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Keeping a Bladesmithing Tradition Alive in Southern Missouri

May 17, 2013

Bladesmith Ray Johnson plies his craft at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri.

His knives are found throughout the world, from a hunter’s hand following success in the woods to a coveted collector’s case in a country far away. “I am a steel and tool maker,” says 73-year-old Ray Johnson in a deep Missouri drawl. “Basically sixty percent...

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The Call That Started It All Redux

May 17, 2013

One of the oldest names in the call business is now poised to make a comeback.

The phone rings in an old building in Groves, Texas, where a legendary business is nearly forgotten. But no one is there to answer the call. Charlie Holder hangs up and dials another number. He finally reaches Jim “Cowboy” Fernandez, one of the creators of...

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Scott Leysath Hunts for Rattlesnakes and Hogs on Sportsman Channel – Sunday Night

May 16, 2013

Leysath’s boots are on the ground in Oklahoma for the Annual Waynoka Rattlesnake Hunt.

Hunting venomous rattlesnakes has never been high on Scott Leysath’s priority list – but as the old saying goes, ‘when in Rome…’ Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, brings a unique episode of Dead Meat which gives viewers an up...

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Navy SEAL Auctions Knife Used in bin Laden Mission for $35,000 on Charity Site

May 16, 2013

Frontal view of an Emerson CQC-7B, the model of knife apparently brought on the bin Laden mission.

How much would knife collectors pay to own a piece of history? A fair amount, especially if the knife itself is already top-quality. A knife reportedly used in the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan recently went for auction, drawing in a...

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NSSF Study Shows Lower-than-expected Rates of Hunting Among Recent Hunter Ed Graduates

May 16, 2013

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Filled classrooms at Hunter Safety courses are a good thing, but perhaps more important is the number of students that actually participate in hunting after they graduate. A recent survey, funded by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and conducted by Southwick Associates, focused on...

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TrackingPoint Tests New “Smart” Optics on Hogs from Helicopter

May 15, 2013

Making the shot with TrackingPoint.

TrackingPoint, Inc. is stirring up quite the buzz over its “Precision Guided Firearm” (PGF) systems, especially with a recent announcement of a partnership with venerable gun maker Remington in the “Venture X” project. In a nutshell, PGF optics will allow shooters to tag a target, track it,...

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Win the Right to Hunt/Fish for Free for a Lifetime in Georgia

May 15, 2013

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It’s the sporting opportunity of a lifetime. Georgians can win the right to hunt and fish for free for life statewide in a new contest sponsored by the Georgia Natural Resources Foundation. Visitors to the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/WildlifeResourcesDivisionGADNR) can enter the...

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Alabama Students Build Box Blinds for Handicapped Hunters

May 14, 2013

A close-up shot of a box blind, similar to the ones being built for disabled hunters by Alabama high school students.

Students from several Alabama high schools are learning some invaluable woodcraft skills, but not just from shop class. According to The Times Daily, students from schools such as Muscle Shoals High are working together to build box blinds for disabled hunters. “There are a lot...

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Don’t Forget: Register for the Wyoming State Hunting Championship June 8 in Upton

May 14, 2013

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In addition to soccer and track and field, another Wyoming state championship will soon take place: the annual Wyoming state hunting championship (also known as the Youth Hunter Education Challenge). The 2013 challenge will be held June 8 at the Upton Gun Club. Young hunters...

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Still Time to Enter Idaho Super Hunt Drawing

May 14, 2013

Idaho Department Fish & Game

The deadline to enter this year’s first Super Hunt drawing is May 31. With every entry in Fish and Game’s Super Hunt drawings, hunters get a chance at winning the hunt of a lifetime, and their entry fee helps support hunter and angler access to...

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