Outdoor Life Awards DNR for Habitat Partnership with Michigan United Conservation Clubs

Michigan On-the-Ground program engages volunteers to improve habitat

LAS VEGAS, NV— The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) earned Outdoor Life magazine’s first ever Open Country award, which recognizes individuals, organizations and agencies for protecting and improving public hunting access. The DNR won the agency award for its public-private partnership with Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC) in the Michigan On-the-Ground program, a statewide series of volunteer fish and wildlife habitat improvement projects. The award was presented at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday.  Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Northern shrike

by Doug Reeves, assistant chief, DNR Wildlife Division 

I was outside, headed back to the house, when I heard a bird song that seemed to be a jumble of various noises. It was not a clear, predictable song, and much of it was what I would call a racket – sounding like a disturbed or distressed bird – but it was one that I had heard several times before. I knew it was a northern shrike. This makes the fourth year in a row that we have had at least one shrike visit our 40 acres. Previously, they were rare visitors that stopped in for a short time and then disappeared just as quickly. Lately they have been staying for prolonged periods. That may be because the mix of fields and brush suits them very well now.

 

northern shrikeNorthern shrikes have a subtle beauty, being varying shades of gray, white and black. The blocky head, black eye stripe and hooked beak are important identification marks. They tend to be quite visible much of the time, setting on electric lines, the tops of trees and other conspicuous places. My experience has been that they arrive around the first of December and are gone by mid-February. They seem to prefer old fields and brushy areas here. Michigan is in the midst of the wintering region for this bird. Northern shrikes nest in the far northern subarctic forests and tundra. They only go as far south as they have to in winter, which means they don’t go much below mid-Ohio, Indiana and Illinois in this region. [Northern shrike photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] Read more

Wildlife

Maryland Police Go Overboard with Licensed Concealed Carry Citizen

As anybody who is a member of NRA knows, we support the dedicated men and women of law enforcement who put themselves in harm’s way for the benefit of us all.  We understand that most law enforcement officers take their oaths to defend and uphold the Constitution of the United States seriously.  We also understand that untold thousands of reassuring interactions occur between citizens and law enforcement officers every day.
What we don’t understand are reports like this one arising from an incident in Baltimore, Maryland. Read more

Firearms, Gun Control

NRA’s Response to Moviemaker, Weinstein

Hollywood producer and Obama mega fundraiser Harvey Weinstein used an appearance on The Howard Stern Show Wednesday to announce what he billed as a new anti-NRA movie, reportedly titled, The Senator’s Wife. During the interview, Weinstein called NRA a “disaster area” and said of the film, “I’m going to make a movie with Meryl Streep, and we’re going to take this head-on. And they’re going to wish they weren’t alive after I’m done with them.”

Weinstein indicated that the movie is also intended to decimate the gun industry and leave viewers thinking, “Gun stocks, I don’t want to be involved in that stuff. It’s going to be like crash and burn.”  (We’ll leave it to you to decide whether ordinary people, or just entertainment tycoons, normally leave a movie pondering stock portfolios.) Read more

Gun Control

Physical Challenge

While sitting in a chair, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise                         circles.

Now, while doing this, draw the number “6” in the air with your
right hand.

Your foot will change direction and there’s nothing you can do about it.

General

Streamlight Weapon Light/Laser

EAGLEVILLE, PA  – Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, has introduced the TLR-4™ G, an ultra-lightweight, compact weapon-mounted tactical light for sub-compact and compact weapons. The new light features a white C4® LED, as well as an integrated green aiming laser with wide temperature range technology. Read more

Firearms, Self Defense

Vortex Introduces XBR Crossbow Scope

GW:  Definitely and upgrade compared to much of the junk provided with crossbow kitsVortex’s all-new XBR Crossbow Scope is designed, engineered and purpose-driven to take your crossbow to the next level. Adopting many of the same features found on Vortex’s long-range riflescopes, the XBR is built specifically to maximize the performance of today’s high-speed crossbows. Read more

Hunting

Introducing the Unique KLEENPAK Grab n’ Go Cleaning Kit

JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The KleenBore® brand announces the latest addition to its comprehensive line of cleaning kits with the all-new KLEENPAK™ Grab n’ Go Cleaning Kit.  This compact new kit features a cable pull-through system that gives users the ability to quickly and completely clean their firearms in the field or on the range without the inconvenience of carrying around a bulky kit box of supplies.  The KLEENPAK is ideal for law enforcement officers, hunters and recreational shooters alike. Read more

Firearms
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