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Florida Gun Store Owner Says Bank Closed His Account Because He Sells Guns
Last month, Steve Champion of American Gun & Pawn in Brooksville, Florida received a letter from his bank telling him that it would begin closing his account. Champion, who said he has no debt, an excellent credit score, and maintained good standings with the bank, was perplexed by the letter.
"At first I thought it must be a hoax," he told WFLA.com
Champion made a call to SunTrust Bank hoping to clear up any misunderstandings, but a company representative immediately recognized his...
Video: Polish Scientists Develop Liquid Body Armor
Researchers at the Polish company Moratex have developed a new kind of "liquid" body armor made from a substance called Shear-Thickening Fluid. According to the Daily Mail, this new type of material offers many advantages over traditional body armor, including being able to disperse the energy of a bullet across a wider area. Its developers also added that the liquid body armor is noticeably lighter than current materials and affords...
Video: Shooting a .500 Nitro Express Pistol Goes Exactly How You Would Expect
The .500 Nitro Express is an incredibly powerful round that was designed for hunting dangerous game in Africa. Traditionally the round is fired out of single-shot and double rifles, but this intrepid shooter appears to have a pistol chambered in the monster cartridge. As you might expect shooting a round with several thousand foot-pounds of energy out of a pistol is going to be hard to control. This even with his "tight" grip the pistol went flying backwards and almost hit him in the face. The gun knocked off his hearing...
First Wild Bison Born in Illinois in Over 200 Years
A tour group observing the small bison herd near in the Nachusa Grasslands in Northern Illinois witnessed history unfold on Monday after one of the visitors pointed out a small bison calf. According to The Chicago Tribune, Nachusa Grasslands Project Director Bill Kleiman was present during the tour and confirmed the calf through his binoculars. It is the first wild-born bison in the state since the early 1800s.
"From a historical standpoint, this hasn't happened in Illinois in about 200...
Photo: Florida Bobcat Pulls Shark Right Out of the Ocean
Bobcats have a reputation for being skilled fishers, but sharks are generally not on their dinner plate. The picture below, sent in to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), shows one of the felines pulling what appears to be a three-foot Atlantic sharpnose shark out of the water.
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Posted by MyFWC on Tuesday, April 7, 2015
"What do you call a wildcat fishing for shark? One mighty brazen...
Handling Turkey Hunting’s “Other” Buggy Distraction
Last week, we covered strategies for protecting yourself from ticks. This week, the subject is mosquitoes and black flies. While you’re likely to encounter ticks earlier and in drier country where turkey seasons generally open sooner, it’s these flying biting bugs that are more likely to cost you a turkey. These days, mosquitoes seem to carry nearly as many maladies as ticks do.
What’s the one most important thing you can do to promote turkey hunting success?
That's easy: sit...
Bear Breaks into Florida Home to Eat Easter Candy
A bear roaming through Estero, Florida broke into a home last week not only once, but twice to gobble down some delicious Easter candy. According to NBC 2, Caroline Tidwell woke up on Friday morning after she heard the sounds of furniture being moved around. At first she thought it was her husband preparing for work, but when she got up to investigate, she found a 300- to 400-pound black bear sitting in her living room.
"He was making slobbering noises and bear noises," Tidwell...
Strange Alien-like Creature in Viral Video Confirmed to Be “Naked” Sun Bear
In January, Indonesian plantation workers near the village of Sibu were horrified to find what appeared to be a gaunt, hairless creature with razor-sharp claws and teeth. Believing the creature to be a monster or alien, the workers documented it on camera before driving it back into the forest. According to the workers, the animal even attempted to charge them at one point.
You can see the original video below:
https://youtu.be/OY5jQ99-Eks
“We were shocked. None of us has ever seen such thing," a worker told the Read more »
Photos: 13 Turkey-related Tattoos to Get You Amped for the Season
Are you ready for turkey hunting? About this time every year, hunters around the country are looking forward to filling their freezers full of delicious turkey meat. Wild turkeys taste much different than their farm cousins, and a diet of acorns, insects, beechnuts and wild berries infuse turkey meat with a different flavor and texture than domestic birds. When cooked right, turkey meat is a thing of beauty. That said, even the most avid of turkey hunters will agree that they aren't exactly pretty birds. In fact, gobblers can be downright ugly, especially if you compare them to North...
Video: Woman Freaks Out Over Angler’s Stingray Catch
Team Fishemaut recently shared this video on their Facebook page, showing a woman harassing an angler over what bystanders agreed was a legal stingray catch. Many anglers and hunters have dealt with this sort of vitriol, but thankfully this encounter does not become violent. Instead, the angry woman screams about how the angler will spend life in jail and rambling about why "They will put every German from Germany in prison!"
To elaborate, the angler was speaking Spanish, not...
Video: Making an AK Rifle Function Using Rubber Bands and a Sharpie
AK-pattern rifles are regarded as some of the most simple and reliable firearms ever made. But is it possible to replace one of the critical components of the recoil assembly with a few "junk drawer" items and keep the gun functioning? TAOFLEDERMAUS and a friend sought to find out. They removed an AK's dust cover and replaced its recoil spring with several rubber bands wrapped around the rifle's front sight base and the rear of the bolt carrier, which were then held in place by a Sharpie marker. They then tried firing the...
California Angler Holding Trophy Catch Dragged Under Boat by Sea Lion
A hungry sea lion trying to steal a fish instead ended up catching the fisherman. According to U-T San Diego, a 62-year-old man fishing in Mission Beach Channel near San Diego was unexpectedly attacked while holding up a a fish to be photographed. The sea lion, estimated to weigh around 300 pounds, jumped out of the water and attempted to grab the fish, but instead caught the angler by the hand and pulled him overboard.
"It was estimated that he was in the water for 15 to 20...
Video: Bear Teases Dog with Water Hose
It's not a big secret that bears don't usually like dogs. In the wild, bears and canines are natural rivals, and if you've ever run into a bear while walking your dog, then you would know that there is no love lost between these two distantly related animals.
So when this brown bear gets its way with a water hose, its first great idea was to torture the nearest dog with it. According to the Daily Mail, the nearly 660-pound bruin is actually a trained Siberian...
Video: Why Shooting an Arrow Straight Up into the Air is a Bad Idea
What comes up must come down. And when the object in question is an arrow, you better get out of the way real quick unless you fancy a trip to the emergency room. The video below is reminder that you should never, ever shoot an arrow straight up into the air---even if you're really excited about getting your first goose of the season.
As Tim Wells of Relentless Pursuit put it, "Local stupid man nearly shoots himself with bow and arrow."
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"Local stupid man nearly shoots himself with bow and arrow." There's some real idiots out there folks. Stay inside until Snow goose...
5 Ways to Prep for Michigan Bass Season
Michigan anglers look forward to the opening days of the season much like deer hunters do. The opening weekend of largemouth and smallmouth bass season brings a lot of people to the water hoping to tie into a bucket mouth or bronzeback. With an early catch-and-release season, anglers now have more opportunities to put fish in the boat.
1. Know your seasons
For 2015, there are some important dates to keep in mind for bass fishing in Michigan. A catch and immediate release season is open on Lower Peninsula waters from April 25 through May 22. For Upper Peninsula anglers, those dates are May...
Video: Teaser Released for New American-made, 9x19mm AKX-9 Rifle
The AK world has been buzzing with excitement over the past few weeks as information about Definitive Arms' upcoming 9x19mm Kalashnikov-pattern carbine, the AKX-9, has trickled out. Today, AK Operators Union published a video teaser on Full30, offering up the first (albeit brief) glimpse of the gun in all its glory.
I had the chance to shoot the AKX-9 at Big 3 East, though I was not allowed to take pictures of the gun as it was officially
...DEA Agent: Marijuana Cultivation Could Lead to “Stoned Rabbits” Unafraid of Humans
If you live in a state where back-country marijuana is becoming big business, it may mean that rabbit hunting got a whole lot easier. Last month, DEA special agent Matt Fairbanks gave testimony to a Utah state Senate panel arguing against a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. One of the reasons Fairbanks gave was that wildlife, specifically rabbits, will take advantage of marijuana operations as an easy source of food and lose their fear of humans. In his testimony, the agent recounted a situation where a rabbit showed signs of intoxication.
"Rabbits that had...
Angler Claims to Survive 66 Days Adrift on Raw Fish, Skeptics Say His Story is Smelling “Fishy”
For family and friends of Louis Jordan, his rescue last week was nothing less than a miracle. The 37-year-old South Carolina native had been lost at sea since he embarked on a fishing trip in January, and Jordan stunned his rescuers when he told them a harrowing story of how he survived 200 miles off the coast of North Carolina on canned food, raw fish, and what rainwater he could gather. A full 66 days after he set sail, Jordan was spotted by a German tanker and brought on board, finally reaching dry land last Friday when he was airlifted to a Virginia hospital. Those who have followed...
Missouri Angler Lands Massive 120-pound Blue Catfish, Smashes State Record
Who says Asian carp is good for nothing? With a piece of cut Asian carp as bait, Missouri angler Burr Edde III pulled in a 120-pound, 8-ounce blue catfish on a trotline, smashing the state "alternative method" record. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the fish was caught on a stretch of the Missouri River in Saline County.
"Oh my goodness! That's a big fish," Edde told the MDC, recalling his trouble in getting the fish out of the water. "How am I going to get this...
Vepr 12 Shotgun
Few things are as awe-inspiring as detachable magazine-fed shotguns. They’re the firearm equivalent of rocket-powered speedboats. Adding a detachable mag to a buckshot-slinging manstopper cranks the gun up to 11---at least theoretically. Sadly, most mag-fed scatterguns are too ammunition-sensitive to be considered for serious use. Of the reliable few remaining, the majority are either too expensive or rare for most shooters to own. Thankfully, Molot of Russia lets shooters go hog wild with their porcine shotgun, the 12 gauge Vepr 12.
The Vepr (which stands for "wild boar" in Russian)...