OutdoorHub
New Community-Based “Explore Archery” Program Launched Nationwide
USA Archery has announced the launch of Explore Archery, an innovative education program that introduces archery to beginners of all ages and abilities. Explore Archery, developed jointly by USA Archery and the Archery Trade Association, is fun, safe, rewarding, and developmentally progressive.
Explore Archery is a low-cost, high quality turnkey programming option that offers a comprehensive Instructor's Guide, including a full curriculum packed with classroom activities, and award and games...
“Gun-that-got-away Regrets?” FMG Publications’ Kakkuri Shares His, Invites Response
Most gun owners have a story or two of regret, usually the result of ridding themselves of a beloved firearm or not buying “the gun” when they had the opportunity. FMG Publications Online Editor Mark Kakkuri reveals his biggest firearm-related regrets and invites readers to share theirs in his latest exclusive feature, posted at americanhandgunner.com/exclusive-regrets.
“Convinced that a S&W 642 would easily win the practicality test, I handed over the Mauser, my K-22, and chipped in some additional cash. Not many range...
Ryan Kohler Travels to Hell Hole for the Most Dangerous Sheep Hunt on Wild TV’s “The EDGE”
“Hell Hole Part 1 and 2” – On MONDAY, MAY 5 at 8 p.m. you won’t want to miss the most thrilling, intense and dangerous two-part episode of The EDGE ever aired on Wild TV and Wild TV Online. Set your PVRs because Scalp Creek Outfitters takes host Ryan Kohler to Alberta’s “Hell Hole” where they go hunting for Bighorned Sheep.
In the sixth...
Britt Myers Featured on Bass Edge Radio
Bass Edge Radio, presented by MegaWare KeelGuard, goes east to hook up with BASS Elite Angler Britt Myers on the latest episode of their top-rated podcast. Britt joins hosts of Bass Edge Radio Aaron Martin and Kurt Dove for a interesting discussion.
“Britt is a working man’s Elite Angler and is very successful at both of his chosen occupations.” Dove said. “I admire his passion for both bass fishing and custom vehicle work.”
The Lucas Oil Angler Spotlight features the top anglers from around the country offering their advice on how to...
Casting for Recovery and Tycoon Tackle, Inc. Join Forces to Support Women with Breast Cancer
Casting for Recovery, a non-profit organization offering support and educational fly fishing retreats for women with breast cancer is excited to partner with fishing outfitter and rod manufacturer Tycoon Tackle, Inc. in Charlottesville, Virginia. Tycoon Tackle has committed to building an unlimited quantity of custom co-branded rods named “The Martha Ann” in honor of Tycoon Tackle president Tim O’Brien’s mother, Martha Ann O’Brien, who lost her battle to breast cancer in 2007. $100 of every sale of...
This Week on Dan Small Outdoors – ‘The Real Wolf’ and Carp Fishing
This week, Dan Small Outdoors Radio features The Real Wolf author Ted Lyon, USA Carp Team captain Lee Young, tackle kit designer Nathan Fink and fishing educator Duffy Kopf. Jeff gears up for carp fishing. Dan heads to Chautauqua, NY for the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers Spring Cast & Blast.
Special guests:
Exclusive to podcast and FM 100.5 ESPN broadcast: Jiffy, HT and Nebulus pro-staffer Duffy Kopf offers advice for opening-weekend fishing on the Madison Chain.
Ted Lyon, author of The Real Wolf: The Science, Politics and...
A Rookie and a Toledo Bend Stick Claim First and Second Places in Bassmaster Elite Series
Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Jacob Powroznik had been to Toledo Bend Reservoir just once before he came to the May 1-4 Evan Williams Bourbon Bassmaster Elite.
Dean Rojas has a wealth of experience on the lake; his 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series victory on Toledo Bend proved that.
Yet these polar opposites — at least when it comes to the famed big-bass factory on the Louisiana-Texas border — were the top two anglers after Friday, the second day of competition.
And it was the rookie who led the veteran; Powroznik had 3 pounds, 7 ounces on Rojas.
Powroznik, who is from Port...
Crimson Trace Offers First Collectible Lasergrips
Crimson Trace, the recognized industry leader in laser sighting systems and tactical lights for firearms, announces the release of Limited Edition Master Series 20th Anniversary Lasergrips that will fit most full-size 1911 pistols. Only 1,000 of the Lasergrips (model LG-994) will be produced and offered to the public. The special laser sights—with a red laser diode—are being offered as part of the company’s recognition for 20 years of serving customers in the firearms industry.
These special collectible Lasergrips are crafted from laminated Applejack wood to produce stunning red on...
The First Lady of Hunting: Brenda Valentine
Raised in the poorest of poor families at the back end of a dirt road in Tennessee, Brenda Valentine grew up knowing only one thing when it came to meat on the table. “We ate what we could kill,” said Brenda. Didn’t matter what it was, either: squirrel, coons, rabbits, and groundhogs, to name just a few, were regular fare. “Once you get the hair off it, it’s about the same. Squirrels were everyday food, about like chicken today,” said Brenda. This story starts long enough ago when no deer were around. Brenda remembers the first time she saw one along the tobacco fields when she was...
Simple Ideas Preserve a Wisconsin Fishing Tradition
The fading yellow line weaving and stuttering up the north sidewalk of the Highway 116 bridge over the Wolf River in east-central Wisconsin looks like something teenage brothers painted to split their bedroom.
Though ugly, it’s effective. Walleye fishermen lining the bridge’s rails keep their chairs, buckets, cushions, coolers, six-packs, tackle boxes, snoozing kids, and themselves inside the stripe. That gives pedestrians room to squeeze past without stepping onto the road. Peer pressure more than police compel compliance.
The staggering stripe---applied in spring 2012 at the...
Poll Finds Majority of Colorado Voters Oppose New Gun Control Laws
Quinnipiac University recently released the results of a 2014 survey that found the majority of those polled opposing Colorado's new gun control laws. The results were taken from an April survey of 1,298 registered voters in Colorado, who were asked of their opinion on the strict gun control measures signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper last March.
The poll found that 56 percent of those surveyed opposed the new laws, while 39 percent supported them and the...
Asian Carp Die-off Kills 500,000 Fish in Kentucky
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources began investigating a massive fish die-off in the Cumberland River last week. Initially reporting tens of thousands of dead silver carp floating on the surface of the river, estimates have since ballooned to an estimated 500,000 Asian carp killed. Experts believe the recent die-off to be the largest involving Asian carp in the United States.
"Whenever there is one species of fish, you are definitely...
Video: How a Steel AK Magazine is Made
There is little doubt that the AK has one of the most recognizable silhouettes in the firearm world, a prominent part of which is the rifle's distinctive banana-shaped magazine. Just like the rifle itself, AK magazines are durable, heavy-duty, and timeless---in the sense that they have the aesthetic sensibilities of something designed in the 1940s. In the same vein, many may also dismiss the construction of the magazines as simple.
As this video from Bosnia-based Matra Group shows, there is actually a lot of work that goes into the construction of an AK...
Danner Opens First Retail Store in State of Washington
New Renton Location Houses Largest Selection of Danner Boots in Washington
Danner boots, a leading provider of premium footwear for work, outdoor and casual users, is pleased to announce it will open the doors to a new retail store in Renton, Washington on May 5, 2014. This is Danner’s fourth store and first retail location outside of Oregon. The store will be located at The Landing shopping center in Renton at 1-405 and Park Avenue North, adjacent to Fry’s Electronics. The new 4,700 sq. ft. store will carry Danner’s broad line of performance work, hunt, tactical, outdoor...K-Var Corp. and Arsenal, Inc. Announce Joint Effort Benefiting BSA and NRA
K-Var Corp. and Arsenal, Inc., have joined together in an effort to give back to our loyal customers and to help educate local groups in gun safety and recreational activities. In the current political climate, we have found that the impact we make outside of the industry is just as important as the impact within. Last month, Arsenal and K-Var joined together once again to donate over twenty-five thousand dollars to the Las Vegas Area Boy Scouts of America in sponsoring the 7th Annual Arsenal Sporting Clays and Scout Steel Challenge. To aid the fundraising efforts of the BSA, several of our...
Those Amazing Antlers
Nonhunters often have a difficult time understanding a hunter’s fascination with antlers. What it is about a piece of bone that creates such a passion in outdoorsmen and women? I believe that the fascinating phenomenon that causes antlers to grow, drop, and regrow each year is a process that draws us in because it is unique and amazing. Antler growth is the fastest form of mammal tissue growth known to man; antlers can grow up to an inch a day. No other animal outside the members of the deer family can boast of this remarkable annual event.
Antlers are not horns. Horns are not shed and...
Nevada Officials Poised to Issue Record Number of Elk Tags
Biologists from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (DOW) expect a record number of elk tags to be issued this upcoming season, in part to manage the runaway growth of the state's 17,500 elk. According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, wildlife officials have proposed issuing almost 11,000 tags statewide.
"We're learning that not many things kill elk other than a bullet," said DOW supervising biologist Ken Gray. "We saw these rapid increases in our elk population. We just didn't...
Great Lakes Wolf Hunt Get Significant Results
On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced a 19 percent drop in the state's gray wolf population. The decline is close to what biologists expected would result from Wisconsin's wolf quotas for the 2013 season. According to the Associated Press, wolf hunting seasons have had a visible impact on the number of wolves in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. After decades of successful...
Jim Zumbo’s Life Story to be Published as a Novel in 2015
Based on a true story, author K.J. Houtman will capture Jim Zumbo’s life in a novel entitled Zumbo. Scheduled release is November of 2015. The book will be available in a limited collector’s edition leather-bound hardcover as well as paperback and e-book. Fish On Marketing, Houtman’s independent publishing company, will publish the book. Zumbo achieved International media attention in 2007 for a controversial blog that cost him his job as hunting editor of Outdoor Life magazine.
“If you look up Zumbo in the urban dictionary, it says ‘someone who talks out of ignorance,’” said...
Michigan Walleye on the Tittabawassee River
We were a little late getting started, in part because we launched at the Rust Avenue access site on the Saginaw River instead of our usual departure point, Center Road, a handful of miles upstream on the Tittabawassee. Center Road, we were told, was “a zoo.” Isn’t it every opening day?
Greg Sochocki, with whom I’ve shared the opening day of walleye season more often than not in the last 25 years, suggested we troll our way up. Several years ago, we did the same and had five ‘eyes in the well before we started jigging---and that was downstream from where we’d intended because...