Fireworks Mishap Blows Man’s Leg Off
Across the street, police officers found the paraplegic’s left foot with several inches of leg bone still attached. Details of fun with fireworks ends here…
Falling bullet hits man in face while watching fireworks
What goes up, must come down. And, violating gun safety rules proves it can be dangerous – even deadly. One lucky Floridian lives to tell his story here…
Bear hunting convictions reversed by Michigan appeals court
In 2010, two Michigan men used trained hunting dogs to help Todd Yoder, an American Indian who was allowed to hunt for bear a month beyond the normal hunting season. Turns out, it wasn’t against the law. The story is here…
Hartwick Pines to host annual Wood Shaving Days Festival July 21-22
Hartwick Pines State Park will host its annual Wood Shaving Days Festival July 21-22 at the Logging Museum. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, guests can enjoy the sights, sounds and scents of the historic steam-powered sawmill cutting logs into pine boards, listen to traditional music, and enjoy the art of wood carving, wood burning and other woodcrafts. Festival highlights also include demonstrations by blacksmiths, weavers and wool spinners and a historic surveying re-enactment. Read more
Duck Populations Hit All-Time High
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North America’s total spring duck population is the highest ever recorded, according to the annual Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey released Tuesday.
Conducted each May by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service, the survey puts the duck population at 48.6 million birds. That represents a 7 percent increase from 2011’s record number of 45.6 million. Read more
Desert Tortoises Truly in Need of Adoption
PHOENIX – A unique, fascinating, low-maintenance and educational pet can be had through the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Tortoise Adoption Program, conducted in partnership with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the Phoenix Herpetological Society.
If you have a yard, but little time for a dog, this well-mannered critter might be just the answer to having a household companion. Read more
Bald Eagle Numbers Soar
The bald eagle population is increasing in Florida, which continues to be one of the top spots in the lower 48 states for bald eagles to nest and raise their young. Read more
Marlin® Offers Boy Scouts Loaner Rifles for Summer Camp Programs
Madison, NC – Marlin Firearms Company is proud to announce the 2012 Marlin Boy Scout Range Loan Program in support of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA®). The program gives summer campers at participating Boy Scout ranges the opportunity to shoot the Marlin XT series of bolt-action, rimfire rifles – the first Marlin rifles designed specifically for younger shooters. Read more
NSSF Answers Google’s “No Gun” Shopping Policy
Google, a company that should know better than to censor the flow of online information, has chosen to ban search results related to firearms and other products it deems not “family safe” in its Google Shopping function. Until recently, gun-related products appeared just like other products in search results, giving shoppers a powerful price-comparison tool. But not anymore. Read more
DNR offers introductory handgun, shotgun shooting classes for women this July in southeast Michigan
The Department of Natural Resources’ Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program will offer its popular beginning handgun and shotgun shooting classes in southeast Michigan this July. Read more