Brotherhood Outdoors Labor Day Marathon

New Berlin, WI (August 21, 2014) – Sportsman Channel and the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) are combining efforts to honor the contributions of the American worker and celebrate today’s youth, who represent the future of our nation’s workforce and outdoor heritage. Sportsman Channel’s Brotherhood Outdoors Labor Day Marathon, a salute to American workers and celebration of youth in the outdoors, is presented by Carhartt and airs exclusively on Monday, September 1 from 5–8 p.m. ET.

Today’s youth are consistently inundated with modern technologies and devices, which can serve as a distraction to fishing, hunting, biking, hiking, camping and other healthy outdoor activities. Throughout the Marathon, Brotherhood Outdoors co-hosts Daniel Lee Martin and Julie McQueen will provide viewers with interesting stories about the dedicated men and women who keep America moving forward and do their part to introduce America’s youth to our nation’s cherished outdoor lifestyle.

Brotherhood Outdoors Labor Day Marathon

Sportsman Channel’s Brotherhood Outdoors Labor Day Marathon features six captivating episodes that include everything from a father and his sons guiding a fellow firefighter on a heart-pounding mule deer hunt in Arizona to a father and his daughters taking another young girl on her first coon hunt in Kentucky. The Marathon chronicles hard-working men and women who share a passion for outdoor adventures and are focused on passing along their great experiences to America’s youth. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

RedHead® 3-in-1 Tripod/Bipod/Monopod Shooting Stick Offers Ultimate Accuracy and Adaptability

The first three iron clad rules of accurate rifle and pistol shooting in the field are: #1 Take a rest. #2 Take a rest! #3 TAKE A REST! The RedHead® 3-in-1 Tripod/Bipod/Monopod Shooting Stick makes following the rules quick, easy, and convenient. It offers multiple rest options whether you’re standing, sitting, kneeling, or even shooting prone.

RedHead® 3-in-1 Tripod/Bipod/Monopod Shooting Stick RedHead® 3-in-1 Tripod/Bipod/Monopod Shooting Stick

Different field shooting situations are best served by different kinds of shooting rests.  The RedHead® 3-in-1 Shooting Stick is the first hunting accessory to offer all three rest types in one light, ultimately portable package.  The legs are quickly removable to convert from tripod to bipod to monopod as conditions demand.  All legs instantly adjust from as short as 18 inches to as long 60 inches and lock anywhere in between with Speed Cam Locks. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

Federal Duck Stamp now available at Michigan license retailers

Waterfowl hunters and wildlife enthusiasts can now buy the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp – also known as the Duck Stamp – at more than 1,400 Michigan license sales outlets.

 

2014-15 federal duck stampThe Federal Duck Stamp also has been available for purchase online at www.mdnr-elicense.com since mid-July. The online purchasing option is part of a partnership between the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service’s Federal Duck Stamp Office, designed to make the Duck Stamp more readily available and increase participation in this successful wetland conservation program.

 

Required annually for all migratory waterfowl hunters age 16 or older, the Federal Duck Stamp costs $17 when purchased at license vendors or via E-license, the DNR’s online license sales system. The stamp cost is $15, and both the stamp distributor and the DNR charge a $1 processing and handling fee. License agents also may choose to charge a processing fee up to $1. There will be no refunds available once the stamps are purchased. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Lake sturgeon release into Kalamazoo River set for Sept. 6

The Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with several partners, invites the public to join in celebrating the September release of juvenile lake sturgeon from the New Richmond facility into the Kalamazoo River.

The public event, scheduled to run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, will be at New Richmond Bridge County Park located at 5740 Old Allegan Road in Manlius Township, Michigan. Guest parking is available on both the north and south sides of the Kalamazoo River.

The public is invited to mark the occasion with a full day of events, including guided tours of New Richmond Bridge County Park and the lake sturgeon rearing facility, food, music, gifts, a turning of the historic New Richmond swing bridge, tribal ceremony, and, of course, the release of the juvenile lake sturgeon into the river. Read more

Fishing

Ruger Launches Free Ammo & Mag Giveaway

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) announces the launch of the Ruger Free Ammo & Mag Giveaway. Those who purchase any new Ruger® LCP® or Ruger® SR22® pistol between August 28, 2014 and November 30, 2014 will qualify to receive a free box of Winchester® ammunition and an extra magazine for their firearm, a retail value of over $50.00. Read more

Firearms

House Passes Pro-Hunting Citizen Initiative into Law

Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act now law, renders anti-hunting referendums moot

 

LANSING, MI – The Michigan House of Representatives passed the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act today with a bipartisan vote of 65-43 . The citizen initiative, which passed the Senate on August 13 and was supported by the signatures of almost 300,000 registered voters, allows the Natural Resources Commission to name game species and issue fisheries orders using sound science, creates a $1 million rapid response fund to prevent Asian carp, and provides free hunting and fishing licenses for active military members.

 

“We are very thankful to the legislators who voted for sound science, the voters who signed the petition, the organizations who supported it, and the tireless volunteers who collected the signatures of almost 300,000 registered Michigan voters,” said Dan Eichinger, executive director for Michigan United Conservation Clubs. “This is an important step to protecting the rights to hunt, fish and trap in Michigan from radical animal rights organizations.”

 

The initiative also renders moot two referendums sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), a Washington, D.C.-based anti-hunting organization, which sought to repeal two bills that would allow a regulated hunting season for wolves in certain areas of the Upper Peninsula where they have killed pets, dogs and livestock. Because the initiative contains an appropriation, it is not subject to a third referendum by HSUS or its front group, Keep Michigan Wolves Protected.

 

“We thought it was important to listen to the will of the 300,000 registered voters who brought this initiative to us,” said Representative Jon Bumbstead (R-Newago). “This is about more than wolves. It’s about protecting the rights of our constituents to hunt and fish by managing our fish and wildlife with sound science.”

 

Passage of the citizen initiative settles the wolf hunt controversy, which has moved back and forth over the past two years, providing the certainty that Department of Natural Resources biologists need to move forward with wolf management.

 

Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management is a coalition of conservation, hunting, fishing and trapping groups and individuals including the Michigan chapters of Safari Club International, the Michigan Bear Hunters Association, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, the Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association, the Michigan Hunting Dog Federation, the Upper Peninsula Sportsmen’s Alliance, U.P. Whitetails, Inc., the U.P. Bear Houndsmen, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation, Ducks Unlimited and the United States Sportsmen’s Alliance. The act has also received the endorsement of the National Wildlife Federation, the Michigan Salmon and Steelhead Fishermen’s Association, the Lake St. Clair Walleye Association, the Lake St. Clair chapter of Muskies, Inc., and numerous local conservation groups throughout Michigan.

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife
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