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December 25, 2013

Mikhail Kalashnikov, Inventor of AK47, Dies at Age 94

Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian gun designer whose AK-47 rifle became the weapon of choice for many national armies and guerrillas around the world, died Monday, the Kremlin announced on its website. He was 94.  Kalashnikov designed his […]
December 25, 2013

Hunter Drowns While Retrieving Duck From Icy Lake

A northeast Kansas sheriff says a hunter who drowned while trying to retrieve a duck at an icy lake was a member of the military. Authorities initially believed the victim and a fellow serviceman fell into […]
December 25, 2013

Hogs A Growing Problem for Oklahoma, But They’re Fun to Hunt!

Two rifle shots rang out in the distance, and I knew what it meant. My two hunting companions on this cold December day probably had just downed a couple of feral hogs. It was getting late […]
December 25, 2013

Festive It May Be, The Turtle Dove is Dwindling in the UK

FESTIVE bird the turtle dove is now extinct in East Lancashire. The dainty bird, which is slightly larger than a blackbird, has not been seen in Lancashire since 2009 and a survey of breeding and wintering […]
December 24, 2013

Boating Gear for Kids

If you’re a dedicated angler and you have kids, you’ve been through plenty of problems as you’ve raised those rascals aboard your boat. My “little ones” are in their teens now, and I’ve made it more or less […]
December 24, 2013

Beretta: No move to Va. due to McAuliffe win

Beretta has eliminated Virginia from its short list of states to move its company because anti-gun Democrat Terry McAuliffe was elected governor. The firearms manufacturer made the decision to scratch Virginia off the list after the McAuliffe campaign fixated on restricting gun owners’ […]
December 24, 2013

Video: Woman attacked by cat was asking for it

Holy cat attack! Video surveillance cam footage of a woman being attacked by a cat has gone viral and no wonder. The video captured an almost unbelievable and very rare full-on cat attack. The cat, Buddy, […]
December 24, 2013

Rhino smuggling kingpin busted

Zhifei Li, the owner of an antique business in China, pleaded guilty today to being the organizer of an illegal wildlife smuggling conspiracy in which 30 rhinoceros horns and numerous objects made from rhino horn and […]
December 24, 2013

Hiking events coming to TX state parks

Vow to battle the post-holiday letdown and shed those unwanted pounds by pounding a Texas State Park trail, beginning Jan. 1, at more than 60 organized First Day Hikes that will kick off the New Year as part […]
December 24, 2013

TPWD proposes adding 30 counties to mussel regs

In the state’s ongoing effort to combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved for public comment a proposal to add 30 counties in North and Central Texas to […]