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August 25, 2014

What you need to know before choosing a holster for concealed carry

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 […]
August 25, 2014

Texas Parks & Wildlife sets public meeting announcing Caddo Lake WMA blind prohibition

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 […]
August 25, 2014

Young Shooter Wins Handicap Event at Pacific International Trap Shoot

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 […]
August 25, 2014

Wisconsin residents report rise in fish-eating spiders

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 […]
August 25, 2014

SIG’s new website confirms subcompact, .45 ACP P320s on the way

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 […]
August 22, 2014

Indicted Gov. Rick Perry loses his concealed carry permit

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 […]
August 22, 2014

Conservationists team up to buy Texas bayside ranch with $30M from BP’s 2010 oil spill fund bug

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 […]
August 22, 2014

Facing the Quail Decline Workshop set in Kerrville, Mason

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 […]
August 21, 2014

Gun control group wants TrackingPoint rifle sales banned to civilians

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 […]
August 21, 2014

Australian Researchers Succeed in Breeding Rare Trout

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, […]