Archery Hunting
Bound For The West Coast
On March 19th and 20th the Rinehart R100 will arrive in Fresno, California for the events first ever visit to the “Golden State”. The R100 will be hosted by the people of Break the Barriers […]
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Hunting News
Boone and Crockett: Legislation Matters
With the bipartisan passage of HR 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, in the House of Representatives today, the Boone and Crockett Club reflects on the importance of conservation legislation. The Club […]
Hunting News
HSUS’s Lawsuit to Silence IF&W
Final arguments were heard in the appeal of the HSUS lawsuit on February 10th. We now have to wait for the court’s decision that could take up to two months to receive. The original lawsuit […]
Hunting News
Only the Strong Survive
As the number of hunters recognizing the advantages of hunting from ground blinds continues to grow, so has the demand for practical, portable, and well-engineered seating. Ameristep, leads the way, offering hunters dozens of lightweight […]
Hunting News
Celestron Hummingbird ED Micro Spotting Scopes
If you spend any time at all outdoors you can probably remember occasions when you wished you could have taken a closer look at something that was too far away to see in detail. Maybe […]
Hunting Videos
Headlines
Our February Digital Fishing Magazine Covers Ice and Open Water Fishing – Check It Out
The next edition of ODU Magazine got he a few weeks ago, an almost all ice fishing edition for February 2016. ODU hits on walleye, bluegill, perch and crappie ice fishing. This edition also has […]
Hunting News
Browning’s New Camp & Hunting Light: High Noon Rechargeable Spotlight
Browning’s new High Noon Rechargeable Spotlight features a powerful white LED that never needs replacing. With brightness levels ranging from 50 to 850 lumens, the light has an effective distance of up to 550 yards. […]
Hunting News
The Apostate Tactical Knife From Steel Will Knives
Steel Will Knives, a premium brand that produces knives with the highest standards of quality adds a new knife to their tactical series with the Apostate. This knife will be a great addition to any […]
Hunting News
Top Hunting and Shooting Equipment Brands for 2015
Southwick Associates has announced 2015 top brands for many hunting and shooting product categories. This list has been compiled from the internet-based surveys completed in 2015 HunterSurvey.com and ShooterSurvey.com panels. In 2015, most frequently purchased […]
Deer Hunting
Quality Deer Management Association February 2016 Newsletter
Find Next Season’s Buck Now – Few things are more depressing to a die-hard deer hunter than watching the sun set on the last day of deer season. Unfortunately, all good things must come to […]
Duck/Goose Hunting
Mossberg Pro-Series Waterfowl Shotguns Built for the Hardcore Duck Hunter
O.F. Mossberg and Sons, Inc., has been a leader in the waterfowl market since the company’s development of the first 12-gauge 3 ½-inch pump-action shotgun in 1988. Continuing its tradition of delivering reliable, purpose-built shotguns […]
Predator Hunting
Banff wolf pack takes down elk on railway overpass
Professional photographer Christopher Martin spends a lot of his time watching wildlife, so when he spotted an elk erratically walking back and forth on a rail bridge in Banff National Park it caught his eye. “It was […]
Deer Hunting
More Mature Bucks Taken By U.S. Hunters Than Yearlings
U.S. whitetail hunters are taking more mature bucks than 1½-year-old or “yearling” bucks for the first time in modern history, according to data compiled by the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) for its 2016 Whitetail […]
Predator Hunting
2015 MEXICAN WOLF POPULATION SURVEY REVEALS MORE WORK TO BE DONE
The Mexican wolf Interagency Field Team (IFT) has completed the annual year-end population survey, documenting a minimum of 97 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico at the end of 2015. At […]
Hunting News
Yamaha Outdoors Tips – Training Your Gun Dog Early On
I’ve hunted with and owned all manner of gun dogs: pointing breeds, flushing lines, retrievers and hounds. If I know one thing, the bond you build early when that canine is a pup will last […]
Hunting News
Top-Five Ground Blind Goodies
Today’s hub-style ground blinds are lightweight, highly portable, and capable of putting hunters in position to ambush game. Maximize your ground blind hunting experience with these five key accessories. Starting with: Pruning Kit – Ground […]
Deer Hunting
NY DEC – Agency Will Encourage Hunters to Voluntarily Pass Up Young Bucks
A multi-year study to guide buck management in New York State found deer hunters prefer to harvest older bucks and that further expanding mandatory antler restrictions is not warranted at this time, Department of Environmental […]
Small Game Hunting
Quail Summit Success Highlights 2016 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic
Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever’s 2016 National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic presented by Federal Premium Ammunition concluded Sunday, February 21st, drawing thousands of supporters to the weekend event at the Kansas City Convention Center. The annual […]
Duck/Goose Hunting
Second sign-up period for Rice Stewardship Partnership Project sponsored by USA Rice and Ducks Unlimited now open
Rice producers in 20 Louisiana parishes have a second opportunity to apply for funding from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) – Rice Stewardship Partnership Project sponsored by USA […]
Turkey Hunting
Hit Toms Twice As Hard With The Dual Threat From Knight & Hale
Knight & Hale® Game Calls, a legendary call maker known for its dedication to creating calls that produce the most life-like wildlife sounds, introduces the Dual Threat™ to its diverse lineup of friction calls. Due […]
Deer Hunting
Training Your Dog To Shed Hunt
As I walk through the woods, I am looking for the glistening of a tine, or if I am lucky, maybe I will spot the entire rack of my next trophy. After searching every known […]
Small Game Hunting
Cure Winter Boredom With a Squirrel Still-Hunt
Easing slowly through the hardwood river bottom, I froze mid-step. The bark of a scolding squirrel rang out from the treetops. Scanning the woods around me, I finally spotted him—halfway up a nearby white oak. […]
Archery Hunting
2016 BLOODSPORT® SHAFTS ROCK THE BOWHUNTING WORLD
Bowhunters love carbon arrows because of their durability and accuracy, but if more hunters knew carbon arrows are made of tiny fibers wrapped together, they might pay more attention to which brand they’re shooting. The […]
Archery Hunting
Rinehart R100 Visits Georgia For The First Time In Event History
The Rinehart R100 is pleased to announce a new stop for the event in 2016. For the first time the R100 will be held in Georgia on March 5th and 6th at the Banks County […]
Big Game Hunting
RMEF Project Protects Montana Elk Habitat, Expands Public Access
Located in the heart of elk winter range in Montana’s Madison Valley, the Madison-Wall Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is now approximately 10 percent larger thanks to a land transfer from the Rocky Mountain Elk […]
Hunting News
Dark Shadows, Cool Breeze
Disappearing into one’s surroundings requires careful concealment; something successful hunters always pay critical attention to. Unfortunately, this often includes cumbersome camo systems that make vanishing and shooting difficult. It does the hunter no good to […]
Fishing News - Salt
Search the Bay Journal site: Oil sheen on Potomac near DC under investigation
Oily liquid continued to ooze Sunday into a waterfowl pond along the Potomac River as investigators searched for a source in a Washington, D.C. area storm drain. While the rainbow-colored sheen seen late last week […]
Archery Hunting
The Pope and Young Club Announces Potential New World’s Record Shiras Moose
In the early afternoon of October 8th, 2015, Bobby Hebert of Golden, Colorado, found himself a mere 9 yards away from an incredible Shiras bull moose. Bobby’s years of patience and countless hours of practice […]
Hunting News
HALO XRAY™ RANGEFINDERS OFFER FEATURE-RICH PERFORMANCE WITHOUT THE CONFUSION
No matter how many years you hunt, your heart rate still picks up at the sight of antlers. While that thrill is what all hunters live for, and it can also be our biggest source […]
Duck/Goose Hunting
LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD WITH AVIAN-X TOPFLIGHT GADWALLS
Gadwalls, or gray ducks as most call them, can be some of the South’s wariest ducks. Come late season, these birds will circle your spread many times, often gaining altitude with every pass. Level the […]
Small Game Hunting
The “Squirrel Master Classic” By Gamo is Back with a Bang
Gamo Outdoor USA in partnership with Buckmasters organization is bringing back the 3rd edition of the highly successful, ratings topper Hunting event/TV show from 2014 and 2015, the “Squirrel Master Classic” in its 2016 edition. […]
Big Game Hunting
Access Elk Country Taking Longer Strides Thanks to RMEF Supporters
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation opened or secured public access to nearly 76,000 acres of elk habitat in 2015. “Creating, maintaining and securing access to elk country is core to our mission of ensuring the […]
Turkey Hunting
Produce Three Hen Tones From One Call With the Knight & Hale Switchblade
Knight & Hale® Game Calls, a legendary call maker known for its dedication to creating calls that produce the most life-like wildlife sounds, unleashes its most versatile and diverse turkey call: The Switchblade™. Turkey hunters […]
Hunting News
BHA Statement on Arrest of Cliven Bundy, Oregon Standoff
In the wake of the arrest in Oregon of Cliven Bundy, a Nevada scofflaw and leader of a movement to seize public lands from the American people, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO Land […]
Rifles and Shotguns
Weatherby NEW Vanguard Laminate H-Bar – Benchrest Precision
Weatherby Inc., legendary firearms manufacturer, is honored to introduce the Laminate H-Bar™ rifle, one of the latest iterations of the Vanguard® series that debuted in the early 1970s. Since that time, Vanguard® rifles have redefined […]
Predator Hunting
Coyote Hunting Basics By Bill Cooper
Despite a long history of being hunted, trapped, poisoned and hated, coyotes are more abundant than ever. They readily adapted to the encroachments of mankind and are often the culprits behind the disappearance of urban […]
Small Game Hunting
Honey Bee & Monarch Butterfly Partnership Selected for RCPP Grant Funding By Pheasants Forever’s
Pheasants Forever‘s Honey Bee & Monarch Butterfly Partnership has been selected as one of 84 conservation projects in the nation to receive funding as part of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). A proposed investment […]
Deer Hunting
Food Plots for Beginners
Few hunters have degrees in horticulture. So when the average deer hunter decides it’s time to up his or her game by putting in a food plot, the process can seem overwhelming. It doesn’t have […]
Big Game Hunting
Elk monitoring in Michigan starts from above
The Department of Natural Resources just finished its 2016 elk survey after nine days of flying in northern Michigan. “Every other year, we conduct the survey by counting elk from an airplane,” said DNR Field […]
Conservation
Elephants in Sri Lanka’s Future
Last week, giant green stone crushers crunched and pulverized contraband ivory at a high-profile public awareness event set in the capital city of Sri Lanka, Colombo. At ivory crush events such as this one, energies […]
Deer Hunting
Add Some Magic To Your Game Plan With Heartland Wildlife Lick Magic
Heartland Wildlife, makers of industry-leading food plot seeds, minerals, attractants and deer feed, has announced that Lick Magic, a mineral supplement that attracts, grows and keeps big deer on your property, is now available in […]
Deer Hunting
Heartland Wildlife Bolsters Food Plot Lineup With Unique Annual Seed Mixes
Heartland Wildlife, makers of industry-leading food plot seeds, minerals, attractants and deer feed, has expanded its lineup of seed blends with Rack Maker Brassicas and Rack Maker Extreme. Rack Maker Brassicas is a blend of […]
Archery Hunting
ANY GAME SPECIES, ANY CONFIGURATION, ANY TIME WITH WRAITH SYSTEM BROADHEADS FROM BLOODSPORT
Avid bowhunters who pursue multiple game species know some broadheads are better for certain game species than others. But who wants to change broadheads every time they go out for something different? BloodSport’s new WRAITH […]
Predator Hunting
GROW TV: Managing Feral Hog Populations
This week Adam and I are in Western Oklahoma. We have a client whose property has recently experienced a lot of hog damage. Feral hogs are not native to this continent. They arrived years ago […]
Duck/Goose Hunting
Forest gains promising for flood abatement, ducks and hunters
As another year begins with record high Mississippi River levels, conservation partners in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley are marking the promise of a 1-million-acre gain in forested wetlands. These bottomland hardwood forests not only provide […]
Deer Hunting
TAP INTO THE POWER OF RICE BRAN
If a big buck was making a setup to bag one of us, he might start with a cooler filled with ice and a fresh cold one popped open and resting on top. Who could […]
Hunting News
Crucial Wildlife, Riparian Habitat Conserved in Washington
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation successfully collaborated with Merrill Lake Properties LLC and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to permanently protect and open access to 297 acres of riparian habitat in southwest […]
Archery Hunting
Rinehart R100 Set To Begin Season In North Carolina
The Rinehart R100 archery shoot is pleased to announce that Mount Airy, North Carolina and the Sage Creek 3D Archery Club will kick the 2016 R100 season into gear on February 20-21. After a record […]
Predator Hunting
Losses To The Mexican Wolf
Two female Mexican wolves die during annual population count and capture operations. Two Mexican wolves (F1295 and F1340) died during the annual population count and capture operation this year. Both will undergo necropsies at the […]