Turkey Hunting
How Can I Kee-Kee On a Friction Call?
I hear about every body breaking up flocks and whistling the birds back in during fall. I’m no good on a mouth call and prefer a slate, but I can’t seem to kee-kee on a […]
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Big Game Hunting
U.S., Mexico team up to bring wild bison back home on range
The wild bison herd standing in the golden grass look like they stepped out of a painting of the old west. But this is northern Mexico, and these bison are part of modern day effort […]
Rifles and Shotguns
Coonan Introduces the Triple Threat Apocalyptic Kit
Adding to their unique design and innovative philosophy, Coonan, Inc. announces the release of their Triple Threat Apocalyptic Kit. Just in time for the Holiday Season, the Triple Threat Apocalyptic Kit will make the perfect […]
Big Game Hunting
3 Tips for Whitetail Hunters Who Dream of Chasing Elk
Elk: The official daydream of whitetail hunters everywhere. But hunting deer and hunting elk are, typically, two distinct disciplines within North American big game hunting. Different skill sets and expectations are required. The Rocky Mountain […]
Big Game Hunting
Top 125 Trophy Counties
In commemoration of its 125th anniversary, Boone and Crockett Club has released an historic list of the Top 125 trophy counties across the U.S. The list is based on Boone and Crockett big-game records—trophy data […]
Big Game Hunting
RMEF Acquisition Provides Access for Public, Crucial Habitat for California Elk
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation acquired 231 acres of key elk habitat in north-central California thanks to a gift by RMEF supporter Ted Martin.The transaction links together existing parcels of Bureau of Land Management acreage […]
Big Game Hunting
Montana considers elk herd reductions to curb disease
Montana wildlife commissioners will weigh in for the first time Monday on a broad plan to protect against animal disease around Yellowstone by reducing the size of some elk herds, hazing them away from livestock […]
Big Game Hunting
THE ETHICS OF FAIR CHASE – Now that’s just too far
The hunt at its most fundamental level is defined in and by the relationship between man and beast . . . between predator and prey. There is an intrinsic, irrefutable and intimate connection that cannot […]
Predator Hunting
Yellowstone grizzly bear deaths hit record high
Yellowstone grizzly bear deaths for 2012 have tied a 2010 record high of 50. The average number of Yellowstone grizzly deaths has doubled from 21 per year for 2001-2006 to 42 per year for 2007-2012. […]
Predator Hunting
Ariz. Game and Fish Department asks that jaguar habitat proposal be pulled
The Arizona Game and Fish Department has asked that a proposal aimed at designating land in New Mexico and Arizona as critical habitat for the jaguar be withdrawn. The agency recently told the U.S. Fish […]
Rifles and Shotguns
Greylock Gear And Leather Company Go Live
Greylock Gear and Leather Company official website has launched with an array of quality leather holsters for the most popular handguns at a moderate price. The new leather company is named for Mount Greylock, the […]
Rifles and Shotguns
Shooting sports
The Steiner Shooting Team Dominates the 2012 Thunder Beast Team Challenge
The Steiner Shooting Team’s R.J. Dussart and Sky Leighton beat out 26 other two-man teams to win the championship title at Thunder Beast Team Challenge, conducted at the Blue Steel Ranch near to Logan, N.M., […]
Big Game Hunting
World Class Entertainers to ‘Rock My World’ at Elk Camp 2013
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s annual national convention will rock like never before as Elk Camp 2013 expands to feature four incredible entertainment acts over its four-day run. The Charlie Daniels Band, Ronnie Dunn, Daryle […]
Big Game Hunting
World’s Records Among Trophies to be Exhibited in Reno
A triennial celebration of conservation and hunting is set for July 17-20, 2013, at the Silver Legacy Hotel in Reno, Nev. Hosted by the Boone and Crockett Club, the event includes a free public exhibition […]
Big Game Hunting
Phase One of Nevada Bighorn Sheep Relocation Complete
On November 6, 2012 the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) completed the first phase of their 2012-2013 big game capture, transplant and monitoring program by netting twenty-four California Bighorn Sheep in the Sheep Creek Range […]
Rifles and Shotguns
Beretta and Hard Core Decoys Join Forces to Make You an Xtreme Waterfowler
Beretta USA and Hard Core Decoys have joined forces to turn everyday waterfowlers into Xtreme waterfowlers-those who live to hunt in frigid rain, driving sleet, blinding snow and relentless salt spray-with the XHCD promotion. Purchase […]
Big Game Hunting
RMEF Launches Revamped Website
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation launched a completely revised website at www.rmef.org that offers new features, easier access and up-to-date information on elk, conservation efforts, habitat enhancement projects and hunting-related issues.
Shooting sports
Tradition Meets Future with Sports South Donation to USA Shooting
Tradition Meets Future with Sports South $100K Donation to USA Shooting Proud tradition will help provide for the future of America’s Olympic-shooting sports with the recent $100,000 donation provided by firearms and ammunition distributor Sports […]
Rifles and Shotguns
Burris Eliminator II and III LaserScopes Now Shipping
Burris is pleased to announce that the much anticipated Eliminator II and Eliminator III LaserScopes are now being shipped to dealers across the country. The new 3.5x-10x-50 Eliminator LaserScope, which was introduced in August, starting […]
Predator Hunting
NC Commission Reminding Hunters About Peanut Products As Bait
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is reminding hunters that only raw products are legal when using peanuts and peanut products for the supplemental feeding of black bears or when being placed in locations where the […]
Shooting sports
USA Shooting Medalists Net Over $275K in Reward Money for London Performances
USA Shooting has awarded $198,000 in monetary bonuses to the organization’s four Olympic medalists as part of its Athlete Incentive Reward program the organization announced Thursday. Winning the most gold medals (3) of any team […]
Predator Hunting
Wolf Program Updates – OREGON
OR16 -Oregon Fish and Wildlife- November 2, 2012 OR16 radio-collared in Union County On Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 ODFW biologists radio-collared a new wolf (OR16) in the Wenaha Unit of Northeast Oregon (Union County). The 85-pound […]
Rifles and Shotguns
Remington Acquires TAPCO
Remington Arms Company, LLC (Remington), part of the Freedom Group Family of Companies, announced today it has acquired The American Parts Company Inc. (TAPCO). TAPCO is a designer and marketer of American-made aftermarket accessories and […]
Big Game Hunting
Rifles and Shotguns
This Week on SOTG: Silent, But Deadly
This week we quiet things down a bit and work with three pistols equipped with a silencer / sound suppressor. The Advanced Armament Co. TiRant silencer is on display as well as guns from S&W, […]
Predator Hunting
Neighbors fear coyotes have taken over vacant mansion
Even during the day, a boarded up mansion on Ridgewood Street in Clearwater is like a scene out of a scary movie. The home has been abandoned for years. “It’s completely overgrown,” says Allie Lyon […]
Big Game Hunting
Better Groceries for Minnesota Elk
Elk, deer and other wildlife in Minnesota are getting 1,167 acres of more lush, nutritious and palatable forage, thanks to habitat enhancement work funded in part by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The RMEF funding […]
Predator Hunting
Mass coyote hunt will go forward
Gun-store owner Mark Chavez says his right to sponsor a mass coyote hunt trumps complaints from any group accusing him of animal cruelty. Chavez is charging two-member teams a $50 entry free for the hunt, […]
Rifles and Shotguns
Many Consumers Rate Hi-Lux Optics Buck Country Series Best Moderately Priced Scopes
Are you looking for a reliable, no-nonsense, frill-free variable riflescope for a hard-working deer and other big game center-fire rifle? Take a look at the Buck Country models by Hi-Lux Optics. Many experienced hunters who […]
Rifles and Shotguns
Zombie Fighters Won’t Miss a Beat with the New Hoppe’s Elite Zombie Kit
Hoppe’s, an industry leader in gun care cleaning products and accessories since 1903, has introduced two new cleaning kits to help zombie fighters keep their firearms up and running. The Hoppe’s Elite Zombie Kit will […]
Rifles and Shotguns
LaserLyte® Introduces the Kryptonyte® Center Mass™ Laser
LaserLyte®, innovators of firearms laser technology, are proud to introduce the Kryptonyte® Center Mass™ Laser; an industry-first, laser system displaying a ring of green laser dots surrounding the center aiming laser for rifle and shotgun. Developed […]
Predator Hunting
Black bears hyperactive during fall
Fall is an active time of year for Florida black bears as they stock up on calories for the coming winter. Though black bears don’t really need to put on pounds to survive the state’s […]
Predator Hunting
Wisconsin Hunter Kills Wolf, Gets Death Threats
With a highly disputed wolf season underway in Wisconsin, the tension between hunters and their opposition is clearly on the rise. Dennis Nitz, a Wisconsin native and one of five people to kill a wolf […]
Big Game Hunting
Rifles and Shotguns
Sabot Technologies Announces Rottweil Laser Plus Sabot Slugs
Sabot Technologies Inc. is announcing the long awaited arrival of the Rottweil Laser Plus Sabot Slug ammunition on their site, www.slugsrus.com. Their unitized sabot pressure wad has continued to be offered to hand loaders since […]
Big Game Hunting
Water, Forage Improvements Top RMEF Grants for Arizona
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will fund conservation projects in Arizona this year that improve elk habitat by adding water and rejuvenating forage. RMEF grants for 2012 total $152,620 and directly affect six counties: Apache, […]
Big Game Hunting
Alaska Moose Federation Removes Moose Browse From the New Seward Highway in Anchorage to Reduce Collisions
Volunteers from the Alaska Moose Federation (AMF), under permit from the Alaska Department of Transportation, have begun to remove moose browse from a section of the New Seward Highway. This week’s work will be performed […]
Rifles and Shotguns
Leatherwood Camputer M-1000 A.R.T. Scope-More Versatile and Easier to Calibrate
Built around an accurized National Match M14, the Vietnam era M21 Sniper Rifle owed much of its success and effectiveness to the Auto Ranging & Trajectory (A.R.T.) scope designed by James Leatherwood, co-founder of Leatherwood/Hi-Lux […]
Big Game Hunting
MOOSE HUNT UPDATE: 50% OF N.H. MOOSE HUNTERS SUCCESSFUL SO FAR
As of Wednesday, October 24, 2012, a total of 141 moose had been taken in the 2012 New Hampshire moose hunt (84 bulls and 57 cows). That means that half (50%) of the 281 hunters […]
Predator Hunting
Feeding Bears Now a Punishable Offense in Washington State
As black bears make their usual fall showing in neighborhoods around the state, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is reminding residents that feeding those animals is not only a bad idea, it’s […]
Rifles and Shotguns
AcuSport Adds New Gun Cleaning Line: FireClean
AcuSport® Corporation, a leading distributor of shooting and hunting products, is pleased to announce the addition of FireClean™. The company produces an advanced gun oil that is non-toxic and odorless. The product is designed to […]
Shooting sports
Eric Uptagrafft and Jason Parker to Compete in World Cup Finals for Rifle/Pistol
The end of a grueling Olympic year is in sight for USA Shooting’s Eric Uptagrafft (USAMU/Phenix City, Ala.) and Jason Parker (USAMU/Omaha, Neb.), but not before one final event in Bangkok, Thailand, as they are ready to compete in […]
Rifles and Shotguns
DEFIANCE® INTRODUCES THE HPS 4GSK CAL. 45 ACP HIGH PRECISION SILENCER FOR THE KRISS® VECTOR FAMILY OF FIREARMS
DEFIANCE®,a manufacturer of optimized accessories for operators and professionals, announce the release of the first DEFIANCE® Suppressor designed for the use with the KRISS® Vector family of firearms and is compatible with all KRISS® SMG, […]
Rifles and Shotguns
Lew Horton Now Distributing M&M Inc Romanian AK’s
Lew Horton Distributing is excited to announce its new association with M&M Inc. of Eastlake, Colorado. Horton’s is now distributing M&M’s new line of semi automatic Romanian AK type rifles. Imported by M&M Inc. directly […]
Predator Hunting
ANTI-HUNTER WIN: Howls of protests kill New Mexico coyote hunt
A shooting range and gun store has canceled a two-day contest to see who could kill the most coyotes in New Mexico. Will Hogsett, general manager of Calibers Shooters Sports Centers in Albuquerque, said Friday […]
Predator Hunting
Conservation groups sue to stop Montana wolverine trapping season
A coalition of groups trying to halt wolverine trapping in Montana filed a lawsuit Thursday that aims to provide new protections for an animal scientists warn will be imperiled by climate change in coming decades. […]
Predator Hunting
Steve West Has Taken The Largest Grizzly Ever With A Muzzleloader
This past weekend, Steve West, founder and host of Steve’s Outdoor Adventures TV (stevesoutdooradventures.com), officially secured the Muzzleloader World Record grizzly bear, eclipsing the previous score by a full three inches, at 26 2/16″ B&C. […]
Predator Hunting
Court ruling allows Minnesota’s first managed wolf hunt to be held
The hunt will go on. The last legal effort to block Minnesota’s first managed wolf hunt fell short Wednesday, when the Minnesota Court of Appeals refused to grant a petition by two wildlife groups that […]
Rifles and Shotguns
Hi-Lux Introduces Scope For Those Old Cowboys With Old Eyes
There’s still a lot of interest in the guns of the “Old West”, especially the early Winchester lever-action rifles and carbines. Anyone with a few extra bucks can now own a “mint condition” modern reproduction […]