October 1-3 expo in Fort Worth, Texas, focused on empowering those who want to protect responsibly WEST BEND, WI (June 29, 2021) — The USCCA (the United States Concealed Carry Association) is hosting its annual Concealed Carry and Home Defense Expo Oct. 1-3 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, TX. Sponsored by firearms manufacturer, Staccato,… Continue reading REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR USCCA’S 2021 CONCEALED CARRY & HOME DEFENSE EXPO
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Essential Things to Pack for Traveling
Do you remember the last time when you traveled to a beautiful place? It was a fantastic journey, wasn’t it? But remember that one moment when you felt like, “Ow oh, what if I took ‘that thing’ with me!”? But, regrets are not going to reduce your hassle during the journey.
Whether you travel within the country or fly to anywhere else, you don’t want to forget the essential things. Well, no worries for the next time! This article is going to help you not forget the essential things to pack for traveling.
Here, I’ve listed almost everything that you will need during your travel.
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Remington Ammunition and Partners Building Sporting Clays Course for Arkansas Youth
Remington Ammunition, in partnership with the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation, has been named the recipient of a generous MidwayUSA Foundation Range Development Grant. The grant has been awarded to the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation and will be used at the Remington Gun Club facility to build a new sporting clays course. This state-of-the-art… Continue reading Remington Ammunition and Partners Building Sporting Clays Course for Arkansas Youth
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Gamakatsu® Kraken Circle Monster and Kraken Outbarb Circle

Gamakatsu® releases a pair of Krakens to handle Monster fish. The Monster Kraken Circle hook was developed specifically for anglers using larger chunk baits to tackle a range of freshwater and saltwater fish. Meanwhile, the Kraken Outbarb Circle hook offers a distinctive design with superior holding power. Both are loaded with great features.
The circle hook is a time-tested and proven design, and the wide gap on both Krakens ensures reliable hinge hook-ups even with the largest jawed fish. Their monster-sized eye provides anglers a range of rigging options including heavy tuna cord, mono, fluoro and even wire. Meanwhile, the straight eye design offers the option of snelling or crimping.
Available in 14/0 and 16/0, the Kraken Circle Monster was developed for use with larger chunk baits and provides the strength and size to target giant fish. The Kraken Outbarb Circle’s distinctive outside barb provides several advantages. One is straight holding power, because the outbarb cannot back out like a traditional barbed hook, and hook damage typically occurs on the opposite side of the hook, further reducing potential pull-out. Another is better, easier penetration because the barb is opposite the side of the hook doing most of the work. It’s also less likely anglers’ line will catch on the barb if it wraps around the hook on the drop or cast.
Like all Gamakatsu hooks, the Kraken Series is made of premium grade high carbon steel to insure against blemishes in the metal that can weaken a hook. Gamakatsu’s advanced tempering system heats every hook to the exact optimum temperature for each particular style and size then cooled in oil, producing the perfect balance between strength and flexibility. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, their sharpening process is the most modern in the world, and results in a perfectly conical point that is unequaled in sharpness. The Krakens are also treated with an NS Black corrosion resistant finish for long lasting reliability.
The Kraken Circle Monster and Outbarb Circle Hooks will find their way into many a fisherman’s arsenal.

Kraken Circle Monster Features:
- Large eye designed for a range of applications
- Straight eye for snelling and crimps
- NS Black corrosion resistant finish
- Sizes: 14/0, 16/0
- Color: NS Black
- Qty/Pkg: 2

Kraken Outbarb Circle Features:
- Large eye designed for a range of applications
- Straight eye for snelling and crimps
- Out-Barbed for better holding power
- NS Black corrosion resistant finish
- Sizes: 1/0, 2/0, 3/0, 4/0, 5/0, 6/0, 7/0, 8/0, 9/0, 10/0
- Color: NS Black
- Qty/Pkg:
- 1/0, 2/0, 3/0 (7)
- 4/0, 5/0, 6/0 (6)
- 7/0 (5)
- 8/0, 9/0 (4)
- 10/0 (3)
From humble beginnings as Japan’s smallest fishing hook manufacturer in 1955, Gamakatsu® Ltd has evolved to become the world’s preeminent hook manufacturer. Over the years, manufacturing upgrades and cutting-edge innovations have fueled Gamakatsu® USA’s rise as a top producer of fishing hooks, apparel, and fishing related items.
When anglers purchase Gamakatsu® hooks, they are buying an original product made exclusively by Gamakatsu®. Gamakatsu® is continuously testing new materials and striving to improve their products, which already sets the standard for the rest of the industry.
For more information, please visit
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Season 8 of Raised Hunting Premieres in July on the Outdoor Channel
It is hard to believe that we are set once again to release a new series of Raised Hunting on Outdoor Channel. Eight years have flown by, and sometimes I catch myself wishing we could go back in time to relive some of those special moments. Thank God we have Raised Outdoors where we can watch any episode from any season at any time.
As I catch myself reminiscing in the past, I try to remind myself that we can’t have memories if we don’t continue to live our lives to the fullest, and that’s all the fuel we need to push us on to the next adventure, the next season and the next hunt.
What to Expect this Season
Season 8 is going to bring you an amazing season of beautiful landscape and imagery, dozens of wild animals at close range and a plethora of highs and lows that seem to be synonymous with hunting. More important than all that, will be the stories that unfold from the hearts of a hunting family, leaving us with those gut wrenching lessons we learn from life and from hunting.
Season 8 will take our family and friends to places where we have never been before, to hunt animals we’d only dreamed about, until this year. We will travel to the west where the mountains seem to stretch beyond the clouds, and where the plains are so vast that even the savviest of hunters would wonder how anyone could get within bow range of anything out here.
The bugle of the bull elk will pierce the silence of another beautiful New Mexico sunrise, the roaring gobble of a turkey will sit us up a little taller in our chair, and when an antelope continues to close the distance, you will feel like you are there with us.
Shotguns will echo in the distance as birds fall from the sky, and arrows will find their mark as they silently but humanely find their way into the exact spot we had spent hours dreaming about.
Season Highlights
Maybe the highlight will be the elk Warren calls in, the unique whitetail that David has been seeking his entire life, or maybe it will be the second mountain lion that Karin encounters at eight yards.
Whatever it is, it won’t be the same for any of us, each of us will find that peace, that part of Raised Hunting’s Season 8 that will hit us when and where we weren’t expecting it. It will be that moment that will stick with us and remind us that nothing lasts forever, and soon that moment will be a memory, and we will be left once again wishing for more. God willing we will be working on providing just that, another season of moments and memories.
Raised Hunting Air times 2021 Season 8 on Outdoor Channel
Monday 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday at 12:30 a.m.
Wednesday 12:30 p.m.
Thursday 6:30 a.m.
God Bless and Good Hunting-David “Dad” Holder
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18 Best Gifts Ideas for Fishermen
Looking for the best gift ideas for the fisherman in your life? Check out our recommended ideas on the best gifts for fishermen.
Fishing can be someone’s hobby or it can be someone’s profession. There are some people who even have fishing as both. We all might have someone among our relatives or friends who just loves fishing.
See their joyful faces when you give these gifts to fishing enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers. In order to give them something perfect for fishing, you have to have robust ideas for what you are buying. Here are the 18 best gift ideas for fishermen.
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3-gun competition aims to offer support for Wounded Veterans and Gold Star Spouses

The Spike S Ranch in Mertzon, TX, is hosting Military Warriors Support Foundation for a 3-gun competition to raise money for Skills4Life hunting programs. Spike S Ranch is owned by William ‘Scooter’ Scott and his family. They host various shoots several times throughout the year and frequently bring in MWSF. These events help to raise money for ongoing events for Wounded Heroes and Gold Star Spouses.
Spike S Ranch is a 14,000-acre ranch about 20 miles outside of Mertzon in Irion County, Texas. Cattle, whitetail, and exotic animals are a mainstay here. Trophy animals like Addax, Scimitar Oryx and Nilgai are found across the ranch and can be culled with guided hunting tours.
Scooter’s help has allowed many Heroes and their families to enjoy and participate in events throughout the year. Funds raised are dedicated to Hero travel, game processing, taxidermy and other support items like food and drinks. This ongoing support has helped many Heroes and allowed them to participate in fruitful events.
The Skills4Life Program started in 2007 and provided recreational outdoor experiences and mentorship. Skills4Life programs are open to combat-wounded veteran Heroes and Gold Star Spouses. Various gatherings throughout the year allow organizers to support the Heroes and their families, and some events are even developed for these Heroes’ children and spouses. Without events like the Spike S Ranch shoot, Skills4 Life wouldn’t be what it is today.
If you or someone you know would like to apply, please visit our website at: https://militarywarriors.org
Military Warriors Support Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, founded by LTG Leroy Sisco (Ret), in 2007. Their mission is to provide support and programs that facilitate a smooth and successful transition for our nation’s combat-wounded heroes and Gold Star families. Their programs focus on housing and homeownership, recreational activities, transportation assistance and leadership development. Through their programs, they have awarded nearly 900 mortgage- free homes and 100 payment-free vehicles to combat-wounded heroes, Gold Star spouses and their families in all 50 states. In addition to the home or vehicle, the families receive family and financial mentoring.
For more information, please visit
WWW.MILITARYWARRIORS.COM
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WILDLIFE PARTNERS CONTINUES SUPPORT OF HOUSTON SAFARI CLUB FOUNDATION

Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) and WildLife Partners, LLC announce their continued partnership efforts to support youth education, scholarships, and conservation.
2021-2022 will see the ongoing partnership of WildLife Partners and HSCF to support HSCF’s mission to preserve the sport of hunting through education, conservation, and the promotion of our hunting heritage. Wildlife Partners has been an avid supporter of conservation and education since its beginning.
Chris Gilroy, WildLife Partners Co‑Founder and CCO, stated, “For the 5th straight year, we are very excited to renew our partnership with the Houston Safari Club Foundation. It’s been a great relationship and only gets better each and every year. Not only does the financial commitment provide a great ROI, but we’ve also developed friendships that will last a lifetime.”
“WildLife Partners once again demonstrates their commitment to conservation. HSCF is grateful to continue our partnership with Wildlife Partners to help secure the future of hunting,” stated Joe Betar, Executive Director, Houston Safari Club Foundation.
About WildLife Partners, LLC
WildLife Partners has developed the most innovative conservation program to have ever been implemented. By marrying conservation with a capitalistic approach, we have attracted millions of dollars of investment capital. The investment is directed specifically towards breeding sustainable populations of threatened and endangered wildlife from all over the world. Because these animals have value as living creatures and can easily be sold to other conservation minded people, there is a seeming unending market for them. Breeding these animals can be highly profitable while simultaneously giving participants an emotional gratification that they are protecting wildlife that likely won’t exist in the future without programs like ours. For more information, visit our website at wildlifepartners.com or call 1-866-377-3000.
About Houston Safari Club Foundation
Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve the sport of hunting through education, conservation, and the promotion of our hunting heritage. HSCF has awarded 550 scholarships totaling $ 2.5 million dollars. HSCF conducts youth outdoor education programs, career training, hunter education and field experiences throughout the year. HSCF has provided over $ 4 million in grants for hunter-funded wildlife, habitat, and various conservation initiatives. HSCF is an independent organization, is not affiliated with Safari Club International (SCI) or its affiliates and is not a chapter or affiliate of any other organization. Visit our website at wehuntwegive.org or call 713.623.8844 for more information. HSCF. We Hunt. We Give.
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BHA Honors Conservation Warriors with Annual Awards

Standout sportsmen and women recognized at BHA Rendezvous for commitment to North American lands and waters
MISSOULA, Mont. – At the 10th annual Backcountry Hunters & Anglers North American Rendezvous, held in Missoula, Montana, June 3-5, an enthusiastic crowd of public lands sportsmen and women applauded BHA’s 2021 slate of award winners. BHA’s annual awards recognize unsurpassed commitment and a lifetime commitment to our shared lands and waters, shining a spotlight on the hunting and angling community’s most influential voices.
The 2021 honorees are as follows:
BHA’s Aldo Leopold Award recognizes exceptional work and dedication to the conservation of terrestrial wildlife habitat. The 2021 Leopold award winner is Jared Oakleaf, of Lander, Wyoming, a 20-year veteran of the public service sector and an active board member and volunteer for a number of conservation groups, including BHA.
“Jared’s insights have been critical in shaping our engagement as a chapter, and his leadership and involvement has been integral to many conservation successes across Wyoming,” said Brien Webster, BHA program manager and Wyoming chapter coordinator. “Even with the challenges this last year presented, he found a way to have a profound impact, leading an effort that raised nearly $ 50,000 to expand public access to a 33,000-acre wilderness study area.
“Jared often credits mule deer as being the best teachers he’s ever had,” Webster stated, “a sentiment that we believe would be appreciated by this award’s namesake.”
The Sigurd F. Olson Award acknowledges outstanding effort conserving rivers, lakes or wetland habitat. The 2021 Olson award was presented to Joel Gay, of Albuquerque, a longtime water policy advocate in his state of New Mexico.
“From working strategically to form collaborative campaigns with conservation partners on stream access to nurturing the future stewards of our natural resources, I can say without hesitation that our wild public lands, waters and wildlife are better off because of Joel Gay,” said BHA Conservation Director John Gale.
“I have known Joel for over 15 years,” continued Gale, “and I have witnessed his leadership and influence on consequential water policy in the state of New Mexico – stretching from his time at the New Mexico Wildlife Federation to his indelible impact building New Mexico BHA into a policy powerhouse.”
BHA’s Jim Posewitz Award recognizes outstanding ethical behavior in the field and the education of the outdoor public on the importance of ethical behavior. The winner of the 2021 Posewitz award is Adam Gall of Paonia, Colorado, a business owner, outfitter and longtime BHA member, volunteer and supporter.
“Adam speaks up boldly for wildlife and wild places and works passionately to instill a strong hunting and conservation ethic into the next generation of hunters,” said Tim Brass, BHA state policy and field operations director. “He also started his own business aimed at helping recruit and teach new hunters interested in hunting for wild meat.
“There’s little doubt that Jim Posewitz would be pleased to know that this year’s recipient very much embodies Jim’s professional legacy fighting for wild places, as well as his teachings of personal hunting ethics,” Brass concluded.
BHA’s Rachel Carson Award honors young leaders for outstanding work on behalf of hunting, angling and conservation. The 2021 Carson awardee is Jeffrey Edwards, president of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point BHA college club.
“The Carson award recipient is intended to be someone who demonstrates initiative to execute innovative ideas for the benefit of wildlife, habitat, or public land and water, who seeks to develop relationships and collaborations with diverse entities in their line of work, and who professionally upholds BHA’s mission and standards of fair chase,” said Kylie Schumacher, BHA collegiate program coordinator.
“Nominated by his peers, Jeffrey has shown great initiative and leadership in his role,” stated Schumacher, “particularly with regards to stewardship of our public lands and waters, relationship building with local land and wildlife managers, time dedicated to the club and its members, and wildlife research.”
The Larry Fischer Award honors the memory and contributions of a longtime BHA board member by recognizing exceptional dedication by a business to BHA’s mission. The 2021 Fischer awardee is Vortex Optics. A longtime BHA corporate partner, Vortex is a strong supporter of BHA projects and campaigns, including Hike to Hunt and the North American Rendezvous, and is always willing to help out where needed.
“Industry and business can be a powerful voice and powerful in action in many ways for conservation,” said Rachel Schmidt, BHA innovative alliances director. “Vortex has proven it is a company that stands for and supports opportunity and access for its customers. We could not be more proud and grateful to work with a partner like Vortex.”
The Ted Trueblood Award is presented by BHA for exceptional communications work informing and inspiring people for the benefit of public lands, waters and wildlife. Don and Lori Thomas are the 2021 Trueblood award honorees. Two individuals who both are experts in communicating the outdoors experience with passion and grace, Lori shoots evocative photographs that have appeared in dozens of books and magazines, while Don is a giant in North American outdoor writing, on the masthead of numerous publications (including as co-editor of Traditional Bowhunter magazine, winner of the first Trueblood award ever presented) and author of 20 books.
“Don is an outspoken advocate for public lands and waters who’s known for never suffering fools gladly and for speaking his mind, regardless of personal costs,” said Katie McKalip, BHA communications director. “In this respect, I think he embodies some part of the spirit of BHA…that willingness to say the things that need to be said on behalf of the places and opportunities we all hold dear. Lori is an accomplished outdoor photographer who’s supplied hundreds of photos for Don’s writing and whose images are widely published in outdoors media.
“While the work by Don and by Lori stands alone, they are inseparable as a partnership,” McKalip said. “This is worth recognizing as well. Those of us who have experienced a partnership like this know that it exists as part of and also apart from us as individuals. A great partnership makes us stronger, helps us grow and become better, helps ground us and balance us.”
The George Bird Grinnell Award honors the outstanding BHA chapter of the year. BHA’s New England chapter is the 2021 Grinnell honoree.
“A big strength of the New England chapter is accounting for the nuances of the parts – six contiguous states – while still maintaining a healthy chapter identity,” said Chris Hennessey, BHA regional manager and coordinator for the New England chapter. “State leadership teams engage their members and keep an eye on public lands in their backyards while the chapter leadership executes on overall strategy and decisive administration.
“Most of the executive officers and board members have been in office a while now,” continued Hennessey. “That continuity brings durability. At the same time, they’re always looking for new leaders to bring into the fold so they can lead in the future.”
Finally, the Mike Beagle-Chairman’s Award, named after one of BHA’s founders, is bestowed to an individual who shows outstanding effort on behalf of BHA. The 2021 Beagle award winner is John Sullivan, chair of BHA’s Montana chapter, who lives in Missoula.
“John epitomizes what it is to be a chapter leader at BHA,” said Land Tawney, BHA president and CEO. “He is humble, thoughtful and as steady as they come. In his tenure he has expanded the Montana board in both size and expertise, engaged on difficult policy issues like access in the Crazy Mountains, and led a team of volunteer leaders and members through one of the toughest state legislative sessions we have ever seen. Lastly, John has been a key player in bringing our Midnight Forest Bourbon to fruition, carrying on the legacy of the late Jim Posewitz.
“We are lucky that John chooses to spend his time, talent and treasure with BHA,” Tawney concluded. “I look forward to getting out on the river and celebrating his prowess in earnest over big bugs and trout.”
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BHA Honors Conservation Warriors with Annual Awards
Standout sportsmen and women recognized at BHA Rendezvous for commitment to North American lands and waters MISSOULA, Mont. – At the 10th annual Backcountry Hunters & Anglers North American Rendezvous, held in Missoula, Montana, June 3-5, an enthusiastic crowd of public lands sportsmen and women applauded BHA’s 2021 slate of award winners. BHA’s annual awards… Continue reading BHA Honors Conservation Warriors with Annual Awards
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