As temperatures fluctuate, Michigan DNR urges ice safety

With temperatures warming throughout much of the state, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds the public that no ice is considered safe ice and there is no reliable inch-thickness test to determine if ice is safe.

“Two snowmobilers went through the ice of Big Manistique Lake on Jan. 16,” said Sgt. Jerry Fitzgibbon, the DNR’s acting district law supervisor for the eastern Upper Peninsula. “Luckily, they were not harmed.”

Big Manistique Lake is in the Upper Peninsula in both Luce and Mackinac counties. Read more

Fishing

FN Spring Promotions

(McLean, VA) FN America, LLC is pleased to announce new consumer offers for the spring season on the FN Five-seveN® and FN 509® Tactical pistols, beginning February 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020.

Customers who purchase any eligible model of FN Five-seveN pistol in black or flat dark earth (FDE) during the promotional timeframe can receive a $75.00 cash rebate, payable via check. Customers who purchase any eligible new model FN 509 Tactical pistol, including limited exclusive colors, can receive a Streamlight TLR-7A gun light with high switch, valued at $225.00. Read more

Firearms

Berger 30 Caliber 245 Grain EOL Elite Hunter Bullets Now Available

Mesa, AZ – Berger is shipping the new 30 caliber 245 Grain Extreme Outer Limits (EOL) Elite Hunter projectiles to exclusive retailers now.

The massive 30 Caliber EOL Elite Hunter projectile is purpose-built for hunters demanding a heavy-bullet solution for their 300 Norma Magnum, 300 Ultra Mags, 300 PRC, and other long-range 30 caliber hunting platforms. EOL Elite Hunter bullets are “heaviest-in-class” and designed to break the common trend-line for today’s heavy hunting offerings. The sleek profile features an ultra-high ballistic coefficient (BC) and increased sectional density, delivering the highest energy retention upon impact. Read more

Ammunition

Michigan: landowners can help reduce risk of CWD spread with disease control permits

Landowners in specific townships in the Lower Peninsula chronic wasting disease management zone can apply for disease control permits to help manage deer populations on their properties. Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological disease affecting deer, elk and moose.

Disease control permits are valid for use outside the deer hunting seasons and are free of charge. They are available in select townships in Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Ionia, Ingham, Isabella, Jackson, Kent and Montcalm counties. See map of townships eligible for disease control permits. Read more

Wildlife

Counting is Caring: Join the Great Backyard Bird Count

Around the world, people are helping birds by counting them for science.
New York, NY, Ithaca, NY, and Port Rowan, ON—Show the wild birds some love by taking part in the 23rd Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). This year’s count begins on Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14, and continues through Monday, February 17. Volunteers from around the world count the birds they see for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, and then enter their checklists at birdcount.org. There is no better time to get involved because we are facing a bird emergency. In a study published by the journal Science last fall, scientists revealed a decline of more than one in four birds in the United States and Canada since 1970—3 billion birds gone. In addition to these steep declines, Audubon scientists projected a grim future for birds in Survival By Degrees, a report showing nearly two-thirds of North America’s bird species could disappear due to climate change. Birds from around the world are facing similar challenges and declines. Counting birds for science is one simple action that individuals can take to protect birds and the places where they live.

“In order to understand where birds are and how their numbers are changing, we need everybody’s help,” says the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Marshall Iliff, a leader of the eBird program which collects the GBBC data. “Without this information, scientists will not have enough data to show where birds are declining.” Read more

Wildlife

Groundbreaking TenPoint Crossbow Voted Best New Product

TenPoint Crossbow Technologies, manufacturer of the industry’s first safe crossbow de-cocking system, is pleased to announce the company’s all-new Vengent S440 crossbow was voted Best Hunting Accessory by outdoor retailers at the recently concluded Big Rock Sports Outdoor Expo in Nashville, TN.

The most noticeable feature of the Vengent S440 is the NEW ACUslide – the industry’s first silent cocking, safe de-cocking system. The ACUslide allows you to safely de-cock the crossbow by simply backwinding the handle, and unlike other de-cocking systems on the market, stop at any point without the fear of bow damage, injury, or losing control.

Measuring only 5.8-inches wide and shooting up to 440 feet-per-second, the Vengent S440 is the company’s fastest and narrowest forward draw crossbow ever designed. Read more

Archery

Leupold Offering Free Kestrel 5700 With Purchase of Mark 5HD

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Leupold & Stevens, Inc., has announced that, for a limited time, it will be rewarding retail purchases of any Mark 5HD riflescope with a free Kestrel 5700. The purchasers of all new Mark 5HD’s between Jan. 13 and March 15, 2020, will be eligible to receive a top-of-the-line ballistics weather meter, which is valued at $499.

The Mark 5HD has been crafted to redefine accuracy, precision, and optical performance for long-range shooters. Three models – a 7-35×56, 5-25×56, and 3.6-18×44 – are available in both milliradian and MOA configurations. Pick one up and you’ll feel the difference: it’s up to 20 ounces lighter than other scopes in its class. Get behind one and you’ll see the difference, from its superior edge-to-edge clarity to its extreme low-light performance. With three revolutions of elevation adjustment, the Mark 5HD was built to max out the performance of the latest long range rifles and ammo. Read more

Optics

Ethics course required before gathering shed antlers in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Collecting antlers that fall off the heads of deer, elk and moose each winter is a popular pastime in Utah. Before you head outdoors to collect shed antlers, though, you are required to complete the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ Antler Gathering Ethics course.

After dropping their antlers, male deer, elk and moose will grow a new set starting this spring. Looking for the shed antlers is a fun activity that your whole family can enjoy. However, late winter and early spring is a tough time of year for deer, elk and moose, which is why the educational ethics course is required if you want to go “shed hunting” between Feb. 1 and April 15.

“During winter, big game animals, especially deer, often have a difficult time finding food,” DWR Law Enforcement Chief Justin Shirley said. “If you spook an animal and cause it to run, the animal has to use up fat reserves and energy it needs to make it through the winter.” Read more

Wildlife

CCRKBA: Bloomberg Bought Va., Now He’s Trying to Buy the U.S.

BELLEVUE, WA – Anti-gun billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety lobbying group will spend at least $60 million to support gun control candidates in 2020, leading the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms to declare “Last year he bought Virginia, now he’s trying to buy the United States.”

“Virginia was a test of Bloomberg’s buying power,” CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb observed, “and look how that has worked out. Now his gun prohibition lobbying group is promising to roll out the big bucks to buy state legislative and congressional races nationwide. He is weaponizing his wealth in an attempt to purchase the presidency, along with Capitol Hill and every state legislature in hopes of forcing every American to live under his dictates.” Read more

Gun Control

Walther Launches Meister Manufaktur Custom Pistols

Enhancing Excellence. Walther launches Meister Manufaktur range of custom pistols.

Walther, a company defined by over a century of engineering passion, precision workmanship, and innovation, has once again entered a new era of manufacturing.

The Meister Manufaktur program creates an exclusive line of hand-engraved, hand-finished pistols with newly developed coatings and finishes never seen before on a production line. Every Meister Manufaktur limited edition pistol promises respected Walther performance combined with hand-finished quality to exceptional detail. Read more

Firearms
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