National Deer Association Awarded $200,000 Grant from the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund to Improve Public Hunting Land

May 17, 2023 – The National Deer Association’s Public Lands Conservation Initiative has received a significant boost in the form of a $200,000 grant from the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund. The Fund has now contributed a total of $350,000 to the effort, which NDA launched in 2021 and which is ahead of pace to reach the goal of improving 1 million acres of public hunting land by 2026.

“We are incredibly appreciative of the generous support of Johnny Morris and the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, which will help us accomplish important work on the ground for deer and hunters,” said Nick Pinizzotto, President and CEO of NDA. “The Fund and the organizations it has helped over the years have had immeasurable positive impacts on fish and wildlife conservation, and we’re proud to be part of it.”

NDA’s initiative – entitled Improving Access, Habitat and Deer Hunting on Public Lands – addresses landscape-level access and forest health issues nationally. By the end of 2022, NDA and our conservation partners, including the Outdoor Fund, had invested $2,164,206 into the initiative. In addition, NDA matched $335,000 in funding against the original $150,000 Outdoor Fund grant, as well as secured an additional $1.5 million in federal funding through stewardship agreements and appropriated funds, creating a total funding leverage of 12-to-1 for conservation. Read more

Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife

Delta Waterfowl’s University Hunting Program is Flourishing for Wildlife Students

BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA — Delta’s University Hunting Program, which had its genesis at Louisiana State University in the late-1990s when Dr. Frank Rohwer organized hunts for his wildlife students, has grown exponentially since becoming a formal Delta program in 2017.

Many of today’s wildlife management students do not come from families with hunting backgrounds. UHP introduces these future wildlife management professionals to waterfowl hunting so they understand the important role it plays in conservation. In addition, UHP aims to recruit students to become lifelong waterfowl hunters who will introduce their families and friends to our world.

In 2021, Delta held UHP events at 36 universities with 222 students despite COVID-19 challenges. The program doubled in 2022, with 415 students from 72 universities taking part throughout North America.

“We met all of our UHP goals for 2022,” said Jacob Bushaw, Delta’s R3 coordinator for the United States. “We had great events at so many universities, including Cornell University, Ohio State University, and the University of Florida. We had 20 wildlife students at the Florida UHP, and most of them had never held a gun before that event.” Read more

Hunting

RMEF Celebrates 39th Birthday

MISSOULA, Mont. — Thirty-nine years after four elk hunters founded a small, hunter-based conservation organization, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is financially strong and coming off a banner year of accomplishment.

In 2022, RMEF volunteers hosted hundreds of banquets and other events that generated record revenue for the mission. As a result, RMEF collaborated with its partners to put millions of dollars on the ground to help protect more than 91,000 acres of wildlife habitat, open or improve public access to nearly 117,000 acres, and supply funding for scientific research, wildlife management and scores of hunting heritage efforts.

“The best way to honor our founders and the sacrifices they made so many years ago is to have a strategic focus to do even more to ensure the future of elk, mule deer, moose and so many other wildlife species as well as wildlife habitat, hunting and conservation,” said Fred Lekse, RMEF Board of Directors chair. “Looking back, that is what we have done organizationally and looking forward, that is what we’ll continue to do.” Read more

Wildlife

Magnum Research Introduces the Star Spangled Banger Desert Eagle

Honoring the Red, White, and Blue

Pillager, MN: Magnum Research is proud to introduce the limited edition “Star Spangled Banger” Desert Eagle pistol! This beautiful custom firearm is the ultimate expression of American patriotism on the canvas of the mighty Desert Eagle magnum auto-loader. Each Star Spangled pistol is custom finished in a distressed Cerakote, with the American flag added in color to the frame, slide, and barrel. Old Glory is brightly depicted in its full red white and blue grandeur!

The Star Spangled Banger Desert Eagle starts as a model DE50, chambered in the popular .50 AE caliber. It includes a 6” barrel with picatinny optics rail and integral muzzle brake, rubber grips, fixed combat sights, and one seven round magazine. Overall length is 10.75”, and weight is 4lbs 7oz.

The Star Spangled Banger Desert Eagle is exclusively available from Bill Hicks & Co., Ltd.. MSRP is $2,621. Joby Goerges, Magnum Research Director of Manufacturing & Engineering described the Star Spangled Banger Desert Eagle, as “..an expression of the patriotism felt by the Magnum Research team. It is a beautiful depiction of the flag on our Desert Eagle pistol, a gun produced entirely by skilled American workers, with parts made right here in the U.S.A.” Read more

Firearms

North American Deer Hunter Releases Inspiring May Issue  

“Outdoor Industry Gives Back” theme highlights people making a positive impact in the hunting and fishing industries

Cazenovia NY – Outdoor Specialty Media Group announces the publishing of the May issue of North American Deer Hunter digital magazine. This issue features Larry Weishuhn as the cover story talking about mentoring the next generation of hunters and news on launching his latest TV Show “The Journey”. He uses his 60+ years of experience as an outdoorsman and conservationist to provide advice on brining the next generation into the outdoor world, and to pass along his vast experience.

Read his amazing story here: Hunting with My Boys – Teaching the Next Generation How To Hunt Read more

Hunting

Springfield Armory Releases Hellcat Pro OSP with Threaded Barrel

GENESEO, ILL. – Featuring an extended 4.4” threaded barrel, the new Springfield Armory® Hellcat® Pro OSP™ with Threaded Barrel combines the performance of a larger handgun with class-leading concealability. The result is an exceptional everyday carry pistol ready to accept the suppressor or muzzle device of your choice.

Designed to deliver the perfect balance, this new Hellcat Pro is a compact pistol chambered in 9mm that offers 15+1 capacity in a smaller footprint than any other gun in its class. The compact 9mm packs in impressive capacity while still maintaining the ergonomic, slim profile of the original Hellcat for seamless concealability. Read more

Firearms

Leupold Announces Second Generation of RX-1400i TBR/w Laser Rangefinder

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Leupold & Stevens, Inc., provider of the world’s most rugged, lightweight, and clear sport optics, is pleased to introduce the second generation of the RX-1400i TBR/W Laser Rangefinder.

The RX-1400i TBR/W Gen 2 enters the market as the most feature-rich rangefinder in its class. With Leupold’s proprietary DNA laser engine and an exceptionally bright red display, this rangefinder will give you fast, accurate, and visible readings every time. Its True Ballistic Range/Wind technology delivers custom shoot-to distances based on your rifle cartridge, and its Flightpath feature indicates possible arrow obstructions when you’re hunting with a bow.

“The new RX-1400i TBR/W is absolutely the best rangefinder in its class,” said Eric Overstreet, Technology Product Line Manager for Leupold & Stevens, Inc. “It’s lightning-fast, and the True Ballistic Range/Wind (TBR/W) technology takes precision to the next level by offering 25 selectable ballistics groups that account for your preferred cartridge, helping you dial in the exact range of your target. Don’t rely on rifleman’s rule when you can choose the unparalleled accuracy of TBR/W.”

Using the rifleman’s rule on an angled 600-yard shot could result in a 10-15-inch margin of error when compared to the dead-on accuracy of Leupold’s TBR/W. And with TBR/W’s 10-mph wind holds, you’ll have all the information you need to experience more first-shot hits. Combine that accuracy with Leupold’s Custom Dial System and you’ll be on target in seconds. Read more

Optics

TALO Navy SEAL Foundation SIG P320

In time for Memorial Day, TALO Distributors, Inc. is proud to share that the SIG SAUER P320 XCarry Navy SEAL Foundation is in stock at TALO member distributors. The Navy SEAL Foundation provides critical support for the warriors, veterans, and families of Naval Special Warfare. TALO and SIG SAUER are proud to support this worthy cause. More info on the NSF can be found at www.navysealfoundation.org.

The P320 Navy Seal Foundation is chambered in 9mm Luger. It has an optic cut XCarry slide with the Navy Seal Foundation logo engraving, an XCarry grip module with magwell, a 4.6″ 1/2×28 threaded barrel, suppressor height XRay3 day/night sights, and comes with three 21rd magazines. A portion of the proceeds goes to support the Navy Seal Foundation. The item number is 320XCA-9-BXR3P-TB-NSF. Read more

Firearms

Cobalt Kinetics & Firearms Depot to Release Pro-Staff Signature Rifles

Cobalt Kinetics, a manufacturer of exquisitely designed (and expertly built) American Masterpiece firearms and accessories; is proud to announce that they will be teaming up with Firearms Depot to release two signature rifle builds designed by their Pro-Staff members. Jon Dufresne (Kinetic Consulting) & Don Edwards (Greenline Tactical) have lent their subject matter expertise to design the 11.5” CK-Pro “Bear Claw” and the 13.9” CK-Pro “Fast Eddie” platforms.

The collaboration between both companies was viewed as a great opportunity to provide customers with specialized platforms that were built using specs hand-picked by each shooter (and borrowing on years of subject matter expertise in the process). Each build will feature the same list of amazing components that makes the standard CK-Pro so amazingly accurate/ dependable, but with some tasteful upgrades too. The 11.5” & 13.9” will come equipped with Cobalt’s suppressor compatible RCB muzzle devices (Deadair Keymo on 13.9” & HUXWRX QD on 11.5”). They will also come with lo-profile, 2-point slings. Read more

Firearms

NSSF Praises Gov. DeSantis Signing Law Barring Tracking Codes for Firearm Retail Purchases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NSSF®, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, praises Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing SB 214, a law that bars credit card companies from implementing a special Merchant Category Code (MCC) for credit card purchases at firearm retailers. Gov. DeSantis, and the Florida legislature, are ensuring that the privacy of customers at firearm retailers remains protected and is not collected to be used in an illegal backdoor firearm registry.

“Governor DeSantis is standing up against a ‘woke’ initiative borne from the efforts of antigun Wall Street banks and their gun control allies in the media to use lawful private transactions as a means to usher in gun control,” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “No law-abiding American should be subjected to having their name and financial data being added to a government-accessible watchlist simply for exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Governor DeSantis is ensuring that Floridians won’t be held captive by the radical ‘woke’ antigun agenda that seeks to weaponize credit cards in gun owners’ wallets against them. Gun owners should worry about what’s in their wallet, not who’s in their wallet.”

Florida’s SB 214 will ensure that the names of law-abiding firearm owners are not illegally recorded on a list or registry; prohibit a payment settlement entity, merchant acquiring entity or third party settlement organization from assigning a MCC classifying a merchant as a seller of firearms or ammunition; and authorize the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to investigate alleged violations of the law. Read more

Firearms, Gun Control
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