Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Convergent Hunting Solutions’ new Complete Game Calling System is a revolutionary advancement in electronic game calls. With the system approach, you get everything you need to start calling:
– The Bullet HP Electronic Game Call
– Convergent Hunting’s FREE Predator Pro Bluetooth Controller App
– Phone Gun Mount for Picatinny Rail
– Camo Carry Bag
With this new system, you can be ready to hunt in minutes. Read more
Accokeek, MD – Delivering on its promise to offer a commercial off the shelf upgrade to the venerable Beretta M9, and M9A1 pistols, Beretta is proud to announce that the M9A3 pistol is now shipping to retailers nationwide. The M9A3 introduces major improvements to the M9 that will increase the operational effectiveness and capability of the weapon. The improvements include design and material enhancements resulting in increased modularity, reliability, durability, and ergonomics. This package of improvements was submitted via an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) in accordance with the terms of the current US Military M9 contract.
“The M9A3 represents the next generation military handgun utilizing the best of the legacy M9 combined with proven commercial off the shelf modifications that increase performance and durability” stated Gabriele de Plano, Vice President of Military Marketing and Sales for Beretta USA. Mr. de Plano added, “After listening closely to the needs of U.S. Army and other Service small arms representatives, we determined the M9, much like its counterpart legacy weapon systems (M4, M16, M240, etc.), was capable of being upgraded through material and design changes. Read more
Known for their innovative design and technology, the team from Lightforce Australia is back once again with a light that is set to shake things up.
The Australian designed and made DL230 HTX is the ultimate hybrid of HID and LED technology, providing the instant flood of LED combined with the unmatched long-distance of HID, eliminating the need for additional spotlights and bars beyond one set of HTX. Read more
Cod rebound in warming Canadian waters but continue to decline in U.S.
The rebound of Atlantic cod off Newfoundland and Labrador contrasts with their rapidly declining populations off the northeastern coast of the United States, where until last year the stocks remained significantly below sustainable levels.
The first clue came in 2008, recalled George Rose, a marine biologist at Memorial University of Newfoundland, when he saw the cod aggregating in large numbers offshore during the spawning season. It was a sight he had sorely missed in 15 years. In the early 1990s, cod fisheries suffered such a dramatic collapse that they emerged as an aquatic poster child for fisheries mismanagement, according to Rose.
In a paper published yesterday in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Rose and his colleague, Sherrylynn Rowe, document the comeback of the Atlantic cod off Newfoundland and Labrador over the past decade. The fact that they have shown that the cod stock there is on the way to recovery is good news, Rose said, as “it shows that it is not all gloom and doom.” Read more
Technical difficulties beyond my understanding had put Thinking Afield out of commission for a few days, but we’re back strong as ever. Hopefully, the nightmare is over.
Enter to Win 1 of 10 Valuable Prize Packs and Promote the Shooting Sports
Rochester, NY – For a limited time, the 10 Years & 10 Prizes Sweepstakes offers participants an exciting opportunity to win one of ten valuable prize packs, all of which include the new Spartan™ laser system by LaserMax. Running from now until December 15th, the sweepstakes celebrates the tenth anniversary of First Shots, a popular NSSF program dedicated to sharing the joys of the shooting sports with new shooters in a safe and unintimidating atmosphere. LaserMax proudly supports this worthwhile initiative.
To enter the sweepstakes, simply submit a photo of your own first shots on the range, or a photo helping someone else take their first shots. Learn more at: http://www.nssfblog.com/nssf-announces-first-shots-10-years-10-prizes-sweepstakes/. Read more
Specifically designed by Bill Wilson to meet the exacting height and weight requirements of the new “Compact Carry” Pistol (CCP) Division of IDPA, this practical, all-purpose 9mm pistol has all the features needed to be a contender in defensive shooting competitions or as a superb carry pistol for everyday use. The Compact Carry has an extremely soft recoil impulse and along with our ETM 9mm magazines will run with unsurpassed reliability. Read more
BELLEVUE, WA – While Barack Obama has been pushing harder for more gun laws to disarm honest citizens, his Justice Department has been prosecuting fewer gun crimes despite announcing more than two years ago he would increase such prosecutions, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today.
“Here we go again with Barack Obama talking tough on crime, but actually being less aggressive, while at the same time he’s been pushing for more gun control,” noted CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “This raises a question that the president needs to answer. Does he want to put criminals behind bars, or just discourage legal gun ownership?”
According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University, gun crime prosecutions have been declining since 2013, the same year President Obama began ramping up the rhetoric about more and stronger gun laws as a response to the Sandy Hook tragedy. Read more
Ruckersville, VA. – Ashbury Precision Ordnance (APO) Manufacturing has added two new calibers to its line of premium Asymmetric Warrior® (ASW) precision tactical rifles based on the new SABER® VX bolt action receiver. The SABER VX is Ashbury’s octagonal geometry precision manufactured bolt action receiver for super magnum .408 and .375 CheyTac calibers. The ASW-408 uses the latest innovation in the patented SABER®-FORSST® modular rifle chassis system (MRCS), an interlocking action/chassis design precision machined from aerospace grade aluminum alloy that requires no bedding and very little maintenance.
ASW precision tactical rifles are comfortable to shoot and are purpose built to deliver high levels of consistent, down range accuracy now in calibers from .223 to 408CT. They feature tool-less ergonomic adjustability, heat/mirage management, rugged advanced materials construction, engineered accuracy enhancing design, and offer shooters considerably lower felt recoil especially with the big .375 and .408CT cartridges. Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that spring is not the only time to hunt turkeys – a majority of counties are open for fall turkey hunting.
“A fall turkey hunt is a pretty unique experience,” said DNR upland game bird specialist Al Stewart. “It’s an entirely different feeling when you’re out in the fall. The leaves are changing, and even better yet, no mosquitoes.”
Sept. 15 – Nov. 14 marks the fall turkey hunting season in 59 of 83 counties. Turkey licenses still are available in Units J, HA and YY, with a large number of licenses still available in Unit YY, a multicounty, private-land-only unit in southern Michigan that includes Beaver Island. Read more