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BESSEMER, Ala. — Steyr Arms announced today that the company’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday specials will begin tonight at midnight, CDT, and will continue until Monday at midnight. Every item in the Steyr store at www.steyrarms.com will be marked down at least 10 percent, with 20-percent off all magazines, 25-percent off all scope mounts and 30-percent off the AUG accessories. The Firearms Deals page on the website will be stacked with major savings on some of the most popular rifles and pistols as well.
All Steyr .40 S&W pistols will be on sale, as will Scout rifles, HS .50 rifles, SSG Carbon rifles, SSG 04 rifles and Pro Hunters with a newly developed long Picatinny rail. One of the highlights of the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale is 27-percent off a Steyr Scout (.308 Win.) traditional scoped package that’s topped with a Swarovski Z3 3-10×42 with a 4A reticle in a set of Leupold mounts for just $1,995.00 Read more
The Thanksgiving turkeys on our tables this holiday originated from native wild turkeys whose populations have been restored across much of North America thanks to scientific wildlife management practices.
One of our native wildlife species historically played an important role on Thanksgiving Day. North America’s native wild turkeys were the ancestors of the Thanksgiving turkey on our dinner table.
Originally found only in the wild, turkeys now exist as meat-producing domesticated derivatives — the broad breasted white, broad breasted bronze, white Holland, bourbon red, and a host of other breeds – all of them descended from our native wild turkey. Read more
Minneapolis, Minn. —Zumbo, by K.J. Houtman with foreword by Patrick F. McManus, is now available at Amazon and select retailers upon request. In paperback at 416 pages, the adult non-fiction will also be available in e-book prior to Christmas. Other formats are under consideration for 2017, including a collectors’ limited edition.
Published by Fish On Marketing, an independent publishing company, early reviews of the book indicate this collaboration with the living legend hit the mark. Jim Zumbo achieved international media attention in 2007 for a controversial blog he wrote. It cost him his job as hunting editor of Outdoor Life magazine, a post held for decades. “The fallout from the blog doesn’t occur until 300 pages in,” Houtman said. “That’s intentional. The route this New Yorker took to became one of America’s favorite western big game hunters is equally as interesting—if not more—as are his incredible adventures all over the world.”
But the story doesn’t end there, nor is the blog the end of the line.
“Readers get to know the man who wrote that blog, quirks and all, as well as who he is today and what life’s been like these last 10 years,” Houtman continued. “I believe Jim was the first to experience cyber bullying as thousands of divisive comments, including death threats, back lashed after his blog.” Additionally, turmoil followed when he landed front and center in major news headlines. Read more
Center Balanced Targeting System creates unparalleled balance for unmatched accuracy, allowing shooters to get locked on target—and stay locked on.
Memphis, Michigan —Prime Archery®, by G5® Outdoors—the leading manufacturer of premium archery equipment, reveals the revolutionary Centergy™ line of compound bows, which focuses on industry-leading design to create a bow that offers a level of balance and stability never before available to archers. Read more
“We took in more big deer this October than any year I can remember,” says award-winning taxidermist, Todd Smith. That is quite a statement from someone who has had a taxidermy business based out of Pittsfield, Illinois, in the heart of Pike County, for almost 30 years.
“The bucks have been exceptionally heavy this year,” says Smith. “Our average deer has been over 140 inches in the Boone & Crocket scoring method. This is at least 10 inches bigger than most years.”
When asked what he thought had attributed to this increase in size of the bucks, Smith said, “I think it is a combination of things. First we did have a reduction in the number of deer in the area due to several factors a few years ago. I actually think the slightly lower numbers have helped the deer winter better and they are in better shape. Add to that the great summer we had with an almost perfect growing season for most of the area’s agriculture crops. Deer were provided with very nutritious feed all summer so antler growth and length is better.” Read more
(MANSFIELD, TEXAS) – When off-grid adventures lead to dangerous situations, the 12 Survivors Paracord Survival Band (TS24001) and Paracord Survival Pod (TS24002) pack the tools to improve your odds of living to tell the story. Whether you face the challenges of finding food, starting a fire or building a shelter, the 12 Survivors Survival Band and Pod give you the upper hand with important tools. Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced three recipients of grants awarded from the Habitat Improvement Account (HIA) for fiscal year 2017. The HIA funds projects to improve aquatic habitat, fishing access, water quality and the DNR’s understanding of the resources on the Au Sable, Manistee and Muskegon rivers and was established to mitigate resource impacts from hydropower dam operations. Read more