Carrier trials F-35B USMC
This video was made recently in the Atlantic and represents sea trials of the stealth and super-sonic F-35B on the USS Wasp. No catapult for launching and no hook for landing.
School Boards Could Decided on Gun Issue
Michigan HB 4098, co-sponsored by state Rep. Bill Rogers, R-Genoa Township, would amend Michigan’s concealed-pistol law to give school boards the ability to allow school employees, including teachers, to carry concealed pistols at school. More here…
Wolf Numbers on Increase in Arizona
Mexican gray wolves have done well in the Southwest, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday, growing to their highest population since their reintroduction into Arizona and New Mexico 15 years ago. More here…
Think Pink With The New Shoot-N-C Targets From Birchwood Casey
Birchwood Casey’s revolutionary Shoot-N-C® Targets leave a bright ring around bullet holes for instant feedback. The adhesive backing allows shooters to mount the targets without staplers or push pins. Now for 2013 they have introduced Shoot-N-C Pink Reactive Targets for women shooters, or anyone who wants to bring a little pink into their shooting activities. Read more
MidwayUSA Foundation GIVES $260,000 In Scholastic Shooting Grants
Columbia, MO – The MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. and Scholastic Shooting Trust, a public charity established by MidwayUSA founders Larry and Brenda Potterfield, awards $260,000 in grants during their January 2013 grant cycle. Read more
Hunter’s Specialties Brings Four New Digital Electronic Callers
Johnny Stewart® Wildlife Calls has set the industry standard for nearly 50 years, building rugged dependable game callers that use the original high quality Johnny Stewart sounds. Now four new electronic callers are available that feature leading edge technology to help hunters, whether novice or expert, be more successful in the field.
Tucson Thumbs its Nose at Law
Much like Obama gets around laws by asserting authority he does not have, the city of Tucson has found a way to skirt the laws of Arizona. Instead of passing a law, the city council just passes resolutions. Mandatory background checks are the result. A lame excuse defines what they have concluded we all need is here…
Streamlight Adds High Lumen Models to TLR Family of Lights
EAGLEVILLE, PA, February 1, 2013 – Streamlight® Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, added two new High Lumen (HL) models to its popular TLR® family of gun-mounted lights, the TLR-1® HL™ and TLR-2® HL™. The new models give tactical, outdoor and other users full situational awareness by delivering a blinding 630 lumens of brightness in a wide beam pattern, similar to that of a flood light. Read more
DNR sales system upgrade to affect license sales Feb. 18-21
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is upgrading its Retail Sales System (RSS), the system it uses to sell hunting, fishing, snowmobile, off-road vehicle and a variety of other licenses. In order to complete the upgrade, the DNR will take its licensing system offline from Monday, Feb. 18, at 11: 30 p.m. through Thursday, Feb. 21, at 1 p.m. The upgrades will take place in time for the new license year that begins on March 1, 2013. Read more
World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird Hatches Another Chick
Photo Courtesy USFWSWest
A Laysan albatross known as “Wisdom” – believed to be at least 62 years old – has hatched a chick on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for the sixth consecutive year. Early Sunday morning, February 3, 2013, the chick was observed pecking its way into the world by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Pete Leary, who said the chick appears healthy. Wisdom was first banded in 1956, when she was incubating an egg in the same area of the refuge. She was at least five years old at the time. Read more