Charter Arms Introduces the New Walker Revolver Series

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Ultra-Compact Rimfire Revolver

Shelton, CT. – Charter Arms®, manufacturers of affordable, 100% American-made revolvers for more than 60 years, is proud to announce the introduction of the new Walker Series of revolvers. The Walker is an ultra-compact, rimfire revolver designed for concealed carry. It is available with either a .22 LR or .22 WMR chambering; both have eight-round capacities.

“We couldn’t be happier to offer this .22 caliber revolver series,” said Nick Ecker, Owner, President and CEO of Charter Arms. “Customers have praised its concealability, accuracy, and design. This new series offers the ultimate in dependable performance.”

The new .22 Walker Series from Charter Arms delivers lightweight confidence in a sleek, modern concealed-carry platform built for everyday reliability. Designed for shooters who value simplicity, comfort, and dependable performance, the Walker combines an ultra-compact profile with eight-shot capacity in either .22 LR or .22 WMR. Featuring a snag-free concealed hammer design, smooth double-action trigger, lightweight aluminum frame, and durable steel components, the Walker is purpose-built for discreet carry and comfortable shooting. Whether carried as a personal protection revolver, trail companion, or easy-to-shoot everyday option, the Walker is built to be dependable when it matters most. Read more

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Kent Cartridge Announces Southern Reserve™ Dove High Performance Shotshells

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Kent Cartridge introduces Southern Reserve™ Dove, a purpose built load designed for fast shooting and uncompromising performance on dove fields.

Built with high brass heads and Kent’s proprietary Diamond Shot, Southern Reserve™ Dove is designed for hunters who demand consistency when the action is fast. Diamond Shot is graded beyond standard lead shot and polished through a proprietary process to create highly uniform pellets that deliver exceptional pattern consistency. Combined with balanced payloads and tuned velocities, Southern Reserve™ Dove produces dense, even patterns, strong ignition, and dependable cycling shot after shot. Whether birds are crossing hard, dropping into the field, or streaking overhead, it provides the repeatable performance dove hunters can trust.

Balanced payloads and tuned velocities deliver dense, uniform patterns that stay effective on fast, high flying birds. This is controlled, repeatable performance that holds together when birds cut angles and opportunities come and go in seconds.

Southern Reserve™ Dove stands apart as a true top shelf load. It is built for shooters who expect consistency, demand performance, and know the difference when it shows up on target.

Available loads include:
12ga 2 3/4″ 1 1/8 oz 7.5 shot at 1350 fps
20ga 2 3/4″ 1 oz 7.5 shot at 1255 fps
28ga 2 3/4″ 3/4 oz 7.5 shot at 1300 fps
410 bore 3″ 2/3 oz 7.5 shot at 1150 fps Read more

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Michigan August land auctions help DNR meet mission to boost public recreation, protect natural resources

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July 13, 2026
Contact: Michael Michalek, 517-331-8387 or Mallory Simon, 517-930-8108

The DNR news release issued Monday included an incorrect link to the list of Buy Now properties referenced near the end of the release. The current Buy Now list includes nine (9) parcels available for purchase by the general public. The link has been corrected in the body of the story, below. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Nearly 100 parcels available; sale proceeds will be used to acquire land that better fits the department’s outdoor recreation, conservation goals

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is busy preparing 97 properties for sale via online auctions later this summer. River frontage, lake frontage and forested acreage surrounded by private ownership — these characteristics describe some of the parcels that will be available Aug. 4-28.

Kerry Heckman, DNR forest lands and special projects administrator, said though it might seem counter-intuitive for the DNR to make any land available for sale, it’s important to note that the public benefit of some properties is severely limited. Read more

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Celebrate the addition of 8,850 acres to Michigan’s ‘Big Wild’

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July 13, 2026
Contact: Kerry Heckman, 517-643-1256

Public ceremony/signing set for Friday, July 17

A narrow river cuts through lush, green land on the Black River Ranch property, framed by forest and blue sky with cloudsThe Pigeon River Country State Forest, east of Vanderbilt in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula, is known for many things: its wilderness, rugged character, and being home to the state’s elk herd, crystal-clear sinkhole lakes and world-class trout streams.

Now, thanks to a partnership involving federal and state grants and private funding, this forest known as the “Big Wild” is nearly 8,850 acres bigger. In early December, on behalf of the public, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources purchased the Black River Ranch property located in the eastern portion of the Pigeon River Country.

This breathtaking property includes over 14 miles of rivers and streams, including the Black River, the East Branch of the Black River and Stewart Creek. It also includes three entire lakes, including the 150-acre Silver Lake. Bugle Hill, the high point on the property, offers a stunning view of the Black River valley and miles of wilderness and forest to the west.

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Digital kill tags for deer, bear, turkey, furbearing species now available through DNR Hunt Fish app

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White-tailed Deer Buck Near A Field
Whether you’re preparing for archery, bear, turkey or trapping season, digital tags offer a convenient alternative to traditional paper tags.

Benefits include:

  • Immediate access after purchase.
  • No trip to the store.
  • No waiting for tags to arrive by mail.
  • If you don’t lose your phone, you won’t lose your tag.
  • No cellular service required.
  • Easy harvest reporting.

Digital tags are completely optional. Traditional paper licenses and kill tags remain available statewide.

Digital tags are only available through the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app.

Learn more about the digital tagging process.

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Fishing, Hunting

Flint man successfully located after getting lost on Au Sable River near Roscommon

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July 10, 2026
Contact: 1st Lt. Mark DePew, 989-275-5151

 

footprint in sand with tire tracksA 33-year-old man from Flint who was tubing the Au Sable River through Roscommon Thursday afternoon was located later that evening in good condition walking through the woods after family members reported him missing.

The visiting family rented tubes from Campbell’s Canoe, Kayak & Tubing Livery to enjoy a float down the Au Sable River. When everyone got off the river at Meads Landing, the man decided to stay on a bit longer. After several hours passed and the man did not arrive at the next landing, the family contacted 911 at 7:23 p.m.

Around 9 p.m., Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Ben McAteer joined the search and located footprints that matched the man’s description about 1 mile downriver, near Willows Road – about an hour’s travel time on the water. McAteer tracked the footprints in this area for a mile until they went back into the water. Read more
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Another Severe Winter Hampers U.P. Deer Herd

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A map graphic shows winter snow depth in the Upper Peninsula during the winter of 2025-26.

This past winter, with its heavy snowfall, marks the third severe winter in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the past five years and could significantly impact the peninsula’s white-tailed deer population.

Wildlife biologists from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources conducted field necropsies of vehicle-killed deer in late winter and spring and documented widespread signs of starvation.

A white-tailed deer is shown in an Upper Peninsula winter.

Biologists look inside leg bones of deer to examine bone marrow fat as an indicator of nutritional status. Deer that are exhibiting a red, gelatinous marrow have no fat reserves and often succumb to starvation.

The U.P. logged 111 days with at least 12 inches of snow on the ground this winter, making it one of the harshest seasons in the past quarter-century for the deer herd. Read more

Wildlife

2026 Florida Python Challenge Kicks Off July 10 — Registration Still Open

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Exactly one minute after the clock strikes midnight tonight, participants in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge™ will start their search for invasive Burmese pythons as this year’s python removal competition officially begins! Starting at 12:01 a.m. this Friday, July 10, and running until 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, competitors in this year’s event will get the chance to win a share of $25,000 in prizes while raising awareness about nonnative species and helping to protect the native Florida wildlife that call the iconic Everglades ecosystem home.

This year’s event, hosted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District, features Everglades National Park as a partner and one of eight official competition locations. The 2026 Florida Python Challenge also offers an Ultimate Grand Prize of $10,000 for the participant that removes the most pythons during the 10-day competition, with additional prizes up for grabs for the most and longest pythons removed in three different categories, including professional, novice and military. Read more

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Today’s 100 Days of Silence Giveaway $3,100+ Prize Package

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota – Silencer Central invites you to get in on the biggest suppressor giveaway in history, the 100 Days of Silence. Today, July 10, 2026, is Day 85 of the 100 Days of Silence promotion, and one lucky winner will receive over $3,100 in prizes. This giveaway is available just for today, so enter now. The lucky winner could be you.

Today’s prize package includes:

  • CZ P-09 Nocturne SR 9mm
  • BANISH PSTL 45 Ti Suppressor (Formerly known as the BANISH 45)
  • Steiner Optics MPS-C Pistol Sight
  • Winchester Ammunition Supper Suppressed Ammo
  • Shooting Targets USA Target
  • One-year Armorer membership

Today’s huge prize package is part of the 100 Days of Silence promotion; the largest giveaway of firearms and suppressors ever attempted. Each day a new prize package is up for grabs, but there are only 15 more chances to win, so enter now. Keep in mind, you must register for the giveaway every day. Enter and find complete eligibility details and official rules are available at www.PopularSuppressors.com/100-Days-of-Silence/. Read more

Firearms, Optics, Promotions

NSSF Statement on 7th Circuit Barnett Ruling

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NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, is disappointed by the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Barnett v. Raoul. NSSF respectfully disagrees with the Court’s decision to reverse and remand a lower court’s ruling — made after conducting a several-day bench trial — that Illinois’ law is unconstitutional and that Modern Sporting Rifles (MSRs) and standard-capacity magazines are “arms” protected by the Second Amendment. As disappointing as this decision is, NSSF is confident that the U.S. Supreme Court’s holdings in Heller and Bruen are clear and those precedents plainly vindicate the challenges to similar laws that will be argued before the Supreme Court in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins in the next session.

NSSF is a plaintiff in this case and plans on filing a cert petition with the U.S. Supreme Court.

NSSF believes the Seventh Circuit erred in its decision when it ruled that MSRs are “dangerous and unusual.” There are more than 32 million MSRs in circulation today, making these semiautomatic, centerfire rifles commonly owned and commonly used by nearly every standard. Likewise, there are hundreds of millions of standard-capacity magazines owned by law-abiding Americans in the United States. Further, NSSF believes the court misapplied the Bruen test by relying on a handful of laws restricting the carrying of Bowie knives that are in no way analogous to Illinois’ law and post-date not only the Nation’s founding, but also the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment.

NSSF agrees with Chief Judge Michael Brennan’s dissent, in the strongest terms, in which he wrote, “Now, with perhaps the most comprehensive trial record in any Second Amendment case to date, this court repeats its error. Our Nation’s enduring traditions forbid governments from prohibiting firearms commonly owned for self-defense. Because the people have overwhelmingly chosen the AR-15 rifle and its magazine as their weapon of choice, they are protected by the Second Amendment.”

About NSSF: NSSF is the trade association for the firearm industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of thousands of manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers nationwide. For more information, visit nssf.org.

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