Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
WOOX, manufacturers of Italian-American made gunstocks, axes and knives, crafted with the finest materials and the latest technology, is proud to announce the introduction of the new “High Grade” line of stocks. The WOOX “High Grade” Line transforms functional components into enduring pieces of craftsmanship that are truly a work of art; designed for those who want their rifle to stand apart, reflecting both performance and personal taste.
“The WOOX “High Grade” Line is dedicated to those who seek the highest expression of natural materials and traditional craftsmanship,” said Ben Fleming, CEO of WOOX USA. “Crafted from “High Grade” American Walnut, each piece is hand-selected for its exceptional look, grain depth, and contrast, we look for wood that stands apart from the rest.” Read more
The Defender Vision Pro LSF is Browning Trail Cameras’ 2026 livestream cellular trail camera, built for users who want immediate visibility and real-time awareness from the field. Designed for both property monitoring and recreational use, the Vision Pro LSF delivers fast access to activity and on-demand live viewing.
Live Insight from the Field
The Defender Vision Pro LSF provides users with instant notifications through image or video uploads when motion is detected. From there, users can open the Strike Force Wireless app and manually initiate a livestream to see what is happening in real time, from anywhere.
This combination of rapid alerts and on-demand live viewing provides valuable context and faster decision-making, whether monitoring wildlife movement, checking activity on remote land, or keeping an eye on a cabin or property. Read more
CCI Ammunition recently announced its all-new Blazer Brass Clean-Fire Suppressor, a new product line engineered to deliver optimal performance through suppressed handguns and carbines. The three subsonic loads feature Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) bullets, clean-burning powders, and lead-free primers to reduce fouling in suppressors. The new loads are 9mm Luger 147-grain, 40 S&W 180-grain, and 45 Auto 230-grain.
“Shooters who utilize suppressors want ammunition that runs clean, performs consistently, and minimizes maintenance,” said Handgun Product Line Specialist Gen Quale. “Blazer Brass Clean-Fire Suppressor delivers reliable subsonic performance while significantly reducing fouling in both the barrel and suppressor.”
Clean-Fire loads feature fully enclosed Total Metal Jacket bullets and lead-free primers designed to reduce heavy-metal fouling. Shooters will also benefit from less residue in both the barrel and the suppressor for easier maintenance, along with loads that meet power factor requirements for competitive shooting. Read more
Real Avid, the leader in DIY for Guns®, has developed a wide range of tools and innovative solutions in recent years to help gun enthusiasts build, modify, and maintain their firearms for peak performance. Now, Real Avid draws on its broad portfolio of solution-driven tools to assemble specialized tool and supplies collections intended for specific firearm tasks.
Two of the latest Master Collections by Real Avid include the Master Firearm Maintenance and Optics Mounting Collection and the Master Firearm Cleaning and Optics Mounting Collection. These Master Collections provide everything needed for pro-level handgun, rifle, and shotgun optic mounting as well as essentials tools and supplies for cleaning and maintaining firearms.
The Master Firearm Maintenance and Optics Mounting Collection is the most comprehensive of the two bundles. In this collection are foundational tools such as the Master Gun Vise, Smart-Assist System, Master Bench Block Pro-Kit, Accu-Punch Master Set, Master Gun Workstation, Level-Right Pro and Viz-Max Bore Sighter, essential chemicals, Smart-Torq & Driver Master Set, Bore-Max Master Cleaning Kit and Mobile Workstation, and more.
For the more cost-conscious DIY enthusiast, Real Avid offers Read more
Knife Rights has filed its Appellants’ Reply Brief in our challenge to the constitutionality of the Federal Switchblade Act under the Second Amendment (except for the import ban). The Department of Justice’s embarrassingly absurd Response Brief laid itself wide open to attack, and attack we did, slicing and dicing, leaving its bloody carcass on the courthouse steps.
The DOJ almost entirely abandoned any opposition to Plaintiffs’ standing and also rejected the district court’s outrageous ruling that the FSA doesn’t serve as a “de facto prohibition on possession” of switchblade knives. The DOJ conceded that the FSA “generally prohibits the interstate sale of . . . switchblades altogether,” and therefore, “operates more like “a complete ban of” one of the “most common ways to acquire switchblades.” They were just about there before they went off the rails…again.
The DOJ conceded switchblades are “arms,” but claimed they are not protected because they are “concealable.” Heller and Bruen both made clear that this doesn’t invalidate the constitutional right, otherwise Heller would have been decided differently. Nor does DOJ’s inane claim that switchblades are “uniquely adapted for criminal misuse,” withstand scrutiny. As the Reply Brief makes clear, even if “criminal misuse” were true (and it is not), that is not the question. Any “arm” may be criminally misused. The question, settled by Heller, is whether they are in common use by the law-abiding. Criminal misuse is not relevant, period.
First and foremost, the brief makes clear that under Heller and Bruen, if switchblades are arms “commonly used for lawful purposes,” which the DOJ does not contest, then the argument is over… they are protected under the Second Amendment and the FSA’s ban is unconstitutional. The remaining policy arguments offered by the DOJ are irrelevant noise that cannot be considered under Heller and Bruen. Read more
Hunter, Biologist, and Whitetail guru Larry Weishuhn joins Michael Waddell on the latest episode of The Michael Waddell Podcast, presented by Spandau Arms and in partnership with Folds of Honor, Cigars International and The Texas Trophy Hunters Association. The two old friends sit down and remember the good times they’ve shared in the field together and discuss Larry’s six decades in the business – mostly focused on whitetail deer – for which he’s affectionately known as “Mr. Whitetail.” Educated in wildlife science at what is now Texas A&M’s prestigious school of Rangeland, Wildlife & Fisheries Management, the native Texan has spent a lifetime in the field and has some very interesting things to say about some of the biggest concerns that deer and deer hunters face today.
The Michael Waddell Podcast is produced by Outdoor Sportsman Group and is available widely on Outdoor Channel YouTube, MyOutdoorTV, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and OutdoorChannel.com, to name a few.
In this episode, Larry Weishuhn talks about how he got his start as a biologist and wildlife manager, detailing his early experiences working statewide in Texas on their multi-species “wildlife disease project,” and later as a technical assistance biologist setting up management programs for ranchers and hunters throughout South Texas. Read more
Silencer Central, America’s leader in silencer sales and advocacy for suppressor ownership, proudly supports actions by the South Dakota legislature to deregulate these essential firearm accessories. Current law states that suppressors are legal only if the owner has the proper Federal Stamp. In 2026, the Federal Stamp fee was reduced to $0, bolstering the ongoing movement for full deregulation and removal of suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA), altogether. If successful, however, current state laws would not allow for new purchases of suppressors outside of the traditional NFA Federal Stamp process. And South Dakota is not alone. Read more
The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has filed a reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Grant v. Rovella, SAF’s challenge to Connecticut’s so-called “assault weapons” ban.
SAF originally filed its cert petition in November last year urging the High Court to take the case and decide once and for all that AR-15-style rifles are most certainly in “common use” and therefore protected by the Second Amendment. In Connecticut it is a crime to sell, transfer, or possess so-called “assault weapons” in the state. Connecticut’s law specifies some firearms by name and identifies various features to define what it believes constitutes an “assault weapon.”
“There are tens of millions rifles in circulation across America that meet Connecticut’s made-up definition of ‘assault weapon,'” said SAF Executive Director Adam Kraut. “Given that these firearms are no different than any other semi-automatic firearm owned by citizens for self-defense, there is no doubt these arms are in ‘common use’ and are certainly covered under the Second Amendment. The Supreme Court has already stated that a firearm cannot be banned if it is in common use for lawful purposes, which is exactly what is happening in Connecticut and elsewhere across the country.”
As noted in the brief, “Given that millions of Americans own AR-15s and similar rifles, and most do so for defensive purposes…applying the correct “common use” standard, and situating it at the proper historical stage of Bruen’s framework, could change the outcome of this case.” SAF is joined in the case by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League and three private citizens.
“This is SAF’s second ‘assault weapons’ ban challenge we have before the Supreme Court for consideration,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “The list of banned firearms in Connecticut – and elsewhere across the United States – make peaceable gun owners felons for simply owning certain types of arms for self-defense. This obstruction to the Second Amendment rights of Americans cannot be allowed to stand, and we are optimistic the Court will agree to hear at least one of our lawsuits in relation to these infringements on the right to keep and bear arms.” Read more
Program budget, maximum and minimum grant requests have increased
The application period for the Upper Peninsula’s Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative competitive grant program is now open.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources initiative is a cooperative grant program designed to enhance deer habitat on private lands in the U.P.
New for 2026 the total DHIPI program budget has increased to $200,000. The maximum and minimum grant requests have also increased respecively to a maximum of $25,000 and a minimum of $5,000. The required match remains at 25%. Read more
A bald eagle midwinter citizen survey counted 715 bald eagles thanks to 391 separate reports from Jan. 7-21 in the Buckeye State, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
Ohioans reported 715 bald eagles, like this immature bald eagle, during a January count.
With the United States’ 250th anniversary year underway in 2026, the Division of Wildlife requested the public’s help in a midwinter survey to count the national bird. Over 15 days, the agency received observations of 592 adult and 123 immature eagles. Read more