Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Forest Service announced today a strategy, developed with input from the Department of the Interior, to replace the fleet of aging air tankers used to battle wildfires with a next generation of newer, faster, more cost-effective large airtankers. Read more
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC assisted in raising $7,025 for the USA Shooting Team through the donation of a custom Wiley Clapp Colt Commander® pistol. The auction, hosted by GunBroker.com, opened with a starting bid of one penny on January 17 and closed the evening of February 5, with more than 22,000 views and 75 bids. Read more
Birding enthusiasts continued their quest Friday to get glimpses – and photographs – of an Asian hooded crane that arrived earlier this week at Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area near Linton in Greene County, Indiana, but the bird was proving elusive.
“It was around for a good two to three hours this morning, but nobody has seen it since,” Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
Michigan House Bill 5249 was introduced last month by Rep. Matt Lori (R) District 59, and if adopted as proposed, would increase the allowable firearms to be used for deer hunting in Zone III (shotgun zone) by including the use of .35 caliber or larger rifles loaded with straight-walled cartridges with a minimum case length of 1.16 inches and a maximum case length of 1.8 inches in Zone III. When one looks at ballistics, these proposed cartridges fit right in with what is currently legal. But, looks can be deceiving. Read more
Tucson, Arizona – Safari Club International’s 40th Annual Hunters’ Convention this year was the biggest and best ever. It has once again solidified its place as the premier convention in all of hunting. Read more
Convenient, safe and secure storage for handguns in the desk, home or office
San Bernardino, CA – GunVault, manufacturer of the highly popular GunVault compact security safes, introduces the SpeedVault. The demand for convenient home, office or business security makes SpeedVault a smart solution for storing handguns. The SpeedVault is a drop-down safe that can be mounted under a desk or in various locations for a variety of concealment with a holster-like protective foam lined interior. It offers a combination of theft protection and fast, reliable access. Read more
It’s not quite April Fool’s Day, but someone took the bait – hook, line and sinker.
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Ravalli County, Montana residents have urged their commissioners to allow shooting wolves on sight and to listen to science rather than anecdotes as they write a countywide predator control policy.
“The policy has become too extreme,” said Dan Kerslake, a rancher from Stevensville. “I think it should be based more on science instead of politics. Implementing a ‘kill all the wolves’ policy is too extreme, but you also can’t just let wolves run wild in your backyard.”
LINCOLN, Neb. – Forty bighorn sheep trapped in Alberta, Canada, were released into the Pine Ridge near Harrison on Feb. 9, giving Nebraska a fifth subpopulation of this mammal popular among hunters and wildlife watchers. Read more
Now you can turn your FOXPRO Digital Game Call into a portable predator calling machine. Simply replace the existing battery door on your FOXPRO with the FOXJack predator decoy from Jack. Then, connect the battery and 3.5mm mono patch cable from the decoy to your FOXPRO call and you’re ready to go. Read more