Anarchy Outdoors Rimfire Performance Upgrades

North Logan, UT- Anarchy Outdoors, a leading industry innovator and supplier of precision rifle components and other high-performance firearms accessories, has developed a significant product line of upgrades and accessories for precision rimfire rifles. Designed in house from their own competition experience as well as customer input, Anarchy Outdoors’ rimfire upgrades are built to the same exacting standards their centerfire rifle product lines. Recent additions to their rimfire product line include a Ruger Precision Rimfire Bolt Handle (also fits the Ruger American rimfire), A Ruger Precision Rimfire Scope Base With Integrated Bubble Level, Ruger Precision Rimfire Bull Barrel Full Port Muzzle Brake. Read more

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Anti-Hunting Bill Clears California Senate Committee Despite Global Opposition

COSTLY ANTI-HUNTING BILL CLEARS CALIFORNIA SENATE COMMITEE DESPITE GLOBAL OPPOSITION

Washington – Yesterday, the California Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water voted 5-1 to advance Senate Bill 11175, legislation that would ban the possession and importation of thirteen species of African game animals, the majority of which are stable or increasing populations in range countries where they are hunted.

Despite the documented benefits of regulated hunting in Africa, California Senators effectively voted against the lives and livelihoods of Africans while also turning law-abiding California citizens into criminals, subject to a civil penalty of at least $5,000 for each violation, in addition to any other penalty.

Safari Club International has actively opposed this legislation through our volunteer leadership in California, over 2,000 letters of opposition in advance of the hearing, and our connections with a network of government officials and wildlife conservation professionals in Africa. Our opposition to the bill is firmly rooted in science and law.

“California is currently faced with an historic budget shortfall, yet politicians like Chairman Stern and his animal rights cohorts are still putting their grossly misguided and expensive political agendas ahead of what is best for Californians” said Safari Club International CEO W. Laird Hamberlin. “Safari Club International will continue to lead the fight to do what is right for California and conservation by defending wildlife and wild places from bad policy like SB 1175.” Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Michigan: apply for public tree-planting grants by June 15

Thriving trees help make a community an inviting place to live. A grant opportunity provided by the DTE Energy Foundation and administered by the DNR and nonprofit ReLeaf Michigan – a partnership that has supported community tree planting for 24 years – is helping schools, communities, tribes and eligible nonprofits add more green to their neighborhoods.

Eligible organizations within DTE Energy’s service area may apply by June 15 for up to $4,000 in matching grants for public tree-planting projects. About $90,000 total is available. Download a tree-planting grant application.

Tree-planting projects must occur on public property such as parks, road rights-of-way and school grounds and promote the “right tree, right place” message about utility awareness. The required 1-to-1 match can be made of cash contributions or in-kind services, including volunteer efforts.

Awards will be announced in August and projects must be completed by May 31, 2021.
Wildlife

Rock River Arms RUK-9BT AR Pistol

4.5-inch 9mm Pistol w/ GLOCK Compatible Magwell,

Colona, IL – Rock River Arms, one of the industry’s most respected names in Modern Sporting Rifles and pistols, has announced an addition to the company’s expanding lineup of AR-platform pistols. The new RUK-9BT was developed to address the needs and interests of shooters with an eye toward home and mobile defense capabilities.

The RUK-9BT is highlighted by a 4.5-inch chrome-lined barrel chambered in 9×19. Combined with its 4.25-inch RRA lightweight free-float handguard and SB Tactical SBA3 adjustable stabilizing arm brace, the RUK-9BT is exceptionally compact, light, and sized for maximum portability.

Based on RRA’s own BT-9 billet lower receiver, the RUK-9BT incorporates a flared magwell that accepts GLOCK magazines. This allows the pistol to work in unison with a 9mm GLOCK primary or backup carry gun, ensuring ammo and magazine cross-compatibility anytime, anywhere. Read more

Firearms

Savage Arms 110 Ultralite

WESTFIELD, Massachusetts –– Savage’s Model 110 action has proven to be a versatile platform. Now the classic bolt-action has been refined to its most essential elements and built into a rifle that comes in just under six pounds. From its spiral-fluted bolt and skeletonized receiver, to the carbon fiber wrapped barrel from PROOF Research®, the 110 Ultralite is the ideal rifle for those who hike long distances to take the perfect shot—and the guns are shipping now.

“The 110 Ultralite is a highly refined Model 110,” Jessica Treglia, Sr. Brand Manager at Savage Arms, said. “Our engineers have gone to great lengths to strip weight off the rifle, without sacrificing any of its functionality or accuracy. With the additional weight reduction from the Proof Research barrel, you’ll instantly feel the difference.”

The svelte 110 Ultralite is designed to combat elevation and elements while maintaining the performance of a factory blueprinted Savage 110 action. The carbon fiber wrapped stainless steel barrel and Melonite skeletonized receiver reduce weight, but are equally protective.

The polymer stock is built with Savage’s AccuFit™ technology, which allows for easy adjustments to length-of-pull and comb height to provide hunters with optimum fit and performance. The user-adjustable AccuTrigger™ allows crisp, clean shots to close out successful hunts. Read more

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Civilian Conservation Corps Proposed to Put American Back to Work

GW:  I had to check and sure enough, a Democrat wants to relive the past with more government.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and National Wildlife Federation President and CEO Collin O’Mara will host a press call on Wednesday, May 27, at 12:15 p.m. ET to discuss how a 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps could put Americans back to work, support community resilience in the face of climate-fueled floods and wildfires, restore public lands, and recover wildlife.

Wyden and O’Mara will discuss the senator’s recently introduced the 21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act. They also will build off O’Mara’s recent New York Times op-ed calling for a new Civilian Conservation Corps.

Please email Nicole L’Esperance (Nicole_LEsperance@wyden.senate.gov) or Mariah Wildgen (Mariah_wildgen@wyden.senate.gov) to RSVP and obtan call-in information.

WHAT: Press call on the need for a 21st century Civilian Conservation Corps

WHEN: Wednesday, May 27 at 12:15 p.m. ET

WHO: Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Collin O’Mara, president and CEO, National Wildlife Federation

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Visit the National Wildlife Federation Media Center at NWF.org/News.

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Michigan: Discover Kal-Haven State Park Trail natural, cultural history with new app

Stretching 33 miles between Kalamazoo and South Haven in southwest Michigan, Kal-Haven Trail State Park rests on an abandoned railroad bed constructed in 1871. The converted rail-trail winds through gorgeous scenery including wooded areas, farmlands, streams and rivers. Now, a new tech tool adds the opportunity to explore the area’s natural and cultural history, too.

The Kal-Haven Heritage Trail mobile app uses geo-location to alert users about nearby heritage sites and provides text and images to share the stories. The app also offers increased accessibility with tags that allow screen readers to provide a description of images to people with impaired vision.

App users can learn about:

  • The native Potawatomi people who inhabited the area.
  • History of the Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad route that existed from 1870 to 1970.
  • How glaciers sculpted the landscape.
  • Other heritage stories on topics like the Mentha mint farm, Joe Louis, the Bloomingdale oil boom and Julia Schelske, one of Ford Motor Company’s earliest female car dealers.

The app complements the 31 interpretive signs that were installed along the trail last summer. To get the app, android users can download it on Google Play, and Apple iPhone users can access it through a web browser at IWR.MSU.edu/KWT.

Anyone planning to visit Kal-Haven Trail State Park or any other state parks or trails is reminded to practice proper social distancing and follow other COVID-19 public health and safety guidelines.

Questions about the app? Contact Tobi Voigt at 517-898-6067.
Wildlife

Free NRA Classes Raise $150,000 for State Wildlife Agencies

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(703) 267-3820Free NRA Classes Raise $150,000 for State Wildlife Agencies

The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce that their free online Hunter Education Course has raised more than $150,000 for state wildlife agencies in matching Pittman-Roberson (P-R) funds.

“It is truly a win-win for everyone,” said Joseph P. DeBergalis Jr., executive director of NRA General Operations. “With no financial investment of their own, states can now access match money and new hunters will receive top notch free education and certification.”

Officially known as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937, P-R distributes monies to state wildlife agencies for a variety of wildlife, conservation and shooting program projects through the taxation of firearms, archery equipment, and hunting license sales.

In 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) said state wildlife agencies could count NRA’s free Online Hunter Education Courses as in-kind match dollars to access P-R funds. Oklahoma was one of the first states to take advantage of this change. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

Primary Arms Now Shipping New GLX Rifle Scopes

2.5-10x44mm FFP Rifle Scope with ACSS® Raptor M2 Reticle

4-16x50mm FFP Rifle Scope with MIL DOT Reticle

HOUSTON, TEXAS – Primary Arms Optics is now shipping the new GLx 2.5-10×44 FFP ACSS Raptor M2 and GLx 4-16×50 FFP MIL-DOT Rifle Scopes. Following the initial release of GLx in 2019, Primary Arms’ Optics latest product line has earned a reputation for both quality and value, and these two new reticle configurations are elevated by GLx innovation. Both new GLx scopes are now available for purchase from primaryarms.com and your preferred retailers.

“These scopes are part of our mid-tier lineup of optics, called GLx,” said Marshall Lerner, CEO of Primary Arms. “GLx brings premium technologies and materials into an approachable price range, providing customers an unbeatable value.” Read more

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Win A Hunt with Levi Morgan

>>Kelly Outdoor Products Group Sweepstakes Awards Two Winners a Hunt and Shooting Lesson with 13-time ASA Shooter of the Year, Levi Morgan

Atlanta, GA – May 20, 2020 – Swhacker Broadheads and TAC Vanes, makers of exceptional archery products, today announced a sweepstakes, open to all, for a hunt with professional archer/hunter, Levi Morgan.

“We partnered up with Swhacker Broadheads and TAC Vanes to give away two of the best whitetail hunts you could ever imagine. One in the Golden Triangle South Texas with Cactus Jack Ranch and then a rut hunt in our private spot in Illinois. Two incredible places, unbelievable whitetail hunting. I can’t wait to hang out with two lucky winners this fall,” said Morgan.

Starting May 20, fans can enter the contest online, and two lucky winners will be chosen and announced on August 17.

Sweepstakes entry is free and open to anyone.

1. Enter the contest online. Or, by copying and pasting this link into your browser: https://app.viralsweep.com/sweeps/full/7f6cd1-67368?framed=1. Read more

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