Blaser R8 LONG RANGE: A Powerful Performance

Long range shooting enthusiasts and hunters will agree size does matter. While the targets are different the requirements are the same and now the Blaser R8 will be available in .338 Lapua Magnum.

The .338 Lapua Magnum displayed superior qualities for trajectory and down range bullet penetration without the erosion of the barrel found in other high velocity calibers. The specific demands of the caliber did however present challenges that many manufacturers could not overcome.
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Not so at Blaser. The relentless passion to refine hunting equipment and to offer the broadest caliber selection to shooting enthusiasts and hunters alike led to the modification of R8 magazine/trigger housing in such a way as to easily accommodate the .338 Lapua Magnum. Read more

Firearms

Condor conservation partners expand non-lead request to Arizona shooters outside of big game hunters

New audiences like small game and varmint hunters and ranchers targeted

PHOENIX — California condor conservation achieved a milestone last hunt season with a record number of big game hunters in the species’ core range voluntarily using non-lead ammunition or removing lead-infected gut piles from the field to prevent condors from feeding on them.

In Arizona, a total of 91 percent of the big game hunters voluntarily used non-lead ammunition or removed gut piles from the field. In Utah, 84 percent of big game hunters in the core range did the same.

Now, condor reintroduction partners are expanding voluntary lead reduction efforts towards new groups that can also help keep condors from ingesting lead as the birds scavenge carcasses other than big game that might contain lead. New groups being targeted in expanded education and outreach efforts include small game, bird and varmint hunters, and those that dispatch sick or injured animals in the field, such as ranchers or law enforcement agencies. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

How Does HSUS Use Donations? Cheap Socks, For One.

This from www.HumaneWatch.org…

We frequently point out that the misnamed “Humane Society” of the United States gives a minuscule percentage of the money it raises to local pet shelters. But this begs the question: If HSUS isn’t spending money on shelters, where are its donors’ dollars going? Below is a breakdown of HSUS’s expenditures from its most recent financial statement.

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Employee compensation is the group’s single greatest expense. It’s not cheap to pay the salary of the $4 million man as well as HSUS’s army of lawyers and PETA alumni. Also noteworthy is the money HSUS is spending on “education.” Education can be a very misleading term in the charity world.

For instance, we recently received mail from HSUS that came with a free pair of socks (another thing the group squanders donor money on). The socks featured dogs and cats on them, which we thought was ironic since these are the same animals HSUS deprives of funding at local shelters. The socks came with two sheets of paper discussing HSUS’s agenda, and an envelope asking for a financial contribution. Read more

Animal Rights

Scared of snakes? No need to be

This spring, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources put out the call for people to report the herptiles – reptiles and amphibians – that they observe across the state. The request is part of an atlas project, designed to monitor the presence and distribution of “herps” across the state.

“It’s for all species, common or rare,” said Lori Sargent, a DNR wildlife biologist who keeps track of Michigan’s herptiles. “The other day I got a call about a spotted turtle (a threatened species) in an area where they’d never been spotted before.

A blue racer snake in Michigan“There are not a lot of people working on herps, even at universities,” she continued. “They’re not a game species. They’re not high-profile.”

While herps don’t usually evoke the same warm and fuzzy emotions folks often express about other wildlife, there’s one group of herptiles – snakes – that brings out the opposite reaction. Snakes have gotten a bad rap ever since Adam and Eve and that apple, and it doesn’t seem to have changed since.

“We’re hearing of more of kids who are afraid of snakes,” Sargent said. “Maybe this will help educate people that snakes are valuable at both ends of the food chain. They keep rodent populations in check. They’re important. And they’re cool.

“I get pictures of a dead snake with a note – what kind is it? People are so quick to kill them and then identify them. What did snakes ever do to you? They’re mostly harmless.” Read more

Wildlife

Michigan duck stamps and prints available now

2015 Michigan duck stampThe Michigan Duck Hunters Association, in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, introduces the 2015 collector-edition Michigan duck stamp and prints.

The Michigan Waterfowl Stamp Program, established in 1976, has become an icon for waterfowl hunters and wetland conservation enthusiasts. During the past 39 years, the program has gained popularity with collectors and conservation groups throughout the United States.

The Michigan Duck Hunters Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to waterfowl and wetland conservation, coordinates the stamp program in partnership with the DNR. Proceeds from stamp sales will be used to fund Michigan Duck Hunters Association projects, with 10 percent used to match DNR funding for purchasing, restoring and enhancing wetlands. Read more

Wildlife

Hunting Access Program offers incentives for landowners

HAP landowner with huntersLandowners looking to make the most of their land can support local hunting traditions and economy, improve their land, and get paid to do it through the Department of Natural Resources’ Hunting Access Program. The DNR encourages landowners to consider enrolling their lands in the program, which provides private-land hunting opportunities in southern Michigan and the eastern Upper Peninsula. Landowners with at least 40 acres are eligible to enroll.

Michigan’s Hunting Access Program (HAP) was created in 1977 to increase public hunting opportunities in southern Michigan, where 97 percent of the land base is privately owned. Landowners enrolled in the program receive an annual payment, up to $25 an acre, for allowing hunters to access their lands. HAP, one of the oldest dedicated private-lands public-access programs in the nation, provides access to quality hunting lands close to urban properties.

Using funds from the new hunting license package and a new United States Department of Agriculture  grant, the DNR – in collaboration with Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and local conservation districts – plans to continue expanding the program over the next three years.

According to DNR wildlife biologist Mike Parker, “Providing access to hunting lands that are close to home is critical for supporting Michigan’s strong hunting heritage. Our commitment to providing access has more than tripled the number of farms enrolled in HAP the past three years. We now have over 140 farms and nearly 16,000 acres available for public hunting. 

“HAP is also good for the economy,” Parker said. “Hunters taking trips to HAP lands contribute $1.7 million annually to Michigan’s economy. The majority of the HAP hunter trips are only 25 miles from the hunter’s home, making HAP lands extremely accessible and close to home.” 

Landowners have the ability to choose which types of hunting are allowed on their lands. Hunting options include: Read more

Hunting

New Colorful Hi-Point Carbines from Hi-Point

Dayton, OH-Hi-Point Firearms www.mkssupply.com is known more for tough, reliable, accurate, low-cost guns than for “pretty” guns, but now they have one that looks cool, too!

After years of requests, Hi-Point has started producing new camouflage Carbines – and they do look cool! No more Henry Ford Model T policy of “you can have it any color as long as it is black.” The patterns are digital desert tan (shown below), woodland (subdued grey/green/brown/black combination), and a fun screaming pink camo pattern. Read more

Firearms

ABM Ammo Introduces New 308 Winchester Ammo Featuring Berger 185gr Juggernaut Bullets

Applied Ballistics Munition’s (ABM Ammo) Chief Ballistician, Bryan Litz, has been hard at work in the ballistics lab developing more ABM Ammo using some of Berger’s most popular bullet designs. This summer they plan to release several new rounds that their loyal customers have been waiting for since their initial launch. Two such rounds have already passed their rigorous field testing phase and are now available to purchase; the 308 Winchester 185gr Match Juggernaut OTM Tactical and the 308 Winchester 185gr Match Juggernaut Target rounds. Read more

Ammunition

KIVAARI™ 338LM Rifle now shipping

338 Lapua Magnum, Semi-Automatic, Quick Take Down

Dallas, GA: DRD Tactical is happy to announce that we have started shipping our new KIVAARI™ 338 Lapua Semi-Automatic rifle. Our latest rifle is designed to be a quick take down rifle using our patented quick change barrel system. Rifle features a 24″ barrel with 1/10 twist, ambidextrous controls including the safety selector, bolt catch and magazine release, 2-stage trigger, Magpul PRS adjustable stock, Magpul M-LOK™ rail for accessory attachments, left side non-reciprocating charging handle, Silencerco QD muzzle brake for suppressor use, 2-10rd box magazines and Otis cleaning kit.

Rifle weighs only 13.6 lbs empty because it operates on DI gas system. The ability to change barrels in the field and the most compact transportable long range semi-automatic rifle is what KIVAARI™ offers to hunters, target shooters, military and law enforcement customers, with 1-MOA accuracy. It is available in hard coat anodized black or FDE finish, and you can choose hard case or Tactical Taylor Trekker back pack. As always all parts and raw material are made in U.S.A. Read more

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