August 2014

Chicago’s crime rate has dropped since Illinois became the 50th state in the nation to adopt a concealed carry law last year, the Washington Times reported. Robberies are down 20 percent this year, according to Chicago Police Department statistics. Burglaries […]

Salt Lake City, UT -(Ammoland.com)- If you haven’t obtained an archery big game hunting permit yet, no problem — there’s still a chance to hunt in Utah this fall. Permits for Utah’s general archery bull elk hunt are not limited

WEATHERFORD, Texas; (August 25, 2014) — Jeff Thomason of Weatherford, Texas is smiling ear to ear as he crushed the current record holder for arrowing a mako shark off the coast of California last week. Thomason reeled in an 800

I have been fortunate enough to shoot many, many different firearms over the course of my life. While I have enjoyed most, a precious few have made their way into my heart as towering giants that provide an unparallelled shooting

Getting started with concealed carry can be a bewildering process for the new shooter, and it’s easy to stumble over the little details. For instance, now that you’ve got your new carry piece, have you thought about how you’re going

Karnack, Texas (KETK) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is announcing plans to prohibit permanent duck blinds on the Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area effective the 2015-16 waterfowl season to resolve escalating public use conflicts and natural resource issues.

Morgan, UT –(Ammoland.com)- Josh Tiegs, a 15-year-old shooter from Auburn, Washington, shot the lone 100 straight in the Browning Grand Pacific Championship Handicap event at the Pacific International Trap Shooting’s annual PITA Grand competition. This year’s PITA Grand event was

MADISON, WI (WALB) – If you are afraid of spiders, you may not want to read any further. The Department of Natural Resources in Wisconsin is warning residents about an increase in large spiders big enough to eat a fish.

SIG Sauer has rolled out a new website, SIG Evolution, to promote its trio of new flagship firearms, the MPX series, the 556xi series and the P320 series, SIG’s first ever striker-fired duty pistol. While the website highlights these three new line-ups

Texas Gov. Rick Perry lost his right to carry a concealed firearm after being indicted Friday on two felony counts of abuse of power. While under his indictment, Perry is not allowed to carry a concealed firearm in a public

HOUSTON — A sprawling private ranch in southeast Texas will be converted into a state park with the assistance of a fund created in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation announced

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will conduct a “Facing the Quail Decline” workshop in Kerr County on Sept. 5. The program will begin with registration from 7:30-8 am followed immediately by the

The National Gun Victims Action Council on Wednesday called publicly for TrackingPoint to ban sales to civilians, saying that only certain groups would buy the rifles. The NGVAC contends that hunters and sportsmen would not buy TrackingPoint’s Precision Guided Firearms, capable of

AUSTRALIA – In a world first, researchers at The University of Western Australia and Western Australia’s Department of Fisheries have bred one of Australia’s rarest fish – the critically endangered Western Trout Minnow. Dr Craig Lawrence, a principal research scientist

AUSTIN – Duck populations are the highest since North American surveys began in 1955, and as a result Texas will enjoy for the 20th consecutive year the most liberal waterfowl hunting season framework allowable. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission