Nation’s best bird hunting a Michigan treasure – GEMS help connect local business and hunters

GEMS (Grouse Enhanced Management Sites) logoSeptember brings many things, but for bird hunters, it’s the month they’ve been waiting for since last year. Sept. 15 marks the opening day of ruffed grouse season in Michigan, the time when trucks hit public land two-tracks in search of prime hunting spots.

“Opening day of grouse season is a real treat – the woods are just coming alive with color, and you can smell fall in the air,” said Department of Natural Resources upland game bird specialist Al Stewart. “With woodcock season opening on Sept. 19 this year, we have two openers only a few days apart! This is going to be a really exciting fall!”

The DNR and various partners have worked together to develop and maintain Grouse Enhanced Management Sites (GEMS) to give bird hunters places to target their hunt, help other hunters give bird hunting a try, and give seasoned hunters new locations to explore.  GEMS are normally remote areas and vary in size from several hundred to several thousand acres. An intensive timber harvest schedule, closely monitored by DNR staff, helps to provide great wildlife habitat, and old logging roads are converted to walking trails that offer minimal terrain challenges and provide comfort to hunters who may not be familiar with the area. Read more

Hunting

Partners help DNR stock more than 4 million walleye this year

close-up of walleye caught in Michigan

The Department of Natural Resources today announced the totals from its annual walleye rearing pond harvest and stocking of walleye fingerlings. The DNR’s Fisheries Division and tribal partners stocked nearly 4.7 million walleye fingerlings in more than 110 water bodies located throughout Michigan this spring and summer.

Walleye ponds are a critical component of the DNR’s coolwater fisheries management and have been used extensively since the mid-1970s. More than 30 walleye ponds located throughout Michigan were used this year, and most rely heavily on the support of local sportsmen’s organizations.  These groups assist with the ponds’ finances and supply volunteers to help with fertilization, pond maintenance and fish harvest. Read more

Fishing

Michigan Anterless Deer License Applications On Sale Until August 15

The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that the application period for antlerless deer licenses ends tomorrow (Aug. 15). Hunters may apply for one license in any open Deer Management Unit statewide; a nonrefundable $5 fee is charged at the time of application. Drawing results and leftover license availability may be viewed atwww.michigan.gov/huntdrawings beginning Sept. 2. Read more

Hunting

??Stag Arms Now Offers 300 Blackout AR-15 Rifles

Stag Arms is proud to release its 16 inch AR-15 carbine rifles in the popular 300 AAC BLK / 7.62x35mm caliber. The company had researched and tested many different cartridges on the AR-15 platform before making a final decision. Stag Arms president Mark Malkowski stated “In addition to the upper halves we offer in this caliber we are now offering a complete AR-15 rifle using the 300 Blackout cartridges with heavier bullets, great ballistics, and already on the shelves of most major stores. By utilizing the same reliable AR-15 firearm platform customers can still use their standard accessories.”

The Model 1, 2, 2T, 3, 3T, & 3T-M series of rifles can now be purchased in the 300 Blackout caliber for an additional $50.00. The barrels are 16″ long and manufactured from 4140 steel with chrome lining on the inside to increase durability. The 1/7 twist rate is designed to work with all bullet weights in the caliber and the barrel thread for the muzzle device is 5/8×24.

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Firearms

TAR PODIUM Bipod From FAB Defense

Bullpup rifles like the IWI Tavor TAR-21 have been gaining popularity in the U.S. and abroad in recent years. Further, this trend gives all appearances of continuing. Designed to be compact for CQB fighting, but maintain the long barrel for maximum muzzle velocity, it looks different from the AR15 platform we are used to seeing. Like any weapon platform, stability when shooting prone, or for that matter, off a rock wall is critical. The battle-tested engineers at FAB Defense solved this problem with the creation of the TAR Podium quick deployment bipod.

The bipod replaces the grip cap and attaches with a single screw, without interfering with gripping the weapon. The sleek design is compact and does not have any protruding parts that could get caught on anything. The bipod is rapidly deployed with the simple push of a button giving the shooter stability at the moment it’s needed. Read more

Firearms

Trijicon Launches New MRO

Wixom, Mich. — Trijicon® takes the science of the red dot sight to the next level with the Trijicon Miniature Rifle Optic or MRO™, a red-dot sight tough enough for combat, the mean streets of law enforcement, competition shooting or hunting in the harshest of environments. Light and rugged, the Trijicon MRO mounts easily, zeros quickly and adapts to almost any shooting scenario.

With its large objective lens and shortened optical length, the MRO virtually eliminates the “tunnel vision” or tube-effect common to so many red dot sights. The 2 MOA dot is bright and crisp, and is perfectly sized for fast target acquisition at CQB distance out to extended ranges.

The MRO features eight brightness settings, including two that are night vision compatible, plus one extremely bright setting for use with lights or in very bright outdoor conditions. And, it gets an amazing five (5) years of continuous use on a single 2032 battery! Read more

Optics

Legacy Sports Announces Expansion to Ammo Boost® Line

Gene Lumsden, CEO of Legacy Sports International, Inc. proudly announces that Legacy Sports is now offering Ammo Boost® detachable magazine kits and spare magazines to fit Remington® 700 rifles in short action calibers of: .204, .223, .243, 7mm-08 and .308. Long action magazines and conversion kits for the Remington 700 long action rifles are available in .25-06, .270, 30.06, 6.5 x 55, .300 Win. Mag., .338 Win. Mag. and 7mm Rem. Mag. calibers. These magazine conversion kits will work in all Remington Model 700 rifles except the ADL model. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms

New Courses Offered at Gunsite Academy

It seems like every day the headlines read: Active shooter! Terrorist alert! Home invasion! Natural disaster! Stories about riots, carjacking, armed robbery etc. are at the top of the news feeds. These types of things are happening all across our country with more and more frequency. The odds are increasing that each of us may face any one of these incidents on any given day.

Gunsite Academy, the world’s premier and longest running privately owned firearms training facility is announcing 5 new courses that will be added to the 2016 schedule. These courses have been designed to meet the current challenges and concerns facing everyday American citizens. These courses are now up on our website and open for enrollment. Gunsite.com Read more

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