15 Days Left to Enter to Win a Once-in-a-Lifetime British Columbia Mule Deer Hunt in Support Conservation

The Mule Deer Foundation invites hunters and conservationists to join the Bucks Beyond Borders membership drive. With just a $35 ticket, participants will become an annual member of MDF and be entered to win a 5-day horseback mule deer hunt in the remote mountains of British Columbia with Kifaru Outfitters.

This isn’t your average hunt, it’s an adventure deep into untamed wilderness where some deer may have never laid eyes on a human. Ride horseback into the backcountry, set up a true drop camp, and spend your days glassing vast ridgelines and stalking through thick timber in search of bucks in the 150–170 class or bigger.

“This is an unforgettable opportunity for a mule deer hunter to experience the iconic species in remote places north of the border,” said Greg Sheehan, CEO at the Mule Deer Foundation. “It’s the kind of adventure that defines why we fight to protect wildlife and wild places and it’s all possible just by joining our cause.”

The Winner Receives:

  • 5-day drop camp mule deer hunt (archery: Sept 1–10 or rifle: Sept 10–Nov 10, 2025)
  • 1-on-1 guide service
  • Lodging, food, trophy field prep
  • $1,000 Kifaru International gift card

Bonus Options Include:

  • Add a second hunter for $7,500
  • Optional add-ons: black bear, Shiras moose, or whitetail (trophy fee applies) Read more
Contests, Hunting

ELEY Launches New Series of Expert How-To Videos

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ELEY, the world-leading manufacturer of .22LR competition ammunition, has released a brand-new series of educational how-to videos, now available exclusively on the ELEY VIP App.

Designed for shooters who are serious about their success, the series shares the knowledge behind ELEY’s world-renowned precision and performance. From understanding headspace to batch testing your ammunition, each video focuses on getting the fundamentals right because at the highest level of competition, small details make a big difference.

The new video topics include:

· The Importance of Batch Testing

· How ELEY Determines Velocity and Proofing

· What to Do When You Experience a Squib or Underpowered Shot

· How to Strip and Clean Your Pardini Pistol

· How to Correctly Clean Your .22LR Firearm

· Cleaning Your .22LR Bolt

· Understanding Headspace in Your Rifle

· How to Contact the ELEY Team Read more

Ammunition, Firearms

2A WIN: Louisiana Enacts Non-Resident Carry Following FPC Lawsuit

BATON ROUGE, La. – Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced that Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed FPC-supported House Bill 407, which repeals residency restrictions and expands access to the right to bear arms in the state. HB 407 is a legislative response to an FPC right-to-carry lawsuit, Mate v. Wescott, that was filed as part of FPC’s work to eliminate unconstitutional residency requirements throughout the United States.

“On behalf of our members, we thank Rep. Ventrella for her leadership on this important issue and Gov. Landry for signing this bill into law,” said FPC President Brandon Combs. “We are thrilled that Louisiana has made this critical change to improve access to the right to bear arms. We and our members are working to unlock the right to carry throughout the United States, and this bill helps do just that.

“Now it’s time for Congress to fix and pass H.R. 38 so that all Americans can exercise their right to bear arms without fear of arrest and prosecution.” Read more

Gun Control

GOA Calls on Congress to Honor Independence Day by Repealing NFA Taxes

Gun Owners of America (GOA) is calling on Congress to stand firm in support of Section 70436 of H.R. 1—the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—which would fully repeal the unconstitutional excise taxes on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and any other weapons under the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA).

GOA is demanding that lawmakers preserve Section 70436 and adhere to their Independence Day deadline to pass this legislation and deliver a historic win for the Second Amendment.

GOA will continue working with congressional allies and mobilizing grassroots support to ensure this key section remains intact and becomes law.

Sam Paredes, Gun Owners of America Board Member, issued the following statement: “July 4th is the perfect day to strike down the tyranny of the NFA’s unconstitutional tax scheme. This represents a long-overdue restoration of rights that never should have been taken away in the first place. Congress must not cave or delay. Gun owners expect action—and GOA will hold accountable any lawmaker who tries to gut this historic provision.” Read more

Gun Control

The Chronic Incompletion of Bighorn Sheep Restoration

Squeezed by disease events, water scarcity, and agency commitment, wild sheep recovery remains a work in progress. 

Excerpt from Fair Chase Magazine Summer 2025
By Andrew McKean, B&C Professional Member
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Wild Sheep Foundation matched a $30,000 grant from Spanish gunmaker Bergara to help fund a special guzzler project in the Muddy Mountains in Nevada. The remote location required helicopter transport of all tools, equipment, materials, and manpower to complete the guzzlers. The structure itself has a 100’ X 150’ apron that captures and directs water to eight 2,300-gallon tanks.

Owing to their high-elevation haunts and habit of staying well away from the more disruptive tendencies of humans, bighorn sheep were fairly insulated from our first continental wildlife reckoning.

As deer, elk, wild turkeys, pronghorns, and a whole menagerie of birds got caught in the thresher of American progress, bighorn rams were relatively unaffected by farms, factories, and the firearms of market hunters. The exceptions that paid the price in extinction were our lowland sheep, the Audubon subspecies of the lower Missouri and Yellowstone rivers that fed the crews and woodhawks of the steamboat era. Read more

Wildlife

CzechPoint Expands their Product line with VZ 58 Pistols

Knoxville, TN

CzechPoint known for their VZ 58 rifles, also offers a line of 7.62 & 5.56 pistols. Available with or without a Pistol Brace, the VZ 58 platform provides extreme reliability.

Using a short-stroke gas piston results in less reciprocating mass and less felt recoil. CzechPoint imports the VZ 58 from their parent company CSA (Czech Small Arms).

Features: Read more

Firearms

Christensen Arms Unveils the Evoke Rifle in 450 Bushmaster

A Game-Changer for Whitetail Hunters

Christensen Arms, the leading innovator in lightweight, precision firearms, is thrilled to announce the release of the Evoke rifle chambered in the powerful 450 Bushmaster cartridge. This exciting addition to the Evoke line brings cutting-edge design and performance to hunters, particularly in states where straight-wall cartridges are now legal for whitetail deer hunting.

“The Evoke rifle in 450 Bushmaster from Christensen Arms is a dream come true for hunters,” said Shane Meisel, VP of Marketing for Christensen Arms. “Its ergonomic design and pinpoint accuracy paired with the hard-hitting 450 Bushmaster cartridge make it a perfect fit for the whitetail woods, especially in states where straight-wall rounds open new opportunities. This rifle is going to change the game for a lot of hunters out there.” Read more

Firearms

Remembering Frank R. Brownell III (1939 – 2025)

GRINNELL, Iowa (June 18, 2025) – Brownells sadly announces the death of long-time family patriarch Frank Brownell, who successively held the positions of President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board at Brownells.

Frank passed away in Grinnell, Iowa on June 18, 2025, after a lengthy illness. He was six days shy of his 86th birthday.

For nearly six decades, Frank’s passion, vision, and generosity shaped not only Brownells, but the entire firearms community. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms

Michigan DNR biologists remove lid stuck on bear’s neck for 2 years

drone view of a black bear roaming in an open, green, forested area shortly after a DNR wildlife team removed a lid from around its neck

June 18, 2025
In a case that highlights the importance of Michigan’s bear-baiting regulations, state wildlife biologists in Montmorency County recently removed a plastic lid from the neck of a young black bear that had carried the encumbrance around for two years.

It isn’t known exactly where or how the male bear got its head stuck in a 5-inch hole in the lid. The blue plastic lid is similar to those that fit 55-gallon drums used by hunters to bait bear and by landowners to store materials that can attract bears, such as chicken feed.

Three women from the DNR's wildlife staff work to remove a round, blue, plastic lid from the neck of an anesthetized black bearWhile baiting is a legal method for hunting bears in Michigan, bait containers can only be used on private land and may only have holes that are either 1 inch or less in diameter or 22 inches or greater in diameter.

Landowners can do their part by recycling or crushing containers such as empty cheeseball tubs and being “BearWise” about securing garbage, said Cody Norton of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. He pointed to cases in Florida, Wisconsin and Tennessee in which bears got their heads stuck in food containers. Read more

Wildlife

Gardening for the Birds

Perennial flowering plants like honeysuckle, trumpet vine, and flowering tobacco can attract birds for years to come, like this Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeding at tubular honeysuckle blooms (photo by David Shipper).
Many of the garden elements shared in this article’s text can be seen in this backyard photograph.
Sunflowers of any size add to the attractiveness of any yard, and they attract American Goldfinches and other songbirds in search of seeds and small insects (photo by Paul Konrad).

Just as our gardening and landscaping beautifies our yard and makes it more attractive for our family, neighbors, visitors, and others, we can make our yards more attractive for birds at the same time. Read more

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