The U.S. House of Representatives has passed The Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act. The Senate passed the identical bill earlier in April and will be sent to President Trump for his expected signature to become law. Known as the Range Bill, this legislation was originally part of a package of sportsmen’s bills. [...]
Record payouts, exceptional fishing expected for final TXTT regular-season events of 2019 The Texas Team Trail (TXTT) presented by Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s will host the final two regular-season events for 2019 at Sam Rayburn May 10-11. Originally slated for February 2, the first event on Sam Rayburn was rescheduled due to anticipated [...]
Kayak angler takes home $1,500 in winnings D Dave Jaskiewcz, of Wando, South Carolina, measured a combined limit of 52.50 inches to win the first regular-season event for the 2019 Atlantic Division of the IFA Kayak Fishing Tour on April 28 at Georgetown, South Carolina. A very familiar name on top of the leaderboard, [...]
Anglers win back-to-back IFA redfish events anny Sheldon, of Newberry, Florida, and Kyle Craven, of Macclenny, Florida weighed a two-fish limit that totaled 8.57 pounds to win the first regular-season event for the Atlantic Division of the IFA Redfish Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s on April 27 at Georgetown, South Carolina. [...]
The Department of the Interior and newly appointed Secretary David Bernhardt signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vietnam to work more closely to combat the illegal trade in wildlife. The Boone and Crockett Club is in full support of this historic and badly needed escalation in anti-poaching efforts. “Poaching is a crime, and [...]
The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) American Hunter has awarded the Franchi Affinity 3.5 with the Golden Bullseye Award for 2018 Shotgun of the Year. Given to new products that display overall excellence, quality and innovation, the Golden Bullseye Award recognizes the Affinity 3.5 for it’s excellent reliability and function in the field. “We are [...]
Blue Heron Communications, a full-service, outdoor-specialty marketing agency announces the appointment of Steve Scott, producer and host of Safari Hunter’s Journal & Outdoor Guide television series, to the newly-created role of Special Projects Coordinator. Scott brings a high caliber of hunting heritage and expertise to Blue Heron Communications, as well as a strong commitment [...]
Finding, following and identifying birds requires supreme quality and a specialized balance of power, clarity, color and comfort. Steiner introduces the new Peregrine Series birding binocular optimized for today’s birdwatcher. Available in two models the 8x42 version is optimal for versatile viewing situations where a wide field of view is needed while the 10x42 [...]
"If you could hunt or fish only one day of the week for a short period of time, wouldn’t you want to go during a time when you could predict the most success?” asks John Lehman, President of DataSport, Inc. “Our systems show anglers, hunters, birders and wildlife photographers how to make the best [...]
Designed for speed and accuracy at short to mid ranges Burris Optics expands its widely popular RT line of riflescopes with the RT-8x24mm. Competition shooters and hunters can now combine fast target acquisition at close range with true both-eyes-open 1x magnification and extremely accurate mid-range shooting with 8x magnification and 600 yards of trajectory [...]
