American, United and Delta Air Lines Ban Hunting Trophy Shipments on Aircraft
When it comes to what an airline will and won't carry on their airplanes they have pretty much free reign to dictate the rules. The TSA and FAA both have a general set of...
Zimbabwe Restricts Big Game Hunts After Cecil Uproar
By Travis Smola via wideopenspaces.com
Amidst the global uproar over the killing of “Cecil” the lion by Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has announced the suspension of hunting for lions, leopards and elephants...
Quote of the Day: Take Your Best Shot Edition
“I AM HUNTER! For that I make no excuses, no apologies, I back down to no one, and I hide from it not! I'm armed at all times, and I'm ready - either step...
Col. Jeff Cooper on the Cecil the Lion Fiasco
Reader Don Urbatsch writes:
I am invoking the name of the late great Jeff Cooper to shed light on the media fiasco that is the mainstream media’s coverage of the dentist who shot the apparently...
What Gun For Armadillo?
In The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin tells us:
As many more individuals of each species are born than can possibly survive; and as, consequently, there is a frequently recurring struggle for existence, it follows...
BREAKING: Poachers Reportedly Shoot and Kill Cecil the Lion’s Brother Jericho
After punting on the Cecil the lion poaching story - the Minnesota dentist who killed the Zimbabwean beast did so with arrows - we're back on it. 'Cause we've just learned that poachers have killed...
CORRECTION: Cecil the Lion Was Killed With an Arrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e31DigkpFE
The killing of the African lion anthropomorphized as "Cecil" continues to make news. cbsnews.com reports that Zimbabwe authorities are asking the U.S. to send Dr. Walter Palmer, the Minnesota dentist who removed Cecil from the gene...
OMG! 96 Lions Per Year Shot by Hunters in Zimbabwe! OMG!
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1
"The death of Cecil the lion at the hands of pilloried dentist Walter Palmer has sparked worldwide outrage," time.com reports, "with virtual mobs tanking Palmer’s Yelp ratings, real mobs leaving angry messages at his...
Dentist’s Dubious Lion Kill Triggers Anti-Hunting Outcry
https://youtu.be/H4a2htZ2wIQ
"Walter James Palmer, a dentist from Minnesota, is believed to have paid £35,000 to shoot and kill the much-loved lion with a bow and arrow," telegraph.co.uk reports. "The animal was shot on July 1 in Hwange...
TX Parks & Wildlife Test Lead vs. Non-Toxic Shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xMD6cHijZE
By Reese Johnson via wideopenspaces.com
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department has completed a two-year study of dove hunting, comparing the effectiveness of lead shot versus non-toxic shot. This was a “double-blind” study with neither hunters...
Gun Review: STI Nitro 10 10mm 1911
After testing the GLOCK 20 I’m still auditioning candidates for my perfect truck pistol: a handgun I can use for concealed carry self-defense and hunting game. Before reviewing the latest contender - the STI Nitro 10 10mm 1911 - I want to address...
Gun Review: Ruger Mini-14 Tactical in 300 BLK
The Ruger Mini-14 is one of Ruger's flagship rifles. First designed in the late 1960's as a smaller civilian version of the U.S. Military M-14, the rifle has been used by generations of hunters...