Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Laramie, WY – HIVIZ Shooting Systems is excited to introduce a new series of fiber optic handgun sights highlighting new LITEWAVE ™ technology.
Featuring a state of the art exoskeleton frame allowing an unprecedented amount of light to enter the LitePipe, LITEWAVE™ sights offer an even brighter sight picture while maintaining extreme durability. Like most HIVIZ sights, LITEWAVE also offers the unique versatility of the interchangeable LitePipe system, giving shooters a variety of LitePipe color choices for all shooting conditions. This unique design is the only interchangeable rear sight system on the market, and its carefully designed “lock in” technology provides the shooter with the ultimate combination of durability and flexibility for their firearm. Read more
Versatility, luxury and expansive floor plan highlight the bold new 2275 Baron
New York Mills, Minn. – New for the 2015 fishing season, Lund Boats unveils the new 2275 Baron-the legendary boat company’s ultimate big water ride just got even better. Among a line-up of eight newly engineered Lund models, the well-appointed 2275 Baron measures precisely 22 feet, 9 inches in length, and boasts an expansive 102-inch beam-literally enough legroom to comfortably carry a starting football line-up, plus the coach. Read more
Bill Hicks & Co., Ltd. is proud to announce, once again, Legacy Sports International’s exclusive offering of the Howa Hogue Snowking combo, and the Howa Blackhawk Talon Snowking combo. Year after year, these exclusive models have been extremely popular.
The Howa Snowking models offer the renowned Howa 1500 barreled action, known for its great value and excellent accuracy, combined with some great quality features such as the full-dip King’s Snow Camo designs on the Hogue or Blackhawk Talon stocks.
The Howa Hogue Snowking combo comes with a Nikko Stirling Gameking 4-16x44mm Mil-Dot scope, which is mounted and boresighted, the Howa HACT two-stage trigger, and King’s Snow Camo Hogue over-molded synthetic stock. This model is available in the following calibers: 204 Ruger, 22-250 Rem, 223 Rem, 243 Win and 308 Win. Read more
FLIPPIN, Ark. – Continuing its legacy of providing weekend anglers and water sports enthusiasts with versatile boats at an incredible value, Stratos Boats introduces a newly refined Stratos 386 XF. Delivering enough performance and fishing features for serious multispecies anglers, the newly updated 386 XF is also at home playing the role of family boat for weekends on the water.
“Families are always looking for ways to stretch their hard-earned dollars,” said Stratos Boats Sales Manager Jason Bragg. “The redesign of the 386 XF gives folks the best of both worlds. You can easily transition from fishing and trolling for big walleye into a day of watersports with the whole family. Without question, the new 386XF delivers ample versatility for whatever the day brings.” Read more
The Department of Natural Resources Monday announced that grants totaling $90,132 for urban forestry projects statewide will be awarded to 21 recipients in 16 counties. (The full list of recipients is given in the PDF file available for download below.)
The competitive grant program – a cooperative effort between the DNR and the U.S. Forest Service – funds projects that help create and sustain local urban forestry programs. Grants are awarded for tree planting, community tree inventories, management plans, and education and training projects that enhance and promote urban forestry in Michigan. Read more
Dayton, OH– MKS Supply, LLC announces the return of a faithful copy of the .45ACP caliber 1911A1 Government Model pistol of WWII fame. This new “old” 1911A1 is being produced by Inland Manufacturing, LLC. ”
Originals of these guns can get pretty expensive in good-looking, useable form and, in collector quality, just flat painful to buy and then not use,” says Charles Brown of MKS Supply, LLC, “but a real-deal, affordable, high-quality clone you can shoot the heck out of without fear of hurting collector value, now that is fun.” Read more
(Las Vegas, NV) -International 1911 pistol manufacturer, Rock Island Armory reveals two new 2011 Tactical Compact pistols and plans for US consumer availability before the end of 2014.
The new additions include:
2011 Tactical Compact – .45 ACP (7 rounds)
2011 Tactical Compact – 9mm (8 rounds)
Both compact pistols are designed for concealed carry and are available for under $760 suggested retail.
This from www.humanewatch.org
Page Six reported recently that CNN has laid off Jane Velez-Mitchell, who hosted a 7 p.m. nightly news show on HLN. We don’t know much about her other reporting, but she was a big fan of HSUS, having its flaks on air a number of times, often to bash farming. JVM’s “reporting” on HSUS’s issues came across not as news but as advocacy –Velez-Mitchell herself is a vegan and animal rights activist and outspoken about it.
So the question is, will HSUS find a new home on some other talking head’s show? The leading candidate could be Al Sharpton, the race-baiting and consistently questioning host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation.
HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle was on Sharpton’s show recently to discuss animal rights and the elections. Those elections, by the way, didn’t fare so well for HSUS, with the organization’s $1.5 million investment in an astroturf ballot measure in Maine rejected by voters, the same rebuff HSUS received when it ran a nearly identical initiative in 2004.
The interview wasn’t all bad, though—at least Sharpton pronounced “Pacelle” correctly.
We’ll have to see if this alliance between the slick Pacelle and the hapless Sharpton turns into a regular on-air romance. But if things don’t work out, there’s always Al Jazeera.
You just never know…