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Catching Cantankerous Crappie
Crappie are finicky. Maybe not to the level of trout, but certainly close. One day they are biting red hooks, not silver, only hungry for black jigs with flecks of white hair. As Arthur Farrell pulled in his eighth slab of the night, he leaned back against the rocky bank and stared at the stars overhead. The Milky Way was in full bloom and the cold, flat wind that steadily blew off the water seemed to make the night that much more clear.
A few boats drifted around the causeway where Arthur fished. It was growing colder as midnight neared and from the little he’d paid attention to the...
Leaders of Conservation: Pope and Young Club President Jim Willems
This interview with Pope and Young Club President Jim Willems is part of OutdoorHub’s Leaders of Conservation series, in which we sit down with leaders of the North American conservation movement to learn more about the stories behind their organizations and people.
Last month the Pope and Young Club celebrated the 100,000th entry into its big game records program. It was a momentous landmark for the 53-year-old organization, which was born as bowhunting experienced a resurgence of popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s....
Free Family Fishing Fun is Pure Michigan
Residents of and visitors to Michigan have access to some of the best fishing anywhere. There are 11,037 inland lakes in the state and there is no point in Michigan that is more than six miles from a lake or stream, most of which are packed with angling opportunities. There is nothing that is more "Pure Michigan" than fishing, and there is nothing more fun to do with your family than spend the day watching a bobber bounce---especially during the summer Free Fishing Weekend (June 7 and 8), when all license fees...
Two Delicious Venison Burger and Roast Recipes
We are half way to the fall hunting season and you still have some venison in the freezer. Here are two recipes--one for burger and one for roasts--that will have your mouth watering for more, and help you clear out the freezer for the next round of fine eating.
Many people have venison in their freezers for long periods of time because they really do not know how to fix it properly. That doesn’t happen at our house, and the venison goes fast. I have a handful of recipes that I use a lot. My family, and occasionally my friends, rave over the venison dishes I prepare.
So if...
NRA Freestyle’s ‘NOIR’: This is Why We Shoot
In Episode 4 of NOIR, “This is Why We Shoot,” Colion and Amy discuss music, shooting activities outside of the range, and the meaning behind owning certain guns to prove shooting is an experience.
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Range Systems Introduces Dura-Steel Targets
Range Systems, a leading manufacturer of live fire shooting products for the military, law enforcement and consumer communities, introduces their newest complete line of steel targets called Dura-Steel.
The new targets are manufactured from 3/8” AR500 steel capable of handling calibers of up to .762 at 100 yards. Dura-Steel targets are offered in 5 different target head silhouettes including: E-Target, M9, IPSC, 2/3 IPSC and Q-Target and contain no welds which weaken steel. The targets come standard unpainted making it value-priced and are reversible for added target life. Target prices...
Fox Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Mountain Division Event on Barren River Lake
Dwight Fox of Gainesboro, Tenn., weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 14 ounces Saturday to win the fourth Walmart Bass Fishing League Mountain Division tournament of 2014 on Barren River Lake. For his victory, Fox earned $4,915.
Fox said that he caught around 30 bass and at least nine keepers on a day he described as “picture perfect.”
“I fished deep pockets up in the river in about 4 to 8 feet of water,” said Fox. “I won a BFL here in 2011 doing the same thing, but in a different part of the lake.”
“I was fishing chunk rock banks with a jig,” explained...
Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk Radio Welcomes Louisville, KY
Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk welcomes WNDA AM in Louisville, Kentucky and WLRS AM in Eminence, Kentucky as our newest affiliates of Gun Talk!
WNDA 1570 AM and WLRS 1600 AM air Gun Talk on Saturdays from 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM Eastern Time, and on Sundays from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Eastern. To learn more about “News/Talk 1570” and its sister station, visit their website at http://www.newstalk1570.com/.
Also in Kentucky, WLRT 1250 AM in Lexington has changed one of their broadcasts of Gun Talk: WLRT still airs Tom...
Video: Florida Black Bear Climbs into Hammock
Scrounging for food can be a tiring process, and one black bear in Daytona Beach decided to sleep off its recent meal by taking a rest in a hammock. According to WESH, local photographer Rafael Torres shot several pictures of the bear as it tried getting into the hammock and finally got comfortable last Thursday.
"He got in the hammock like he was a tourist or something," said Vincent James, who owns the property and the hammock. "Then something spooked him and he ran right...
Boy Scout Auction Sells $200,000 Worth of Elk Antlers
Visitors to Wyoming's 25,000-acre National Elk Refuge may find a strange sight during certain times of the year: hundreds of Boy Scouts combing the woods in search of elk antlers. Visitors are normally barred from shed hunting inside the refuge, but the Boy Scouts have a longstanding agreement with the refuge's managers. The deal allows the Jackson District Boy Scouts free roam across the refuge to pick up any sheds they find. The Scouts do all the hard work (more than 2,000 hours of gathering, preparing, and auctioning off the antlers) while the refuge keeps about 75 percent of the auction...
False Alarm: Eggs Found in the Upper Mississippi River Not from Asian Carp
In March, the US Geological Survey (USGS) announced that Asian carp eggs were discovered as far north as Lynxville, Wisconsin. The discovery would have marked the furthest expansion of the invasive fish, more than 250 miles from the closest documented population of Asian carp. For states still preparing preventative measures---like Minnesota and Wisconsin---it meant that time was running out. On May 22, the USGS stated that they had made a mistake: extensive genetic analysis proved that the eggs instead...
Safe Envy: What to Look for When Buying a Gun Safe
I had never seen this strong, confident man jealous of another man’s anything. The day we opened a friend’s safe, though, I saw it. Definitely safe envy. The strong door opened with all the long guns organized just so, and all the handguns were properly in their place. I watched his eyes glisten, his mouth drop open just a tad. No Barretts or Lapuas were inside, either, just run-of-the-mill hunting rifles, shotguns, and pistols. The envy was in the organization and the structure that housed them---a big, beautiful, fireproof gun safe.
Here are five things that might be helpful...
Ten Tips on Teaching Kids How to Fish
Studies conducted by the American Sportfishing Association show that 90 percent of today’s anglers got their start in fishing before they were 20 years old; 70 percent were introduced to fishing by the time they were 12. Most of us started fishing even earlier than that. Many education experts agree that age 10 is a good time to introduce a child to fishing, and that kids as young as five can pick up the sport---and benefit from it---with a little guidance.
With National Fishing and Boating week coming up in June, there are events organized from coast to coast to offer opportunities to...
Video: Quick Tip for Cleaning an AK after Using Corrosive Ammo
Polenar Tactical has released a quick video tip on how AK rifle owners can clean their firearms after using corrosive ammunition. The method is handy for a quick rinse on the range before a more through cleaning back home.
http://youtu.be/N4-gvT-XPj8...
Measure to Boost Background Check System Passes US House
On Thursday, the US House of Representatives voted 260 to 145 in favor of an amendment that will provide an additional $19.5 million for the FBI's National Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to help states improve their data gathering and submission systems. The amendment was included as a part of HR 4660, which funds the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, NASA, and other related agencies. The supplementary $19.5 million brings the total NICS allocation in 2015 to $78 million.
The amendment was authored by US Representatives Pete King (R-NY), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Joe...
Injured Deer Enters North Carolina Hospital
Employees at the Carolinas Medical Center in Concord found themselves dealing with a rather strange patient on Thursday: an injured buck. According to WBTV, the deer had apparently come from a nearby wooded area and jumped over a hedge into the hospital parking lot, straight onto a parked vehicle. The buck shattered the car's windshield, injuring itself in the head. Surveillance cameras then caught the deer sprinting through a loading dock as workers looked on in surprise. Hospital staff...
The BAREBOW! Chronicles: The Longbow Does It!
September, 1997. It had been three years since Karen accompanied me and my two sons on a “family” big game hunt to Mackay Lake, courtesy of Gary and Bertha Jaeb of True North Safaris. When I discovered in the spring of 1997 that my younger son, Reagan, would be free to join me for another late-August/early-September bowhunt up there in the Northwest Territories, I called Gary right away and asked if he could possibly squeeze us into his Warburton Bay camp for the hunt that began around August 30. I had always wanted to try a hunt out of that smaller camp, because it was down near...
Vemont Bowfisherman Catches Largest Fish in State Records
In the 45 years that the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has been keeping track of record-sized fish, nobody has ever seen one heavier than Darren Ouelette's 44-pound, six-ounce common carp. Ouelette first sighted the massive fish swimming near some flooded trees in Lake Champlain on May 20. After the bowfisherman arrowed the carp, it took him 20 minutes to bring it in.
“When Darren finally got it in close, I tried to net it but I could only fit its head in the net,” said Taylor Patterson, who was bowfishing with Ouelette at the time. “I ended up just grabbing it in the mouth by...
Government’s ‘Operation Choke Point’ Under Scrutiny for Targeting Gun Sellers
An initiative by the United States Department of Justice that targets banks that work with businesses at a "high risk" for fraud has included firearms and ammunition sellers in its list of "dangerous" merchant categories, leading some shooting sports retailers to claim they're being politically discriminated against.
The effort, known as "Operation Choke Point," was ostensibly begun in 2013 to investigate banks associated with businesses involved in get-rich-quick ploys, Ponzi schemes, and other "questionable" pursuits. However, in the past several months firearms retailers and companies...
Abu Garcia Releases the Revo Beast
The Beast was born for throwing big baits. Whether it’s a heavy schooling rig, large swimbait or other big lure, the Abu Garcia Revo Beast excels. Wrestling big fish from heavy cover is in its DNA. Armed with a 22-pound max drag and deeper spool for extra line capacity, the all-new Abu Garcia Revo Beast will change the way anglers fish.
The reel is equipped with oversized, ergonomic handles and EVA power knobs to harness the muscle of this powerful reel. Even the Beast’s exterior is tough with its Titanium-coated sideplates that provide increased scratch resistance and sleek...