EOTECH® Vudu 5-25×50 FFP Rifle Scope Remains Top Tactical Workhorse

Ann Arbor, MI –The EOTECH® Vudu 5-25×50 first focal plane rifle scope is a favorite optic among law enforcement, military, and precision rifle competitors. It has earned top honors in the field and at the range because of its compact, rugged design and superior optics.

The Vudu 5-25x features incredible edge-to edge clarity and true color representation in a compact unit just over 11-inches in length. Compared to larger and more bulky, high-magnification scopes, the Vudu 5-25×50 FFP Rifle Scope is hands-down the optic of choice of snipers and long-range competition rifle shooters across the country!

The Vudu 5-25x combines reliable first focal plane ranging with a unique push/pull elevation turret locking system. EOTECH’s EZ Chek Zero Stop promotes effortless adjustment and instant return to zero. This scope is offered in either the standard MD3 reticle or the Horus® H59™ offering more advanced correction capability in windage and elevation.

Given the scope’s compact build, there is ample room to mount a night vision or thermal device in front of the rifle scope and make adjustments to the device without ever leaving the optic.

Adjustment clicks are positive and tactile, allowing a shooter to adjust on the fly with confidence. A single CR 2032 battery powers the Vudu 5-25’s reticle illumination, and the scope’s parallax and illumination controls are combined in a single turret for convenient adjustments.

All of which explains why the Vudu 5-25x has made such a huge impact in Precision Rifle Series competitions across the country. Competitors trust the Vudu 5-25×50 to provide accuracy and consistency while shaving inches and ounces from their rifle. Read more
Optics

Barnett Offers Pre-Installed CCDs on Select Crossbow Models

Grand Prairie, TX – You asked, and we listened. The folks at Barnett are on a constant quest to make crossbows a convenient tool for every hunter. Crank cocking devices (CCDs) are a great way to do just that, and in response to overwhelming demand from our dealers and customers, we’re now shipping several popular Barnett crossbow models with pre-installed CCDs.

One of the most common concerns among crossbow users, especially new ones, is the strength required to draw a crossbow. Most bows come with a basic rope-cocking device that provides a mechanical advantage to reduce draw weight by up to 50 percent. That may be enough for an average crossbow shooter, but many need or want more reduction. Some folks are also intimidated by the complexity of hooks, pulleys and attachment points with a standard rope cocker. Read more

Archery

Phoenix Weaponry Offering Custom AR-15 Serial Number, Logo Engraving, and Fire Control Symbols

Berthoud, CO- Phoenix Weaponry, a custom firearms manufacturer announces they are offering customers the ability to have most any logo, serial number, and fire control symbols engraved onto their billet lower receivers. The billet receiver begins with U.S.A. made 7075 T-7 aerospace grade aluminum blocks. Each set is CNC machined to exacting tolerances and hand-checked for perfect fit and alignment.

Phoenix Weaponry Owner Aaron Cayce said “Giving our customers the ability to add most any logo, serial number, and fire control group symbols to the lower receiver of their choice has been very popular. When they finish building their AR-15 it truly is their own.”

Custom Serial Number and Engraving Details:

Cost: Starting at $310 for custom logo, serial number, and fire control engraving on our raw billet lowers. Coated in single color Black, FDE, OD Green starting at $370. Other colors available at request and upcharge. Read more

Firearms

TrueTimber AirPack Inflatable Ground Blind Now Available at TrueTimber Online Store

INMAN, S.C. – November 2, 2020 – TrueTimber has announced the NEW patent pending TrueTimber AirPack™ inflatable ground blind is now available for purchase in two size configurations at TrueTimber.com. The revolutionary air beam construction gives hunters a smarter, faster and wildly more efficient option compared to traditional ground blind technology. Customers can purchase the AirPack™75 for $179.99 in TrueTimber Kanati camo and the AirPack™90 in TrueTimber Strata camo for $259.99 Read more

Hunting

NSSF Cancels 2021 SHOT Show

Statement from NSSF President & CEO Joe Bartozzi:

Due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases throughout the world, NSSF, the firearm industry trade association, today makes the difficult announcement that the 2021 SHOT Show has been cancelled.

NSSF has remained in constant communication with Nevada officials throughout the year in our planning for the 2021 show. While there has been a concerted effort to expand the allowable levels for large gatherings by the county and state, with positivity rates peaking during our key planning period we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 show. Sadly, these spikes are currently transpiring worldwide. Given the sheer complexities, diminishing timeline and immense logistical planning required to conduct a trade show as large as SHOT, NSSF simply could not move forward at this point with so many unknowns and variables. We truly appreciate the guidance of Nevada and Las Vegas officials in allowing us to communicate this news to our exhibitors and attendees well in advance of the show. We would also like to thank the Sands directly for their help and efforts to navigate this unprecedented situation. Read more

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Junior Passes his First Tracking Test

By Glen Wunderlich

Charter Member Professional Outdoor Media Association

Joe has been my friend since the mid-‘80s and we’ve shared many outdoor adventures together.  After checking with him earlier this past week, I learned that he had been down with “the” flu all week but was already getting over the related ill effects.  Then, on Friday he called to say he felt 100 percent and was ready to get in on some whitetail rut activity.

Along with Joe came his new bride, Diane, and his yet-untested blue tick hound, Junior.  I’m always happy to play games with the dog in our garage in an attempt to take his mind off of his owner’s departure to parts unknown.  It’s a very important job, because I certainly don’t want Junior to perform his sniffing duties too early or he could spoil the whole hunting session.

Junior

Here’s a recent case in point.  Joe had brought Junior over last week for potential tracking duties.  Typically, when Joe leaves for the long walk, we close the doors and dog sit.  But, Junior has become quite attached to his owner and tends to sulk at the door – an insurmountable obstacle to finding his master.

Junior has learned to retrieve almost anything and I have a supply of Kong balls that I bat downrange for him.  To get him in the mood this afternoon, I took him to the stash of balls and pulled one off the storage rod.  However, before I could smack one into the outfield, Junior put his nose to the ground and followed it furiously out of sight; he refused to mind my commands to stop.  Sure enough, Junior was at the base of Joe’s tree before he could pull his bow up!  The happy hound knew how to follow his nose and was unceremoniously returned to my care.

On this eve of Halloween, I now kept a close eye on Junior and had him retrieving pieces of cheese I was hiding in the garage.  It was big fun for both of us.  And, then over the two-way radio came Joe’s shaky voice:  “I got one down.”

This was to be Junior’s first deer tracking adventure.  We planned to leash him for sniffing responsibilities, even if we knew where a fallen deer had succumbed and that’s what was about to happen under Joe’s control.  Loaded with our field-dressing kit and one unsuspecting hound, we drove to the hunt area where Junior would cut the blood trail.

I did my best to back pedal ahead of the frantic canine with my camera in movie mode and a flashlight in the other hand.  Junior was on a mission and the tug of war commenced at a fast, unyielding pace.  The blood drove him crazy, as he dragged Joe along for the ride and passed me in short order on a direct course to the prize.

The long-awaited challenge had been answered.  Heck, this seemed easier than finding morsels of hidden cheese.

Back at the garage, we hung the massive 7-point adult buck under the close supervision of our successful tracking dog.  There remains no question about Junior’s eagerness or ability and I’m looking forward to the next exciting adventure.

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Gray Wolves Management Returned to States and Tribes

BLOOMINGTON, MN– More than 45 years after gray wolves were first listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Trump Administration and its many conservation partners are announcing the successful recovery of the gray wolf and its delisting from the ESA. U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt was at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge to announce that state and tribal wildlife management agency professionals will resume responsibility for sustainable management and protection of delisted gray wolves in states with gray wolf populations, while the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) monitors the species for five years to ensure the continued success of the species.

The Service based its final determination solely on the best scientific and commercial data available, a thorough analysis of threats and how they have been alleviated and the ongoing commitment and proven track record of states and tribes to continue managing for healthy wolf populations once delisted. This analysis includes the latest information about the wolf’s current and historical distribution in the contiguous United States

“Today’s action reflects the Trump Administration’s continued commitment to species conservation based on the parameters of the law and the best scientific and commercial data available,” said Secretary Bernhardt. “After more than 45 years as a listed species, the gray wolf has exceeded all conservation goals for recovery. Today’s announcement simply reflects the determination that this species is neither a threatened nor endangered species based on the specific factors Congress has laid out in the law.”

In total, the gray wolf population in the lower 48 states is more than 6,000 wolves, greatly exceeding the combined recovery goals for the Northern Rocky Mountains and Western Great Lakes populations.

The gray wolf is the latest in a strong list of ESA recoveries that includes the bald eagle, peregrine falcon, American alligator, brown pelican and 48 other species of animals and plants in U.S. states, territories and waters. Countless more have improved or stabilized. Collectively, these successes demonstrate that the ESA can make a difference for imperiled species. Read more

Wildlife

Anti-Poaching Continues With DSC Grants

(Oct. 25, 2020 – DALLAS) — What happens when there is no hunting in Africa due to travel restrictions? Poaching goes on the rise. With no incoming revenue, safari operators cannot pay for the anti-poaching scouts and patrols that protect wildlife. These patrols remove snare lines, apprehend perpetrators and create a deterrent presence. But without hunting revenue, there was no way to continue this important work.

DSC and the DSC Foundation stepped up quickly to fill the void, creating the Hunters CARE (COVID Anti-poaching Relief Effort). This program provides relief in the form of grants that will keep boots on the ground in the struggle to prevent poaching.

By the end of October 2020, 26 grants by DSC and 21 grants from DSCF have gone to 10 countries in order to protect an impressive 24 million acres of habitat and wildlife.

In their own words, safari operators speak about the loss of revenue due to the pandemic, and the immediate impact of grants from DSC and DSC Foundation.

Danene van der Westhuyzen, Aru Game Lodge, Namibia, said, “It’s been really a tough year. We all are struggling to survive, but luckily, we all have incredible amounts of passion to keep our businesses going. Thank you, DSC and DSC Foundation, for what you have done for all of us.”

Arthur Baisly, HHK Safaris, Zimbabwe, said, “The area that we look after is 800,000 acres. at the moment. With this COVID and no clients, we have had to reduce our running costs and we sent half of the staff off with no pay. And now with the finances from the DSC, and the DSC Foundation, we are able to reinstate those scouts and get our operation up and running back to normal.” Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Coast Guard Foundation Assists After Two Tragedies

Organization Supports Coast Guard Members Displaced and Injured in North Carolina Housing Fire and Family of a Pilot Lost in Alabama Training Accident

Stonington, Conn. — The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, announced today it is responding to two tragedies affecting Coast Guard members and their families over the past several days. A Coast Guard Ensign died in a training accident in Alabama, and four families living in a housing complex in North Carolina saw their homes destroyed by a fire. A servicemember lost his wife and two daughters as a result of the blaze.

The Coast Guard has moved the families impacted by the fire to temporary housing, and The Foundation has rushed emergency support to them to provide supplies and necessary comfort items. Once the families have a chance to assess their property losses and determine additional needs, the organization will provide them support to help begin the long road to recovery. Read more

General

Boone and Crockett Club Celebrates Overdue Delisting of Gray Wolf

MISSOULA, Mont. – The Boone and Crockett Club welcomes Thursday’s announcement by Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Aurelia Skipwith to return gray wolf management to state conservation authority. Wolves are a wildlife restoration success story, akin to the recovery and delisting of bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and numerous other species. The ultimate goal of the Endangered Species Act is to bring species back from the brink of extinction and stabilize populations so that management can move back to the states. The Boone and Crockett Club appreciates the FWS and state wildlife agencies for their success in recovering wolves and looks forward to the future collaborative management of this species.

“As a leader in the first successful delisting of the gray wolf 10 years ago, we welcome this decision and hope it brings closure and celebration to the restoration of the wolf in the lower 48 states,” commented Boone and Crockett Club President Tim Brady in response to the announcement. “The goal of the Endangered Species Act is to recover imperiled species so they no longer require the protections offered by the Act, and the gray wolf is a good example of how a species can be recovered.”

In 1995 and 1996, 66 wolves from southwestern Canada were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park and to central Idaho and by 2002, the states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming had exceeded their recovery goals. In addition, existing populations in the western Great Lakes states had met their population goals by the early 2000’s and within a decade the populations were two to three times their recovery goals.

The Boone and Crockett Club has worked to ensure that recovered wolf populations could be moved off the endangered species list in order to be managed by state fish and wildlife agencies. However, legal challenges to FWS delisting decisions had put wolf management in a constant state of limbo. The Club worked closely with Idaho Representative Mike Simpson and Montana Senator Jon Tester on legislation to ensure that wolves in those two states would be delisted and to prohibit future litigation. After it was enacted in 2011, Idaho and Montana assumed full management authority and proved that their state management plan could maintain stable wolf populations. Wolves in the contiguous U.S. are now estimated at 6,000 individuals and the Club has continued to work with states and the FWS to move to delist gray wolves throughout their range in the lower 48 states.

“Wolves are fully recovered and are naturally expanding and reestablishing well beyond their identified recovery area,” Brady concluded. “Continued lawsuits and delaying of state management of this recovered species is unnecessary, as are proposals to reintroduce wolves in states like Colorado. It is time to celebrate wildlife restoration when we have been successful; it is time to close the book on gray wolves as a federal endangered species.” Read more

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