The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, will file to intervene in the frivolous lawsuit brought Thursday by the Center for Biological Diversity and six other groups to pressure the Environmental Protection Agency to ban traditional ammunition containing lead components. The EPA already has twice denied petitions filed […]
Month: June 2012
National Muzzleloader Association to Begin Celebration
The National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association will host its annual nine-day celebration of all things muzzle loading beginning June 9 at its headquarters in Friendship, Ind. The celebration wraps up on Sunday, June 17. Events include daily black powder shooting competitions, Early American living history demonstrations, a special museum display, youth activities, vendors, gunmaker demonstrations […]
They Put Camo On It!
Antlers, Wolf Tracks & Buck Deer Pumpkin Art
It might only be June, but who isn’t already thinking about deer hunting this fall? Everyone here at Deer & Deer Hunting, of course, never stops thinking about it. But it really is weird to think that we’re only a stone’s throw away from bowhunting season. That’s enough to get me excited to go out […]
Arkansas Urban Deer Bonus for Hunters
Unique deer hunting opportunities are increasing for Arkansas sportsmen, but the catch is hunters have to meet a somewhat stringent list of rules. These opportunities are urban deer hunts, and more Arkansas communities are turning to them as a means to meet the problems of deer in town – nuisance deer that can be driving […]
Captive Deer Breeding Bills Falter in Legislatures
Efforts to legalize captive deer breeding in new states or loosen regulations in states where such practices are currently permitted were overwhelmingly defeated in this year’s legislative sessions. Of nine bills being tracked by the Quality Deer Management Association, seven were unsuccessful, two remain stalled in committee, and only one has become law. “These are […]
Texas Hunter Hears Call of Wildlife Management
This is one of those cool stories that when you’re having a tough moment should make you think about how some folks see their glass half full. Our good friends at Lone Star Outdoor News in Texas profiled Mike Shipley, originally of Austin and now a 20-year old student at Texas A&M-Kingsville. Shipley is getting […]
National Radio Astronomy Observatory Taking Hunt Applications
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, W.Va., is accepting applications for a special resident-only, controlled deer hunt at the its site in cooperation with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Submitting an application enters a hunter in a drawing for a maximum of two days on the NRAO site. Applications for the […]
Fears, Ferguson, Hamilton Among Hall Inductees
Traditional archery exhibition shooter Byron Ferguson and longtime outdoor writer J. Wayne Fears are among those announced for the “Legends of the Outdoors” National Hall of Fame induction in August. Others to be inducted in the 11th class include Quality Deer Management Association founder Joe Hamilton, Ducks Unlimited co-founder Art Ladehoff, 1974 Bassmaster Classic champion Tommy […]
Big Buck Clubs Bullied King Buck Scorers
In the Stand With Duncan Dobie: Big Buck Clubs Bullied King Buck Scorers Guest Opinion Blog by Duncan Dobie My father died when I was fairly young. One thing he told me that has always stayed with me throughout my lifetime was to be man enough to admit it when I was wrong. “Sometimes you […]