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NSSF to Hold Retailer Education Seminar June 24 in Bloomington, Ill.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, has a NSSF Retailer Education Seminar scheduled at the Parke Regency Hotel & Conference Center, 1413 Leslie Drive in Bloomington, Illinois on June 24.
NSSF encourages all firearms retailers in the region to register to attend this five-hour seminar designed to help FFL holders stay in compliance and protect their livelihood.
Seminars will cover:
Regulatory Requirements How to Recognize and Deter Straw...PSCA Releases Promotional Video
The Professional Sporting Clays Association (PSCA) is in full swing! The first event of the 2014 professional tour was held April 5th-6th, at Ables Gun Club in Huntsville, TX. Now, PSCA is please to bring you its first promotional video.
The PSCA promotional video may be viewed below:
http://youtu.be/huVfmVZB4Yc
Featuring first event highlights, this video provides an overview of the mission and intensity of the PSCA Tour. More importantly, the video helps to support and spread the news about sporting clays to a wide audience. PSCA hopes to promote...
School Forests Provide Versatile Outdoor Classrooms
Of the many trips I took to the school forest in grade school, the one I recall nearly 50 years later occurred the morning after a light, overnight snowfall.
In deer hunting terms, my fourth-grade class at Crestwood Elementary School in Madison, Wisconsin, found good tracking snow when we left the yellow bus and followed Mrs. Gerold into the woods west of the city. She arranged the field trip early that morning, knowing that birds and animals would leave fresh tracks to discover.
Sure enough, their tracks proved that wildlife actually lives in school forests. In previous trips, every...
Browning Introduces New Hunter Series Safe
Value packed with security features and storage convenience usually reserved for higher priced models, the Hunter Series is the newest addition to the 2014 Browning ProSteel safe line-up.
The Hunter Series features the exclusive Axis Adjustable Shelving System (pistol rack included) and premium DPX Storage System with Quick Access Barrel Rack and Scope Saver. The Scope Saver allows long guns with optics to fit easily onto the door without taking up additional space inside the safe.
To keep firearms and other valuables protected, security features include sturdy 11-gauge steel body...
Gator Cup Crowns Champions as New Talent Emerges
It didn't take crazy weather to produce surprises during eliminations at the Easton Foundations Gator Cup - just emerging archery talent and a few key upsets that could shake up the national rankings.
Cadet archers shot the first elimination rounds of the event, which were held immediately following yesterday's qualifications. Results showed strong talent emerging in both recurve and compound divisions.
On the recurve side, Ryan Oliver, the number one qualifier, shot his way to a gold medal victory versus a tough opponent in Hardy Trafford, 7-3, while Gus Braendle won bronze over James...
Florida’s Triple Crown Billfish Tournament Gets Underway May 15
The inaugural "Florida West Coast Triple Crown Billfish Series" will be held this spring / summer 2014.
The series will kick off on May 15th -18th with the Sam Crosthwait Memorial Tournament. The Crosthwait has agreed to expand their divisions to include a new open billfish division. The tournament will be based out of the Bradenton Yacht Club in Palmetto Florida.
The second leg will be the Yellowfin Billfish Classic. This event will be held July 22nd to the 26th and will be held in Sarasota.
The Loop will be the final leg of the series and will be held on August 19th to the 23rd. The...
iPro Lens Smartphone Kit
Today's smartphones are just that---smart! Despite the wide variety of unique features and powerful apps most devices now offer, many still lack the ability to capture unique, high-quality images due to their fixed focal length. I recently found a way to take my iPhone 5s' built-in camera to levels unheard of in the smartphone world, with a lens kit that has "cool factor" written all over it!
Schneider Optics has come up with a solution to combat my iPhone's fixed focal length with their iPro Lens kit. When I received the kit for my iPhone, I...
Triton Owners Tournament May 29-31 at Kentucky Lake
IF You Only Fish One Tournament This Year - Make Sure It Is This One! Whether you fish a tournament each weekend or just one a year, the Triton Owners Tournament is one you don't want to miss. The 15th Annual Triton Owners Tournament is scheduled for May 29-31, 2014 at Paris Landing, TN on beautiful Kentucky Lake. Last year over 300 teams weighed fish at this two-day tournament and this year we expect the fishing to be just as good!
As always, we have awesome door prizes lined up from our amazing sponsors and one owner will...
Team Hoyt Stays Hot at Redding Western Classic
Redding, California was the scene for the annual Western Classic Trail Shoot held at Straight Arrow Bowhunters Archery Club, and Team Hoyt was blazing through the course and shooting even hotter than the temperatures.
A favorite amongst archers from all over the country who happily make the pilgrimage out west to shoot at targets ranging from 4 to 101 yards, this year's event had record attendance with over 1600 shooters on the course and the weather couldn't have been better with temperatures between 80 and 90 degrees and light winds.
Team Hoyt...
Modern Tactical Bolt Action Rifle Workshop
On May 29th, 2014 Ashbury Precision Ordnance Mfg (APO) is presenting an innovative one day business development workshop for independent firearms dealers, gunsmiths and custom rifle builders. Ashbury's Modern Tactical Bolt Action Rifle Dealer Workshop was inspired by successes it achieved in the defense industry, presenting hands-on customer education and training programs on military applications of electro-optics and GPS. Ashbury's firearms dealer business development workshops are planned at their Ruckersville, Virginia facility through the remainder 2014.
"The long range shooting market...
Ranger Pro Keith Combs Wins His Third Toyota Texas Bass Classic Title
East Texas is home to a collection of big-bass lakes that few regions of the country can rival. Ranger Pro Keith Combs, of Huntington, Texas, lives right in the heart of it. And for at least another year the Toyota Texas Bass Classic title will, too.
Combs captured his third Toyota Texas Bass Classic championship on May 11 at famed big-bass fishery Lake Fork. Aboard his Ranger Z520C armed with some deep-diving crankbaits, Combs repeatedly posted jaw-dropping totals during the tournament's three days on his way to collecting more than $150,000 in cash and prizes. Combs' three-day total of 15...
Montana Fly Company Hires Industry Leading Sales Group
Hart-Montgomery joins MFC as its rep agency of record for the northern rocky mountain region
Montana Fly Company(MFC), manufacturer of high-quality flies, fly tying accessories and fishing gear, proudly announces the addition of Hart-Montgomery Outdoor Sales as its sales agency for the northern rocky mountain region, including Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.
Hart-Montgomery, based in Bozeman, Mont., an industry leader in representation within the outdoor, fly fishing, conventional fishing,...
NWTF Project Receives Financial Boost from Nebraska Environmental Trust
The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) was recently awarded $78,837 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust (NET) for Forest Stand Restoration on Pine Ridge Wildlife Management Areas project. It is one of 132 projects receiving a combined $21,750,000 in grants from the NET this year.
The forest stand improvement project for four western wildlife management areas (Metcalf, Ponderosa, Gilbert Baker, and Chadron Creek Ranch) is a joint effort by the NWTF, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the Nebraska Forest Service.
Project goals include habitat restoration for wildlife species,...
Thousands of Fish Found Dead in New Jersey’s Shark River
Officials from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) believe that a lack of oxygen may be behind a massive fish kill in the Shark River this week. According to CBS New York, tens of thousands of fish were found floating on the surface of the river on Monday. The vast majority of the fish affected were menhaden, but observers also spotted flounder, puffers, and the occasional striped bass. Visitors to the docks in Belmar were greeted by a host of...
The American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN) PS28 Series of Day / Night Vision Systems for Professional and Sporting Enthusiasts
American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN), makers of military, law enforcement, security and outdoor night vision, thermal and smart HD optics applications,
introduce the latest in day / night vision optics with the ATN PS28. The PS28 will give a daytime tactical scope or spotting scope night vision capability in a matter of seconds. The PS28 mounts in front of a daytime scope to provide it with nighttime operation. No shift of impact, no need to re-zero or change in eye relief...
Strange Hoof Deformities Spreading in Washington Elk
Since the mid-1990s, reports of limping elk and those with hoof deformities have been increasing in southwest Washington. For many years officials thought the sporadic reports were nothing out of the ordinary, but they are now growing more concerned after recent research suggests that an infectious bacterium from the Treponema genus may be to blame. According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), the strange deformities cause elk hooves to become overgrown and twisted or fall off entirely. While...
AIMPRO Tactical Custom Power Pair in July Issue of GUNS Magazine
Mossberg’s 12-gauge 590A1 and the Taurus 44 Tracker grace the cover of the July issue of GUNS Magazine, showcasing the aftermarket prowess AIMPRO Tactical offer to a variety of guns. Executive Editor Payton Miller takes these models for a post-op test-drive, giving readers a firsthand look at what an AIMPRO makeover does — both cosmetically as well as behind the trigger.
“Getting a workhorse firearm slicked up is something a lot of shooters like to think about, but the majority of us either learn to live with it as-is ‘out of the box’ or tweak things incrementally,” Miller...
IHEA-USA Instructor is 2014 Hero of Conservation
IHEA-USA volunteer instructor, Harold Holt from Sheboygan, WI is one of Field & Stream's 2014 Heroes of Conservation.
As reported in the May 2014 edition of Field & Stream, Campfire Section, Holt's association with and involvement in hunter education is all about fostering safety and fun.
"Holt first started volunteering to teach hunter-safety courses 36 years ago, only a few years after the program was established in Wisconsin. To date, he has taught more than 3,500 boys, girls and adults how to use firearms and bows safely. 'I often receive photos of former students with the...
Safariland Group Signs Exclusive Partnership Agreement with CORTAC
The Safariland Group announces that they have secured an exclusive distribution and integration agreement with CORTAC, the manufacturer of the CTAV.. The agreement grants The Safariland Group exclusive CTAV OEM integration, CTAV Retrofit Kit and CTAV Shirt Carrier System (SCS) distribution rights for the United States law enforcement market, both state and local.
The CTAV combines the power of Advanced Impact Resistance (AIR) technology and the science of EverDry to significantly enhance the comfort of wearing concealable vests, outer vest carriers and tactical body armor, while also...
Bear Archery Continues Scholastic 3D Title Sponsorship
Bear Archery a leading manufacturer of premium archery equipment including compound bows, youth archery equipment and traditional bows is proud to announce their continued support of S3DA or Scholastic 3D Archery as the title sponsor.
"Rarely does an opportunity come along where you can benefit future generations while at the same time impact youth today - S3DA does just this and Bear is proud to be a Title sponsor, as it provides today's youth with archery education, mentoring, discipline, and skills needed for college and beyond. Bear is honored to be part of this legacy." Stated Steve...