Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Crush Series: Perch, Stoop and Ledge Treestands for hunters
Units: About 2,900 Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Tree Stands for Hunters Read more
An arctic tern has been spotted this week at Ludington Harbor in Mason County. This is certainly a rare sight, because this species breeds in the arctic and typically migrates along the Pacific or Atlantic coastline or over the open ocean. Michigan is not usually a stopping point during its long journey to Antarctica. If you are in the area looking for this rare visitor, be sure to check out other wildlife viewing opportunities at Ludington State Park.
To learn more about this amazing bird and its migration journey, please visit: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/
If you’re forced to defend yourself at night and this is your carry load, you’d better make that first shot count-because a lot of bad things can happen in the seconds or minutes it will take for your night vision to return. November’s issue of Shooting Illustrated takes an afterhours look at 15 popular defensive handgun loads, photographically recording their performance when delivered from five different personal-defense handguns. Read more
Madison, NC – Remington is proud to introduce a new version of America’s favorite pistol design, built by America’s most trusted gunmaker – the Remington Model 1911 R1 Carry.
The R1 Carry is a full-size 1911 pistol that is “de-horned,” meaning that any sharp edges have been smoothed, making the pistol easier to carry and holster without the worry of the edges catching or grabbing. Read more
Washington – GLOCK, Inc. has presented a $400,000 donation to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) in support of the development of the National Law Enforcement Museum. Last year, GLOCK committed to giving NLEOMF a total of $2 million over five years; this is GLOCK’s second installment of that plan. The donation was made at the National Law Enforcement Museum site in Washington, D.C. Read more
The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) is pleased to announce that it will soon receive a $550,000 donation from Larry and Brenda Potterfield with MidwayUSA to support its recently launched youth education and outreach program, the Rack Pack. Read more
With the latest incidents involving random acts of shooting at passing cars, this one has hit home – literally just a few miles from home on M-52, a road we travel frequently. Usually, I’m looking out for deer crossing the road, but now it’s a whack job in a passing car. Now, the police have a sketch of the guy and bullet fragments link him to other such incidents in Michigan. What we know is here…
The Department of Natural Resources will provide the public with extended shooting hours at its four staffed shooting ranges on the three weekends prior to November 15 (October 27-28, November 3-4, and November 10-11). Read more
The Department of Natural Resources asks hunters and other Michigan residents to continue to report sightings of dead deer to help with the department’s efforts to monitor the outbreak of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in the state this year. Read more