The Top 5 Media Misrepresentations Of Gun Ownership (That Are Actually Totally Normal)

GW:  All good information at the link below, but what I never hear about why someone would want particular guns and particular ammo relates to the real reason for the Second Amendment:  It’s there to protect citizens from tyrannical rule, which by the way, we get closer to with each passing day.  Certainly, government officials avoid such talk at any cost.

“Nobody needs thousands of rounds of ammunition in their home.”

“Nobody needs armor-piercing bullets.”

“Nobody needs a stockpile of guns.”

“Nobody needs assault weapons.”

“Nobody needs…”  You finish the statement.

The logical responses to these bogus questions are here…

Ammunition, Firearms, Gun Control

Steiner Expands Wildlife XP Binocular Line


Following the successful 2015 launch of the premium Wildlife XP binoculars, Steiner is proud to announce the expansion of the product line to include the 8×24, 10×26 and 10.5×28 Wildlife XP Compact binoculars.The Wildlife XP Compact roof prism binoculars feature fluoride glass, precision ground lenses, and High-Definition optics with phase corrected prisms. Read more
Optics

NSSF-Adjusted NICS Background Checks For March 2016


With Hillary Clinton threatening more loss of gun rights with her possible seat at the throne, one thing is for certain: Gun-control rhetoric continues to be good for the gun business. And, since the results don’t speak highly of her and her ilk’s ongoing strategy to disarm Americans, one would think they’d change their strategy. Nope. Full steam ahead.The March 2016 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 1,297,275 is an increase of 9.2 percent compared to the March 2015 NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 1,187,823. For comparison, the unadjusted March 2016 FBI NICS figure of 2,509,065 reflects a 25.4 percent increase from the unadjusted FBI NICS figure of 2,001,245 in March 2015.

The first quarter 2016 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 4,147,993 is an increase of 17.8 percent over the 3,521,089 figure for first quarter 2015. Read more

Firearms

Silent, Invisible and Scentless in a Gamekeeper Deluxe Blind


Enclosed hunting blinds have always done a great job of masking you, your movement and your sound from deer. But, the knock on them has been that it is difficult to keep deer from smelling you, especially when the blind is installed on the ground.Advantage Hunting’s Gamekeeper Deluxe line of rigid hunting blinds solves the problem. The Deluxe Blind uses a patented scent-proof design, which allows you the flexibility to hunt in comfort on the ground or from an elevated position without the worry of being smelled, seen or heard.

Advantage’s solution to scent control in the Deluxe Blind works like this – intake ports near the floor of the blind pull air in, as air warms in the airtight Deluxe Blind, that air – and your scent – is drafted out through the top of the blind through an exhaust pipe that ends over 30 feet above the blind. Even when the Deluxe Blind is on the ground, you leave no more scent at “deer level” than if you were in a tree stand. Read more

Hunting

Gov. Rick Snyder approves nearly $28 million in outdoor recreation development and acquisition grants

LANSING, Mich. – More opportunities for quality outdoor recreation will be available from $28 million in Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund grants undersigned today by Gov. Rick Snyder.

“No matter where you are in Michigan, you’re never far from a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund-supported project,” said Gov. Snyder. “These important grants create better, broader access to public recreation opportunities for individuals and families in every county statewide.”

House Bill 5377, sponsored by state Rep. Jon Bumstead and co-sponsored by state Rep. Al Pscholka, approves funding for 70 recreation projects and land purchases recommended by the board last December. It is now Public Act 61 of 2016. Read more

Wildlife

DNR advises caution to prevent spread of oak wilt disease

For most people, April 15 is the annual tax-filing deadline. For people like Roger Mech – and other forest health professionals – April 15 also marks the beginning of the yearly window when oak wilt can be transmitted from diseased to healthy red oak trees.

Oak wilt symptoms According to Mech, forest health specialist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Forest Resources Division, oak wilt is a serious disease of oak trees. It mainly affects red oaks, including northern red oak, black oak and pin oak. Red oaks often die within a few weeks after becoming infected. White oaks are more resistant; therefore, the disease progresses more slowly.

“The normal time-tested advice is to prevent oak wilt by not pruning or otherwise ‘injuring’ oaks from April 15 to July 15,” Mech said. Read more

Wildlife

Sportsmen’s Alliance Launches Spring Sweepstakes

Sportsmen’s Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to the protection and promotion of hunting, fishing and trapping, recently launched a “Spring Sweepstakes” that includes a slew of remarkable prizes from iconic outdoor manufactures, such as YETI, Legendary Arms Works, Havalon Knives and ScentLok. One lucky grand-prize winner will hunt Idaho black bear over dogs or bait at world-class Table Mountain Outfitters, where hunters mostly harvest color-phase bears.

Sportsmen’s Alliance is requesting a small donation of $10 for each entry into the sweepstakes. For $50, donors will receive a one-year individual membership. To enter, visit http://www.sportsmensalliance.org/spring-sweeps/ Read more

Hunting

MDF Funds Over $1.1 Million in Utah Habitat and Research Projects


Salt Lake City, Utah: Today the Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) announced that it was providing over $1.1 million for habitat projects and mule deer research in Utah. The funding is generated from the sale of Utah Conservation Permits (Governor’s Tags) and money raised from the 200 Big Game Tag drawing held at the Western Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake City in February. The $1.1 million sets a record for the amount of money a wildlife conservation group has contributed to the Utah Watershed Restoration Initiative since its inception in 2005 in a single year. Read more
Wildlife
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