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Tags: Fundraiser, Hunting Trips, RGS, Ruffed Grouse Society, Sportsmens Charitys Several all-inclusive guided packages are available ranging from $1,600 for individuals and/or $2,950 for two guns. For those who prefer hunting with their own dog(s), non-guided packages are $1,000-$2,000 respectively. AMMOLAND.COM AMMOLAND.COM RGS Schedules Northeast Upland Bird Hunt in Maine Weatherby’s Resort to host all inclusive two-day hunt and banquet. PERSONAL NEWS FOR [email protected] 1
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RGS Schedules NortheastUpland Bird Hunt in MaineSEP 28, 2010 06:36P.M.
RGS Schedules Northeast Upland Bird Hunt in Maine
Weatherby’s Resort to host all inclusive two-day hunt and banquet.
RGS Schedules Northeast Upland Bird Hunt in Maine’s Weatherby
Resort
Ruffed Grouse Society
Coraopolis, PA --(Ammoland.com)- Weatherby’s Resort, one of the
oldest and most distinguished sporting lodges in the country will host
this year’s Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) Northeast Upland Bird Hunt on
October 27-30.
Located at 112 Milford Road, Grand Lake Stream, Maine, Weatherby’s
www.weatherbys.com/ sits on the edge of more than 1 million acres of
forestland with hundreds of miles of gravel roads allowing access to
some of the best grouse coverts in the east.
The three-night, two-day event begins on Wednesday, Oct. 27 with a
cocktail/hors d’ oeuvres reception party and dinner, ending with
Saturday breakfast. In between, there are guided and non-guided grouse
and woodcock hunts over dogs on Thursday and Friday, and a traditional
RGS Lobster or Steak Banquet, featuring live and silent auctions, games,
drawings and door prizes; highlighted with the finest selection of quality
firearms, artwork and collectable’s.
Several all-inclusive guided packages are available ranging from $1,600
for individuals and/or $2,950 for two guns. For those who prefer
hunting with their own dog(s), non-guided packages are $1,000-$2,000
respectively.
For more information and/or reservations contact Alison Kelley at 412-
262-4044, or by e-mail at [email protected] .
Established in 1961, the Ruffed Grouse Society is the one international
wildlife conservation organization dedicated to promoting conditions
suitable for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and related wildlife to
sustain our sport hunting tradition and outdoor heritage.
Recognized by Charity Navigator as a four-star not-for-profit
organization, information on the RGS, its mission, management projects
and membership can be found on the web at:
www.ruffedgrousesociety.org.
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Tales to Tell of Grouse & GrouseHuntingSEP 28, 2010 06:26P.M.
Tales to Tell of Grouse & Grouse Hunting
By Michael Mcintosh
Presented by Bernard+Associates
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Meeting up with the Bridge Bird would prove a final, fitting salute to the
place and the time and the many grouse that had given him the slip.
Sporting Classics Magazine
Columbia, SC --(AmmoLand.com)- Peter Grant turned off the road
where the graveled surface ended. This spot had once been occupied by a
house trailer, but the owners had long since towed it away, much to the
betterment of the countryside.
Now the only view was of woods in every direction. He could have driven
to where he was bound, but he’d always preferred to walk the last mile
down the narrow dirt road.
Grant opened the rear hatch and shrugged on his vest, checked to see
that he had a half-dozen cartridges in each shell pocket, and unbuckled
the top of a canvas and leather gunslip. The gun he drew out had been
built in London more than a hundred years before, sleek and elegant in
its lines, with graceful triggers and hammers filed to a perfect mirror
image of one another. It wasn’t the ideal grouse gun, but it was the most
beautiful of those he owned, and the one he wanted to carry this day.
Draping the gun over his shoulder, Grant set off slowly down the road.
It was an October day such as can only be found in northern Minnesota –
cool and still under a brilliant blue sky, a few yellow popple leaves still
clinging to their branches, fragrant with the smell of ripening wood fern
and the occasional musky thread of stink left by a whitetail buck in rut.
It was all familiar, and Grant found himself treasuring the
familiar more and more.
The woods on either side had once been productive grouse coverts, but
now the growth was too old to be attractive to the birds. A dog might
have found one that had strayed there for reasons known only to itself,
but Grant had no dog. His old Brittany had died two years before. He had
loved her fiercely through 11 seasons and a long retirement, and Grant
no longer owned the energy to train and keep pace with a puppy.
And there was only one bird he hoped to meet that day.
At length, the road curved sharply to the west. That place, too, had once
been a good covert, marked by a disused Minneapolis-Moline tractor
that had sat there for years, slowly rusting toward oblivion. It was now
gone, hauled off to some scrap yard or rescued by a collector who
thought it could be restored.
A couple of hundred yards beyond the bend, Grant turned south again at
the lane that led to the old farmhouse. Partway there he left the lane and
walked a few yards into the woods, found the place he wanted, knelt and
brushed leaves from a flat-set granite gravestone. “Laura Peterson –
1882-1898” was all the chiseled legend said.
Laura died nearly 50 years before Grant was born; was even four years
older than the gun he carried. She had been 16 when she succumbed to
tuberculosis. Grant knew this because he had once talked with some
members of the Peterson family, old people then, who told him of their
little sister. They described a spritely girl and the sadness they all felt
when she died of a disease that was little understood and not treatable in
any effective way. Grant had come upon the grave many years before and
visited it every time he came to this place. No visit to the old Peterson
farm felt complete without a few minutes of silent respect paid at the
place where Laura slept.
From the beginning, Grant had felt her as a presence in these woods,
lending some elegiac tone to his own presence there. At times, some lines
from Thomas Gray echoed in his mind. At other times he simply felt
certain Laura was looking kindly upon his roaming where she had
roamed and didn’t think him an intruder.
After a while he put his hat back on and continued his slow pace down
the lane. This brought him to the house. When he’d first begun hunting
here, it was no longer occupied and hadn’t been since. Now it was
teetering toward collapse under the weight of time and exposure to the
elements and mindless vandalism. Grant had sometimes taken shelter
there from rain. Once he’d shared the long, bare, dusty front room with a
grouse that apparently had wandered in for the same reason. Grant sat
quietly on the floor at one end and watched the bird pace nervously at
the other, bobbing its head and keeping a watchful eye. In the end they
had struck a truce, though the bird barreled out through the open front
door the moment the rain subsided.
Today, he didn’t approach, preferring to remember the old place as it
once had been.
The house faced a broad pasture, now much overgrown, that sloped
south to the creek. The original path was obscured by the remnants of
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summer grass, but Grant knew the way. He slanted southwest, toward
the bridge and the bird he wanted to find.
The Bridge Bird was something of a legend among the few
who hunted this place, always referred to in the capital letters
that denoted a given name.
The far end of the old timber span was screened by a narrow band of
alder and brush that opened to the uphill woods beyond. It was a tiny
piece of cover but ideal for a single grouse, and one was all Grant had
ever found there. But one always was there, and Grant had often
wondered how many generations had supplied the residents.
The Bridge Bird was thought to be especially cunning, able to elude any
opportunity for a clear shot. Clear shots indeed were rare, but the reason
had more to do with the environment than with any ubergrouse
sensibility. Unless a hunter wanted to wade the creek either upstream or
down, the bridge was the only access. The difficulty of negotiating the
first few yards of cover and the ruffed grouse’s natural wariness gave the
bird a clear advantage. It knew that some potential danger was at hand
well before a hunter set foot upon the bridge and had only to scurry to
the open side and take wing. Grant had heard more of them there than
he’d ever seen.
Whether by sheer chance or the vagaries of fate, he had killed two or
three Bridge Birds during the 30 years he’d spent trying to thwart their
chances of a safe escape, and despite a grossly lopsided average, each one
had been worth all the effort. To Grant, one Bridge Bird was as
satisfying, or more, than daily limits taken under less trying conditions.
The Bridge Bird lived somewhere deep in his soul.
Moving as quietly as he could through the grass, Grant gained the near
side of the bridge. Like everything around him, it spoke the
consequences of age. The timbers and crosspieces were rotting, and the
downstream side tipped lower than the other. But it was solid enough to
support a crossing, and Grant stepped softly in his rubber-bottomed
boots.
The creek ran glossy, deep and dark, fed by spill from an old beaver
pond. Grant knew the water was cold enough to support trout, but he
had never cast a fly upon it. At any time of year, this was a place for
birds.
He stopped at the end of the bridge, dropped two cartridges into his gun,
closed the action and cocked both hammers. He had traversed many an
alder-brake without enjoying the trip; this one was no different. Holding
his gun high in one hand and using the other to fend away the branches
while still using them for support, he moved the first few yards with
neither mishap nor an unexpected flush. But in this covert the
unexpected could be depended upon.
Free of the alder tangle, Grant stopped and waited. The silence alone
could sometimes prompt a grouse to flush, like any other ground-
dwelling gamebird. Nothing. After a minute or two he pushed into the
brush, moving slowly, feeling flutters and pangs in his chest and a
familiar pain beginning to gather in his lower back. Too long on your
feet, my lad, he thought, and kept moving ahead.
He was nearly out of the brush when the Bridge Bird lost its nerve and
hammered up from the edge, angling right to left, into the open. It was a
shot Grant seldom missed. He swung up the flight line, passed the bird,
lifted his leading hand and fired into the treetops.
It felt like a fitting salute to the place and the time and the
many birds that had given him the slip.
Back across the bridge, he hobbled up the slope and found a sunlit tree to
lean against as he sat in the grass underneath. He dug out his pipe and
tobacco pouch, filled the old briar and set it alight. Exhaling plumes of
fragrant smoke like fumes from a censer, he sat for a long time looking at
the bridge covert, hoping that as many generations of birds to come
would find it, as had the many that came before.
At length he struggled to his feet and set off back up the hill. He would
stop to have a look at the old house and pay a respect at Laura’s grave.
Then he would make his way down the lane and along the road, knowing
beyond all certainty that he would never see this place again.
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AMU’s Horner Wins 3GNChampionship, $25,000SEP 28, 2010 03:38P.M.
AMU’s Horner Wins 3GN Championship, $25,000
AMU’s Horner Wins 3GN Championship, $25,000
FNH 3 Gun Nation TV
LAS VEGAS, NV --(Ammoland.com)- The U.S. Army Marksmanship
Unit’s Daniel Horner defeated Bruce Piatt in the finals of the FNH USA
3-Gun Nation Championship Shoot-Off, Presented by SureFire, winning
an unprecedented $25,000, courtesy of Leupold , here Sept. 13.
The final event of the ground-breaking 2010 3-Gun Nation Tour, the
3GN Championship Shoot-Off pitted 16 of the top 3-gunners in the world
in a single-elimination, man-on-man drag race through a course of MGM
steel targets. But to get there, competitors had to post one of 16 top
scores out of field of more than 50 top practical shooters. And in
Horner’s case, he had to do a little more.
Horner’s incredible run actually began three days earlier when he set out
to defend his USPSA Multi-Gun Nationals title, and with a top
performance there earn a Wild Card berth into the 3GN Championship.
Unlike many top pros who had already qualified for the match based on
series points, Horner spent much of 2010 deployed with his unit to
Afghanistan in support of combat operations.
The Army staff sergeant did that and more, picking up another Nationals
victory en route to a Wild Card slot, before posting the top score after
four stages of fire during the 3GN Championship match, thereby earning
the top seed going into the Shoot-Off. Horner then proceeded to switch
gears, and looked solid with comfortable wins over Kerry Dematos and
Tony Holmes, setting up a semi-finals match-up with FNH USA’s Dave
Neth, who owns a Shoot-Off victory following MGM Ironman.
Meanwhile, Neth was equally impressive in his first two runs, knocking
out Ty Gentry and SureFire’s Barry Dueck, seemingly recapturing the
same rhythm and pace he set in Parma to win $5,000 in June.
As the two competitors stepped to the line, one could feel a shift in the
atmosphere, as the crowd seemed to sense what was coming. Two
confident, athletic shooters who were both clearly in the “zone” were
about to square off. However, no one could predict they were about to
see arguably the most exciting run of the 2010 3GN Tour.
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At the horn, each man exploded out of the start box, reaching the rifle
barricade in step, and each dropping into a reverse-kneeling position.
Horner’s trigger broke first, instantly followed by Neth’s, a literal “pop-
pop” cadence that continued throughout the rifle plates as each fired
their SCARs to knock down the 100-yard targets in turn.
“I got into the rifle position and shot the best I’ve shot so far
and thought I was ahead, and I looked up and he was already
finished and I thought I better go faster,” Horner said. “It’s a
blast out here competing with people. Guys like Dave, you
can’t ask for better … this is a blast.”
Horner’s half-count of a lead evaporated at the shotgun position as they
simultaneously grabbed their SLP shotguns and ripped through the five
poppers and two clays before grounding the shotgun and sprinting to the
pistol rack.
Here again, as each competitor hammered away with an FNX 9, they
went shot-for-shot through the pistol rack, as the crowd rose to its feet
just as Horner accelerated through the cross-over stop plate, sending it
down an instant before Neth’s fell in turn. It was quite simply an
amazing run by both competitors.
“My run was good—even perfect—I wouldn’t take it back,”
Neth said. “I can’t feel bad losing to Daniel Horner.”
The other semi-final matchup featured two 3-gun veterans and shoot-off
specialists in Jerry Miculek and Bruce Piatt. Miculek advanced to the
semis with a first-round win over Kalani Laker before knocking out the
AMU’s young Tyler Payne, who is poised to be one of the next stars of the
sport.
Conversely, Piatt was forced to work his way through a figurative
“Murderer’s Row” of heavy hitters. After taking out veteran 3-gunner
Kurt Miller in the first round, Piatt next faced Taran Butler, currently
one of the best in the world, and coming off a monster season. But Piatt
stayed measured during the rifle position, got his hits, and held on as
Butler got fast on the trigger and tried to run him down.
“I knew I was leaving the rifle ahead of him; I heard him still
shooting,” Piatt said. “I went faster than I wanted to on the
shotgun, and I kept missing a plate on the pistol, which put
me in panic mode. I had to settle back down and was able to
pull through.”
After losing their semi-finals matchups, Miculek and Neth regrouped
and toed the line to square off once more in the consolation round, with
$5,000 on the line from Timney Triggers. Neth maintained much of the
speed he showcased against Horner, cruising to the win and marking
Neth as the first repeat winner on the 3GN Tour.
“I got what I earned,” Miculek said, congratulating Neth.
“Dave shot a good one.”
“We at Timney Triggers are honored to be a part of such a
great shooting competition,” said Timney’s Chris Ellis during
the check presentation. “We just want to congratulate Dave
on an outstanding performance.”
Piatt’s run through the 3GN Championship Shoot-Off marked one of
consistency, as the veteran shoot-off competitor was deliberate on the
rifle, fast on the shotgun and smooth on the pistol. With consecutive
wins over Miller, Butler and Miculek, Piatt proved to be a giant killer.
But on this day, Horner, regarded as America’s best 3-gunner, was too
much. For his second place finish, Piatt earned a $10,000 check from US
P.A.L.M.
Ultimately, the night belonged to Horner. Upon defeating Piatt, the often
reserved, cool competitor thrust his fists skyward, followed by a smile
that lit up the Nevada desert.
“Sixteen shooters for $25,000, if that doesn’t get you fired up,
I don’t know what will,” said Kevin Trepa, Vice President
Tactical Sales & Marketing, Leupold Tactical, during the
check presentation. “We are real proud to be a part of this,
and we hope that this becomes something that is an annual
fixture.”
“I’d like to thank all the sponsors and staff that made this event happen,
and to the Army for letting me be here,” said Horner.
While Horner, Piatt and Neth took home the big prizes, every competitor
walked away happy with a prize bag that included a SureFire Muzzle
Brake for every participant, while stage sponsors Safariland and Warne
Scope Mounts each contributed 25 $100 gift certificates. Brownells
provided $2,500 worth of gear as well, with every competitor receiving
Brownells AR magazines and more. FMG Publications, with sponsored
shooter Scott McGregor in the field of 50, also sponsored a stage, and
Bushnell provided a catered lunch for everyone onsite during the 3GN
Championship.
The next stop on the FNH USA 3-Gun Nation Tour, Presented by
SureFire, is at the 2010 Adams Arms Ozark 3-Gun Championship, Sept.
24-26, at Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. While Ozark is not an official series
match, the event will be filmed for Versus and will culminate with the
3GN Shoot-Off and a $5,000 check from Adams Arms and Samson
Manufacturing.
Multi-gun, or 3-gun, is a unique sport within the discipline known as
practical shooting. Considered the fastest growing segment within the
shooting sports, 3-gun challenges competitors with rifle, pistol and
shotgun, maneuvering through unique stages of fire as fast as their skill
will allow.
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FNH USA 3-Gun Nation Championship Shoot-Off Winners
The National 3-Gun Association, through media properties “3-Gun
Nation Television” and 3GunNation.com, was formed with one mission:
to promote practical shooting by shining a light on amateur and
professional shooters alike, as well as the guns, gear and lifestyle that
define the high-octane sport of 3-gun competition. Bringing never-
before-seen cash payouts to the table, 3-Gun Nation is quite simply
changing the game. 3 Guns. One Champion.
For more information, visit www.3GunNation.com.
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Team ITI Puts Up Solid ScoresAt 2010 IDPA NationalChampionship With Three TopFive FinishesSEP 28, 2010 03:24P.M.
Team ITI Puts Up Solid Scores At 2010 IDPA National
Championship With Three Top Five Finishes
Team ITI At 2010 IDPA National Championship
International Training Inc
SHACKLESFORD, VA --(Ammoland.com)- Team International
Training, Inc. (ITI) once again proved they are a team to be watched as
teammates Morgan Allen, Gary Byerly and Brandon Wright all placed
within the top five of their respective divisions at the 2010 IDPA
National Championships, held at the United States Shooting Academy in
Tulsa, OK on September 23-25, 2010.
Over 390 competitors from across the world came out to compete with
the best of the best of IDPA competitors.
Allen finished fourth in the Enhanced Service Pistol (ESP) Master
Division (12th overall) with a score of 298.85. Twenty competitors,
including teammate Byerly, competed in the ESP – Master Division.
“This year’s National Championship featured what many
considered the most challenging tests of shooting skill to
date,” commented Allen. “It’s a great accomplishment when a
team can come together and finish as strong as we were able
to. Three top five finishes highlights a tremendously
successful competition for Team ITI.”
Bragging rights go to Byerly who came in third in the Enhanced Service
Pistol (ESP) Master Division (9th overall) with a score of 289.27.
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“The 2010 IDPA National Championship was a tremendous
match that presented a wide variety of challenges for all
competitors,” commented Byerly. “Being able to shoot with
my teammates Brandon and Morgan was exciting. We were
able to formulate an effective strategy for each course of fire
and then evaluate each others performances immediately.
This kind of feedback from shooters of their caliber is an
excellent training tool and contributed to our outstanding
performance as a team.”
Last but not least, Wright took home fifth in the Stock Service Pistol
(SSP) Master Division (11th overall) with a score of 298.55. Thirty
competitors came out for the SSP Master Division.
“This year’s match was as we expected it to be: lots of
challenging stages and good props. It was a huge turnout with
over 390 competitors,” commented Wright.
“My team and I would like to thank all the staff that helped
organize and run the match as they did a fantastic job.”
Allen and Byerly will next be competing at the USPSA North Carolina
Sectional held at the Sir Walter Gun Club in Butner, NC from October 2-
3, 2010. Wright can be seen competing next in the 2010 IDPA Georgia
State Championship in Conyers, GA on October 30, 2010.
About Morgan Allen
Morgan Allen has only been shooting pistols since 2005, but has already
amassed over 20 IDPA State and Regional Division Championship titles
under his belt since 2007. Having moved up the ladder from an IDPA
Novice to Master in only 14 months, Allen has also won three top five
Division finishes at the Smith & Wesson Indoor Nationals. Allen is an
NRA Certified Pistol Instructor, as well as an IDPA Safety Officer and
PPC Master.
About Gary Byerly
Gary Byerly has been competing in IDPA matches for the past eight years
and USPSA and 3-Gun matches for five years. He is an IDPA ESP and
SSP Master, as well as a six-time IDPA State Champion. Byerly is a
Master in Production and holds an “A” Classification in Open and
Limited in USPSA. Byerly is also a three time Area class winner.
About Brandon Wright
Brandon Wright served four years as a Law Enforcement Officer and
four years as a State Trooper in the Virginia State Police. In addition,
Wright was a member of the local police department S.W.A.T. Team.
Wright has over eight years experience as a Firearms Instructor, which
he puts into practice at ITI as their Senior Firearms Instructor. He is an
IDPA Master Class shooter and is currently awaiting classification in
USPSA Production and Limited Divisions.
About International Training, Inc.
International Training Incorporated (ITI) is a subsidiary of Wackenhut
Services Inc. Founded in 1989; ITI is committed to providing benchmark
security training programs emphasizing professionalism, quality,
customer service, and a fair price. ITI conducts both mobile and fixed
site training in security assistance and security service programs for the
U.S. Government, U.S. military, corporate America, and now private
citizens. For more information on ITI or any of their courses, log on to
www.itiwsi.com.
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HSS Recalls Carabineer OnUltra Lite HarnessSEP 28, 2010 02:14P.M.
HSS Issues A Voluntary Recall Of Carabineer On Ultra Lite
Harness
Safety Comes First And Foremost.
Hunter Safety Systems
Danville, Alabama --(Ammoland.com)- Hunter Safety System is
committed to providing treestand hunters with the highest quality safety
products on the market.
In keeping with those commitments to safety, HSS announced an
immediate voluntary recall of the carabineers that were included with
the new HSS 300 Ultra Lite Harness.
There have been no reported incidents involving these carabineers;
however, based on the high standards that Hunter Safety System
requires, the company feels it is necessary to issue a voluntary recall
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based on recent findings. Through rigorous testing, it became apparent
that the carabineer gate retention pins can inadvertently detach,
permitting the carabineer gate to open and creating the possibility of the
treestrap or lineman’s climbing strap to release from the carabineer,
thereby allowing the user to fall.
“We feel this product does not meet our safety standards,”
said John Wydner, HSS co-owner and president. “For this
reason we are replacing all carabineers that were included
with the HSS 300 Ultra Lite Harnesses free of charge,
including shipping. Although we have not had any reports of
this happening outside our factory, we are issuing this
voluntary recall to maintain the highest possible product-
quality standards for all of our customers.”
HSS’s Ultra Lite Safety Harness
Hunter Safety System representatives have been working around the
clock to contact dealers and individuals who have purchased the HSS
300 Ultra Lite Harness regarding this recall and potential problem with
the carabineer.
The UPC Code for this item is: 8-59540-00083-0. All owners and users
of the HSS 300 Ultra Lite Harness are directed to immediately
discontinue use of the carabineers and the included Lineman’s Climbing
Strap, and they should contact Hunter Safety System at 877-296-3528
for a carabineer exchange.
“We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our loyal
customers,” Wydner said.
“We are doing everything in our power to make this exchange
as easy as possible; however, we want everyone to be safe.
That is the most important thing in the world to everyone
here at Hunter Safety System.”
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Danville, Alabama, Hunter
Safety System is a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative deer
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Danville Road, Danville, AL 35619; call toll free 877-296-3528; or visit
the company website at www.hssvest.com.
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PennFuture Launches NewCoalition & Website with Focuson Hunters, TrappersSEP 28, 2010 01:32P.M.
PennFuture Launches New Coalition & Website with Focus on
Hunters, Trappers
New Pennsylvania Camo Coalition to Provide Unified Voice in
Harrisburg for Outdoors Enthusiasts.
Pennsylvania Camo Coalition
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PennFuture
HARRISBURG, Pa.--(Ammoland.com)- Citizens for Pennsylvania’s
Future (PennFuture) today unveiled a new initiative, the Pennsylvania
Camo Coalition, along with a related website, www.pacamocoalition.org.
The initiative and website will be used to provide no-cost education and
advocacy opportunities on state conservation policies that affect wildlife,
habitat, and sporting enthusiasts’ concerns.
“Looking back through history, Pennsylvania’s sportsmen
and women were the original conservationists”
“Looking back through history, Pennsylvania’s sportsmen
and women were the original conservationists,” said Jan
Jarrett, president and CEO of PennFuture.
“Our hunters, anglers and trappers have been, and continue
to be, some of the state’s most committed and effective
conservation leaders. We all need to work together, with a
collective voice, to protect and defend our natural resources
and the traditions we respect and appreciate.”
“We are at a historic fork in the road for our forests, our
rivers and streams” said Jarrett. “With the discovery and
development of the Marcellus Shale gas formation, choices
will have to be made and a balance will have to be reached.
Hunters, anglers, trappers need to speak up to make sure
their favorite hunting spots and trout streams aren’t ruined
by careless drilling and inadequate regulations. By creating
the Camo Coalition, we hope to balance the needs of
sportsmen and our conservation ethic with that of the
economic opportunities drilling will bring.”
The primary objectives of the Pennsylvania Camo Coalition are to
facilitate statewide advocacy for the protection of Pennsylvania’s wildlife
and the associated habitats, promote Pennsylvania’s outdoor heritage
and outdoor recreational opportunities, and to defend the right to hunt,
fish, trap, and enjoy the lands and waters of the state.
Membership in the coalition is free for all sportsmen and women. The
website serves as a portal where all can learn of different legislative and
regulatory proposals in front of the legislature and regulatory agencies. It
will also serve as an advocacy tool, allowing hunters and anglers easy
access to communicate with their legislators.
Seven other states have camo coalitions, all of which are initiatives of
statewide affiliates of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF).
PennFuture is Pennsylvania’s NWF statewide affiliate. The coalition is
coordinated by Ed Boito of PennFuture. He may be reached at (717)-214-
7928 or [email protected].
PennFuture is the Pennsylvania affiliate of the National Wildlife
Federation
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Disclose Act Update & NRAEndorses Gov. Culver???SEP 28, 2010 12:56P.M.
Disclose Act Update & NRA Endorses Gov. Culver???
Iowa Gun Owners
Iowa--(Ammoland.com)- Iowa readers, we recently called upon you to
take action and call Senators Grassley and Harkin and urge them to vote
no on the so-called “Disclose Act.”
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This is the bill that would effectively silence organizations like Iowa Gun
Owners from informing you about the positions that your elected
officials have taken on the 2nd Amendment.
In particular, it would limit us during election time.
This is a dream bill if you are an anti-gun politician facing a tough re-
election bid this fall. The last thing they want is for gun owners to be
aware of their votes on gun bills!
We are pleased to report that thanks to your calls and emails, and those
of other gun activists across the country, you helped kill this legislation
that damages the 1st and 2nd Amendments at the same time.
• Senator Grassley voted against this bill.
• Senator Harkin, on the other hand, voted to support it.
It is important to note that there is no such thing as a dead bill as long as
Congress is in session. So you may have to take action again. But for the
time being, and for the 2nd time now, you have stopped this bill dead in
it’s tracks.
NRA Not Helping
In a disappointing move that Iowa Gun Owners members are becoming
all too used to, the NRA acted against the best interests of gun owners
and returned a political favor to Governor Chet Culver today when they
endorsed his re-election campaign.
IGO members will remember that it was the NRA that brought forth the
watered down carry bill that passed through the General Assembly last
session and ultimately was signed by the Governor.
IGO was concerned that anti-gun members of the legislature and
Governor Culver would be able to use this bill to their advantage.
Unfortunately, that’s exactly what took place.
While the NRA has endorsed Governor Culver, here are the
real facts:
• Governor Culver refuses to complete the Iowa Gun Owners 2010
Gun Rights Candidate Survey.
• Governor Culver signed into law SF2357, which allows Iowans, not
convicted of any crime and potentially not even being allowed to be
present to make a defense at an evidentiary hearing, to have their
lawfully owned firearms seized from them based on a mere
accusation alone.
• Governor Brandstad has completed the Gun Rights Candidate
Survey with 100% pro-gun responses.
• Lt. Governor nominee Senator Kim Reynolds co-sponsored and
voted for REAL Right-to-Carry and other pro-gun bills for Iowa
Gun Owners for the past two legislative sessions.
This NRA endorsement follows on the heels of a substantial PAC
donation made from the NRA-PVF to Governor Culver’s campaign in the
amount of $2,500 soon after he signed the watered down bill into law.
Unfortunately, for those Iowa Gun Owners’ members who are also NRA
members, that’s your money helping to re-elect this anti-gun Governor
who suddenly became pro-gun when it suited him politically.
It would appear as though the NRA has repaid their debt to Governor
Culver for signing their watered down bill.
That’s the bad news.
The good news is that Iowa Gun Owners has been meeting with pro-gun
incumbents and first time candidates all over the state of Iowa and the
2nd Amendment has taken on a major component in their campaigns.
We have almost every pro-gun candidate in the state on the record now
in support of REAL Right-to-Carry and our other pro-gun bills through
our 2010 Gun Rights Candidate Survey program.
It looks very likely that pro-gun candidates will re-take the House of
Representatives, at least, this Fall.
Thanks for your support as we get candidates on the record for gun
rights.
As we roll into the final weeks of the election season, Iowa Gun Owners
will be sending out waves of mail all across the state of Iowa. We will be
informing you and thousands of other pro-gun activists like you, where
your candidates stand on the issue of the 2nd Amendment.
We have the anti-gunners on the record after two years of recorded, roll
call gun votes. (This is why procedural votes matter in the legislature.)
Now they are on the run trying desperately to hide their anti-gun
positions.
With your support we will make sure that their recorded votes and
candidate surveys get out to the voters in their districts!
To help us with this vital program, and to help ensure a pro-gun majority
next legislative session, won’t you please consider a special donation to
help us with our pro-gun mail program?
It will be a costly program. But if we don’t get the word out to gun
activists like yourself, then our chances of advancing solid gun bills next
legislative session will be diminished.
You can contact us in the following ways:
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: 515/309-7858
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About:
Iowa Gun Owners (IGO) was formed in January of 2009 to combat the
oppressive gun laws in the State of Iowa. IGO does not believe that you,
as a law abiding citizen, should have to beg permission from the
government to be able to defend yourself and your family. That’s why we
are working so hard to get a Vermont/Alaska style carry law passed in
Iowa. In these states, unless you are a convicted felon or otherwise
barred from possessing weapons, you don’t need a permit to carry a gun
for self-defense! Join us now! Visit: www.iowagunowners.org
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Tips for Using Your Day 6PlotWatcher Trail CamSEP 28, 2010 12:36P.M.
Tips for Using Your Day 6 PlotWatcher Trail Cam
Day 6 Outdoors
Columbus, GA – -(Ammoland.com)- The Day 6 PlotWatcher Time-
Lapse Video Camera takes the guesswork out of hunting by recording
daytime game activity around potential hunting locations revealing the
best time and place to hunt.
You can view the footage using the free GameFinder software, which
allows you to watch an entire days’ video in just a few minutes. When
you watch the video, it’s as if you’ve sat in that location all day long.
For tips on using your PlotWatcher, check out these helpful videos at
www.day6outdoors.com.
Day 6 PlotWatcher Camera
Here are a few additional tips from the Day6 staff that will help you get
even more useful information from your camera.
• Set the camera up to review possible stand locations, fields, roads
and power lines. With the PlotWatcher, you can view animals that
would normally be out of range for other trail cameras.
• Use the camera to pinpoint entry and exit spots, directions of travel
and game activity so you know exactly where to place your stands.
• When possible, position your camera facing north or south to
prevent the sun from backlighting your subject and making it a
non-descript silhouette in the photo.
• If you set the PlotWatcher in open areas such as fields, food plots,
clear cuts, power lines etc…, set your camera to take footage every
10 seconds, which is sufficient to get great, informative video. If
you set up the PlotWatcher in thicker cover, choose every five
seconds to double your chance of getting great pictures of the
animals you seek.
• Try placing a Plotwatcher camera at another hunting location while
you hunt. Then you can check the camera when you leave to find
out what happened in this other location while you were away. The
camera can help you pinpoint hot spots much quicker than hunting
them by yourself.
For optimum performance and to preserve your camera battery’s life, use
a 4GB ReadyBoost USB to download your video to your computer.
For more info, check out www.day6outdoors.com.
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Michigan DNRE ShootingRanges Help Hunters Preparefor Fall Hunting SeasonsSEP 28, 2010 12:01P.M.
Michigan DNRE Shooting Ranges Help Hunters Prepare for
Fall Hunting Seasons
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Michigan --(Ammoland.com)- With the start of the fall hunting
seasons, now is the time for hunters to sight in their bows, rifles and
shotguns at one of the Department of Natural Resources and
Environment’s staff-operated shooting ranges.
The DNRE oversees six shooting ranges in southern Michigan, including
the Rose Lake Shooting Range in Bath (Clinton County); Sharonville
Shooting Range in Grass Lake (Jackson County); Island Lake Shooting
Range in Brighton (Livingston County); Ortonville Shooting Range in
Ortonville (Lapeer County); Bald Mountain Shooting Range in Lake
Orion (Oakland County) and Pontiac Lake Shooting Range in Waterford
(Oakland County). An archery range is not available at Island Lake.
During October, Ortonville, Pontiac Lake, Rose Lake, and Sharonville
ranges are open six days a week, closed Tuesdays. From Nov. 1 – 15, the
ranges are open daily.
Hours at Ortonville and Pontiac Lake ranges are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Rose Lake and Sharonville ranges.
Range fees at Ortonville and Pontiac Lake are $4 per day for each
shooter age 16 and older. Children under 16 are free. Rose Lake and
Sharonville have no fee. The Bald Mountain and Island Lake ranges are
operated under contract by Michigan Shooting Centers, LCC. Please
contact Island Lake at 248-437-2784 and Bald Mountain at 248-693-
0567, or visit their website www.mishoot.com/ for hours and fees.
For more information on DNRE operated shooting ranges, please call the
ranges.
The telephone numbers are:
• Bald Mountain: 248-693-0567
• Island Lake: 248-437-2784
• Ortonville: 248-627-5569
• Pontiac Lake: 248-666-5406
• Rose Lake: 517-641-7801
• Sharonville: 734-428-8035
Hunters are encouraged to check out Ortonville’s new 3-D archery range
and Bald Mountain’s new sporting clays course. Please contact the
ranges for more details.
Shooters are reminded to bring eye and ear protection and approved
targets with either a bull’s eye pattern or a depiction of legal game.
Shooters under age 16 must be directly supervised by an adult.
Information about the DNRE shooting ranges and other public and
private shooting ranges can be found on the DNRE website at
www.michigan.gov/shootingranges.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment is committed to
the conservation, protection, management, and accessible use and
enjoyment of the state’s environment, natural resources, and related
economic interests for current and future generations. Learn more at
www.michigan.gov/dnre.
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Michigan Deer Archery SeasonOpens Statewide Friday, Oct. 1SEP 28, 2010 11:55A.M.
Michigan Deer Archery Season Opens Statewide Friday, Oct. 1
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Michigan --(Ammoland.com)- The Department of Natural Resources
and Environment reminds hunters that the archery deer season opens
statewide on Friday, Oct. 1.
The season runs from Oct. 1 to Nov. 14, then reopens after the firearm
deer season for late archery hunting Dec. 1 to Jan. 1.
During the archery season, an archery license, combination license
regular tag or combination license restricted tag can be used to harvest
either an antlerless deer or a buck. Antlerless-only licenses are also valid
during the archery season.
If a hunter chooses to harvest a buck with an archery tag or combination
license.
The following restrictions apply:
• Using an archery tag: Bucks must have one antler at least three
inches long, except in DMUs 117, 135 and 245, where one antler
must have at least two points, and in DMUs 045 and 122, where
one antler must have at least three points.
• Using a combination license regular tag: Bucks must have one
antler at least three inches long, except in DMUs 117 and 245,
where one antler must have at least two points, and in DMUs 045,
122, 487 and the entire Upper Peninsula, where one antler must
have at least three points.
• Using a combination license restricted tag: Bucks must have at
least four points on one side.
• Hunters are limited to purchasing only two kill tags for bucks each
year – either an archery tag and a regular firearm tag, or a
combination license with two kill tags valid during both the archery
and firearm hunting seasons. Regardless of the types of licenses
purchased, if two bucks are harvested, one of them must have at
least four points on at least one antler. Also, if a buck is harvested
in the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) or DMU 487 with an archery tag, a
second buck cannot be taken from that same hunting unit (U.P. or
487) with a regular firearm license. Hunters are encouraged to be
familiar with the antler point restrictions in their chosen DMU
before purchasing a license.
“With 75 days open for archery deer hunting in Michigan,
bow and arrow enthusiasts have boundless opportunities to
get outdoors and fill those deer tags,” said DNRE deer and elk
program leader Brent Rudolph. “Additionally, crossbow
regulations have been expanded statewide, which we believe
will lead to more hunters participating in archery season than
ever before.”
In August, the Natural Resources Commission voted to allow all legal
hunters 10 years old and older to use crossbows statewide. All archery
and firearm seasons are open to crossbow hunting, except in the Upper
Peninsula, where deer hunters cannot use crossbows after Nov. 30
unless they have a disability permit. The free crossbow stamp is still
required for all crossbow hunters.
Hunters are also reminded that the baiting and feeding of deer and elk
remains prohibited in the entire Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Detailed information regarding deer hunting regulations can be found in
the Michigan Hunting and Trapping Digest, available at all license
vendors, DNRE Operations Service Centers and online at
www.michigan.gov/hunting.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment is committed to
the conservation, protection, management, and accessible use and
enjoyment of the state’s environment, natural resources and related
economic interests for current and future generations. Learn more at
www.michigan.gov/dnre.
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Mary Fallin On Her NRAEndorsementSEP 28, 2010 11:48A.M.
Mary Fallin – Candidate for Oklahoma Governor on her NRA
endorsement
NRA - ILA
Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- NRA-ILA grass roots news recently
debuted a new and improved format for the “Grassroots News Minute”
video!
To view the current video in its new format, please click above:
About: Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s
oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Four million members strong,
NRA continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to
advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce
crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education
and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the
military. Visit: www.nra.org
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Safariland Shooters MaggieReese & Tasha Hanish WinUSPSA Multi-Gun NationalsSEP 28, 2010 11:10A.M.
Team Safariland Shooters Maggie Reese & Tasha Hanish Win
USPSA Multi-Gun Nationals with Safariland ELS Belt System
Team Safariland Shooters Maggie Reese & Tasha Hanish Win USPSA
Multi-Gun Nationals with Safariland ELS Belt System
Safariland.com
Jacksonville, FL –-(Ammoland.com)- Safariland, a BAE Systems line
of business, congratulates Team Safariland shooters Maggie Reese and
Tasha Hanish for winning the USPSA Multi-Gun Nationals September 9-
12 in Las Vegas, NV. Both shooters repeat last year’s victories during the
four-day match, which included all the top shooters from around the
country.
Competitors shot approximately 400 rounds with handgun, shotgun and
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rifle to complete the 12 stages of fire. Reese took top honors in the Open
Ladies Class, while Hanish won the Tactical Ladies Class, both using the
new Safariland ELS Belt and Accessory System.
“Moving from stage to stage, each shooter must reconfigure
their rig or belt system to accommodate the requirements of
the stage. The ELS and Accessory system makes it a lot easier
to set up the rig, giving us more time to study the course of
fire,” explained Reese.
The entire Team Safariland was using the new ELS (Equipment Locking
System), fork and receiver plates, which made it very swift and easy to
configure their belt for each course of fire. The ELS components offer a
small footprint and a stable platform to allow several to be placed at
different angles and locations on the 032 ELS Competition belt. Pouches
attach to the fork and they slide easily into the receiver plates mounted
to the belt.
“Competing at this high level of competition, you can imagine
the pressure each competitor endures. The ELS system helps
take some of that pressure off,” stated Scott Carnahan, Vice
President, Category Marketing for Safariland.
“We are very proud of Maggie and Tasha’s accomplishments.
Equally important is that they have been instrumental with
the development of our gear, especially gear for female
shooters.”
For more information about the ELS Competition Belt System and Team
Safariland, visit www.safariland.com/dutygear. For more information on
this event, check out www.uspsa.org.
About Safariland
Safariland, LLC is a premier provider of law enforcement and security
products and services, delivering a full-range of customer-specific
solutions. Offering many of the world’s most recognizable branded
products in the public safety market, Safariland is committed to saving
lives. For more information about Safariland and its body armor
products, as well as information on the new NIJ-06 standard, please visit
www.safariland.com.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defense, security and aerospace company with
approximately 107,000 employees worldwide. The Company delivers a
full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well
as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and
customer support services. In 2009 BAE Systems reported sales of £22.4
billion (US$ 36.2 billion).
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USAMU to Celebrate 54thAnniversarySEP 28, 2010 10:37A.M.
United States Army Marksmanship Unit to Celebrate 54th
Anniversary
United States Army Marksmanship Unit
FORT BENNING, Ga. --(Ammoland.com)- Former and current
Soldiers and Civilians of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, along with
members of the Military Marksmanship Association, will celebrate 54
years of unparalleled success at a reunion Oct. 14-16.
The reunion honors all shooters, staff and support personnel who
contributed to the success of the unit. The USAMU was formed in 1956
by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to raise the standards of
marksmanship throughout the Army.
The unit has won 23 Olympic medals, 41 World Championships, and
over 300 National and team championships. The unit also boasts the
world’s best gunsmiths and hours of dedicated research and
development.
Attendees will commence the event with an open house at unit
headquarters as well as section “get together” dinners. A round-robin
rifle, shotgun and pistol competition will be held on the 15th followed by
the annual MMA membership meeting and election of new officers.
On the 16th, sections will induct members into their respective halls of
fame prior to the induction of three new members into the USAMU Hall
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of Fame. A barbecue will close out the weekend.
The MMA’s objectives are to provide a link to the history of the USAMU,
host ceremonies and social events, and support the goals and objectives
of the USAMU. It also presides over the hall of fame voting. The MMA
now boasts more than 575 members.
About USAMU:
The USAMU’s mission is to raise the standard of marksmanship
proficiency and combat readiness throughout the Army by sharing
knowledge gained from competing and winning in national/
international competitions, research and development and advanced
training programs while enhancing the Army’s recruiting effort through
an active public information and public relations program. For more
information on the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, contact the Public
Affairs Office at (706) 545-5436, [email protected] or
www.USAMU.com .
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Cooking Wild Magazine onNewsstands This FallSEP 28, 2010 10:30A.M.
Cooking Wild Magazine on Newsstands This Fall
New Magazine – Nationwide and in Canada – for the Food Focused
Outdoors Person and Adventurous Chef.
Cooking Wild Magazine on Newsstands This Fall
Cooking Wild
Sacramento, CA --(Ammoland.com)- The fall edition of Cooking Wild
Magazine will soon be available on newsstands in Canada and
throughout the US, including Alaska and Hawaii at great retailers like
Bass Pro and Barnes and Noble.
“Field and Stream meets Bon Appetite”, Cooking Wild is the first and
only magazine to focus on food for the outdoors person and is sure to
inspire adventurous chefs around the globe.
Each quarterly issue features something for everyone with fresh caught
fish, wild game and foraged food recipes. Cooking Wild’s fall issue will
feature recipes that go beyond the traditional, recipes like; Dogfish with
a Cilantro Chimichurri sauce, Tea Smoked Rattlesnake, and Venison
Carpaccio.
Adding to the family favorites are recipes such as Deep Fried Wild
Turkey, Antelope Burgers with a Grilled Romaine Salad, and Cream of
Chantrelle Soup.
Cooking Wild Magazine is dedicated to helping improve and expand the
wild cooking arsenal of home chefs everywhere. This new quarterly
printed magazine is loaded with tips, techniques and recipes from
experts and home chefs from across the country. Available nationwide,
find it on a newsstand this fall. For home delivery of the fall issue
subscribe online by October 10, 2010 at www.cookingwildmagazine.com.
Sneak Peak
The article SHARK FEAST is excerpted from the fall issue of Cooking
Wild magazine. To read the complete article and get tips on fishing for,
cleaning, cutting and preparing Dogfish for the recipe below, look for the
magazine on a newsstand near you or subscribe online by October 10,
2010 at http://www.cookingwildmagazine.com.
Fishing for Spiny Dogfish on the Puget Sound
BY Thomas Swimme
The excitement of catching a shark is a joy that is still just as
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vibrant today as it was when I was a child. I can remember
early morning salmon fishing trips with my uncles and
cousins when I’d let my line drift a little too deep and end up
hooking into a spiny dogfish. While this was not ideal on a
salmon fishing trip, nor appreciated by my relatives, catching
a shark was one of my greatest thrills. I’m still not sure if
dogfish was my first fish but I am sure it was my most prized.
The way they circle back and forth when being reeled in and
the first sight of a fin or an eye has always given me the
chills…..
FRIED SHARK FILLETS WITH SAUTÉED PEPPERS
AND CILANTRO CHIMICHURRI
Ingredients:
• 6 ears of corn
• Olive oil
• 4 large bell peppers (red, yellow, orange), sliced
• 2 large onions, sliced
• 2/3 head of garlic, chopped
• Salt and pepper
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 spiny dogfish, filleted and prepared
• All-purpose flour
• 3 lemons
Cilantro Chimichurri, recipe follows
1. Boil the corn. Drain and put into ice bath. When cool,
cut off kernels and reserve.
2. Put pot over medium-high heat and add olive oil. When
heated, add peppers and onions, stir, reduce to medium
heat and cover. We are not trying to color the vegetables
so keep the heat low and stir regularly.
3. Add the chopped garlic, salt and pepper. Add corn to
warm. Add juice of 1 lemon to brighten the flavor.
4. Heat a skillet with a generous amount of oil over
medium-high heat. Cut the shark fillets into 4-ounce
portions. Pepper and flour each portion and pat off
excess (the meat is strong enough not to need salt).
When oil is hot enough, fry fillets until golden and crisp
on both sides.
To Serve: Place the fillets over the bell pepper medley on the
plate. Squeeze lemon juice over the fillets. Spoon chimichurri
sauce around. Tailor the amount of chimichurri sauce to
balance the flavor of the fish. Serve with a grassy New
Zealand sauvignon blanc or light Moscato to pair with the
chimichurri and combat the saltiness of the shark fillets.
CILANTRO CHIMICHURRI
Ingredients:
• ¼ cup Champagne vinegar
• 1/3 head of garlic, chopped
• 2 lemons
• Honey
• 1 large bunch cilantro, minced
• 1/3 bunch parsley, minced
• 1 cup olive oil
• Salt and pepper
In a bowl combine vinegar, chopped garlic, juice of 2 lemons,
honey, cilantro and parsley. Slowly whisk in olive oil. Season
with salt and pepper.
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Pennsylvania Junior Small BoreRifle CampSEP 28, 2010 09:06A.M.
Pennsylvania Junior Small Bore Rifle Camp
By David Cramer, Camp Director
2010 Pennsylvania Junior Small Bore Rifle Camp
Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol Association
Butler, PA --(Ammoland.com)- The Intermediate Junior Small bore
Rifle shooting camp has been a summer activity in Pennsylvania for the
past 30 years.
This year s camp was held 15-19 June, 2010, at Indiana, PA. NRA
Foundation grants help to support this endeavor and assist in keeping
the cost of attending as low as possible.
Sixteen adults, junior program coordinators, coaches, and energetic
volunteers, assisted the camp with various activities. Twenty juniors,
ages 11 through 16 years of age, were the camp participants. All were
state residents, with the majority of them from western and central
Pennsylvania. The camp also is conducted with the assistance of the
National Rifle Association and the NRA Day Camp program.
The camp begins on the afternoon of the check-in day, and juniors get
right into shooting with a short record course of fire. The purpose of this
match is to get everyone involved from the start and to get the coaches
interacting with the shooters. Also we get our scoring and records group
up to speed, and most importantly, we can determine the
experience/ability level of our junior shooters.
After a dinner meal at the local Cicci es Pizza, everyone returned to the
Clymer rifle range for the first of the evening fun matches. The first
night es fun match was a club rifle match. For this match teams were
randomly selected, and both coaches and juniors firing for the team. It
was a short 10 shot prone match, each shooter firing one target. Eight
shooters comprised four different teams. Two or three coaches fired on
each team. Most of those present had not shot a club rifle for a few years,
and some had n ot ever fired a club gun.
The rifles used were Remington 513T rifles, with a lot of variation in
stock size, sight apertures, trigger pull, etc. Everyone came away from
the experience with a greater appreciation of the problems encountered
by the beginning shooter who often starts their shooting experience with
guns usually provided by local clubs. All the junior kids were more than
ready to get back to their match rifles for the remainder of the camp.
Bob King es team, some say a \ringer team., was the winning team.
Members were Mary Sloan, Trent Thomas, Steve Hutta, Morgan Duerr,
Chris Duerr, Bob King, Gene Lechmanick, and Tom Benedict. An
appropriate awards ceremony was held immediately following their win,
and each team member enjoyed a Hershey candy bar for their fine
efforts.
The second day is devoted to the three shooting positions. There are two
relays of juniors, ten each relay. Ten juniors shoot on the indoor range,
while the others have short classroom lessons. The relays take turns
moving from classroom to range and back to classroom. A lot of time is
devoted to prone, standing, and kneeling positions, both on the firing
line, and in the classrooms. Each shooter es positions are analyzed and
corrected as necessary while they are shooting. In the classroom the
instructors cover the position fundamentals, and various other subjects
related to making each one a better shooter. One of the teaching points
of this and every day es instruction was to have shooters become very
aware of their natural point of aim. This tends to be one of the
fundamentals that beginning shooters need ongoing reminders about.
The evening fun match was the Bonus Prone Match.. The rules are a
little different, and shooters are allowed to refire shots that are not tens.
Appropriate awards were distributed at the conclusion.
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Bob King’s Team—winner of the club team match
The third day was supervised training time on the range. Shooters were
given an opportunity to shoot each position and get additional help from
coaches. This was a low key training day, enabling shooters to polish up
their skills. There was a One Shot Special Target match during the day.
The evening fun match was a One shot Elimination Match. Shooting
from the standing position, shooters fired one shot, awaited scoring, and
were eliminated by the better shot from their competitors. This exercise
stressed the one shot at a time, theme of camp. The result is the best
shooter is left standing. Sometimes it is not the best shooter in camp, but
the luckiest! Awards were presented to the winners.
The final day saw shooters firing a half-course 3-position record match
under typical match conditions. Competition was spirited–this is like the
final exam. The evening match was a continuation of the day es record
firing with a 10-shot standing Olympic finals. Scores of the finals were
added to the day es half course to produce the grand aggregate.
A number of fine awards were donated as prizes for the camp. Wolf
Performance Ammunition donated T-shirts, .22 ammunition, back-packs
and other Wolf logo items. Eley Ammunition donated .22 ammunition,
T-shirts, and Eley hats. Anschutz donated three very nice back-packs.
The Army National Guard donated neat back-packs and duffle bags.
Various local vendors donated rifle cleaning supplies and gun products.
NRA Collegiate shooting donated beautiful ball-point pens, and NRA
Sports donated NRA T-shirts. The awards were presented on Saturday.
Every junior was able to pick several items from the awards table.
Camp is already planned for the coming year. 2011 will follow a similar
schedule, probably at the same locations. IUP has re-done their
dormitory rooms and they are more expensive than in the past. Camp
cost will likely be a bit more for the coming year. This year es camp was
one of our most enjoyable. The smiling faces in the photos are a pretty
good indicator that the kids had a great time and also learned something
that should be useful for their future shooting competitions.
2011 Camp announcements and registration will be available in
February.
About:
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Article I, Section 21, “The right of the
citi-zens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be
questioned.” We uphold, promote and support the right to keep and bear
arms. Visit: www.pennarifleandpistol.org
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African Penguin ReceivesEndangered Species ActProtectionSEP 28, 2010 08:27A.M.
African Penguin Receives Endangered Species Act Protection
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- African Penguin Receives
Endangered Species Act Protection A species of penguin from Africa is
now protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act),
following the publication of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)
final listing determination in today’s Federal Register.
The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), a species native to Namibia
and South Africa, has been listed as endangered.
The determination comes after a thorough review of best available
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scientific information, comments from the general public and peer
reviewers, and any new information received during the public comment
period following publication of the proposed rule to list this species. This
rule implements the Federal protections provided by the Act for this
species.
The African penguin population has declined 60.5 percent in the past 28
years due to food base declines and competition for food with the fishing
industry and Cape fur seals. The population decline has been severely
exacerbated by rapid ecosystem changes at the northern end of the
penguin’s distribution and by major shifts of prey resources to outside of
the accessible foraging range of breeding penguins at the southern end of
its distribution; habitat modification and destruction; predation; and oil
spills. Climate change contributes to these threats through rising sea
levels, increasing sea surface temperatures, declines in upwelling
intensities, predicted increases in frequency and intensity of El Niño
events in the Benguela marine ecosystem, and predicted increases in
sulphide eruptions.
Granting foreign species protection under the Endangered Species Act
means that the import or export of any of the species, or their parts or
products, as well as their sale in interstate or foreign commerce, is
prohibited. Take of listed species, which includes harass, harm, pursue,
hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, collect, or to attempt any of these,
within the U.S. is also prohibited. Permits for these prohibited actions
may be issued for specific purposes consistent with the Endangered
Species Act.
The final rule appeared in the September 28, 2010 Federal Register and
will become effective on October 28, 2010. For more information visit
the Service’s website at www.fws.gov/endangered.
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for the continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader
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scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources,
dedicated professionals and commitment to public service. For more
information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit
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Gun Voters Listen UpSEP 28, 2010 08:07A.M.
Gun Voters Listen Up
By Jack Lee
President Pennsylvania Rifle & Pistol Association
Pennsylvania Rifle and Pistol Association
Butler, PA --(Ammoland.com)- The coming election will be the most
important election of my time and could be the most important election
American history.
This past April saw the passage of Obamacare, the government health
care program that placed over 50% of our GDP under government
control. In addition, we find over 50% of the voting population does not
pay income taxes.
With the entitlements now authorized, the increase in government jobs
occurring during a time of high unemployment in the private sector, the
increase in taxes that are scheduled to take effect in 2011 and the so
called stimulus creating massive government spending.
This November’s election could well determine if this USA will continue
as a Representative Republic under our Constitution or fully turn into a
Socialist Democracy patterned after the European model. We are now
well on the road to becoming that model, considering what has happened
to Capitalism in the past 18 months.
But that’s not all that we must face this Fall.
On your computer and bring up 2A Unfriendly Senate Committee to
Address Firearms. (Editors Note: this meeting is now on hold)
This is the beginning of the Obama administration setting the stage for a
lame duck session to attack gun ownership and the Second Amendment
by proposing the largest package of anti-gun legislation ever considered.
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Warnings have been circulating for the past several months and each
time the warnings get more serious about what will be proposed.
Gun owners can sit around and do nothing or we can (NO, We MUST)
get out and do something about what is happening. Remember, not only
do we have to defeat the present majority in the House and Senate in
November, we must also prevent the Administration and Congress from
passing any proposed anti-gun legislation during the lame duck session
from November to the end of the 2010 Session.
THIS IS THE MOST SERIOUS TIME FOR OUR COUNTRY THAT I CAN
REMEMBER!
What happens in the next 3 months can spell the difference between the
freedoms we have known from the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution and some sort of serfdom we could expect under a so-called
Socialist Democracy. IT’S UP TO US!
About:
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Article I, Section 21, “The right of the
citi-zens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be
questioned.” We uphold, promote and support the right to keep and bear
arms. Visit: www.pennarifleandpistol.org
Jack Lee
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