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The Beretta ARX100: A Lesson in Flexibility
There’s ambidextrous, and then there’s ambidextrous.
Some rifles have safety levers on one side, or at least a safety lever that can be relocated to the opposite side of the frame. Others might have a way to move the magazine release button or even the bolt release to the opposite side.
The Beretta ARX100 takes configuration flexibility to a whole new level.
I just got my hands on a sample unit of this rifle and have been shooting it, taking it apart, and shooting it some more. Rather than waste words here with the specs like weight and length---Read more »
Celebrating Excellence: The Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
One of the major aspects of the Information Age is that we have more access to an enormous amount of news media than ever before. Determining what news to read is in itself a challenge because there are so many different sources. As news media must compete for readers, studies show that the news today is 17 times more negative than positive. This can distort our sense of what’s actually going on in the world. For example, while crime often dominates the news, the actual...
Best Bets for Michigan Deer Hunters
While Michigan offers hunters a plethora of amazing hunting opportunities, deer hunting ranks first in popularity among the state's sportsmen and women. With a huge population of whitetails and a virtual army of hunters going afield each fall, Michigan is a great destination for hunters looking to take part in the rich tradition. With the severity of last winter, the landscape for deer hunters has changed slightly. Still, the outlook is outstanding for another great Michigan deer hunting season.
Baby it’s cold outside
Last winter was brutal, not only in Michigan, but also across most of...
Louisiana Scientists Consider Using Gummy Bears in Fight Against Hogs
Louisiana's feral pig problem is fast becoming a crisis that wildlife officials are calling one of the more pressing environmental issues for the region. There are an estimated 400,000 feral hogs in the state, and the invasive species is poised to grow exponentially. Like other researchers across the country, scientists at Louisiana State University's AgCenter are searching for ways to curb the pig population, but their latest development may be a bit sweeter than expected. For some time, the center has been experimenting with introducing sodium nitrite---a highly toxic chemical to...
Video: Florida’s Bare-handed Python Hunter
Meet Ruben Ramirez, a python hunter who says he aims to rid Florida of the invasive species one snake at a time. With the increase in Burmese pythons, more and more people in Florida are looking forward to being able to hunt these reptiles themselves, especially after the state wildlife department opened the Everglades for hunting last year. Armed with guns, knives, and even captive bolts, hunters waded into the park and successfully harvested 68 of the...
Kayak Angler Lands Monster 1,247-pound Shark
Kayak fisherman Joel Abrahamsson of Sweden recently concluded his three-week, 3,000-mile fishing expedition in Norway, but such a feat is not over without landing at least one world record. On September 1, Abrahamsson hooked a massive 1,247-pound Greenland shark off the coast of Andorja Island.
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Post by Joel Kayakangler.
“The fight was just gruesome and extremely heavy. A few times...
California Wardens Hunting Mountain Lion That Attacked Boy
For one dad, what had been a pleasant picnic in California's scenic Santa Clara County on Sunday quickly turned into a father's worst nightmare after a mountain lion attacked his six-year-old son. According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW), the man and his son---who were not identified---were part of a group of 10 people hiking the Picchetti Ranch Zinfanderl Trail. The hikers later informed authorities that the boy was no more than 10 feet ahead of the group when the mountain lion appeared from the bushes and...
Gun Control Group: TrackingPoint Rifles Only for “Terrorists”
The Precision Guided Firearms (PGF) produced by Austin-based TrackingPoint have left a big mark on firearms industry for its "smart scope" technology, but now organizations outside of the gun crowd are taking notice, and they do not have good things to say. TrackingPoint was singled out by the National Gun Victims Action Council (NGVAC) last week in a press release that likens the company's products to "a depraved videogame come to life." Along...
Cookin’ in Camo: Southwest Goat Burger with Griddled Onions and Avocado
My first goat-eating experience came while filming with Sub7 in Kenya. In those parts of the world, living on availability and sustenance rather than choice is a way of life. I remember a local singeing the hair off over an open flame and quartering the animal with a homemade hatchet. Later it sat on our plates waiting to be consumed. At first I was hesitant to dig in, but it was surprisingly enjoyable.
Did I torch the hair or fortify my own hatchet to prepare the goat in this recipe? No. However, I did grind my own meat, create my own smoky spice blend, and sear these burgers perfectly on...
Five Steps for Making Your Own “Hail Mary” Food Plot
You can’t open a deer hunting magazine or read through a blog these days without seeing everything and anything about food plots. Of course, the reason behind all that publicity is that food plots simply work. Many of you have put in food plots on your hunting land already, but there are a few reasons to consider adding another at the last minute. Perhaps life got in the way of you putting one in earlier. I know that happens to me more often than I care to admit. Or maybe you have some, but have found the deer are moving in other areas and you want to make a little “honey hole.”...
Video: Deer Hold Up Traffic on Golden Gate Bridge
A pair of prancing deer took a wrong turn somewhere last Friday and ended up on San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the deer were first reported to Highway Patrol officers at 5:24 p.m. The confused critters held up traffic for a short while as motorists moved aside to let them pass by, but were eventually able to cross the bridge safely. Both deer appeared to be unharmed by the incident, although police said that one of them may have been hit by a...
World Record Pronghorn Tie Broken by New Mexico Buck
For more than a decade, two hunter-harvested bucks have jointly held the title of world's largest pronghorn. Last week, the Boone and Crockett Club (B&C) announced that a New Mexico buck taken in 2013 surpassed both contenders for the top spot. The new world record goes to a pronghorn that scored 96-4/8 with Boone and Crockett measurers, a full inch-and-a-half more than the two specimens---both from Arizona---previously tied for the title. That also makes it the widest margin between any of B&C's...
Florida Teen Catches 693-pound Swordfish, Potential State Record
North Palm Beach, Florida is still buzzing after a 17-year-old landed a massive 693-pound swordfish early last week. According to WPTV, Adam Sattar fought the swordfish for more than four hours off the coast of Jupiter before he finally brought the fish in with the help of his father. At 14 feet in length, the Sattar family had to tow the beast 20 miles back to shore before it could be weighed.
"He came up twice. All we saw was a big...
Recoil Sucks! So Suck Up the Recoil
I love shooting. I hate recoil.
Call me a wimp. Call me a wussy. Call me anything you like, but it won’t change the fact I don’t enjoy getting beat up when I’m shooting.
The results of recoil from a single, moderate shooting session are annoying and perhaps slightly painful. But where it will really get you is over the course of an avid shooting career. The negative effects of absorbing shotgun recoil for decades can result in serious ailments such as arthritis and even detached retinas.
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Video: Pull Once, Shoot Twice with the Bi-directional Trigger
Want new ways to empty your rifle's magazine faster? Meet the bi-directional trigger by Liberty Gun Works. True to its name, any firearm coupled with the trigger will fire once when the trigger is pulled, and fire another shot when the trigger is released---allowing for quick double taps.
The trigger allows firearms to fire faster, but is not classified as part of an automatic weapon because it still fires only one round with each pull of the trigger. At least that is what the designers are hoping for. Unfortunately, Liberty...
Angler Catches First Wahoo in California Waters
Warm waters have brought exotic fish to the Californian coast, and one angler surprised his entire party when he reeled in a 50.1-pound wahoo over the weekend. Normally, a wahoo of this size would not draw many second glances, but the location where it was caught might. Eric Kim landed the fish just 12 miles from California's Dana Point while fishing on Captain George Garrett's 35-foot Cabo Joker. The fishing trip was to celebrate the 21st birthday of one of the ship's co-owner's sons, and Kim was invited along. Garret told OutdoorHub that the party had a successful morning when Kim's...
Police Officers Shoot Emu to Protect WWII Veteran
Police officers in Wazahachie, Texas shot and killed a rogue emu after it attacked an elderly resident last Wednesday. According to the Daily Light, seven officers and animal control experts were involved in a lengthy chase of the large bird through the Dallas suburb before they were able to corner it. The animal was first reported by a passing motorist, who mistook it for an ostrich. It is believed the animal...
Florida Angler Catches Massive, Mysterious “Shrimp”
Anglers are generally accustomed to the unexpected, but when Steve Bargeron saw a fellow fisherman pull a massive 18-inch "shrimp" out of the water, he forgot all about fishing. The event happened recently in a dock near Fort Pierce, Florida, a popular spot for deep sea fishing. Bargeron later sent in photographs of the crustacean to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), where biologists are trying to narrow down the specific species of the shrimp. The popular consensus is that the large crustacean is actually some kind of overgrown mantis shrimp.
"Steve said the...
11 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with a Turkey Vest
I wanted to get a new detachable-seat turkey vest, but they were expensive---about a hundred bucks. My spouse was shopping with me at the big box, outdoor-specialty store when I grabbed it off the peg. I knew I had a sales job for the early spring purchase.
“It will work great,” I said. “The seat pops down for a quick and easy spot to sit in the woods, and look at all the pockets in here to carry everything.”
Hubby scowled.
“I can think of a dozen uses for this; I think I’ll get it,” I replied to his skepticism. Little did he know the turkey vest would work so hard...
Video: Lion Pride Held at Bay by Angry Mongoose
In Africa, lions are the undisputed rulers of all they survey---at least until that dominance is actually disputed. Most of the time it is by one of the usual challengers: an old gray elephant, a pack of hyenas, an enraged water buffalo, or any other animal capable enough of intimidating the kings of the African wilds. In this case, however, the challenger is nothing bigger than a six- to nine-pound marsh mongoose. In this video posted to YouTube by Barcroft TV, four female lions find it a difficult task to eat a ferocious mongoose defending its territory.
Marsh mongooses are notorious for...