Video Explains New Antler Point Restrictions
DNR announces EHD found in Muskegon County
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan State University Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health announced that epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) has been confirmed in a white-tailed deer in Muskegon County, which is the first county to have EHD hit this fall. Read more
The HSUS They Don’t Want You To Know
Tips to Becomming a Sportsman
By Glen Wunderlich
Since archery deer season is nearly upon us, it’s incumbent upon us to take inventory. Let’s see… We have sharpened our broadheads, waxed the strings, checked the cables and we’ve been practicing longer and longer shots at targets.
Certainly the integrity of treestands, that have been in place for years, has been checked, along with pull-up ropes and safety harnesses. In a nutshell, we are feeling pretty good about this season’s preparations.
But, there’s another inventory item that must be added to the list: a mirror. No, not for signaling when you become “disoriented” (although a good companion piece in the wild), but one that will return an image of a sportsman. All of us have one of these tools handy, so here are some tips to fine tune that reflection. Read more
Hunter’s Specialties Easy Fit Tree Stand Skirt
Easy Fit Tree Stand Skirt from Hunter’s Specialties® is made to fit most one and two person blinds on the market that are equipped with a shooting rail.
Shooting Sports Enthusiasts Can Support Military Families
OWASSO, Okla. – Throughout the month of September, participating shooting facilities across the United States will support the Folds of Honor Foundation through Patriot Range Days, an initiative designed to combine love of shooting sports with love of country, while raising funds to provide scholarships to the families of those killed or disabled in service to their country. Read more
Successful Summer Leads to Full Fall Schedule for Youth Program
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation’s Trailblazer Adventure Program has continued its mission of introducing youth and families to our outdoor heritage after a successful Spring season with more than 83,000 attendees. Read more
NRA Supports Lawsuit Challenging NSA’s Mass Surveillance and Collection Program
NRA supports the whole Constitution, and demonstrated that support this week by weighing in on an issue that’s been of concern for decades.
On Wednesday, NRA filed a “friend of the court” brief in federal district court supporting an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit challenging the National Security Agency’s (NSA) phone records surveillance and collection program. The massive NSA data-mining program collects the records of millions of Americans. Read more
Relive Vintage Mule Deer Hunting with New B&C Book
MISSOULA, Mont.–Vintage photos of giant mule deer with yardsticks nestled in their headgear. Historic score sheets boasting crazy-wide antler spreads–up to 43-4/8 inches for typicals; 49-2/8 inches for non-typicals. Classic accounts of legendary muley hunts. Such memorabilia and tons more are being released from the Boone and Crockett Club archives in a new book, “A Mule Deer Retrospective.”
A free preview of “A Mule Deer Retrospective” is at www.boone-crockett.org or by clicking the URL below:
http://www.boone-crockett.org/
The book also boasts chapters by some of today’s most respected mule-deer fanatics: Guy Eastman, Ryan Hatfield, Jim Heffelfinger, Miles Moretti and Wayne van Zwoll.
“This is a comprehensive look at one of the West’s most iconic trophies–an album of historic treasures for anyone who’s interested in the past, present and future of mule deer,” said Boone and Crockett Publications Director Julie Tripp. “It’s the third in our series of retrospective books, following the successes of ‘A Whitetail Retrospective’ and ‘An American Elk Retrospective.'”
“A Mule Deer Retrospective” is 304 colorful pages, hardcover, great for a gift, priced at $34.95 but discounted for Boone and Crockett associates. Join and/or order at www.boone-crockett.org or 888-840-4868.
Boone and Crockett Club maintains the highest standards in fair-chase sportsmanship, habitat stewardship and wildlife management–and has documented their conservation benefits through big-game records that date back to the late 1880s.