Enchanting Owls: Your Guide to Michigan’s Winter Birds

Each winter, Michigan’s landscapes transition from bustling migration activity and bursts of color to leafless trees and frozen ground. This quiet season allows us to hear and see large feathered visitors from the north, such as snowy owls (pictured), boreal owls, great gray owls and northern hawk owls. Surprisingly, these owls spend the winter in Michigan each year for its warmer, balmier weather, which is considerably warmer than the northern boreal forests and Arctic tundra they left behind!

January and February are the best time of year for an owling trip, and Michigan’s eastern Upper Peninsula is one of the best areas to view winter owls. The Shore to Shore Birding Trail can help guide you. Birding trails are driving routes with specific stops identified that offer bird viewing opportunities and can highlight natural and cultural features of local communities. Read more

Wildlife

Fat-tire biking returns to Michigan’s Silver Lake State Park

Starting Friday, Dec. 15, fat-tire biking at Silver Lake State Park in Oceana County is back, with cyclists invited to climb snow-capped dunes and cruise the sandy Lake Michigan shoreline all winter long. It’s a heart-pumping adventure, thanks to the low-impact cardio and the awe-inspiring views.

The park is home to 450 acres of motorized dune riding. Each summer, thousands of motorcycles, quads, four-wheelers and other off-road vehicles descend on these sugar-sand dunes, the only sand dune riding opportunity east of the Mississippi River. Come winter, the recreation options switch to shoreline horseback riding (Nov. 1-30) and then to fat-tire biking (Dec. 15-March 15). Read more

Wildlife

SIG SAUER Introduces the Competition Ready P322-COMP Rimfire Pistol with Factory-Installed Red Dot

SIG SAUER is pleased to introduce the P322-COMP; built for the range, this premier rimfire pistol from SIG SAUER is designed with features that make it even more fun to plink with and competition ready right out of the box.

“When we brought the P322 to the market it was hailed for its ingenuity, quality, and value. Now the P322-COMP raises the bar on the entire .22 plinking experience,” said Tom Taylor, Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Commercial Sales, SIG SAUER, Inc. “The P322-COMP ships with a factory installed ROMEOZero ELITE Red Dot optic for fast target acquisition, is designed with a slide mounted racker and sport takedown lever as value-added fun features, and a barrel-mounted compensator to reduce muzzle rise making the P322-COMP a fast, fun, and flat pistol to plink with.” Read more

Firearms

Brand New TALO Exclusive EAA Commander Negotiator

Camfour is excited to add this new optics ready TALO Exclusive EAA Witness Negotiator that has eye catching gold titanium nitrate accents, skeletonized trigger, lightning cuts in the slide, Far Dot optic pre-installed, double stack for 17 rounds of 9mm, and an accessory rail for a fully upgraded out of the box experience.

TALO is a wholesale buying cooperative that was started in 1965 by a select group of sporting goods wholesalers. TALO commissions limited edition and exclusive firearms from top manufacturers and distributes them to stocking sporting goods dealers across the United States. These firearms give retailers an opportunity to carry exciting custom, limited-edition firearms only available through TALO distributors that help diversify their assortments and allow for increased margins. Camfour is one of TALOs oldest active member. Read more

Firearms

Introducing the Colt CBX Tac Hunter

Colt proudly introduces the CBX Tac Hunter—a bolt-action hunting rifle loaded with accuracy-enhancing features, making it the perfect companion for avid hunters. The rifle is meticulously crafted to deliver tight groupings and reliable performance, instilling hunters with the confidence needed to take down targets at all distances. The CBX Tac Hunter boasts a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $999, inclusive of a sub-MOA guarantee, presenting an unbeatable combination of affordability and accuracy.

The Tac Hunter stands out as a hybrid rifle, offering the precision, ergonomics, and reliability of a competition rifle within a lightweight, field-ready platform. This ensures that hunters can succeed in the field without breaking the bank. Colt acknowledges the diverse preferences of hunters, reflected in the Bolt Action Rifles wide range of customizable options.

The rifle is available in versatile 308 Win and 6.5 Creedmoor cartridges, featuring 20- and 22-inch sporter-profile barrels, respectively. This configuration balances ballistic performance and carrying convenience, creating the ultimate field rifle. Muzzles are 9/16”-24 UNEF threaded, equipped with a thread protector for attaching aftermarket accessories. The 6.5 Creedmoor variant, with its longer barrel, adds an extra 0.3 lbs., totaling a weight of 7.2 lbs., while the Black Nitride treatment protects the carbon steel, button-rifled barrel. Read more

Firearms

CSC Leaders Sen. Boozman and Rep. Graves’ Duck Stamp Modernization Act Passes Congress

Building upon the previous Senate passage, moments ago, the House of Representatives passed the Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023 (S. 788), a bipartisan bill to bring the federal duck stamp process into the 21st century by allowing for hunters to have an electronic federal duck stamp on their smart phone for the entirety of the hunting season. This legislation now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Read more

Hunting

Hunters Encouraged to Discuss Hunting Plan, Safety After Weekend Hunting Incidents

GW: So sad about the accidents. Shooting at running deer doesn’t fit an ethical rule: If you can’t make the shot 9 out of 10 times, don’t pull the trigger. And, don’t kid yourself!

The opening weekend of Iowa’s second gun deer season saw another 50,000-plus hunters’ enjoying time in the timber in pursuit of legendary whitetails. Unfortunately, there were three hunting incidents that serve as a reminder for hunters to review safety measures before heading out.

Two separate incidents involved the same issue – shooting at running deer – where deer were running between two hunters and one hunter was struck by a wayward shot from another in their party. The other incident involved a self-inflicted injury due to carelessly handling a firearm and lack of muzzle control.

All three required medical attention and all three were preventable, said Jamie Cook, hunter education coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Read more

Hunting

Free Webinar, “Recovery Progress: Record-Breaking Great Lakes Piping Plover Breeding Season”

Thursday, Dec. 14, 1 p.m. EST/noon CST, Via Zoom and Facebook Live

If you enjoyed some time on Great Lakes beaches this summer, you may have encountered a little, sandy-colored shorebird called a piping plover. These birds are part of an endangered population that has been making quite the comeback over the last decade. This year, a new record was shattered: 80 pairs of piping plovers nested in the Great Lakes region – the most pairs since being listed as endangered! And for the first time in the piping plover recovery program’s history, the birds were released outside of Michigan, the population’s stronghold. Read more

Wildlife

Rogue Ridge’s RG1000 E-Bike Boasts Incredible Speed & Power

Rogue Ridge’s fastest fat tire e-bike, RG1000 can carry outdoorsmen an impressive distance on a single charge.

Equipped with a 1,000-watt motor and 13 amp hour battery, the RG1000 has plenty of power to blast up the steepest hillsides. It can reach up to 30 mph with five different power levels, with a range of up to 50 miles and a charge time of just 2.5 hours.

With high-quality fat tires that easily tackle any terrain from sand and rocks to snow and mud, the RG1000 is a reliable workhorse for all outdoor adventures. The 6061 aluminum hardtail frame is load-rated for 350 pounds.

The e-bike comes off-road ready with a rear pannier rack, 48v 2a charger, mud fender, tire liners, and a 1-year warranty. With a Dark Earth finish, the RG1000 is available at an incredible value of $4,499.99. Read more

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