Tips to Prepare for Saddle Time
It may sound like fun to ride horses to pack into a camp when hunting out West, but the novelty will soon wear off, if you haven’t prepared for saddle time. A few tips are here from Mossy Oak.
Free junior hunting licenses available to young hunters Sept. 13-14, courtesy of Meijer
Young hunters, ages 16 and under, will once again have the opportunity to get a free junior hunting license at all Meijer stores in Michigan on Sept. 13 and 14.
Youths must be accompanied by an adult, and should print out and bring the free junior hunting license coupon to the store’s sporting goods department. The coupon is valid for any junior hunting license or mentored youth hunting license. Read more
Waking a Sleeping Giant in Colorado
A good piece breaking down the what and why it happened in Colorado relative to the gun-control-spawned recall from the Washington Post is here…
Bushnell Introduces a New 2-7x 32mm Rimfire Scope in the AR Optics Line
Published on Wednesday, 30 January 2013 16:37
Overland Park, Kan. – Bushnell, an industry-leader in high performance sports optics for 65 years, has introduced a rimfire scope in its AR Optics line. The versatile scope features a 2-7x magnification range and a bullet-drop compensation (BDC) reticle that optimizes target acquisition and precision. Read more
Federal and Mossy Oak Introduce Deer THUGS Ammunition
Published on Tuesday, 10 September 2013 17:37
ANOKA, MN – Federal Ammunition recently teamed with Mossy Oak on a new product that has ties to the camouflage company’s “THUGS” TV productions. Similar to the Federal Turkey THUGS line of shotshells, the concept for new Federal Deer THUGS rifle ammunition started with a TV show. The program, “Deer THUGS” airs on the Pursuit Channel Monday nights at 9 p.m. (EST) and features five hunters who make their living hunting and guiding for whitetails. Read more
Michigan trapper education course now offered in classroom, online
A trapper education course is now being offered in classroom settings and online for Michigan residents who are interested in trapping furbearing animals. The course is not a requirement in Michigan, but the Department of Natural Resources and the conservation community strongly encourage new trappers to take advantage of the knowledge and skills taught in the course. Read more
Colorado Voters Recall Senate President
Colorado’s pro-gun advocates succeeded in removing Senate President John Morse from office yesterday in that state’s first-ever recall election. A second recall effort aimed at Senator Angela Giron was also successful. Read more
Michigan House approves hunting, fishing and trapping license restructuring
MUCC Applauds Steps to Overhaul License System and Invest in Fisheries and Wildlife Management Bill now heads to the Governor’s desk.
LANSING—As the last piece of the natural resource budget puzzle for Fiscal Year 2014, the Michigan House of Representatives just concurred in the Senate amendments to House Bill 4668, a bill which would implement a fairly substantial overhaul of the state’s hunting, fishing and trapping license system. Upon the Governor’s approval, the new prices will go into effect when the new license year sales begin on March 1, 2014. Read more
Major Milestone for Families Afield – 1 Million New Hunters!
National Program Reduced Barriers, Created Opportunities for Newcomers
NEWTOWN, Conn. –The future of hunting is brighter today than it was nearly a decade ago thanks to the extraordinary success of Families Afield, an innovative program that has introduced 1 million newcomers to hunting. Read more
Quality Whitetails photograph wins OWAA Award
The cover image of a truly handsome whitetail buck working an overhead licking stick, on the 2012 October/November issue of Quality Whitetails magazine, has been selected as the best “Fauna” photo for the year by the Outdoor Writers Association of America, OWAA. Read more