It’s not long ago that I jumped from the land of Microsoft and into the world of Macs. My desktop here at work is now a Mac and my BlackBerry has turned into an iPhone. Like most of those who’ve made a similar journey, I soon found myself researching and downloading the latest apps. (For [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Follow the NRA? There’s an App for That
Go to Follow the NRA? There’s an App for ThatJohn Corrao is no stranger to the Putnam County woods. As the President of the Westchester/Putnam Branch of the QDMA, John spends countless hours in the field improving habitat for whitetails and other game.
After his bee hive was destroyed twice i…
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Phoenix, AZ — The Arizona Game and Fish Commission will hold a telephonic meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, to be briefed on the status of state and federal legislation, including Arizona HB 2072 (sale of big game tags). The meeting will be hosted at the Game and Fish Department headquarters at 5000 W. [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Arizona Game and Fish Commission to Hold Telephonic Meeting on Jan. 10 to Discuss Proposed HB 2072 (Sale of Big Game Tags)
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Olympia, WA – Brant goose numbers in Skagit County are high enough to allow an eight-day hunt later this month, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Brant hunting is scheduled Jan. 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 25, 28 and 29 with a bag limit of two geese per day. The hunting [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Brant Numbers High Enough to Clear Way for Skagit Hunt in Washington
Go to Brant Numbers High Enough to Clear Way for Skagit Hunt in WashingtonIt’s almost that time! The Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trades (SHOT) Show kicks off next week in Las Vegas, NV. As usual, I’ll be in [...]
Go to 2012 SHOT Show On The Near HorizonIt’s almost that time! The Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trades (SHOT) Show kicks off next week in Las Vegas, NV. As usual, I’ll be in [...]
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Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry leader in high-performance sports optics for more than 60 years and a market leader in the trail camera industry, has introduced the Trophy Cam HD. Leading the industry with a one-year battery life and superior image clarity, Bushnell has enhanced its 2012 product line with a host of new features [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Bushnell Introduces Feature-Rich High Definition Trophy Cam Lineup
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The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will set season dates for 2012 big game hunting seasons and establish license numbers for bighorn sheep and mountain goat seasons during its monthly meeting on Jan. 12 in Denver. The Commission is also expected to vote on a request to authorize Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Rick Cables [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Colorado PWC to Vote on Big Game Seasons and Energy Projects
Go to Colorado PWC to Vote on Big Game Seasons and Energy ProjectsThe U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a lobbying group that protects the rights of hunters, trappers, anglers and wildlife managers. To start the new year the Alliance has put together a list of organizations that are a threat to your hunting and fishing ri…
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Darn Tough Vermont, American manufacturer of premium, all-weather performance socks, was awarded the prestigious Gray’s Best of 2012 designation for its Merino wool Scent-Lok hunting socks. Gray’s Sporting Journal apparel editor Steve Walburn bestowed the award to Darn Tough Vermont after conducting months of extensive field-testing by wearing the socks in demanding outdoor conditions. “Gray’s [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Darn Tough Vermont’s Scent-Lok Hunting Socks Awarded Gray’s Best of 2012
Go to Darn Tough Vermont’s Scent-Lok Hunting Socks Awarded Gray’s Best of 2012Adrian Hinds and his friends got more than fish last week while trolling 31 miles off the coast of Tasmania; they got thoroughly inspected by an enormous great white shark.
Hinds told the Australian newspaper The Mercury that despite the predator&rsqu…
"Gun Control: A Movement Without Followers," in Bloomberg Businessweek….
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EdgeCraft Diamond Hone Knife Sharpener 12 Sportsman is aptly named and targeted towards the sports market. It features our signature 100% diamond abrasives, precision angle guides and multi-stages that work in combination to provide a “Gothic Arch” shaped edge recognized for super sharpness and durability. Using three stages, the EdgeCraft 12 Sportsman sharpens both straight [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – EdgeCraft Premieres New Field to Table Gear
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Moon Shine, LP, a premium designer of Moon Shine Attitude Attire, announces a new partnership with Powder Cote II, Inc., a leader in applications coatings and decorating of high-volume 3-dimensional parts and components. Powder Cote II is poised to take 3-Dimensional decorating of the Moon Shine Attitude Attire collection, including the extremely popular Muddy Girl [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Moon Shine Attitude Attire Fuses with Powder Cote II, Inc.
Go to Moon Shine Attitude Attire Fuses with Powder Cote II, Inc.by Dave Hurteau
Today’s roundup leads with three particularly provocative stories.
First, from the Iowa City Gazette, a Cedar Rapids deer hunter’s experience with a lead-poisoned eagle changes his opinion on lead-free ammo. Would it aff…
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking input from hunters and anglers on ways to improve its annual hunting digests and fishing guide. Feedback gathered from focus groups and surveys conducted over the next several months will aid the DNR’s efforts to make these publications more useful to customers. “We want our customers [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Michigan DNR Seeks Input to Improve Hunting and Fishing Digests
Go to Michigan DNR Seeks Input to Improve Hunting and Fishing DigestsA guest blog by Barry Coe – Having been born and raised in Idaho and as a lifelong sportsman of this state, I have had [...]
Go to Idaho Fish and Game: Contempt, Corruption, Collusion, or Just Outright Incompetence?Looking back at last deer season I have concluded that I’m not all that good a shot. In fact, I’m not even close to being a good shot. Sure, I killed most of what I shot at but I also did some God-awful sloppy shooting. I wounded and lost a…
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Atlanta Braves infielder Chipper Jones along with hosts Jeff Danker and Matt Duff of Major League Bowhunter, airing exclusively on Sportsman Channel, will be autographing baseballs at Sportsman’s booth at the Archery Trade Association (ATA) show on Tuesday, January 10 at 2 pm and Wednesday, January 11 at 2 pm. The first 100 people to [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Get Your Autographed Chipper Jones Baseball at Sportsman Channel’s Booth at ATA
Go to Get Your Autographed Chipper Jones Baseball at Sportsman Channel’s Booth at ATAAt one point in my life I wanted to be a Wildlife Biologist and do exactly this kind of stuff! Rick Mercer is a hoot, [...]
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More and more traditional hunters are being attracted to the challenging sport of bow hunting. In fact, 27% of all 12.5 million U.S. hunters report that they bow hunt. (Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services, 2006 report) “This emerging trend and requests from several of our customers led Stack-On to create a secure storage cabinet [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – New Buck Commander Bow/Archery Storage Cabinet from Stack-On Products
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Stealth Cam, the leader in scouting camera innovation introduces the launch of the DRONE Wireless System, the next generation in scouting camera technology. After four years in development, the DRONE system has arrived. This sophisticated cellular based wireless system allows for complete control and image monitoring from any computer – anywhere in the world. The [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Stealth Cam Launches DRONE Wireless System
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Unseasonably warm weather has Steve Glass thinking about the simple solution to the silent secret and helping hunters savor success. “Planning ahead and preparing for success outdoors is a key part of achieving it,” said Mark LaBarbera, a nationally known sportsman, conservationist and editor of 10 fish and game cookbooks who credits Glass with helping [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Trophy Bag Coolers for Keeping Game Cool
Go to Trophy Bag Coolers for Keeping Game CoolLarry and Brenda Potterfield, Founders of MidwayUSA, a catalog and internet retailer offering Just About Everything, for Shooting, Reloading, Gunsmithing and Hunting, have donated $700,000 to The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) for the group’s youth program, Shooting Access For Everyone (S.A.F.E.). “RMEF is committed to supporting the interests of their youth,” says Larry Potterfield, [...]
Outdoor Hub, The Outdoor Information Engine – Potterfields Donate $700,000 to RMEF Youth Program
Go to Potterfields Donate $700,000 to RMEF Youth ProgramOver the weekend a man-eating leopard crept into Gauhati, a city in eastern India, and tore through the streets pouncing on unsuspecting pedestrians. It killed one person and mauled four others, including this man who had his scalp torn off in the hor…
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