Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
That thirty-point buck popularized by Michigan’s singing group, The Yoopers, has been killed. Even though the teen hunter knew it had escaped from a deer farm, he pulled the trigger. Details of his dubious distinction are here…
TLR-1® HPL™ Combines Extreme Brightness with Superior Downrange Capability
EAGLEVILLE, PA- Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting equipment, has introduced the TLR-1® HPL™ (high performance, high lumen) rail-mounted strobing light, which combines long-range lighting capability with blinding white light. Featuring 775 lumens measured system output, 48,000 candela peak beam intensity, and a beam distance of 438 meters, the new tactical light also is available in a remote switch model.
“The new TLR-1 HPL is the ‘whole package’ because it functions as both a high lumen light, while also delivering a brighter ‘hotspot’ which puts more light on a target at a distance,” said Streamlight President and Chief Executive Officer Ray Sharrah. “For example, while other downrange beam patterns would illuminate a target’s head and shoulders, the HPL beam lights up the target’s entire upper torso. That makes it a powerful tactical tool for law enforcement professionals, military personnel and other first responders as they perform room clearing, search operations and other maneuvers under low-light conditions.” Read more
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (January 7, 2015) – Named after four species of turkey-Merriam’s, Osceola, Rio Grande, and Eastern-the innovative new M.O.R.E.™ turkey broadhead from Muzzy is designed to stop a longbeard in its tracks with a massive 3-inch cutting diameter and 125-grain weight.
The Muzzy M.O.R.E. 3-blade is built with .051-inch-thick stainless steel blades that are precisely sharpened to provide instantaneous decapitation. The M.O.R.E broadhead is a true fixed-blade design, but it converts into a locked fold-back configuration with a 3/4-inch diameter for storage and transport with two twists of the stainless steel Trocar tip. When ready to hunt, simply loosen the tip, set the blades, and retighten the tip to lock it down. The blades have a 1.5 -degree right offset for improved accuracy and durability. Read more
Carl Junction, MO—
When it comes to “really” securing your firearms in the field, your vehicle or when transporting them around the world, Secure Firearm Products (SFP) has been designing and manufacturing high-tech security gun cases for shooters, sportsmen, law enforcement and collectors since 2001. Their line of internal-locking, metal security cases for handguns, rifles, tactical firearms and shotguns have won countless industry accolades and are in use around the world by thousands.
At the upcoming SHOT SHOW in Las Vegas (January 20-23), Secure Firearm Products will again set a new industry standard by introducing a way to keep your firearms and other valuables secure at home, with their Electronic Access Wall Vaults. Available in two sizes– one for handguns or small valuables, and a larger size designed for AR rifles and larger valuables.
The SFP Wall Vaults are Made in the USA, and are unique in that they provide for electronic remote control access, as well as a Medeco® high security lock/key system for manual opening. Both of the vaults can be easily opened by keying in your personal access code using the included remote control or a universal remote. Read more
Terra XB75 boasts great glass, unique ballistic reticle in this growing segment of the hunting industry
Kennesaw, Ga. – The first review of Zeiss’ first-ever crossbow scope is now online, and hunters can now decide if the new Terra XB75 is worth the $400-plus price tag.
The review is at gafmag.com/zeiss-xb75.
John Geiger, senior editor at Game & Fish/Sportsman magazine and the editor of Crossbow Revolution, found that the German-engineered and -designed 2-7×32 rifle-style crossbow scope performed as billed and offered some innovative features. He also had a few suggestions for making it even better.
Glass is the heart of any scope, and the writer found that Zeiss’ MC coatings on the Schott glass were excellent, especially for a scope that hunters would likely use within 75 yards. Zeiss is known for quality optics that are effective at hundreds of yards for long-range rifle hunting. While crossbows can be accurate to more than 100 yards, environmental conditions, hunter skill, crossbow power and other factors often reduce the actual point-of-impact accuracy and kinetic energy at longer distances. As a result, most crossbow hunters consider an ethical shooting distance to be about 40 yards. At that distance and beyond, this glass will give hunters excellent clarity at first light and at last light, when game is often most active.
The scope’s reticle is designed to give the hunter quick arrow-drop compensation. Hunters can choose an aiming point from 17 1/2 yards all the way to 75 yards at an amazing 2 1/2-yard increments – without adjusting on the fly. Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department has served a Notice of Intent with the secretary of the Department of Interior and director of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service). The action was taken in an effort to support development of an updated recovery plan for Mexican wolves that utilizes the best available science as legally required by the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Game and Fish has requested an updated recovery plan from the Service on multiple occasions over the past several years because the current recovery plan for Mexican wolves developed in 1982 is so outdated that it no longer provides an adequate framework to guide the recovery effort. That plan also fails to identify the recovery criteria required by the ESA including downlisting and delisting criteria.
“This Notice of Intent is an effort to ensure that the Fish and Wildlife Service adheres to its legal obligation to develop a thorough science-based plan that will lead to a successful recovery outcome that recognizes Mexico as pivotal to achieving recovery of the Mexican wolf given that 90 percent of its historical range is there, ” said Arizona Game and Fish Department Director Larry Voyles. Read more
Popular co-host Jerry Carroll returns for Season Two, joined by Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner
NEW BERLIN, WI – Sportsman Channel’s Amazing America with Sarah Palin, produced by Pilgrim Studios, has announced its two co-hosts for the second season of the network original series premiering on January 15, 2015 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Jerry Carroll, returning host from the first season, will be joined by Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner in the field. The announcement was made today by Marc Fein, executive vice president of programming and production for Sportsman Channel.
Carroll, a stand-up comedian, speaker and farmer based in Raleigh, North Carolina, returns for his second season as a field host of Amazing America. Carroll’s infectious attitude and “down home, familiar style” was a big hit with viewers last season. Read more
HAUPPAUGE, NY, January 5, 2015 – Meopta, the industry’s leading designer and manufacturer of premium sports optics, is pleased to add two new high-performance binoculars to its MeoStar® line – the MeoStar 12×50 HD and MeoStar 15×56 HD.
These rugged binoculars are engineered to withstand the most extreme hunting conditions and are especially well suited for western hunters. Vast terrain requires exceptional glass, not only to spot animals at long ranges but also to assess their finest details. The new MeoStar HD binoculars deliver to the max thanks to the large HD fluoride objective lenses which eliminate chromatic aberration and provide spectacular image clarity and true, vivid color reproduction. The MeoBrightTM ion-assisted lens coating delivers 99.7% light transmission per lens surface providing exceptionally bright images in the most challenging lighting conditions. This gives hunters the advantage of seeing better, both earlier and later. Read more
BESSEMER, Ala. – Steyr Arms announced that it is now offering a limited edition run of Camo Scout Rifles in three different camouflage patterns. Steyr Scouts are now available in “Early Fall,” Mid Fall,” and “Late Fall” camouflage patterns. Read more
Fayette, MO -CMMG Inc. has announced that the company has shipped its first production run of Mk47 MUTANT rifles to preferred retailers and big box stores, including Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops.
The announcement comes just a little over a month after the official launch of the revolutionary new AR-style rifle, chambered in the legendary 7.62x39mm caliber. Capable of accepting existing AK magazines yet still offering the modularity and accuracy of the AR platform, the Mk47 MUTANT has been the talk of both consumers and industry insiders, with plenty of speculation regarding when the rifle will actually hit shelves. Read more