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A youth-led cooking series showcasing the power of mentorship, friendship, and culinary skills as legendary outdoor writer Ken Perotte teams up with his neighbor to bring us some amazing recipes which will not only warm our bellies but our hearts as hunters.
By Ken Perrotte of OutdoorsRambler.com
Video: Crumley’s squirrel recipe
OLATHE, Kan. – Garmin® International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN), the world’s leading marine electronics manufacturer1, today introduced STRIKER™ Cast— a castable fishfinder that delivers sonar wirelessly to a smartphone or tablet.
No boat? No problem. STRIKER Cast is a versatile sonar device that anglers can take with them wherever they go. Just cast it out from where the fish are biting that day – the bank, a dock, or even from a kayak – to view fish and structure in crisp detail on the free STRIKER Cast app, compatible with both Apple® and Android™ devices. With STRIKER Cast, anglers can even create their own fishing maps2 for an even more detailed look at the area they’re fishing.
“Now more than ever, consumers are finding ways to spend more time outside enjoying the great outdoors, and for so many, that includes fishing,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of global consumer sales. “Whether you’re new to the sport or a seasoned angler fishing from shorelines, docks or piers, STRIKER Cast will help you identify structure and fish, right from the palm of your hand.”
Designed for use in freshwater and saltwater (and even for ice fishing), STRIKER Cast delivers excellent sonar performance in both shallow water and deep water – from less than 2 ft. to 150 ft. – and will wirelessly stream sonar and water temperature data from up to 200 feet away. It delivers easy-to-understand traditional 2-D sonar and ice fishing flasher modes, with setting adjustments for gain, range and more. Anglers can even turn on fish icons to view more realistic images of the fish targets and their depth readings directly in the app, so it’s easy to know exactly where to drop the line. Read more
San Antonio, Texas – J. P. Sauer & Sohn, Germany’s oldest manufacturer of hunting firearms, is pleased to introduce the latest addition to its flagship S404 series – the Synchro XTC carbon-fiber, bolt-action rifle in camouflage green. Weighing 6.1 lbs., this lightweight rifle delivers unsurpassed German precision, world-class accuracy, and reliability in a bolt-action rifle.
The hand-laid, carbon-fiber stock features advanced recoil reducing properties in addition to a thumbhole and adjustable comb. The cold hammer-forged barrel is fluted for optimal balance and additional weight reduction. The crisp adjustable trigger features four different pull weights – from 1.2 lbs. to 2.7 lbs. Adjusting to the preferred pull weight is easy using the settings marked by Roman numerals just above the trigger.
“The Sauer 404 is the finest traditional bolt-action rifle engineered today,” said Jason Evans, CEO, Blaser Group. “The elegance, craftsmanship, precision and modularity of the S404 line is legendary, incorporating nearly 270 years of knowledge with 21st Century technology. The Synchro XTC camo green gives hunters yet another option in our popular flagship line.”
S404 rifles are designed and engineered to allow easy changing of bolt heads and barrels for quick caliber conversions. This modularity is an advantage for those who frequently travel to hunt. The S404 Synchro XTC is available in all current calibers in the S404 series.
MSRP: $8,199.00 Read more
RICE LAKE, WI – The leading lever-action firearms manufacturer, Henry Repeating Arms, donated a series of 65 custom rifles that raised a total of $47,040 to benefit the family of 3-year-old Preslie Mantsch from Iron River, Michigan. Preslie was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in April of this year and still has two years of treatment left. All proceeds from the sales and auctions of the rifles are being presented to the Mantsch family to assist with the medical expenses associated with childhood leukemia.
The “Prayers For Preslie” Edition Golden Boy Silver rifles were created under Henry Repeating Arms’ Guns For Great Causes banner, a charitable branch of the company that focuses on raising money through firearm donations for individual sick children, children’s hospitals, veterans’ organizations, shooting sports preservation, and wildlife conservation efforts. So far this year, the company has raised over $175,000 for individual families of sick children and presented Shriners International with a $52,500 check to assist with their philanthropic efforts with the renowned Shriners Children’s Hospitals.
The rifles, which sold for $620 each, sold out within a matter of hours after Henry’s initial announcement. The first and last serial numbers in the series were put up for auction and pulled in an additional $6,525 and $2,075, respectively. Read more
In today’s turbulent times, it’s not enough to carry just a firearm. Most self-defense experts now also recommend carrying an individual first aid kit, should you or someone else become injured, whether in a natural disaster, civil unrest, or a defensive situation.
Galco’s Ankle Trauma Medical Kit (ATM-KIT™) carrier is designed for convenient everyday carry of medical tools and supplies for first responders, gun carriers, or anyone who wishes to be prepared in an increasingly dangerous world.
The ATM-KIT’s comfortable, high-grade neoprene band offers secure hook-and-loop closure with five neoprene pockets of various widths, each with a retention strap. It accommodates tools and equipment like tourniquets, strap cutters, knives, multitools, bandages, clotting agents or other emergency rescue and first-aid gear. Read more
Massena, New York – Most shooters struggle with the punishing effects of recoil, which is why FalconStrike created a recoil reduction pad that utilizes hydraulic dampening technology borrowed from the aerospace industry that dramatically reduces recoil to give hunters and shooters greater accuracy, less flinching, and more shooting endurance.
“We are delighted that so many shooters who struggle with the punishing effects of recoil (since our launch) have left us great reviews and comments. Our hydraulic recoil pad helps any shooter looking to tame large caliber rifles or those who want to increase accuracy and endurance when shooting clays,” says Martin Gaudet, president and inventor of FalconStrike. Read more
Milner, GA- Folks are increasingly growing, harvesting and processing their own food, particularly all-natural organic protein like venison. Meanwhile, modern hunter-conservationists are getting more serious about managing their land and the animals on it. Whether it’s part of a serious management program or merely to see who wins bragging rights, everyone wants to know how much their deer weighs.
| For those who process their own game, Ranew’s Outdoors Hanging Judge Gambrel allows a secure way to hang, weigh, skin and quarter large game at a convenient height that won’t hurt your back. Ranew’s Outdoor Hanging Judge Gambrel keeps the carcass suspended off the ground to ensure the meat stays clean. That’s only part of the convenience and utility of this unique device.
The heavy duty electronic scale and gambrel combo allows the hunter to measure live weight and dressed weight and continue skinning or processing the animal without worry of damaging the scale. This removes the hassle of raising and lowering the animal to remove the scale between steps. Definitely a time and back saver! Read more |
Perhaps one of the most versatile firearms in the Red Arrow Weapons lineup, the 300 Blackout Pistol is ready for just about any challenge you can throw at it. Available in RAW’s two staple color packages, midnight bronze and black with red accents, the RAW15 300 AAC pistol is as sexy as it is accurate. Forged 7075 T6 Aluminum upper and lower receivers complimented with a Tailhook Mod 2 brace and slew of other performance parts complete this serious Turn ‘Em Red pistol package.
The 300 AAC pistol package from Red Arrow Weapons features a 10” barrel and a 9” M-Lok RAW-Rail. The Diamondback barrel features 4150 Chrome-moly construction with a black nitride coating process and operates with a 1:8 twist rate. A drop in 3.5 lbs single-stage trigger and a Mil Spec 8620 magnetic particle, nitride coated bolt carrier group complete this high-performance package. Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
Charter Member Professional Outdoor Media Association
We hunters spend a lot of time preparing for the inevitable whitetail rut – that time of the season in which deer drop their guard for the sake of perpetuating their species. Nothing else seems to matter, as they bypass delectable food plots, aim their noses forward like a jet fighter and press on regardless of consequences.
Although the bucks’ main breeding period may be weeks off, the action has already picked up, and this cooler weather we are now experiencing should propel them into a deeper frenzy.
This past week I took a stand high above a productive patch of turnips, where the deer have trimmed the foliage to boot-top level. Setting up shop for an afternoon session over an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord of fresh greens can be a rewarding experience, as food plots begin to lure does before dusk. And, the females then lure the bucks into the neighborhood.
Within a half hour after climbing into my perch, several does began work on the huge salad bar and chomped leaves as large as pie plates. They chewed the green leaves into large wads, that when swallowed appeared as sizeable, descending balls in their lengthy throats; they were dining in broad daylight – seemingly without a care.
And, then a rather large white-racked adult buck poked his nose into the open-air bonanza. 
The bruiser snatched up some greens and chomped away until an entire plant was forced down his throat. But, that wasn’t all that was on his plate this afternoon.
With some fast food in his belly, he now fixed his sights on some elusive four-legged dessert. I held onto my video camera as long as I dared and reached for my crossbow several times as the circus came nearby. However, the big fella came to the outer limits of my ethical range, but never hesitated in his lustful ways. I know my limitations and held off as the buck carried on. He would vanish and reappear with his nose being moistened by his over-active tongue as he tuned his nostrils on the go.
Being my first session afield this archery season, I quickly learned that I had forgotten to consider a few tangible necessities: a grunt call and a decoy. I did my best to imitate some guttural semblance of a deer’s grunt, when the buck was marching away. He turned to look a couple of times, but without the visual to coincide with the sound, he disregarded my fruitless solicitations.
I shared some pictures of the excitement with my friend, Joe, who promptly showed up the next afternoon. Joe took a stand favorable with the prevailing wind, but we were not able to communicate, because someone forgot to check the batteries in our radios.
When Joe returned, he explained that while he was scanning the terrain for deer with his binoculars, that same buck I had seen the afternoon before, was staring him in the eyes at 20 yards. It was as if the whitetail buck popped up from the ground! Let me just say it didn’t work out when Joe made his move.
It only gets better, as bucks are feeling the involuntary call to reproduce. And, that should be a hunter’s call to action, because the rut is on!
NEWTOWN, Conn. – NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, is pleased to announce that Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc., is backing the +ONESM Movement with an all-new Gearbox Giveaway.
NSSF’s +ONE Movement, now in its second year, was developed to encourage experienced gun owners to invite someone new to the range or field to experience the joys that shooting sports and hunting offer. The initiative has gained exceptional support from firearm industry members and the public, especially this year, with the unprecedented rise in people who have purchased their first firearm.
“For the last two years, our Gearbox Giveaways have been central to the success of August’s National Shooting Sports Month® and participation in the +ONE Movement,” said Zach Snow, NSSF Director, Retail & Range Business Development. “Thanks to Ruger’s support, we can build on the +ONE momentum this fall to increase campaign awareness while inspiring gun owners to introduce someone new, welcome and mentor a new gun owner and by encouraging year-round participation in the shooting sports.”
“We are proud to support NSSF’s +ONE Movement beyond National Shooting Sports Month this year,” said Ruger Vice President of Marketing, Rob Werkmeister. “The +ONE mission is more important than ever, as we focus on welcoming new gun owners everywhere into our community.”
The Ruger +ONE Movement Gearbox Giveaway, valued at more than $1,000, includes:
1 Ruger® Collector’s Series “Vote 2020” 10/22® .22 LR rifle
2 BX-25® Magazines
1 Red BX-Trigger™
1 10/22® Rifle Case
1 Ruger Range Bag
1 Ruger Sling Backpack
1 Ruger Cleaning Kit
1 Ruger Hearing Protection and Ballistic Eyeglass Combo
1 Ruger Double-Sided Halo-Lit Sign
1 Ruger Vintage-Design Wooden Storage Box
1 Ruger Hooded Sweatshirt
1 Team Ruger Ballcap
1 Ruger Patriotic Bandana
1 Ruger “It’s Mine and It’s American” Decal
Enter to win the Ruger +ONE Movement Gearbox Giveaway here. For more information on the +ONE Movement, including how you can take the +ONE Pledge and invite someone new to the range, visit LetsGoShooting.org. Read more