Michigan’s 2012 hunting season safest in five years

GW:  Although the title indicates a relatively safe season, the facts indicate there’s plenty of room for improvement – especially with the young!  Me must do better in that regard.

The 2012 hunting season saw only one fatality in the 15 incidents reported to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, making it the safest season in the last five years. While there were three fewer incidents reported in 2011, there were five fatalities in that year. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms, Hunting

Potterfields Donate over $700,000 to RMEF Youth Programs

COLUMBIA, MO – January 22, 2013 – The first program that will benefit from the Potterfields donation is the “Adopt a Shooting Team” program. A donation of $501,000 will help support high school and shooting teams all across the country. The second program is the S.A.F.E (Shooting Access for Everyone) Challenge. This program introduces youth to firearm safety and hunter education programs as well as the hunter’s role in conservation. This donation was in the amount of $200,000. Read more

Ammunition, Animal Rights, Firearms, Hunting, Self Defense

Visit Bay City State Recreation Area February 16 for 20th annual Winter Festival

Explore Michigan’s great outdoors at Bay City State Recreation Area on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. as the Department of Natural Resources hosts the 20th annual Winter Festival. The annual festival is offered on the Saturday of Michigan’s Free Fishing Weekend and is one of many “Winter Project GO Get Outdoors” special events offered throughout the state for the entire family. Read more

General

Trade Show Boycott

In a surprise move, just weeks before the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show is to open, Reed Exhibitions, on Jan. 17, announced it was banning modern sporting rifles from the show. The show is the largest outdoor sports show in the United States and perhaps the world.

When the word spread at the firearms industry’s largest trade show, the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show (sm), reaction among exhibitors and attendees was fierce.  More here…

Ammunition, Firearms, Gun Control, Hunting, Self Defense
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