aircraft pilots, drone operators and motorized paragliders to help this magnificent bird in Arizona.

Various land and wildlife management agencies close areas around breeding locations during the birds’ breeding season to protect the state’s 67 breeding pairs of bald eagles. Some closure areas are located near popular recreation sites.

“Arizona’s bald eagle populations continue to grow each year, and that success wouldn’t be possible without the cooperation of outdoor recreationists who respect the closures during breeding season,” said Kenneth Jacobson, AZGFD bald eagle management coordinator. “We continue to work to create increased awareness among aircraft pilots, drone operators and motorized paragliders about the closures.” Read more

Wildlife

Thompson/Center Arms Launches “Aim to Save” Offer

Receive a Smith & Wesson Prepaid MasterCard® Worth Up To $75 with Any New T/C Firearm

SPRINGFIELD, MA – Thompson/Center Arms today launched its new “Aim To Save” offer, valid from January 1, 2018 until April 30, 2018. Consumers who purchase any new Thompson/Center rifle, pistol, shotgun, muzzleloader, or frame assembly are eligible to receive a Smith & Wesson prepaid MasterCard worth up to $75. Read more

Firearms

QDMA Receives 132 Acre Land Donation for HQ Addition

QDMA Senior Director of Operations John Eastman (left) and CEO Brian Murphy (right) officially receive the gift of 132 acres of land from donor Ricky Chastain of Athens. The donation is the single largest gift ever presented to QDMA.

ATHENS, GA  – In October 2017, a man walked unannounced into the QDMA National Office and told receptionist Sherri Marsh that he wanted to speak to the person in charge. When Marsh asked for his name, the man replied “Santa Claus.” True to that name, Santa Claus delivered the most significant gift QDMA has ever received: 132 acres of land adjoining the QDMA Headquarters site.

“Santa Claus” was actually Ricky Chastain of Athens, Ga., co-owner along with Russ Crump of RC-Coggins LLC. Chastain and Crump’s donation of 132 acres will increase the National Headquarters site to 155 acres in a single tract. QDMA’s original 23-acre Headquarters property was donated to the organization in 2003 by businessman Frank Coggins of Elberton, Ga. Read more

Wildlife

Ruger Security-9 Pistol

The All New Security-9 from Ruger – Secure, Simple, Affordable

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is proud to introduce the new Security-9® pistol. Ideal for everyday carry and self-defense, the Security-9 is an affordable, rugged, mid-sized centerfire pistol that provides everyday security in the perfect caliber, size and price point.

Chambered in 9mm Luger and utilizing a 15-round, double-stack magazine, the Security-9 strikes the perfect balance between a compact and full-size pistol. It is small and light enough to be easily concealed and comfortably carried, yet has twice the capacity of slimmer 9mm Luger pistols. Read more

Firearms

GLOCK’s Compact Slide and Full Size Frame Join Forces

SMYRNA, GA.  GLOCK, Inc., today introduces their first ever “Crossover” pistol, the GLOCK 19X, which combines the best features of two of its most popular and most trusted field-tested platforms.  The full-size GLOCK 17 frame and the compact GLOCK 19 slide have joined forces for the ideal pistol for all conditions and all situations.

“The G19X was developed for the military and is a practical everyday pistol that will do what you need it to do, when you need it to; every time, in every condition,” said GLOCK VP Josh Dorsey.  “Using GLOCKs combat proven experience with consideration to efficiency, dependability and durability, and through rigorous testing, the G19X stands out above the competition and has the ability to function in harsh climates and all conditions with increased accuracy and ultimate reliability.  Our goal was to meet the demanding needs of the military while maintaining our standard of perfection,” said Dorsey.  “With proven testing results and fewer parts than our competitors’ pistols, the G19X has maximum efficiency, reliability and is easy to maintain.” Read more

Firearms

Ruger Announces the Return of A Pistol Caliber Carbine

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is proud to introduce the PC Carbine™ chambered in 9mm Luger. Practical and versatile, the Pistol Caliber Carbine is ideal for any shooter, from novice to experienced. Built to excel in a number of roles from plinking or competition to home or personal defense, the PC Carbine is highly configurable and compact, making it the perfect portable companion to match with many popular pistols.

Uniquely designed for use with a variety of magazines, the PC Carbine features an easily interchangeable magazine well system that allows the rifle to accept common Ruger® and Glock® magazines. This new rifle also features a dead blow action with a custom tungsten dead blow weight that shortens bolt travel and reduces felt recoil and muzzle rise.

Similar to the popular 10/22 Takedown® rifle, the PC Carbine is designed for quick separation of the barrel/forend assembly from the action for ease of transportation and storage. Takedown is as simple as locking the bolt back and verifying that the rifle is unloaded, pushing a recessed lever, twisting the subassemblies and pulling them apart. Read more

Firearms

SCI, NRA Score Victory in Elephant Importation Lawsuit

Chalk-up a win for Safari Club International and National Rifle Association of America in the continuing saga of the elephant trophy import question.

The road to complete victory continues, but SCI and the NRA have forced the government to do real fact-finding and not react to emotion from the antihunters.  Although the ban on imports remains in effect until the government finishes its rule-making, SCI, the NRA and other hunting organizations now have a chance to get the real story of hunting-based sustainable use conservation on the table.

SCI and NRA received excellent news Dec. 22 from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.  The court ruled in favor on a key claim in SCI’s and NRA’s 2014 elephant importation litigation.  In that case, SCI and NRA sued the previous administration for imposing on April 4, 2014 an abrupt ban on elephant importation from Zimbabwe.

In its 33-page opinion, the D.C. Circuit reversed an earlier unfavorable ruling issued by the lower court. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Michigan: 2018 lake sturgeon season on Black Lake begins Feb. 3 at 8 a.m.

The Department of Natural Resources has announced that the 2018 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake (Cheboygan County) will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3. All anglers wishing to participate in the lake sturgeon season must register.

The 2018 total allocation to state of Michigan anglers for Black Lake is seven lake sturgeon. However, to reduce the chance of exceeding this allocation, officials will close the season once the sixth fish is harvested, or if five fish have been harvested at the end of any fishing day.

Fishing hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day of the season, which will end either 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, or when one of the two above scenarios is met, at which point, anglers will be notified on the ice by DNR personnel that they must immediately stop fishing for lake sturgeon. Read more

Fishing

Wilson Combat’s .458 HAM’R AR Carbine

Wilson Combat is proud to introduce the .458 HAM’R. The HAM’R is designed from concept to completion to be the hardest hitting, most powerful (practical size) AR platform carbine ever produced, exceeding the ballistics of the .450 Bushmaster, .458 SOCOM and .500 Beowulf. By using an AR10 size bolt and barrel extension, this new cartridge is capable of handling maximum pressures of 46,000 PSI while enabling it to exceed 3,000 foot pounds of energy from a short 18” barrel.

The .458 HAM’R is more than capable of cleanly killing any animal in North America, stopping a vehicle or blasting through a brick wall. Using purpose designed “hybrid” length receivers, BCGs that are ¾” shorter than a standard AR10 and feeding from a Lancer AR15 magazine, Bill Wilson and the Wilson Combat engineering team have produced the ultimate heavy hitting semi-auto carbine.

Ammunition for the .458 HAM’R will also be available through Wilson Combat. Read more

Firearms

QF Signs Master Stewardship Agreement with U.S. Forest Service

Agreement paves way for early successional habitat work to benefit bobwhite quail, wildlife in 27 states

St. Paul, Minn. – Dec. 29, 2017 –Quail Forever has finalized an agreement with the USDA Forest Service that will allow collaborative active forest management in more than half of the United States. The new partnership will provide increased opportunity for efforts focused on habitat restoration between the U.S. Forest Service and Quail Forever, while allowing each party to seek additional funding and expand partnership opportunities in the quail range.

This agreement was put in place to address habitat conditions within the National Forest System (NFS) that have changed over time. Wildfires have been suppressed and timber harvest activities diminished, which has resulted in reduced early successional habitat needed by quail and other wildlife. Forest stands have become denser and expanded into historically shrub-dominated areas, increasing fire hazard, reducing foraging and depleting water resources needed to sustain riparian vegetation. Wildlife habitat can be improved with active forest management using stewardship principles. Read more

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