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Bill Hicks & Co., Ltd. Adds H-S Precision Products
Bill Hicks & Co., Ltd., a full-line distributor for the hunting and shooting sports industries, is pleased to announce the recent addition of H-S Precision products to their product line.
H-S Precision has been building the finest quality firearms and synthetic stocks since 1978. They are one of the few rifle manufacturers in the world that build absolutely every component of the firearm. They engineer, design, and manufacture everything from the bolt, trigger, barrel, and action, to the stock and magazine box. Every part is machined from raw material under one roof in Rapid City,...
Critical Conservation Areas Overlap Many DU Priority Areas
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the eight Critical Conservation Areas (CCA) established in the 2014 Farm Bill, which overlap with many of Ducks Unlimited’s (DU) priority regions.
Among the CCA designations that are particularly important to waterfowl habitat are the California Bay Delta, Chesapeake Bay...
Can-Am Racers Dominate Mountaineer Run GNCC
Can-Am racers earned a podium sweep with the Maverick™ 1000R in the XC1 Modified SxS class and won all four ATV 4x4 classes at round seven of the AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country series in Masontown, W.Va. Can-Am DS 450™ racers also won both the Pro and Pro-Am classes at the third round of the New England ATV Motocross series in Pennsylvania.
“We had an outstanding weekend at the Mountaineer Run GNCC in West Virginia and in the New England series. Earning a historic sweep in the XC1 Modified SxS class, winning the 4x4 Pro class and also both Pro-level NEATV-MX classes was...
Home Gun Safety Strategies: From Free to Not-so-free
If you own a gun, you need to develop a gun security strategy. Period, paragraph, end of story.
If you have kids in the house, that strategy needs to be an everyday endeavor. If you don’t, but kids or guests cross the threshold of your home more than once a millennium, you still need to think about gun security.
Yes, the best security is training and education. But don’t forget to include visitors, who may not be as well-trained as your family, in your gun safety plan.
With a veritable plethora of safe gun storage options readily available, there's just no excuse for an accident...
NSSF Selects Orchid Advisors as Compliance Information Provider
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and Orchid Advisors today announced that both parties have reached agreement for Orchid to become an endorsed compliance information provider for NSSF members.
"We are extremely pleased to select Orchid Advisors to help NSSF members receive the information they need to help manage their compliance obligations," said Stephen L. Sanetti, NSSF president and chief executive officer. "This service agreement is yet another example of how we're listening to our members and, through this valuable benefit, assisting them to obtain the quality
...Pigman: the Series Signs on with Colt’s Manufacturing Company
Pigman: The Series, hosted by Brian “Pigman” Quaca, and Colt’s Manufacturing Company, one of the world’s leading designers, developers and manufacturers of firearms, have entered into a partnership for remainder of 2014 that will include various forms of strategic media content on Pigman: The Series airing on Sportsman Channel.
“To say I’m proud to now represent this iconic brand to my hunting and shooting audience is an understatement. Colt is a household name and I will do everything I can to help them promote their quality firearms safely to my audience,” said Brian...
Backwoods Life Proudly Uses Ozonics for Success
Backwoods Life and the ground-breaking company Ozonics, will team up for season 10 of their popular outdoor television show. Ozonics is an innovative company that took scent control to another level by developing the first and only in-the-field ozone generator. Ozonics is a small machine that puts out scent-destroying ozone to cover your scent. Wind direction is one of the most important factors to consider when finding a stand to hunt. With Ozonics you can now choose the your favorite location, regardless of wind direction and let Ozonics cover your scent. “With Ozonics I don’t have to...
Century International Arms Donates 41 Firearms to NRA Foundation
Century International Arms, Inc., in the single largest firearms contribution in NRA Foundation history, donated 41 firearms for the 2014 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits held April 25-27 in Indianapolis, IN. The donated firearms, employed in both the National NRA Foundation Banquet and Auction and the popular Wall of Guns raffle, helped raise $75,000 for the shooting sports.
“The NRA Foundation has never received a donation like this before. We were overwhelmed by Century Arms’ generosity,” said Western Regional Director of NRA Field Operations Brad Kruger, who organized the...
Wendlandt Withdraws from Pickwick Lake Walmart FLW Tour Event
Three-time FLW Angler of the Year winner Clark Wendlandt from Leander, Texas has withdrawn from next week’s Walmart FLW Tour event at Pickwick Lake after suffering a heart attack on Monday. Wendlandt is currently at St. Mary’s Hospital in downtown Knoxville and anticipates being released Thursday evening or Friday morning.
“I’ve never had any heart problems before, but any time you have a chest pain you wonder to yourself if you’re having a heart attack. Usually you aren’t – or at least that’s been the case with me,” said Wendlandt, a 15-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier....
Humminbird Introduces AutoChart Mapping Products
Just in time for summer fishing opportunities, anglers now have the ability to chart private, public and hard-to-reach waters far off the radar of government surveys and commercially-available paper maps and digital GPS charts. That means you can finally map your own favorite lakes, reservoirs, rivers, ponds, as well as offshore locations. Now available at retailers worldwide, the revolutionary angler-built mapping technology comprises PC mapping software on DVD and a Zero Lines Map Card designed for use in Humminbird units only.
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Whitetails: From Ground to Gun Released as an eBook
Neil and Craig Dougherty's bestselling book, Whitetails: From Ground to Gun, is now available as an eBook. The book has been widely acclaimed as "revolutionizing deer hunting". "Everywhere we went we heard from tech savvy hunters asking for an e-version, so we got busy and converted it to a Kindle version that will work on all kinds of devices", Craig Dougherty said.
The book is widely acclaimed as a ground breaking treatise on how big bucks interact with their environment and how to hunt them. Brian Murphy, one of the leading whitetail authorities in the nation and CEO of QDMA, is calling...
The Berkley Experience Trailer Rolls into North Dakota, May 27th
The Berkley Experience trailer is poised to set up in Minot, N.D. Consumers are encouraged to flock to the Scheels All Sports May 29 – 31. Each year the Berkley Experience Trailer continues to bring new and exciting things to consumers. This year is no different, redesigning the entire trailer for a better experience all around. In its 9th consecutive year, the Berkley Experience is on the road giving families the full Berkley experience.
Initially, consumers will notice the difference with a brand new wrap on the exterior and a completely redesigned interior. Once inside the trailer,...
The Outdoor Group Acquires Slick Trick Broadheads
The Outdoor Group, parent company to the premier brands Elite Archery, Duel Game Calls, Scott Archery, Custom Bow Equipment, Winner's Choice Custom Bowstrings and Solid Broadheads is pleased to announce the acquisition of Slick Trick Broadheads - a company responsible for pioneering fixed-blade broadhead designs specifically engineered to cope with the incredible speeds of today's ultra-fast bows.
The acquisition of Slick Trick Broadheads combines The Outdoor Group's extensive experience in top-end product innovation, manufacturing and marketing with...
US Team Selected for World Archery Field Championships
The U.S. Team for the World Archery Field Championships in Zagreb, Croatia has been selected. The Team Trials held today at the Blaschke Exotic Deer Farm followed two days of intense competition at the U.S. National Field Championships.
The U.S. Team will benefit from the experience of archery veterans in Zagreb, including three Olympic medalists and several compound and barebow world champions. The American squad will also feature a brother-sister duo in Nathan and Karissa Yamaguchi, and a mother-daughter pair in Charlene and Miriam Trafford.
Congratulations to all of the archers who...
USA Archery Named as VA/USOC Grant Recipient
U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), announced that USA Archery has been selected to receive grant funding in support of Paralympic sport and physical activity programs for disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces. More than $7.5M in funds from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been awarded to 70 community organizations and National Governing Bodies around the country.
Through this program, grants ranging from $13,000 to $500,000 were provided to USOC partner organizations and community programs to increase the number and quality of...
Introducing the PowerStep by Hurricane Safety Systems
It's a widely known fact a hunter is most at risk for injury when hunting from an elevated platform. The most critical time for a potential accident is as he or she makes the transition on and off the hunting platform to the climbing or ladder apparatus. The new Hurricane® Safety System's treestand PowerSTEP™ provides a large non-slip step surface enabling a hunter to maximize foot placement position and minimize risk of making a misstep creating a potential accident.
Unlike traditional tree steps, climbing ladder stick systems or ladder stand rungs, which all possess a minimal amount of...
First Pro-Am Precision Rifle Match Announced
GA Precision and Bushnell Tactical proudly announce the 2014 "GAP Grind/Bushnell PRO/AM". In association with The Precision Rifle Series, this year's match format will be a Professional/Amateur (PRO/AM) Team Match to promote sportsmanship and welcome new shooters to the competition scene. Input has been solicited from across the community and a match of this caliber and format is long over do. Top competitors, new competitors, celebrities, professional athletes shooting industry executives, military personal, veterans and everyone in between from around the country are invited to attend. The...
Introducing the Barnett Brotherhood Crossbow
The Barnett Brotherhood Crossbow represents many of the qualities that unite hunters, such as strength, passion and stealth. Weighing in at only 7 pounds, the Brotherhood produces speeds up to 350 fps with 109 feet/pounds of kinetic energy. That's a lot of power for a compact package.
The Magnesium STR riser sports a CNC-machined 7/8" Picatinny Rail for attaching accessories, and the ergonomic, lightweight composite stock features a high-definition Realtree Xtra finish. The pass-thru riser has finger reminders for added safety.
Brotherhood features Barnett's high-energy cam system and...
Freedom Munitions’ Support Grows For 2014 MGM Jr. Shooter Camps
The MGM Junior Shooter Camp series is excited to thank returning sponsor, FREEDOM MUNITIONS for their increased generosity for the 2014 season. Last year Freedom Munitions supplied 12,000 rounds of .223 ammo for the campers to use at The MGM Junior Pistol Camp's Intro To Rifle class. This year in addition to their donation to the pistol camp, Freedom is providing .223 ammo for the campers at the MGM 3-Gun Junior Camps in Idaho and West Virginia. THANK YOU FREEDOM!
Developed by MGM Targets owners...
Deger Joins Walther Arms, Inc. Marketing Team
Walther Arms, Inc. is excited to announce the addition of Everett Deger to the position of Marketing Director.
A Nebraska native, Deger holds an Associate's Degree in Graphic Design from Southeast Community College in Milford, Nebraska, and a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska.
Combined with eight years of military experience and five years of industry experience Deger brings a wealth of knowledge to the team at Walther Arms. A veteran of the war in Iraq, he served with the Nebraska National Guard as the weapons and marksmanship officer, and is a...