Introducing Hunt View™ Maps: Essential Mapping Data for Hunters

OLATHE, Kan.- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced Hunt View Maps, a series of preloaded microSD cards containing land ownership data for Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah. For years, Garmin handhelds have been a necessary tool for destination hunters. Now with Hunt View Maps, hunters can easily integrate essential data like public vs. private land information, satellite imagery, 24K TOPO mapping and routable roads into their Garmin handheld GPS units. Read more

Hunting

Salmon and trout egg-take efforts scheduled for fall and winter at DNR facilities

The Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division will be hard at work this fall and winter gathering the necessary eggs for the continued production of hatchery fish to support fisheries management objectives for Michigan’s world-class fisheries. Fall egg takes will start or already are under way for wild Chinook and coho salmon and for captive broodstocks of brown, rainbow, brook and lake trout. Read more

Fishing

Why You Should Be Planting Food Plots

By Todd Amenrud – Today’s whitetail managers know what an important role food plots play in the drive towards a healthy herd and bucks with bigger antlers. Food plots can transform deer management, even on small tracts, and make your hunting dreams come true. What’s the big difference between food plots and their native vegetation? Or, why couldn’t supplemental feeding have the same impact? Here’s why:

On average, native vegetation will produce about 200 to 300 pounds of deer food annually at approximately 6% to 12% protein. However, if they actually consumed that much you would see a browse line about 6 feet high and the habitat would be destroyed. So they can only use about 100 pounds per acre without destroying the area. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Firefield® Rechargeable Compact Green Laser Now Available

(MANSFIELD, TEXAS) – While intimidation is important, dependable equipment can be lifesaving when the dirt flies. One of the most recognized deterrents in the world is a laser pointed at your chest. The Firefield® Rechargeable Compact Green Laser is the perfect handgun accessory for personal defense, law enforcement and combat situations.

This lightweight device is equipped with a weaver rail, easily affixing to a wide variety of pistols. Its compact design keeps the laser unit lightweight without weighing down your firearm, or compromising the rugged durability your life may depend upon. With a daylight visibility range of 50 yards and nighttime visibility range of 600 yards, the Rechargeable Compact Green Pistol Laser offers peace of mind in both close quarters in the home and long-range engagements on the firing line. It can also serve as an important tool for intense airsoft action or tactical training scenarios. Read more

Firearms, Self Defense

Michigan DNR conservation officers report first case involving enhanced deer violation penalties

GW:  An egregious offense with a penalty to cover typical poaching.  Fine.  But, involving two youngsters?   Jacob Powers can be thankful I am not in charge of punishment.   

A Kent County man has pled guilty in a deer-poaching case that occurred in September in Montcalm County and is the first case of a violation meeting the new enhanced sentencing guidelines for poaching that became law in Michigan earlier this year.

On Sept. 21, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers responded to a complaint phoned in to the Report All Poaching (RAP) Line involving an adult suspect who allegedly killed two trophy white-tailed deer in Montcalm County during the 2014 Youth Hunt while acting as a mentor to an 8-year-old hunter. Jacob Powers, 25, of Lowell, Michigan, was arraigned Oct. 3 on the charge of taking two white-tailed deer during the closed season before a magistrate of the 64B District Court at Stanton in Montcalm County.

At arraignment, Powers entered a plea of guilty to the charge and was sentenced. He was assessed $335 in fines and costs, $12,000 in restitution for payment to the state’s Fish and Game Protection Fund, and five days mandatory minimum jail time to be served as community service. In addition, Powers now faces up to five years of hunting license revocations in Michigan and 41 other states that participate in the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact. Powers has yet to appear on charges in Ionia County for littering. Read more

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DRD Tactical Releases Briefcase Pistols

 

Dallas, GA -DRD Tactical, specialists in design and manufacturing of patented Brief Case Rifles in 7.62 Nato, 5.56 Nato and 300AAC calibers, announces the release of CDR15 Pistols.

These pistols use the same patented quick take down barrel design with 7″ Rails in 5.56 Nato and/or 300AAC calibers, which allows you to quickly change the barrel and allows for compact brief case carry capability. Lower and Upper receivers are machined from billet 7075-T6511 Aluminum. CDR15’s come with 10.5″ or 11.5″ barrels. Read more

Firearms

HPR Ammo Introduces Black Ops Ammunition

Payson, AZ – HPR Ammunition, manufactured in Payson, Arizona, is positioned in the market as a high quality and innovative brand and is announcing their BLACK OPS® line of defensive ammunition.

HPR recognized the significant need for a high quality round that offers superior accuracy, and unparalleled takedown force in a variety of scenarios. HPR created the Black Ops® line for maximum knockdown power as the Open Tipped Frangible® (OTF) projectile transfers 100% of its energy into the target. The OTF® projectile tracks straight through a variety of soft barriers like sheet rock, plywood, car doors, and auto glass. When the projectile enters soft tissue, the jacket and core separate with furious force of impact, resulting in mass force trauma. Read more

Ammunition, Self Defense
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