Game check system failure complicates opening-day harvest
Hunters reported 32,870 deer as of Tuesday of gun week.
Firearms
Deer kill numbers spike despite dip in license sales
In total, 103,623 deer were registered statewide during the opening weekend of the 2022 gun deer hunt, compared to the 90,023 registered for the same period in 2021.
Too early to sight in your firearm for deer?
Now is the perfect time to get this important function completed.
New gun law answers, communication still lacking
(Photo by Windigo Images)When Gov. Kathy Hochul brought together state legislators for an “extraordinary” session in late June, and waved the three-day discussion period before passing the Concealed Carry Improvement Act on July 1, there was a sense of urgency to pass new gun laws. Yet, none of the effective dates (fortunately) for these new laws were immediate. There’s been…
Achieving the perfect shot via Federal’s Custom Shop
What’s new at Federal Cartridge in Anoka, Minn.? How about cutting-edge ammunition plus specialized staff who can build top-quality rounds for any hunting scenario.
A compact game-changer with a big punch: Federal’s new 30 Super Carry
Minnesota’s own Federal Cartridge revolutionizes the personal defense, conceal carry marketplace with the 30 Super Carry in 2022.
Dettelbach confirmed as head of ATF
Dettelbach is a former federal prosecutor who served as U.S. attorney in Ohio from 2009 to 2016 and has run in the past for attorney general of Ohio.
Fuss over New York handguns is just beginning
So saddle up folks, as this is only the beginning and it’s going to be an interesting ride between now, November, and long likely beyond.
U.S. House bill would eliminate Pittman-Robertson Act
Georgia congressman says 85-year-old act infringes on the Second Amendment.
Rifle bill signed into law
Under the new law, deer hunters will be limited to the use of single-shot centerfire rifles.
Rifle deer season moves one step closer to reality
The measure passed both Houses and is expected to be delivered to the governor’s desk someday in the near future.
Report: Firearms/ammo industry booming
Total economic impact in U.S. increased by 269 percent.
Remington, CCI, Speer, Federal pledge support to Ukraine with ammo donation, online fundraising
Companies to donate one-million rounds of ammo to Ukraine Armed Forces, with profits from special edition T-shirts going to refugees in the war-torn country.
Record amount set for federal dollars on firearms reimbursement
Ohio to get a portion of the money for wildlife restoration.
When thieves and robbers tell their secrets
Answers from criminals to a survey might influence your decision to carry a firearm for personal protection.
Much-needed rifle repairs
I can’t understand how anyone could put a fine rifle away without cleaning it or at least giving it a spray with an anti-rust product. Yet, I know guys who, after getting a deer or finishing the season just hang their rifle on a rack until it’s needed once again. I’m not one of them.
The excitement of the rifle deer opener
Seeing deer off and on all day, pleasant weather and the harvest of a nice buck make for a great day.
Gun hunters off to stellar start
Harvest more than 21,000 deer on opening day.
Anticipation builds for Wisconsin gun deer season
Deer numbers are trending upward in much of the state.
Michigan DNR: And the top 10 best hunting practices for firearms deer season are …
Hunters can expect excellent conditions for the 2021 firearm deer season, which begins Monday, Nov. 15. As Michigan DNR conservation officers gear up for the season, they share best practices and tips to avoid the most common violations and mistakes they see every year. “Most of the violations that conservation officers encounter during firearm deer season are simple mistakes people…
It is time to sight in your rifle for deer, bear hunting in Pennsylvania
Sighting in your rifle is one of the foundations to a successful hunt.
Ammo shortage still a reality, especially for popular rifle cartridges
Consider using shotgun/slugs, muzzleloaders or crossbows this gun season, or find whatever bullets you can and then buy a rifle for those rounds.
The 2021 ammunition quandary: This scribe could use more ammo
Plan now for you fall hunting needs, because ammo again has been in short supply on many gun shop shelves.
Civilian Marksmanship Program issues advisory on ‘sporterized’ rifle ammunition
CMP has a famous facility on the shores of Lake Erie in Port Clinton.
Reloading revisited
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFew things give me greater satisfaction than taking a deer with ammunition I crafted at my reloading bench. As satisfying as that is, it’s just part of it. I can cite numerous additional benefits and pleasures of loading or reloading ammunition, but they would be too numerous to list here. Most people who begin to reload say they…
Ammo shortage in Pennsylvania and beyond ignites a boom in reloading
Without question, firearms, ammunition and shooting supplies are hard to come by these days.
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