LockedOn 360 for Ladder Stands and Shooting Houses

Many outdoor products for hunters are marginally useful, but seldom make the difference between success and failure on a hunt.

When a product does make a real-world difference in your chances to bag a trophy, it stands out. This year, the best new difference-making product for deer hunters is the LockedOn 360.

The LockedOn 360 is an easy-to-install, easy-to-use device that provides the most secure rest available for shooting from a stand or permanent blind under real-world hunting conditions. When the moment of truth arrives for a hunter using a LockedOn 360, he has an exceptionally steady, secure rest and the ability to take a shot in any direction and at any angle at a moment’s notice.

It eliminates the need to take a shot from an awkward position, or having to take what amounts to an off-hand shot in a hurry. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

Suspect CWD deer harvested in Eagle Township, Clinton County MI

It’s critical that hunters have deer near this area checked.

A 1.5-year-old buck taken Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Clinton County’s Eagle Township is likely the ninth free-ranging deer in Michigan to test positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD).

A hunter took the animal within an area where deer check is mandatory and brought the deer to a Department of Natural Resources check station. Preliminary tests conducted by the DNR came back positive for CWD. The animal currently is being tested by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, to finalize confirmation of the disease. Confirmation will take a couple weeks.

The DNR reminds hunters that bringing harvested deer to a DNR check station is critical to helping the state understand the extent of CWD in Michigan.

“This latest suspect deer reinforces how critical hunters are in battling this disease,” said Chad Fedewa, DNR wildlife biologist. “We are counting on hunters to bring their deer in for testing so we have a better understanding about disease distribution. If this hunter had not followed the law, we would have no idea that the disease has traveled farther west.”

The DNR has tested nearly 9,000 deer since the first free-ranging CWD-positive deer was found in May 2015; thus far, eight cases of CWD have been confirmed. This new suspect, if the disease is confirmed, would bring the total to nine. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Steiner Offers Black Friday Specials


GREELEY, Colo. (November 22, 2016)—From battle sights to hunting binoculars, Steiner Optics has the season’s best Black Friday promotions with up to $350 in savings. Update your tactical or hunting kit today with one of these great, must-have deals, whether buying for yourself or loved ones.Get a FREE pair of military/marine 8×30 binoculars when you buy any M332 or M536 battle sights for a $250 value. Read more
Optics

Steyr Arms Black Friday/Cyber Monday Specials

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

Firearms

How the Wild Turkey Contributed to Thanksgiving

VTF&W photo by John Hal

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

Hunting, Wildlife

Jim Zumbo’s Professional Life Story Now Available at Amazon in Zumbo

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

Hunting

The Prime Centergy Offers A Balanced Shooting Experience

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

Archery

Big Deer Being Harvested in Pike County, Illinois this Fall

“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

Hunting

Outlive and Outlast with 12 Survivors Paracord Survival Pod and Band

(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

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