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Michigan Governor Signs Law to Protect Gun Owners’ Privacy
On Tuesday Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation that exempted firearms records from being released under the Freedom of Information Act, a move that cemented a 1999 decision by the Michigan Supreme Court that found the disclosure of these records to be an invasion of personal privacy.
“We have seen in other states where publication of private information about gun ownership has put those gun owners and their neighbors at risk,” said state Representative Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton), who...
Ohio Teen Hooks Toothy Pacu Fish
Coleman Browning, 17, was eager for some nice-sized catfish when he arrived at the Number 3 Reservoir near Shelby, Ohio on Wednesday. Instead, he caught a fish most commonly found in South America's Amazon River---and similar to the notorious piranha. According to the Mansfield News Journal, the angler initially thought it was some sort of carp before he saw the uncanny, human-like teeth.
“When the game warden came out and saw me catch it, he said, ‘What is...
California Game Wardens Establish Mounted Patrol Unit
Game wardens are essential to the conservation of natural resources. They work on land, sea, and air, and spend a lot of time patrolling the backcountry where there are no roads and few other people, let alone law enforcement officers. While ground patrols are often the best way to protect and secure the woods and mountains of America's wilds, foot travel is slow. The answer to patrolling many remote areas is using horses, and the state of California has recently established a Department of Fish and Wildlife Mounted Patrol unit to do just that.
California game wardens have patrolled remote...
Slip Bobbers Produce Results on Michigan’s Largest Inland Lake
The first thing I noticed after we set off from the launch ramp on the east side of Michigan’s largest inland lake---Houghton Lake---in early evening was the waves. There was a good chop on the water. According to my host, Mike Mol, it was exactly what he wanted.
“You have to have some wind if you’re going to fish with slip bobbers,” said Mol, as he anchored his rig off a sandy point up the lake. “You have to have some water movement. That’s the conveyor belt of food to those fish. It’s like they’re at a feeding station; they set up right off a point or on a corner and they...
Tonight is a Good Night for Frogs
He sat on the front porch rocking, listening; the distinguishing remarks of the bullfrog singing from the pond in front of his cabin. It was almost ethereal when the crickets clicked to the rhythm and the lightning bugs danced in step. He thought of the male’s low and distinguished, “want some, want some.” And the female’s higher, “come n’ get it, come n’ get it.” Arthur Farrell laughed. It was a joke he’d heard ages ago.
Back through those ages he remembered the hot summer nights in the South when frog gigging was one of the few activities a 16-year-old boy could...
NRA Freestyle’s ‘Media Lab’: Fight Like a Girl
Self-defense expert Tamra joins Dom on Media Lab Episode 8 “Fight Like A Girl” to break down a scene from Enough and explain how training, minimal effort movements, and re-directing energy help women to defend themselves.
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Meet the “Bear Man” of Finland
About 18 miles south of Kuusamo, Finland you will find an old farm sitting on the edge of a lake. This is the home of Sulo Karjalainen, who many may know as the "Bear Man" of Finland due to the dozen or so orphan brown bears you can always find at his farm. According to Finland's official tourism website, Karjalainen first started taking in these large predators while working on a research project involving bears. Injured or orphaned animals would be dropped off at his farm, and although many were eventually released...
Video: Jerry Miculek Goes Skeet Shooting with Phil Robertson
What happens when you have world-record champion shooter Jerry Miculek, Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson, a high-speed camera, and some clay pigeons?
Well, Phil would likely remind you that they are clay ducks instead. Watch as Jerry and Phil take on a few clays, swap some shotgun tips, and indulge in some gratuitous slow motion. One thing's for sure: Jerry would make a great duck hunter, if only he remembered to leave some for others.
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Washington Officials Take Action Against Hoof Disease
Last month the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) announced that it finally identified the mysterious illness causing strange hoof deformities in the state's elk, and now the department is moving ahead with its summer survey. State wildlife managers will be enlisting dozens of interested volunteers across southwest Washington to assess just how far the disease has spread, along with proposing new regulations that require hunters to leave behind harvested elk hooves....
The ATI Ruger 10/22 AR-22 Stock System: Turn Your Plinker into a Tactical Beast
This week we’re going to invest in plastic surgery. No Kardashians will be involved, I promise.
While many might argue that I myself need it, I’m going to direct this decidedly non-medical procedure at a plain Ruger 10/22 Carbine. The Ruger 10/22 Carbine is the basic model with a wood stock that usually sells for a street price of less than $250.
I’m going to turn it into...the same rifle it was pre-surgery. It will function exactly the same, but with a few cosmetic and usability improvements. You know, the kind of changes that turn a rifle into an "assault weapon," whatever...
Leaders of Conservation: Pheasants Forever President Howard K. Vincent
This interview with Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever President and CEO Howard Vincent is part of OutdoorHub’s Leaders of Conservation series, in which we sit down with leaders of the North American conservation movement to learn more about the stories behind their organizations and people.
It has been 33 years since Dennis Anderson, outdoor editor at the Saint Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch, first drew attention to the growing habitat problem for upland birds in Minnesota. Shortly after he wrote the article, Anderson was inundated with hundreds of letters and phone...
A Brief History of Rapala: The Most Trusted Name in Fishing
It’s said that big things have small beginnings. The adage rings especially true for Rapala, a company that has put high-quality fishing lures and accessories in the hands of anglers across the globe for more than 75 years.
The brand was unofficially founded in 1936 when Finnish fisherman Lauri Rapala made one simple, yet genius observation: big fish eat little fish, particularly the wounded ones. As he fished the waters of Finland’s Lake Paijanne, he noticed how predator fish would dart into a school of minnows and attack the one that swam with a slightly off-centered wobble again...
First Ride: 2015 Kawasaki Mule Pro-FXT
When ATVs came along, they were viewed as the weird brother of the motorcycle. As they evolved, they showed more usefulness and variety. Some were designed for play, and some for work. A few blurred those lines and could do both. In the late 1980s, John Deere started selling an ATV that was more tractor than ATV, the Gator. In 1988, Kawasaki took things a step further with the original Mule and with it, a new class of vehicle was born: the utility task vehicle, or UTV. UTVs usually feature multi-passenger seating and increased cargo capacity over ATVs. Mules have evolved over the years, but...
Improve Your Hunting with a Mineral Lick
A mineral lick is an inexpensive way to improve the quality of the deer on your property and hold the bucks there. Here’s how to set one up.
I have become convinced that every deer hunter is really a “trophy hunter” at heart. While many hunters rail against so-called trophy hunting, even the most ardent “meat hunter” would still love the opportunity to shoot a nice buck. In fact, the next time someone claims to be opposed to trophy hunting, ask them this question: “if a big 10-point buck and a doe were standing side by side, which one would you shoot?” You know the...
Video: Everything You Need to Know About Elk Calves
Every year around May through early June, elk mothers leave their herds to give birth in solitude. Their newborn calves look and act much like baby deer, and spend their first few weeks of life hiding in low brush. Their spotted coat and lack of scent naturally hides them from predators, and for good reason---calves are easy prey for any wolf, bear, cougar, or coyote that happens to find one. If the young animal manages to survive to two weeks of age, it will return to the relative security of the herd with its mother. At two months of age, the calf will be fully weaned and begin to lose its...
Boaters Rescued by Florida Anglers after Treading Water for 14 Hours
Sean McGovern, 50, and Mellisa Morris, 52, were expecting a fun day in the sun last Friday while cruising in Key Largo on their 30-foot Island Hopper. It is not currently known how the couple fell off their boat, but McGovern and Morris spent 14 hours treading water after helplessly watching their vessel pull away. The two ended up drifting more than 10 miles over the course of their ordeal, and lacked any kind of flotation or signalling device.
"They were trying to signal people down with their T-shirt," US Coast Guard spokesperson Mark Barney told Read more »
NRA Freestyle’s ‘NOIR’: Our Responsibility
Owning a gun is just cool. Ask our favorite gun enthusiast and he’ll tell you “they’re sexy, fun, entertaining, empowering, and fascinating.” But the most important part of being a gun owner is understanding the responsibility that comes with it. In NOIR Episode 7 “Our Responsibility,” Colion and Amy discuss the responsibilities of gun ownership in self-defense and recreation.
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Video: Great White Shark Devours GoPro Cameras
Yesterday we covered a story on a great white who ravaged the chum bucket of a New Jersey fishing boat, and here is perhaps an even closer look at the damage a large shark can do. According to The Telegraph, Andy Casagrande IV was testing out his new GoPro camera rig for Discovery's Shark Week when it quickly became a chew toy.
The camera system is an...
Buffalo Bill’s Bear-claw Necklace, 1873 Revolver Sell for $40,000 Each
Nearly a century after William "Buffalo Bill" Cody's death, his legend still continues to generate interest in the Old West. A bear-claw necklace and Colt model 1873 revolver once owned by the famous showman recently sold for more than $40,000 each at auction in Dallas. The items were auctioned off during Heritage Auctions' "Legends of the West" event on June 14, which also included hundreds of photographs, lawmen badges, and other memorabilia. According to the Daily Mail,...
Great White Shark Steals Chum Bag from New Jersey Boat
Steve Clark was fishing off Cape May, New Jersey over the weekend when his day got interrupted by a thieving great white shark. For about 20 minutes, the 16-foot shark circled his boat, stopping occasionally to gnaw on his motor and eventually left after biting through Clark's chum bag.
“It was awesome. It wasn’t scary, cause we’re used to sharks. It was awesome,” Clark told CBS 3.
The encounter happened near the site of a World War II shipwreck well-known to local anglers....