Hunter Green

GW:  I thought this was good years ago and it still is.

By Steve Sanetti
2008

Today’s green movement uses certain buzzwords — organic, locavore, renewable — to the wry amusement of 15 million to 20 million of us who’ve actually lived the eco-friendly lifestyle that these words describe.

We are hunters.  As a subset of America, we’re admittedly somewhat smaller than we used to be. Our numbers have been steadily pressed beneath a culture growing ever faster, more complex and distant from its rural ancestry.  Now, like growing vegetables, gathering fresh eggs and raising farm animals for the table, the proclivity and skill to harvest Earth’s bounty of wild game — and to pass on this tradition to those longing for simpler ways of life — reside in only a relative few of us. Read more

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Sportsmen’s Heritage Act Clears Key Hurdle

The newly introduced House Resolution 4089—strongly supported by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) – has cleared the U.S. House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Committee and awaits a vote before the full House.  The bill passed the committee by a vote of 27 to 16.

HR 4089, which is a package of four high-priority bills will: Classify BLM and US Forest Service land as open to hunting, fishing and recreational shooting unless closed or restricted based on scientific evidence;    Confirm that the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot ban lead in traditional ammunition or in sport fishing gear; Protect recreational shooting on BLM National Monument land; and Allow the import of legally hunted polar bear trophies now tangled in federal red-tape. Read more

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Guns in Schools – Legally

When a man wore a holstered pistol into a Michigan school polling place, he drew attention.  But, according to Michigan law, he was well within his rights.  The law allows a person with a concealed pistol license (CPL) to carry a visible, holstered gun into schools, daycare centers, banks, churches, bars, and sports arenas.  Here’s what happened…

Authorities have determined that the armed citizen was within his rights.  The story here…

My guess is that we may have some new laws coming our way.

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Caldwell Expands Line of Steel Targets

In response to the overwhelming success of the Magnum Rifle Gong, Caldwell Shooting Supplies announces an expanded line of steel targets.   The Kill Zone Magnum Rifle Gong, Dual Magnum Spinner, Magnum Resetting Popper Target and Speed Plate with Reset are all high quality, extremely durable steel targets designed to withstand repeated shots from high-powered rifles and handguns, while providing the fun and excitement of shooting reactive targets. Read more

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Republicans Support California’s DFG Chairman

Sacramento – Republican Senators have sent a letter to Senate Leader, Darrell Steinberg, expressing their concern over the unjustified campaign Animal Rights activists have waged against Department of Fish and Game Commission President Dan Richards. Richards was photographed with a mountain lion he legally took in Idaho. That photograph was recently published in a hunting magazine.   “Mr. Richards has not broken one law. In the state of Idaho it is perfectly legal to take down a mountain lion. After all, there are lots of states that don’t follow California’s lead on every issue,” said Harman.

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Anti-Hunters after Neck of California Commissioner

In one of their biggest attacks on hunting in recent years, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other anti-hunting organizations are seeking to remove a prominent hunter from the California Fish and Game Commission.   Commission President Daniel Richards is under attack from the world’s largest anti-hunting group after legally hunting a mountain lion in Idaho.

“This is a clear attempt by anti-hunting organizations to use the fact that Mr. Richards is a hunter to have him fired,” said Walter “Bud” Pidgeon, Jr., U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance president and CEO. Read more

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Prostaff® Target EFR Riflescope for Air Rifle or Rimfire

The new Nikon PROSTAFF Target EFR 3-9×40 is designed and engineered for .22 LR, air rifle and other applications where the versatility of focusing at extended ranges – both close and distant – is desired.  The Target EFR uses the new Nikon Precision Reticle featuring a fine crosshair with dot and provides an adjustable objective lens that allows focusing from 10 meters to infinity.

Nikon EFR 3x9x40

  The PROSTAFF Target EFR is enhanced by a Precision reticle and a 50-yard parallax setting for confidence and precision.  Nikon coats all its lenses with multiple layers of anti-reflective compounds.  The resulting fully multicoated lenses provide maximum brightness, contrast and light transmission.  The Target EFR includes a large ocular with quick focus eyepiece.  It also is waterproof, fogproof, and shockproof.    Available in matte finish, the Target EFR features ¼-inch adjustments at 50 yards with an incredible 80-MOA adjustment range at 100 yards.  Zero-Reset turrets allow you to sight it in at 50 yards, then lift the spring-loaded adjustment knob, rotate to your “zero”, and re-engage.

The PROSTAFF Target EFR 3-9×40 will retail for $189.95. Read more

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