Hornady® Announces New Drag Coefficient Based Ballistic Calculator


Hornady, a world leader in bullet, ammunition and reloading products is pleased to announce the launch of the new Patent Pending Hornady® 4DOF™ (Four Degrees of Freedom) Ballistic Calculator.The Hornady® 4DOF™ calculator provides trajectory solutions based on projectile Drag Coefficient (not ballistic coefficient) along with the exact physical modelling of the projectile and its mass and aerodynamic properties. Additionally, it is the first publically available program that will correctly calculate the vertical shift a bullet experiences as it encounters a crosswind; referred to as aerodynamic jump. The use of drag coefficients, correct projectile dynamics, aerodynamic jump and spin drift enable the Hornady® 4DOF™ ballistic calculator to be the most accurate commercially available trajectory program available, even at extreme ranges.

“Current ballistic calculators provide three degrees of freedom in their approach; windage, elevation and range, but treat the projectile as an inanimate lump flying through the air,” said Dave Emary, Hornady Chief Ballistician. “This program incorporates the projectile’s movement in the standard 3 degrees but also adds its movement about its center of gravity and subsequent angle relative to its line of flight, which is the fourth degree of freedom.”

Using Doppler radar, Hornady engineers have calculated exact drag versus velocity curves for each bullet in the 4DOF™ calculator library. Combined with the physical attributes of the projectiles, the 4DOF™ calculator is simply more accurate for long range hits than using BC based systems or custom drag curves based off of limited data collection points. Read more

Ammunition

Cabela’s Outdoor Fund and Winchester to Auction Limited-Edition Rifle


Auction for one of 10 pre-production, 150th Anniversary Model 1866 rifles open August 16-21SIDNEY, Neb. – Cabela’s Outdoor Fund and Winchester will offer an online auction, Aug. 16-21, for one of 10 pre-production models of Winchester’s 150th Anniversary Model 1866 “Yellow Boy” Rifles.

The auction will be offered online at www.proxibid.com/cabelasoutdoorfund. Proceeds will go to Cabela’s Outdoor Fund and its mission of promoting and protecting conservation and hunting, fishing, camping, shooting sports and other outdoor activities. Read more

Firearms

MI DNR details fall webworm and tent caterpillar differences


Fall webworms showing up in Marquette County trees and shrubsThe Michigan Department of Natural Resources has received numerous recent reports of “tentA fall webworm webbing over leaves with worms present. caterpillars” in trees and shrubs in the Upper Peninsula, in particular, Marquette County.

“These are actually fall webworms,” said Bob Heyd, DNR forest health specialist. “They are often confused with eastern tent caterpillars, which occasionally infest fruit trees.”

Heyd said the way to tell the two species apart is through behavior. Read more

Wildlife

Breeding Duck Populations Still High in 2016

JACKSON – The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Canadian Wildlife Service, along with other partner organizations, recently completed their annual waterfowl breeding population and habitat surveys on the breeding grounds in the northern United States and Canadian provinces. These surveys monitor waterfowl populations and critical wetland habitat conditions, which are directly related to the number of birds which will head south during the fall and winter. Estimates from these surveys are used to help set hunting season frameworks like bag limits and the number of hunting days. The overall North American total pond estimate, a measure of wetland habitat quantity, decreased by 21 percent from the estimate in 2015. However, wetland habitat availability was similar to the long term average, and the total breeding duck population estimate decreased by only two percent from 2015 estimates and remained well above the long term average. Read more

Wildlife

New Bass Virus Discovered in Wisconsin Lake

A new fish virus has been found in Pine Lake in Wisconsin’s Forest County.
The virus was identified in dead largemouth bass that were collected by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) during an investigation into a May 2015 fish kill.

The virus’s genome was sequenced at a “virus hunting laboratory” operated by Tony Goldberg in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine.

The pathogen, according to Mr Goldberg, is new to science and has been dubbed largemouth bass reovirus. Read more

Fishing

Lew Horton Remington 870 Tactical


EXCLUSIVE Remington 870 Tactical
Lew Horton’s announces its latest Special Edition, the exclusive 870 Tactical. This newest collaboration with Remington Arms is in 12 gauge with a 3″ chamber, and has a dark hardwood stock and is finished in black oxide. The 870 Tactical has an 18.5″ cylinder choked barrel and is fitted with Remington rifle sights. The magazine extension is the two piece style, allowing for its removal for use with any 870 field barrel. The receiver is marked “Tactical”.With a suggested retail of $493, it fits into most budgets. Call Lew Horton’s at 800-446-7866 for more information or visit www.lewhorton.com. Read more
Firearms

Parker Is Giving Away 10 Crossbows Over 10 Weeks


MINT SPRING, VA. Parker Bows, the leading manufacturer of high quality Compound bows and Crossbows as well as RED HOT Crossbow Accessories, is giving away 10 crossbows over 10 weeks!Just in time for the hunting season, participants can register for a chance to win a Parker ThunderHawk Crossbow by clicking here: http://bit.ly/10crossbows. Once entered, participants will have 10 opportunities to win over the next 10 weeks. A winner will be selected each Monday and notified via email.

Rated as Parker’s #1 Crossbow, the Thunderhawk continues to redefine the crossbow industry in weight, performance, speed and value. The ThunderHawk features Parker’s proprietary Advanced Split Limb Technology with Micro-Lite Limb Pocket System, making it Ultra Compact while hurling arrows downrange at over 325 Feet Per Second (FPS). With the Bull-Pup trigger and ergonomic textured pistol grip, the ThunderHawk is easy to maneuver in a treestand or ground blind. At a mere 6.9 lbs, the ThunderHawk is also Ultra Lightweight and Optimally Balanced for a steadier aim on the target. The factory installed and tuned Anti-Vibration and Shock (AVS) System comes equipped on the ThunderHawk to reduce noise and vibration for ultimate concealment. Read more

Archery

More than 33 million fish stocked in MI this spring and summer


The Department of Natural Resources yesterday announced the final totals from its spring and summer fish-stocking efforts. The DNR’s Fisheries Division stocked a total of 33,308,068 fish that weighed more than 343 tons and consisted of nine different species and one hybrid.To complete this task, it took more than 400 stocking trips to more than 750 stocking sites, with travel totaling more than 105,000 miles over the course of 2,624 hours using 17 specialized stocking trucks.

“We experienced outstanding spring and summer stocking seasons that will bring significant benefits and fishing opportunities to Michigan anglers,” said DNR Fish Production Manager Ed Eisch. “With the hard work and dedication of our staff, fish were reared and delivered to stocking sites in excellent condition. The numbers produced and stocked were right on target for almost all areas.” Read more

Fishing

High-tech survey of Lake Michigan’s prey fish community helps with future decisions

The Department of Natural Resources is preparing to conduct its annual hydro-acoustic (sonar) and mid-water trawl survey of alewives and other prey fishes in Lake Michigan this month to determine the status of these key components of the Lake Michigan ecosystem.

The survey is conducted on board the DNR’s Survey Vessel (S/V) Steelhead, based out of Charlevoix, in conjunction with the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Great Lakes Science Center’s R/V Arcticus. The survey is done at night starting in mid-August and usually takes about three weeks to complete.

Once completed, estimates of total prey fish abundance are used by fisheries managers in balancing predator-prey dynamics. Managers adjust fish-stocking rates to keep alewife abundance in balance with lake productivity levels.
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Fishing
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