Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
The president of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association testified at the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty negotiations on March 22, stressing that there exists no justification for the inclusion of antique firearms and their replicas within the scope of the ATT. Read more
A good account of the benefits of trapping in northern Michigan is here…
It’s true we can’t do much but complain about the weather but one Ohio prosecutor wants the “weatherman” dead. See his indictment here…
When Michigan began rebuilding its wild turkey population in the 1950s, Allegan County was the center of the effort. Birds were brought in from Pennsylvania and were released there. But as the population grew and expansion became a possibility, Michigan wildlife managers began looking north.
“A long time ago it was thought that turkeys needed Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
“You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, well, you might find
You get what you need” …The Rolling Stones
No truer words were ever set to music – especially when they are applied to an ironic dilemma many gun enthusiasts now face. Amid record profits in the gun industry, shooters of many disciplines find little solace in the unrelenting, upbeat news. Competitive shooters, hunters, and plinkers everywhere are not able to get what they want. Read more
Hawke® Sport Optics is expanding the Sport HD IR line of rifle scopes with a new reticle and chassis design that is geared specifically towards hunters. Read more
Coraopolis, PA – The Ruffed Grouse Society applauds the U.S. Supreme Court in its decision to reverse a 9th Circuit Court ruling to further regulate forest management — a judgment that was potentially devastating to forest wildlife habitat. The reversal makes a strong statement against additional and unnecessary permitting of forest management practices and is good news for forest wildlife. Read more
Mogadore, OH. The U.S. Patent Office has issued Patent # 8,376,882 to crossbow technology leader, TenPoint Crossbow Technologies, for its innovative Crossbow Unloading Bolt, or CUB. The CUB patent is TenPoint’s 27 th. Read more
More than $882.4 million in excise tax revenues generated in 2012 by sportsmen and sportswomen will be distributed to state and territorial fish and wildlife agencies to fund fish and wildlife conservation and recreation projects across the nation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday. Read more