Walnut Twig Beetle Discovered in Butler County, Ohio

GW:  Bad news, for sure.  In mid-Michigan, we’ve already lost all of our ash trees to Emerald Ash Borer.  The prospect of losing walnut trees is disturbing, although there is no indication this scourge will reach us.

COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) today announced the first discovery of Walnut Twig Beetle in southwest Ohio. The Walnut Twig Beetle is a small beetle known to carry a fungus that causes Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD), which threatens the health and sustainability of walnut trees. At this time, there have been no trees determined to be infested with TCD in Ohio. Read more

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MidwayUSA Round-Up Contributions Surpass $1 Million for 2012

GW:  If you can’t find it within yourself to join the NRA, here’s a good option:  Buy your firearm and outdoor gear from Midway and donate a few pennies to the cause of gun rights.  It really adds up!

For the first time ever, MidwayUSA Customer Round-Up contributions topped $1 million in a single year, the highest amount ever donated by MidwayUSA customers since the program launched in January 1992. In the month of November alone, Customer contributions totaled over $100,000, the most that has ever been collected in a single month – two incredible records! Read more

Ammunition, Firearms, General, Hunting, Self Defense

Put Some Spark in that Muzzleloader

By Glen Wunderlich

Since my old reliable Knight Revolution muzzleloader never needed much tweaking to be ready for the season opener, waiting until the last week didn’t seem problematic.  On hand were a supply of Barnes bullets and fresh Triple 7 powder and primers from last season, which were stored in a sealed plastic bag.  An upgrade in power with a new Leupold scope meant there’d be some sighting in.  But, that would be the case anyway – new scope or not.

Boresighting had the first shot on the paper, but with more shooting came less confidence.  Shots were all over the place and then it got worse:  A misfire! Read more

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Gun Grabber Politician Busted at Airport with Gun

So, he’s not the first person to attempt to board an airplane with a handgun.  But, this “do-as-I-say” state senator from Chicago, Donne Trotter, has strongly opposed concealed carry legislation.  So, he’s not the first two-faced politician, either.  At least he stated to authorities that the gun was legally registered in Chicago.  Oh, yeah.  He’s not the first liar in politics, either.  The account of the two-faced, hypocritical, gun-grabbing, liar is here… 

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More Atlantic Salmon in Michigan Waters

Michigan became world-famous when it made a daring effort to revitalize the Great Lakes sport fishery by stocking Pacific salmon in the 1960s. While Chinook and Coho fishing still remain very good overall, Michigan is now looking at residents of the other ocean to beef up the Great Lakes fishery: Atlantic salmon.

Highly prized around the world for their sporting characteristics, Atlantic salmon are currently thriving in the St. Marys River, theAtlantic salmon connecting water that drains Lake Superior and flows into Lake Huron. Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division personnel hope to expand the Atlantic salmon fishery further into Lake Huron. Read more

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ATI Introduces 300 Blackout Rifle

ROCHESTER, NY – American Tactical Imports, a worldwide importer of firearms, is proud to introduce the latest addition in the ATI HD Rifle Series, the ARcane .300 Blackout.
ATI’s ARcane Blackout, chambered in .300 AAC, will be available as a 16″ carbine and an NFA restricted 10.5″ SBR. Both models will feature a nitrocarb barrel with 1/7 RH twist and mil-spec 7075-T6 forged upper and lower receivers. This rifle will also have Read more

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