Long-Term Service to Sportsmen Recognized

GW:  As a proud member of USSA, I applaud the recognition given to USSA.

Las Vegas, NV, Jan. 16, 2013 – The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) today recognized one of its Corporate Partners, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA), for 35 years of service to America’s sportsmen and women.
Thirty-five years of service to sportsmen and women.
USSA is a watchdog organization that protects hunting, fishing, and trapping in the courtrooms and capitals at the national and state levels.
POMA Chairman of the Board Kevin Tate presented a plaque to Walter “Bud” Pidgeon, Jr., President & CEO of USSA during POMA’s Annual Gathering and Press Conference at the 2013 SHOT Show. Read more
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Amazing Wildlife Sounds For All Ears

Ithaca, N.Y.-“In terms of speed and the breadth of material now accessible to anyone in the world, this is really revolutionary,” says audio curator Greg Budney, describing a major milestone just achieved by the Macaulay Library archive at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. All archived analog recordings in the collection, going back to 1929, have now been digitized and can be heard at www.MacaulayLibrary.org. “This is one of the greatest research and conservation resources at the Cornell Lab,” said Budney, “and through its digitization we’ve swung the doors open on it in a way that wasn’t possible 10 or 20 years ago.” Read more

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Do Wayne Pacelle’s Initials Also Stand for Witness Payoff?

Big news came out over the holidays when the ASPCA announced that it would pay Feld Entertainment, owner of the Ringling Bros. circus, almost $10 million to settle a federal lawsuit accusing the ASPCA and others of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. It’s a crack in the defense, and we’re sure that leaders of the Humane Society of the United States—which is still a defendant in the litigation—didn’t sleep well that night.  Keep reading here…

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Winchester Unveils Innovative AA® TrAAcker™: See Why You’ve Been Missing

GW:  Interesting concept.   I’ve used other tracer-type shotgun ammo for the purpose of seeing where the shots were going but I still had trouble seeing anything.  This may hold promise.

EAST ALTON, Ill. (Jan. 14, 2013) – A fired 12-gauge shotgun shell unleashes a column of shot from a shotgun barrel at about 1,200 feet per second – too fast for the human eye to see the pellets in flight. This can make it extremely difficult to master the correct lead on flying clay targets or game birds.
What if that changed? What if it was possible to track the flight of the shot string? Thanks to Winchester® Ammunition, it’s happening in 2013.

Legendary innovation at Winchester continues with the AA® TrAAcker™, the first shotgun shell to feature a weighted wad that actually tracks with the shot string. This allows the shooter or an instructor to quickly determine where the shooter is missing – making it easy to adjust and nail flying targets shot after shot. Read more

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Five Decades for the Birds

By Glen Wunderlich
For me, watching birds has been a lifelong pastime, having done so for over 50 years.  The fascination began during early childhood with parakeets raised by my grandparents. My mother would spend hours on end coaxing them to repeat silly phrases until they got it right.  We never had any cats, so the winged wonders had free reign of the house, until they were put to bed in their cages and covered up for the night.  Some would “talk” – usually the males – and one would fly to the kitchen faucet to frolic in the running water.  Another would play in a stick of butter anytime it would be put on the table. They all had unique personalities much like humans. 

At the age of 10 years, my father Read more

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