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January 18th, 2012
Deer Gear Airing on NBC Sports Network
San Antonio, TX– CarecoTV is proud to be airing the Deer Gear television series on the NBC Sports Network, formerly Versus. Every episode of Deer Gear allows viewers who enjoy whitetail hunting and the gear associated with it an opportunity to see a diverse range of products used, reviewed, and put to the test. In addition to [...]
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NSSF Files Appeal in Multiple Sales Reporting Case
Newtown, CT– The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, has filed a notice of appeal in response to a federal court’s denial of its lawsuit challenging ATF’s demand for firearm retailers to report multiple sales of certain semiautomatic rifles. The lawsuit, NSSF v. Jones, was filed last August in [...]
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DEC Amends Chronic Wasting Disease Regulations in Response to Maryland Discovery
DEC Amends Chronic Wasting Disease Regulations in Response to Maryland Discovery
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has revised its Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) regulations to prohibit the importation of certain parts …
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Hunters Find Sandhills Challenging During Kentucky’s Inaugural Crane Season
Frankfort, KY - Larry Dreamis Hill failed in his quest to take a bird during Kentucky’s inaugural sandhill crane hunting season but says it wasn’t for lack of effort. “These birds were extremely challenging and seemed to change their patterns a little every day. I really enjoyed the challenge and look forward to future seasons of [...]
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Additional Waterfowl Meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska on Feb. 7
Lincoln, NE– The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has scheduled an additional public informational waterfowl zone meeting in Lincoln on Feb. 7. The 7 p.m. meeting will be held in the third-floor conference room at Game and Parks headquarters, 2200 N. 33rd St. Issues include potential changes to the state’s duck zone and hunting season [...]
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California Hunters and Wildlife Both Win With Big Game Fund-Raising Tags
Hunters and Wildlife Both Win With Big Game Fund-Raising Tags Random drawings expected to generate more than $250,000 for big game conservation in 2012. The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is pleased to announce four random drawings for big game license tags in 2012. These drawings will raise funds needed for vital wildlife conservation programs. In 2011, [...]
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January and February Offer Great Hunting Opportunities for Kansans
Pratt, KS — Sometimes the best things are saved for last. This winter, make it so with a late-season Kansas hunt. For those hunters still in pursuit of upland birds, the last two weeks of the season can be very productive. Cold weather often bunches birds together and makes them hold tighter while competition for [...]
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Kansas 2012 Spring Turkey Permits Available Online
Pratt, KS — So far, it’s been a mild winter in Kansas, but avid turkey hunters are still itching for spring, when wild turkeys gobble and the hunt for long beards is on. The Kansas spring turkey hunting season runs April 1-10 for archery-only and youth/disabled hunters and April 11-May 31 for everyone. Turkey hunters [...]
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Fast and Furious: the Administration’s attack on the whistleblowers
Story here. An excellent summary of how the whistleblowers were sanctioned, and those responsible for running the guns protected….
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Rifle Milestone: The Remington Model 700 Celebrates Its 50th Birthday
The Remington Model 700 is one of the finest sporting rifles ever made. It debuted 50 years ago chambered for the then new 7 Remington magnum. Check out the commemorative anniversary edition here.
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January 18th, 2012
First Look: The New Mossberg FLEX Modular Shotgun Platform
The Mossberg FLEX modular platform is the shotgun world’s answer to the easy interchangeablity of the AR rifle platform. Without tools, you can literally convert a black pistol grip home defense shotgun with a railed tactical forend into a camo hunting…
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Video: MyTopo Custom Maps Service Overview
My eyes popped out of my head when I heard about MyTopo. It’s a custom map service that prints aerial, topographical and various land-terrain maps for outdoorsmen. While hunters are a big customer base with MyTopo, my immediate thought went to another successful kayaking trip I could undertake. For a week-long kayaking trip down an [...]
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Deer Gear Airing on NBC Sports Network
CarecoTV is proud to be airing the Deer Gear television series on the NBC Sports Network, formerly Versus. Every episode of Deer Gear allows viewers who enjoy whitetail hunting and the gear associated with it an opportunity to see a diverse range of products used, reviewed, and put to the test. In addition to all the [...]
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Taxadermied Alligator Lingerie the Next Big Thing?
I can’t believe how lucky I am. And just how lucky my lady friend is about to be.
I came across this item earlier today over at esty.com while doing a little online shopping for my lady friend Aishwarya Rai. (Remember guys, Valentine’s Day…
January 18th, 2012
Outdoor Resolutions
‘Tis the season for resolutions. We’re going to start working out. We’re going to quit smoking, lose weight, eat more vegetables or otherwise reform ourselves to the ‘better.’ But let’s be honest. New Year resolutions are usually great goals but the key to success in actually keeping your resolutions is to be realistic. Instead of [...]
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Study Suggests Regulated Hunting Might Be Best for African Lions
A new study suggests what many hunters already know: sport hunting can help save a species. The species in question is the African lion, and according to the study published in the journal PLoS One, sport hunting can either help or hinder the pre…
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Muzzy Introduces DX-3 Broadhead for Deep Six System
There has been quite some buzz around Easton’s new Injexion arrows, which boast the smallest diameter of any hunting arrow on the market (just .236 compared to .294 diameter for a standard carbon arrow). The smaller diameter, however, meant stand…
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Hunting the Rez – A Whole New Wealth of Hunting Opportunities
I was delighted to interview Jason and Jerry Belcourt from Hunting the Rez, on behalf of the ISE Show. The ISE Show will be in [...]
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Caption Contest: Write a Funny Caption Win Remington Nitro-Steel Shot Shells
I hope this picture was taken somewhere outside the United States as catapulting dogs over a fence was made illegal in this country more than 20 years ago. The pastime has surfaced now and again illegally of course with “puppy chunkers” ut…
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Yamaha’s Grizzly 700 ATV
Watch Yamaha’s top-of-the-line ATV in action and get a breakdown of its features.
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January 18th, 2012
Potterfields Announce 3:1 Match for Donations to MidwayUSA Foundation
Larry and Brenda Potterfield, Founders of MidwayUSA, a catalog and internet retailer offering Just About Everythingâ„ for Shooting, Reloading, Gunsmithing and Hunting, would like to announce their 2012 matching money program for all donations made to the MidwayUSA Foundation, Inc. “For any donation made to a school shooting team here at the MidwayUSA Foundation, [my [...]
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Andrew McKean Wins 2011 Carl Zeiss Outdoor Writer of the Year Award
Outdoor Life’s own Andrew McKean was named winner of the 2011 Carl Zeiss Outdoor Writer of the Year Award at the company’s annual writers party at SHOT Show week in Las Vegas. President of Carl Zeiss Sports Optics Michael A. Jensen said, “Andrew McKean…
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Open Thread – January 18, 2012
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HECS & Próis Launch New SuperStealth ‘Intuition System’ Apparel for Women
Leading women’s hunting and outdoor clothing brand Próis Hunting and Field Apparel for Women has launched the ‘INTUITION SYSTEM’ HECS STEALTHSCREEN hunting line which features the HECS revolutionary new concealment technology designed to give hunters more time in close proximity to game. Próis is the first hunting apparel company in the world to license the [...]
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Youth Spring Turkey Hunt is April 7-9, 2012
Salem, OR– This year’s youth spring turkey season will be April 7, 8 and 9, 2012 (Saturday, Sunday and Monday). The season dates are misprinted in the current 2011-12 Oregon Game Bird Regulations (page 15). Due to an ODFW staff error, the regulations list April 8-9, 2012 (Sunday-Monday) as the season dates. Youth turkey season is always [...]
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