Advantages of EOTECH’s Holographic Weapon Sights

Ann Arbor, MI – EOTECH’s Holographic Weapon Sights (HWS®) are among the most elite optics in the world. Selected by USSOCOM and battle tested, EOTECH’s combination of technology and rugged build quality offer proven advantages to all who use them.

The most significant advantage the HWS offers is extremely fast target acquisition. It allows for maximum situational awareness by providing a unique rectangular heads-up display that supports target engagement with both eyes open that maximizes the user’s peripheral vision and situational awareness. Its unlimited eye relief allows the user to position the sight anywhere on the firearm and allows for off-axis usage where proper cheek weld or sight alignment isn’t possible.

The HWS offers other significant advantages over typical red dot sights. Because it is powered by a laser diode instead of an LED, the HWS offers the smallest aiming point in the industry. This, combined with the large outer ring, often known as the “donut of death”, provides unparalleled speed in engaging targets, while offering unmatched accuracy for a 1X optic. This advantage is compounded when the reticle is viewed under magnification. The aiming dot does not magnify in size like it does on LED-driven red dots. The user maintains the small 1MOA dot but now with a target that is magnified 3-5 times in size. This allows for more precise shots downrange.

Additionally, the holographic reticle is perceived by the shooter to be projected at the target, allowing focus on both the target and the reticle, whereas a red dot forces the user to shift focus back-and-forth from near to far – reticle to target. Holography also allows EOTECH to develop all types of reticle options including multi-dot ballistic solutions, stadia and ranging reticles, and solutions specific to unique platforms like less lethal or grenade launchers. Read more

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CDFW, NOAA Fisheries Revive Voluntary Drought Initiative to Protect Fisheries

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries announced a Voluntary Drought Initiative today designed to protect populations of salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon from the effects of the current unprecedented drought.

The initiative provides a framework for water users to enter into individual agreements with the two agencies to maintain enough water for fish spawning and survival, and implement other collaborative actions like fish rescue, relocation, monitoring, and habitat restoration. In return, landowners and water users will benefit from a simplified permitting process under the federal and state endangered species laws and may receive incidental take authorizations for California Endangered Species Act (CESA)-listed fish in case a participant unintentionally takes a listed fish species. While individual agreements under this initiative expire December 31, 2021 and may be renewed on an annual basis, prospective participants may enroll at any time.

“This severe drought impacts all of California and presents unique challenges for salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon listed under the Endangered Species Act,” said Barry Thom, Regional Administrator for NOAA Fisheries, West Coast Region. “To help imperiled fish survive these conditions, we are asking private landowners to work with us and CDFW to implement actions that may protect sensitive aquatic ecosystems as part of a Voluntary Drought Initiative.”

As an example of how the initiative can be beneficial, in 2014 CDFW worked with Los Molinas Mutual Water Company on Mill Creek in Tehama County. The company provided access through its properties for fish population monitoring and provided flows in the creek for the benefit of spring-run Chinook salmon.

“Drought conditions create substantial challenges for many landowners or water users throughout California,” said CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham. “NOAA and CDFW have found that open dialogue with drought-affected landowners or water users regarding voluntary steps to reduce significant risks to federal- and state-listed species from drought has been an effective way to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.” Read more

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Millennium GB100 Buck Blind

Pearl, Mississippi– Whether hunting an area lacking the proper trees to use tree stands or conditions dictate the use of ground blinds – or if hunters prefer the comfort and flexibility of using a ground blind – Millennium Treestands’ new-for-2021 GB100 Buck Blind is a feature-filled luxury option amidst a sea of run-of-the-mill competitors.

No matter where they hunt, most hunters need the same things from any ground blind: concealment, comfort and durability. The GB100 Buck Blind provides all of that and more. It has a heavy-duty powder-coated steel frame built with SteelTOUGH Construction and SilentHUNT Design to keep it quiet. Also, it boasts a heavy-duty water-resistant exterior shell, and a 7-foot interior height to allow even us big boys to stand up and stretch or take standing shots at game.

Far tougher than pop-up blinds, the GB100 Buck Blind isn’t going to disintegrate or blow away, as it weighs in at 83 pounds. Stake it down using the included ground stakes, or secure it to a platform for even more stability. This roomy 7.3 x 4 foot blind can easily accommodate multiple hunters.

Each of the numerous windows can be configured for hunting with a rifle, crossbow or vertical bow – and each window has an adjustable shooting rest. Even the door doubles as a window, so hunters can see what’s happening out back. Black windows and an all-black interior provide the ultimate in hunter concealment.

The GB100 has loops on the outside of the heavy-duty water-resistant soft-shell fabric for brushing it in to help break up its outline. The Buck Blind is another Millennium Treestands product designed and built by the pioneers of the exceptional hunting experience to provide good service for a long time to come.
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Vortex Razor HD LHT 4.5-22×50 FFP Riflescope

BARNEVELD, Wis. – The new Vortex® Razor® HD LHT™ 4.5-22×50 FFP is built for long range and the long haul.

Chasing big game that calls big, open country out west home demands a lot from hunters. In turn, they demand an optic that’s not just lightweight and packed full of features, but stands up to the peaks, valleys, and unpredictable weather that make western hunting such a challenge. The Razor® HD LHT™ 4.5-22×50 FFP answers every demand of the western hunter, and it does it all with an optic that’s still among the lightest in its class.

We took our top tier Razor® HD LHT™ and built its big brother, keeping the incredibly light and tough form factor while adding first focal plane functionality and a higher mag range. You still get the stunning HD optical system and rugged build that made the Razor® HD LHT™ such a hit. Where the Razor® HD LHT™ 4.5-22×50 FFP distances itself is in not just adding an FFP reticle, but also getting the most out of it by building-in the XLR-2 reticle system, which is intuitive and easy to use. There’s even push-button illumination to keep your point of aim clear in low light.

Long-range hunters also need an optic they can dial in the field, and the Razor® HD LHT™ 4.5-22×50 FFP offers a locking elevation turret, and our RevStop™ Zero System for a reliable return to zero after dialing. It’s a simple, reliable system that won’t slow you down on a hunt. Read more

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Winchester Ammunition Awarded FBI Sniper Contract

EAST ALTON, Ill. — Winchester Ammunition is the award recipient of an exclusive 308 Winchester/7.62×51 NATO contract from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). With a five-year term and a value threshold of $5 million, the contract is the first of its kind in this caliber and is established in support of the FBI’s prestigious sniper program.

The Winchester 169-grain Sierra® boat tail hollow point .308 Winchester cartridge was selected as the sole source for deployment by the FBI after undergoing the agency’s rigorous testing protocol and examination process. The skillfully engineered Winchester .308 round was designated by the FBI as the overall best value product based on several important criteria.

“To the East Alton and Oxford teams responsible for this great win, thank you for your diligent work on this competitive and highly technical project,” said Brett Flaugher, president of Winchester. “This victory speaks to the talents and expertise of our team and I am very proud to see Winchester being selected once again by a premier national security organization such as the FBI.”

As the world’s largest small caliber ammunition enterprise, Winchester has supported America’s military, federal government and law enforcement for more than a century. It is an honor to carry on this legacy and continue to serve the brave men and women of the FBI via this award. Read more

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Michigan: public tours of Black River sturgeon hatchery

Hatchery-reared sturgeon fingerlings will be released into the Black River and Mullett Lake later that day

If you’re curious about lake sturgeon – one of the most unique and the biggest fish swimming the Great Lakes – plan a visit to the Black River hatchery northwest of Onaway, Michigan, Saturday, Aug. 21. The facility will host free public tours that day from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m..

The tours are offered by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan State University, Tower-Kleber Limited Partnership and Sturgeon For Tomorrow. Researchers from the DNR and MSU will be on hand to talk about lake sturgeon biology, reproductive ecology and the current year’s research. Sturgeon For Tomorrow representatives will discuss restoration work to improve sturgeon spawning habitat, sturgeon conservation and outreach programming.

“While on the tours, visitors will see 3-month-old lake sturgeon currently in the hatchery and learn about early life history and how we can all play a role to keep healthy populations of this fish in our waters,” said Dave Borgeson, Northern Lake Huron Unit supervisor with the DNR.

The streamside rearing facility is an important component of lake sturgeon rehabilitation efforts in the Cheboygan River watershed. The facility conducts research to increase our understanding of lake sturgeon, thanks to DNR, federal, Great Lakes Fishery Trust and Sturgeon For Tomorrow funds. Results provide much-needed guidance for managers involved in lake sturgeon recovery efforts, while improving the effectiveness of lake sturgeon culture and stocking efforts.

The sturgeon fingerlings reared at the hatchery are scheduled to be released into the Black River and Mullett Lake Aug. 21 after the tours conclude. Read more

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Michigan: New State-Record Chinook Salmon Tops 47 Pounds

Using a Moonshine raspberry carbon spoon lure this past weekend, an angler from Ortonville, Michigan, turned in a new state-record fish!

Luis Ricardo Hernandez Martinez was troll fishing with Capt. Bobby Sullivan of Icebreaker Charters on Lake Michigan near Ludington early Saturday morning, Aug. 7, when he caught a Chinook salmon weighing in at 47.86 pounds and measuring 47.5 inches.

“I never expected a catch like this would happen,” Martinez said. “It’s possible for anyone if I can do it! I would like to extend a great ‘thank you’ to Capt. Bobby, as it was he who made this catch possible for me.”

Captain Sullivan added, “Luis did an amazing job, executing perfectly everything I asked him to do in order to bring this fish in.” Read more

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Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Club Release Joint Official Measurers Manual

MISSOULA, Mont. – The Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Club have just released a definitive 250-page scoring manual that will serve as the guide to the processes and procedures to correctly assign a Boone and Crockett or Pope and Young score to any Fair Chase® big game trophy.

The manual, How to Score North American Big Game, is an effort to simplify and streamline the big game scoring process. Members of both Clubs’ records committees spent years collaborating and refining the manual.

“Because Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young both have missions to maintain records of big game animals for use by wildlife managers and hunters alike, it just made sense that we work together to produce one, definitive scoring manual,” said Justin Spring, director of Big Game Records of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Measuring the antlers, horns and heads of big game animals and publishing those measurements began more than a century ago by members of the Boone and Crockett Club. These records originally were developed as a means of recording data on species thought to be going extinct from habitat loss and unregulated harvest. Today, Boone and Crockett Club records remain a way to gauge the success of conservation and wildlife management programs. In addition to its prestigious history and tradition, Boone and Crockett scoring is strongly associated with the highest tenets of fair chase and hunting ethics.

While the Boone and Crockett Club accepts entries taken with any legal weapon, the Pope and Young Club was founded in 1961 to maintain the records of animals taken with only bow and arrow. Read more

Hunting

Delta Waterfowl Forecasts a Reduced Fall Duck Flight

While populations remain strong, dry breeding conditions across the vast prairie pothole region likely led to poor duck production

“The prairie pothole region — the most important duck production area on the planet — is almost universally dry. There will be far fewer juveniles in the fall flight, and that’s unfortunate because the best seasons are those with an abundance of young ducks.” — Dr. Frank Rohwer, president and chief scientist of Delta Waterfowl

BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA — Delta Waterfowl forecasts that poor breeding conditions in the prairie pothole region will result in a smaller fall flight than waterfowl hunters have experienced for many seasons. The Duck Hunters Organization expects that while blue-winged teal, green-winged teal and gadwalls had average to below-average production, other key species fared worse, including mallards and, even more so, pintails, wigeon and canvasbacks. However, favorable conditions were available to eastern-breeding ducks — essential to the Atlantic Flyway — and to boreal-nesting species such as bluebills and ring-necked ducks.

“This is a unique year in that the prairie pothole region — the most important duck production area on the planet — is almost universally dry,” said Dr. Frank Rohwer, president and chief scientist of Delta Waterfowl. “A lot of the prairies were dry the past two springs as well, but at least there were pockets of areas with good wetland conditions. But this year we likely had poor duck production due to many birds overflying the prairies, and those that stayed showed reduced renesting effort and low brood survival. There will be far fewer juveniles in the fall flight, and that’s unfortunate because the best seasons are always those when you’ve got an abundance of young ducks winging south.” Read more

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Primary Arms Optics Releases Green-Illuminated Variant of ACSS Vulcan Reticle

HOUSTON, TEXAS – Primary Arms Optics and Holosun Optics have released a new version of the co-branded HS507C-X2 ACSS, now featuring a green-illuminated ACSS Vulcan reticle.

Released earlier this year, the HS507C-X2 ACSS made waves in the miniature reflex market by introducing a revolutionary new reticle design that makes it easier to get on target. While most reticles are limited to a simple aiming dot, ACSS Vulcan changes the game by combining an infinitely precise center chevron with a large outer circle. When aimed correctly, this circle falls outside the optic window, leaving only the center chevron for fine precision. If the user’s aim is off target, the edge of the circle comes into view, guiding them back to center. It’s a novel approach to sight acquisition, eliminating many of the challenges associated with mini reflex optics.

Since its release, fans of the optic have been asking for a green-illuminated variant. Now, Primary Arms Optics is proud to announce that the units are now ready and available for purchase.

“The response to the original Primary Arms ACSS Vulcan reticle in Red illumination, has been nothing short of phenomenal,” says Terry Mears, Primary Arms Optics’ Director of Product Marketing. “Those who prefer a green reticle, especially anyone with color-recognition issues toward the red end of the color spectrum, will appreciate this option. The law enforcement community which we continuously interact with, specifically asked for this reticle option and we delivered.”

For more information on how to order the Holosun HS507C-X2 ACSS with Green-illuminated ACSS Vulcan, click here.

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