MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The 2022-23 Federal Duck Stamp goes on sale Friday, June 24. The stamps, which cost $25 and raise about $40 million for conservation each year, are valid from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

Purchased by millions of waterfowl hunters, wildlife enthusiasts and stamp collectors every year, duck stamps provide critical funding to purchase and protect wetlands and associated habitat for ducks, geese and other wildlife species.

“The Federal Duck Stamp is one of the most efficient and effective ways to support conservation anywhere in the world,” said Ducks Unlimited CEO Adam Putnam. “Buying Federal Duck Stamps is one of the easiest ways you can support habitat conservation. The stamps are one of the most successful conservation tools ever created to provide a funding source for wildlife conservation. Of every dollar spent on a Federal Duck Stamp, 98 cents is used by our friends at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to acquire and protect waterfowl habitat. The first day of sale is our opportunity to celebrate and support the waterfowl and wildlife we love so much.” Read more

Wildlife

Lake Michigan experiencing seasonal alewife die-off

Alewife, small prey fish that reach 2 to 9 inches in length, are experiencing a seasonal die-off in Lake Michigan, an event that frequently occurred 20 to 60 years ago but has been rare in recent times.

Not native to the Great Lakes, alewife migrated from the Atlantic Ocean into the Great Lakes through the Welland Canal in the 1920s.

Alewife spend most of the year in deep, cold waters. In the spring and summer, they migrate to nearshore areas to spawn and search for food. Some alewife come out of winter in a weakened state and don’t tolerate changing conditions such as large temperature swings. The combination of poor over-winter condition, temperature changes and spawning stress cause the die-off.

“The die-off is larger than normal this year and something we have not seen in years,” said Jay Wesley, Lake Michigan basin coordinator for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. “We are seeing the die-off extend from Muskegon all the way up to Cross Village and out to the Beaver Island complex.” Read more

Fishing

Michigan: process for Camp Grayling expansion proposal outlined, public comment period extended

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reviewing a proposal by Camp Grayling National Guard Training Center officials to expand low-impact training activities to approximately 162,000 additional acres of DNR-managed lands around the camp in northern Lower Michigan.

Public comments on the proposal are being accepted for consideration. To ensure people have ample time for review and feedback, the DNR has extended the original July 8 deadline and will accept comments throughout the review process. Use the interactive map to view proposed locations and make comments on areas of interest. Learn more about the proposal. Read more

General

Kimber Announces R7 Mako Promotion

TROY, AL, June 22, 2022 —Kimber Mfg. Inc. is excited to announce a new promotion featuring the highly decorated R7 Mako. Since its introduction in August of 2021, the groundbreaking Kimber R7 Mako has disrupted the micro-compact pistol market by taking home some of the firearm industry’s most coveted awards.

This new promotional opportunity from Kimber is an incredible value and gives the customer the eligibility to add a holster or another accessory to their R7 setup at little to no cost. The purchaser of a new R7 Mako (Optics Installed OI) model will receive $100 merchandise credit for use on the Kimber Store (store.kimberamerica.com) or if you select a new R7 Mako (Optics Ready OR) you will receive $50 merchandise credit. This promotion is designed to deliver more availability to R7 Mako accessories as well as additional Kimber products for new and existing Kimber owners. Read more

Firearms

Springfield Armory XDM Elite 4.5” OSP 10mm Now Available Through Sports South

For over 180 years Sports South LLC has been the country’s leading family-owned distributor of firearms, ammunition, and accessories. Sports South LLC is proud to offer Springfield Armory XD-M® Elite.

The new XD-M® Elite 4.5” OSP 10mm combines all the refinements of the Elite series with the impressive power of the 10mm cartridge. Offering an impressive 16+1 capacity, the pistol features the Match Enhanced Trigger Assembly (META™) with a flat face, crisp break, and integral overtravel stop. Additional features include an optics-cut slide, an extended/removable flared magwell, improved slide serrations, and an ambidextrous slide stop. The result is a highly shootable — and remarkably powerful — polymer-framed pistol. Read more

Firearms

WSF: A New Breed of Sheep Dog

Bozeman, Montana- According to Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF), dogs trained to detect diseases in wild and domestic sheep from their scat are part of a new program with the Montana-based nonprofit Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C). The program is showing promise in combating disease pathogens, which are reducing live weights in domestic sheep and killing wild sheep.

“Poop sniffing dogs, who knew?” commented Gray N. Thornton, President and CEO of the Wild Sheep Foundation. “We are thrilled to have another tool in the toolbox for keeping wild sheep on the mountain. Beside over abundant predators, the bane of wild sheep today is disease transmission. There is more work to do, but what we’ve seen thus far, our canine friends could be a game-changer.”

The project is in partnership with the Wild Sheep Foundation, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, and Utah and Montana State Universities to put dogs’ extraordinary scenting abilities to use in saving wild sheep. Bighorn sheep face significant challenges from respiratory diseases transmitted from domestic sheep. Read more

Wildlife

Crosman Challenger PCP

Crosman Introduces an all new, three-piston pellet rifle

BLOOMFIELD, NEW YORK — The all-new Crosman Challenger PCP three-position pellet rifle brings big upgrades to Sporter class competitors. The Challenger is the official choice of all U.S. Military JROTC program sharpshooters and the sporter class air rifle preferred by competitive marksmanship programs coast-to-coast.

This Sporter Class air rifle was recently reviewed by the National Three-Position Air Rifle Council’s committee and was approved as legal for use in Sporter class air rifle competition. If you have your eye on the podium, reach for a Challenger.

The new .177 caliber Challenger integrates exceptional, competition-level features:

·Maximum comfort with a fully-adjustable synthetic “precision class style” stock

·Extra consistency shot-to-shot with built-in regulator

    • Ambidextrous-friendly with swappable side-lever cocking handle
    • Precision two-stage match grade trigger with adjustable shoe
    • More shots with fewer fills: 3000 PSI reservoir handles over 350 shots
    • Zero in with hooded front aperture sight and micro click adjustable diopter rear sight
    • Floating Lothar Walther barrel

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Firearms

Winchester Limited-Edition AA NILO Commemorative Ammunition

EAST ALTON, IL — Available for a limited time only, the world-famous AA® shotshell, AA128 Light Target Load, has a new look as Winchester celebrates the 70th anniversary of NILO, its iconic hunting and shooting facility. This is the same ammunition sport shooters and competitors have trusted for more than 50 years, now with commemorative packaging that is sure to be a popular collectible.

In 1952, John M. Olin took more than 600 acres of farmland joined by timber and turned it into a wildlife oasis. He created the ideal place to raise and train the best Labrador retrievers in the world and called it NILO. The land was dedicated to unsurpassed hunting, sport shooting, gun dogs and conservation education. Read more

Ammunition

FPC Statement on Trio of Gun Control Bills Signed by RI Gov. McKee

Providence, RI — Firearms Policy Coalition issued the following statement in response to Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee’s signing of three gun control bills:

Last week the Rhode Island legislature passed several pieces of anti-rights legislation over a wave of objections by the people. Those bills ban standard capacity magazines (House Bill 6614), a discriminatory law–the type of which we’ve defeated before–prohibiting adults under the age of 21 from purchasing and possessing firearms and ammunition (House Bill 7457), and ban the open carrying of loaded long guns in many public places (House Bill 7358). Today, Gov. McKee signed these measures into law, with fanfare, celebrating the abrogation of the natural rights of his constituents.

Governor McKee has spectacularly failed the people of Rhode Island. These draconian measures run roughshod over the most fundamental rights of the people. By denying Rhode Islanders standard magazines–which became standard because of their immense utility in defending and preserving human life–restricting the ability to bear arms, and wholesale eliminating the rights of legal adults, these laws do nothing but make clear the naked contempt the government of Rhode Island has for the security and well-being of its people. Read more

Gun Control

More Gun Control on the Way

From Jim Shepherd…

Texas Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) hit the proverbial nail on the head when he said “This bill is not going to please everyone…” shortly after the bipartisan group of Senators he led dropped the long-awaited, much-speculated full text of their “bipartisan gun safety bill” last evening. According to the Senators, the bill will “protect America’s children, keep our schools safe, and reduce the threat of violence across the country.”

In response, groups like the Firearms Policy Coalition and the National Rifle Association wasted no time in letting the Senators know they’re the opposite of happy. “You can thank the worthless GOP,” the FPC wrote, “which has basically f*cked you and your rights- but couldn’t be bothered to buy you dinner.”

Erich Pratt, Senior VP of the Gun Owners of America issued a statement saying “Once again, so-called conservative Senators are making clear they believe that the rights of American citizens can be compromised away. Let me be clear, they have NO AUTHORITY to compromise our rights, and we will not tolerate legislators who are willing to turn gun owners into second-class citizens.”

The National Rifle Association’s statement was more polite, but equally direct: “The NRA will support legislation that improves school security, promotes mental health services, and helps reduce violent crime. However, we will oppose this gun control legislation because it falls short at every level. It does little to truly address violent crime, while opening the door to unnecessary burdens on the exercise of Second Amendment freedom by law-abiding gun owners.”

Despite the vociferous opposition, the Senate says it is “confident” it will have the legislation passed before the Senate leaves for its two-week July Fourth recess.

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