Henry Repeating Arms Donation Raises Over $40,000 for Indiana Girl’s Cancer Treatments

RICE LAKE, WI – Henry Repeating Arms, the country’s leading lever action firearm manufacturer, is pleased to announce that its donation of 55 custom rifles raised a total of $40,660 for 4-year-old Milah Schevenius of Decatur, Indiana. The funds will provide financial assistance for the medical expenses incurred throughout Milah’s kidney cancer treatments, including several surgeries and 42 weeks of chemo and radiation. Milah was diagnosed with bilateral Wilms’ Tumor, a rare occurrence affecting only 6% of Wilms’ tumor patients.

The “Miss Milah’s Miracle” campaign is the latest fundraising effort of Henry’s Guns For Great Causes program, a charitable branch of the company that focuses on providing support for sick children, children’s hospitals, military veterans organizations, and other non-profit groups. Each rifle in the limited-edition series features a colorful, childlike design unique to Milah’s personality engraved and hand-painted on the walnut buttstocks. All of the rifles sold out within 3 hours of the initial release announcement. In addition, the online auctions for the first and last serial numbers in the limited series ended at $5,850 and $4,600, respectively. Read more

General

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Elk Restoration with 2022 Elk Hunt Draw

Kentucky is at the forefront of wildlife preservation. Expects record entries to this year’s elk hunt draw as interest and opportunity increase.

Frankfort, Ky.— “The Hunt Starts Here” as the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources celebrates the 25th anniversary of the 1997 elk release. Elk quota hunting applications for the celebratory season are on sale through April 30.

The annual random drawing will take place and successful applicants will be announced via livestream on Saturday, May 14, from The Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg, Ky. Those selected for the elk quota hunt are assigned to one of six units within the elk zone, by way of a second drawing. Hunting season begins Sept. 10 and continues through Jan. 4. Read more

Hunting

Meprolight Back-Up Sights – to Stay in The Fight

Things don’t always go according to plan, especially in combat. Gear and equipment will malfunction or break. Meprolight’s engineers, having served in the Israel Defense Forces, knew first-hand the value of having a go-to-back-up plan. Out of their experience, they designed a pair of back-up sights, giving shooters the option of selecting the one that keeps them in the fight in case their optic goes down.

The Mepro FRBS with Hyper-Bright™ front sight incorporates tritium in the sights to improve the sight picture day or night. Meprolight® upgraded the FRBS by offering it with a Hyper-Bright™ front sight featuring an extremely bright colored ring with tritium illumination in your choice of green, yellow, or orange. The contrasting sight color enables shooters to acquire the front sight faster and improves target acquisition in all lighting conditions. Choice of two dot or four dot rear sight is available in black or tan. The night-time illumination is designed bright enough to see the sights but not too bright to impact sight picture. Read more

Firearms, Self Defense

Florida: suspect cited for 2,611 pompano over the allowable limit

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has charged a vessel captain with the unlawful use of a monofilament entanglement net (gill net) to take pompano outside of the Pompano Endorsement Zone in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Officers with the FWC’s Offshore Patrol Vessel Program stopped a 48-foot commercial vessel, named Legacy, approximately 5.5 nautical miles south of the endorsement zone. The vessel’s captain was in possession of a gill net with a substantial amount of pompano in the net and on the deck of the vessel. Officers began a fisheries inspection and quickly realized the vessel possessed well over the allowable bycatch limit of 100 pompano outside of the endorsement zone. Officers escorted the vessel back to Everglades City for further inspection and discovered a total of 2,711 pompano on board, weighing just under 4,000 pounds. In addition, 76 of the pompano measured less than the minimum size of 11 inches to the fork. Read more

Fishing

Michigan: DNR 2022 Elk Population Estimate Shows Healthy Herd

Results of the 2022 Michigan elk survey show the herd is healthy and growing.

During an aerial survey of the elk herd conducted over eight days in January, Department of Natural Resources staff flew over 1,080 square miles of predetermined sample plots across the northern Lower Peninsula to locate, count and photograph elk. Results from the survey estimate the population is between 870 and 1,684 animals.

A total of 793 animals in 92 groups were observed during the survey. A population estimate model was used to account for the animals that may not have been observed during the flight survey. Additionally, the photos taken during the survey were used to calculate the sex and age ratio of the herd. The 2022 survey estimates the population has increased 5% since 2019.

The elk population reflects the objectives and actions written in the Michigan Elk Management Plan. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

SCI Supports Congress’ Decision to Remove Section 436 from 2022 Appropriations Package

Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2022) – Thanks to strong and consistent opposition from Safari Club International (SCI), members of Congress, and African wildlife officials, the 2022 appropriations package has successfully passed through the legislative process without Section 436 included, which would have banned the importation into the U.S of sport-hunted elephants or lions from Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.

Now, this finalized legislation is headed to President Biden’s desk for signature. Until today, the bill was still pending before the Senate, so its final language was not assured. SCI refrained from reporting this victory until all steps of the process played out since every step represented a possibility that the bill would see more changes or be derailed entirely.

Had the Section 436 language remained in the bill as the anti-hunting activists wanted, this provision would have kneecapped hunting incentives in southern Africa. That in turn would have significantly reduced funding for conservation projects, biodiversity enhancement initiatives, and habitat protection in the region. Some of the world’s largest populations of lions and elephants that inhabit that part of the continent would have been more vulnerable to poachers, unemployment, and deadly human-wildlife conflicts as a result. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

CZ Announces New and Upgraded CZ Scorpion 3+ Pistol

Kansas City, KS – The CZ Scorpion EVO 3 set the standard for large format 9mm pistols. The new CZ Scorpion 3+ builds on those proven features, adding customer-requested upgrades. The fully redesigned pistol not only improves the Scorpion’s ergonomics and user-friendly operation, but it incorporates advanced materials that are tougher and lighter than before.

Ambidextrous controls are the gold standard in modern firearm design. In addition to the ambi safety found on the EVO 3, the Scorpion 3+ includes an ambidextrous bolt catch allowing for the user to operate it left or right-handed. The new AR-style mag release is accessible on both sides. The operation of the 3+ is now super intuitive – essential in high-stress situations!

The new ergonomic grip design makes it a more comfortable shooting experience for the user. The M-LOK® handguard is now upgraded from aluminum to polymer to reduce heat transfer. Read more

Firearms

EOTECH’s “Back the Blue” Initiative Hits the Mark

Plymouth, MI (March 14, 2022) EOTECH® is proud to stand with our law enforcement as they continue to put their lives on the line during these very challenging times. With the detrimental “Defund the Police” sentiment in our country, EOTECH was compelled to launch its yearlong “Back the Blue Initiative” donating twenty-five percent of the gross sales to various charities that support law enforcement.

Through the Back the Blue initiative, EOTECH made a large impact on deserving charities donating over $75k to Tunnel to Towers, Spirit of Blue, Officer Down Memorial Page and Mission 22. Not only did this program provide financial assistance but allowed these charities to expand their reach and promote their very important mission.

“For over a decade EOTECH has been a strategic partner in our work to keep police officers safe across the country,” shared Ryan T. Smith, Executive Director of the Spirit of Blue Foundation. “Through their Back the Blue campaign they did a tremendous job of involving their customers in raising awareness for the cause and then sharing the proceeds to fuel our safety grant program to deliver on the promise of protecting our nation’s law enforcement. We are very grateful for all they do to support us.” Read more

Optics

Hunting Dedicated Thermal Optic- Rico Alpha- Now Available Through iRayUSA

Fort Worth, TX (March 14, 2022) – iRayUSA, a Texas-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of premium thermal night vision devices is proud to announce the availability of the new pack-leader in the thermal riflescope market, the RICO ALPHA. The ALPHA is the culmination of decades of user feedback, research and development, and American engineering all embedded in a hunting dedicated thermal weapons sight. From the initial concept, design, and assembly, every step of the process was completed by hunters and engineers in Texas.

RICO ALPHA can be paired with any commonly used hunting firearm platform but was specifically designed to accommodate the large majority of American night hunters who utilize the AR platform. The ALPHA’s ideally located and recessed 6-pin Autoloading Guarded Connector was specifically designed to prevent damage when using a slung weapon. Additionally, the magnetic properties of the charging port and design of the mating cables allow for an automatic connection when ALPHA is installed on a rifle. Read more

Optics

Don’t Miss A Shot This Spring or Summer with the LiDCAM Action Camera

Elyria, Ohio – March 14, 2022 – 1080p HD video, image stabilizer, and a 120 degree wide angle attached to the bill of a cap is what the LiDCAM Action Camera offers hunters and outdoor enthusiasts to record every shot, every fish, and every hike.

“Year-in-year-out, the LiDCAM proves to be one of the best action cameras in the industry and on the market,” said Danny Reaser, Vice President of Outdoor Product Innovations. “Each time I go out for a hunt, you can find the LiDCAM attached to my hat because I can depend on it each and every time I hit record.”

The LiDCAM+ with Wifi is the perfect tool for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts to record their own experiences. Printed in Mossy Oak camouflage or black, the LiDCAM+ features several improvements to make sure you get the shot, every time; 1080p HD video, auto focus, image stabilizer, 120 degree wide angle lens , Wifi connectivity, 12mp photo mode (Camo LiDCAM+), 1x-4x Zoom Feature (Black LiDCAM+), built-in wind noise reducing microphone. Read more

Wildlife
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