CCI® now offers a load specifically for AR-style rifles-new .22 Long Rifle AR-Tactical. Shooters can find these accurate and affordable bullets on store shelves now.

Consistent Performance
These new rounds are built to CCI’s high standards. AR-Tactical bullets offer excellent accuracy–including 1.5 inches at 100 yards for 10-shot groups in factory testing. Testing also was conducted specifically for common law enforcement and military Smith & Wesson M&P 15/22 firearms. This testing confirmed the performance that tactical users require.

Optimized Design
A CCI case, primer and bullet lube combine with clean-burning powder to provide tactical-grade performance. The 40-grain rounds are a target bullet with a copper-plated round nose (CPRN) for smooth feeding. Tactical shooters can blast through an entire magazine without worrying of a glitch in feeding or on-target performance. A speed of 1200 fps allows for excellent accuracy with low recoil.

“These new .22 Long Rifle AR-Tactical rounds are a great value to all shooters,” said Brand Director Rick Stoeckel. “Our rigorous testing came back with impressive results, showing that these guns like a heavier bullet with a relatively low muzzle velocity. Now we are ready to meet the rising demand of AR-style shooters.”

AR-Tactical is available in 375-count loose packed, re-closeable boxes. To learn more about the new rounds and the entire CCI lineup, visit www.CCI-ammunition.com

Part No. Description
0953 .22 Long Rifle 40-grain CPRN AR Tactical 1200 fps

About CCI®
Dick Speer founded Cascade Cartridge, Inc. in 1951 next to the Snake River in Lewiston, Idaho. The company manufactured and marketed centerfire primers for government use in its infancy. CCI now develops them for sporting applications as part of ATK Security and Sporting and is the world leader in rimfire products. The company also produces shotshells, industrial powerloads and Blazer centerfire handgun ammunition. For more information, visit www.cci-ammunition.com

Contact:
Tim Brandt
CCI
(800) 332-2342 (ext 3833)
pressroom@atk.com

Cabela’s donated $20,000 to the Dallas Ecological Foundation’s Outdoor Adventures physical education program, which aims to encourage outdoor recreation among young people. The contribution came from proceeds of a Jack Ingram concert celebrating the grand opening of the company’s Allen, Texas, store last month.

The donation will be used to provide four area high school districts with equipment for the National Archery in Schools Program – which includes target training in physical education classes with the goal of increasing extracurricular opportunities and participation in shooting sports – as well as Shakespeare fishing rods and Cabela’s Dutch oven cooking gear for similar outdoor learning sequences.

“Over 200 students at the Allen Independent School District’s Lowery Freshman Center have signed up for the Outdoor Adventures class offered this fall. They are extremely excited to have all of their outdoor equipment furnished by the newest Cabela’s store in Texas,” said Scot McClure of the Dallas Ecological Foundation (DEF). DEF is a nonprofit charitable foundation affiliated with the Dallas Safari Club.

Benefitting schools include: Allen High School, Allen Ninth Grade High School, Plano High School, Plano East High School, Plano West High School, McKinney High School, McKinney North High School, McKinney Boyd High School and Lovejoy High School.

The remaining funds will be applied toward equipment for any other Collin County secondary schools adopting the Outdoor Adventures education program.

“The young people taking up outdoor recreation today will be the stewards of America’s natural resources tomorrow,” said Cabela’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Michael Copeland, who announced the contribution at the April concert. “So the more we can help educate them about the outdoors, the better. We’re proud to support the Outdoor Adventures program.”

About Cabela’s Incorporated
Cabela’s Incorporated, headquartered in Sidney, Nebraska, is a leading specialty retailer, and the world’s largest direct marketer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. Since the Company’s founding in 1961, Cabela’s® has grown to become one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world, and has long been recognized as the World’s Foremost Outfitter®. Through Cabela’s growing number of retail stores and its well-established direct business, it offers a wide and distinctive selection of high-quality outdoor products at competitive prices while providing superior customer service. Cabela’s also issues the Cabela’s CLUB® Visa credit card, which serves as its primary customer loyalty rewards program. Cabela’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CAB”.

About Dallas Ecological Foundation
The Dallas Ecological Foundation is an affiliate of the Dallas Safari Club (DSC). A nonprofit charitable foundation, its mission is to serve as a grant and funding medium for public and youth education and wildlife and habitat conservation programs worldwide. Through the foundation, DSC is addressing conservation and education issues worldwide. The popular Outdoor Adventures program has been incorporated into curriculums at public schools across Texas. Learn more at www.dallasecologicalfoundation.org.

Contact:
Scot McClure
Dallas Ecological Foundation
scot@dallasecologicalfoundation.org
972-392-3505

Kristin Lauver,
Cabela’s Incorporated
kristin.lauver@cabelas.com
308-255-1244

Steve Wagner
Blue Heron Communications
800-654-3766
steve@blueheroncomm.com

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John Stabley

If your deer have new bedding cover, but your wife doesn’t… you might be a Quality Deer Manager. Few people know that better than comedian, television personality and die-hard deer hunter Jeff Foxworthy, who will entertain guests at QDMA’s Grand Banquet & Auction at the 2011 QDMA National Convention in August, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Foxworthy, an outspoken supporter of the Quality Deer Management philosophy and a QDMA member, first spoke to a QDMA audience in 2006 at the National Convention in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Far from his well-known comedy routine, Foxworthy instead spoke candidly about his obsession with deer hunting and his more recent passion for wise stewardship of land, habitat, and wildlife. It was an unscripted speech that revealed a unique kinship between the speaker and deer hunters in the audience. Of course, we’re talking Foxworthy here: There were plenty of one-liners and laughs along the way, including Foxworthy’s own list of ways to recognize if “you might be a Quality Deer Manager.”

“I’m here today because I love deer,” Foxworthy said. “I love the sport, and in the last four or five years I have become totally addicted to QDM. Glenn Garner is my property manager down in Georgia, and he said people always ask him what Jeff is really like. His answer is, ‘He had dinner with the President at the White House, and he came out of the White House and got in the car, and before he was out of the driveway called me and asked if I got those 10 acres of corn in the ground before it rained.’ That’s the passion of my life.”

Since then, the internationally known comedian has continued his involvement with QDMA, this year inviting attendees of QDMA’s Deer Steward certification course to tour his Georgia hunting property, “The Beloved.”

At the 2011 National Convention in Nashville, which is open to the public, Foxworthy will be the featured entertainer at QDMA’s Grand Banquet & Auction on Friday night, August 12, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. The Convention is being held in conjunction with the Bass Pro Shops Land & Wildlife Expo the same weekend, which is also open to the public.

The QDMA National Convention runs from August 11 to 13 and includes educational seminars, banquets, auctions and much more. For more information about the QDMA National Convention or to register, visit www.QDMA.com.

For more information about the Bass Pro Shops Land & Wildlife Expo, visit www.landandwildlifeexpo.com.

About QDMA
Founded in 1988, QDMA is a national nonprofit wildlife conservation organization with 50,000 members in all 50 states and Canada, and several foreign countries. QDMA is dedicated to ensuring the future of white-tailed deer, wildlife habitat and our hunting heritage. To learn more about QDMA and why it is the future of deer hunting, call 800-209-3337 or visit www.QDMA.com

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John Stabley

Tactical Gear Magazine has released an innovative new iPad app of its digital publication. Published by FW Media, Inc., the first issue is free of charge and available now for download at iTunes.

The Tactical Gear Magazine iPad app takes full advantage of the suite of features available to iPad users, providing an engaging way to interact with and learn more about tactical firearms and gear for self-defense, concealed carry, law enforcement and military use.

“Tactical Gear for the iPad creates a rich, immersive experience that you can’t get with any other format,” said publisher Jim Schlender. “This exciting new app lets you examine guns and gear as if you’re holding them in your hand. You can watch videos, listen to audio descriptions, read more in-depth articles or simply skim.

“This experience goes far beyond the limited capabilities of other digital magazines. Innovative controls allow you to rotate and pan across guns or call out more views and information — within both the features and the ads — with the swipe of your finger.”

Features in the premiere issue:

• SWAT commander Scott Wagner takes an in-depth look at the FN Five SeveN pistol
• Editor Kevin Michalowski shows off the ½-inch MOA capabilities of Les Baer’s Ultimate .308
• Learn about Rock River Arms’ new Elite Operator, a .308 battle rifle that handles like an AR-15
• Experience the edge-holding power of SOG’s new Swedge line of knives as Kim Breed puts edge geometry to the test
• Get your hands on Steyr’s M-Series of pistols with great ergonomics and superior sights
• Take an inside look at some of the hottest new items featured at SHOT Show 2011

To download your free premier iPad issue of Tactical Gear, Click Here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tactical-gear-digital-magazine/id430088017?mt=8

Or, log into iTunes from your iPad and search for Tactical Gear Magazine.

Don’t have an iPad? Check Out the Standard Online Version of Tactical Gear Digital March 2011

Tactical Gear Digital is a special project of Gun Digest and a product of F+W Media, a multimedia company specializing in hobby interests. For more information on Tactical Gear Magazine, visit www.tacticalgearmag.com. For more information on F+W Media, visit www.fwmedia.com.

In a ruling issued today, Safari Club International (SCI) claimed a major victory in a lawsuit that has threatened hunting on National Wildlife Refuges since it was filed in 2003. Judge Gwin of the Ohio federal district court today issued a ruling in favor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and SCI to protect our public lands and keep them open for hunting.

The Fund for Animals sued to challenge hunting on 37 refuges throughout the National Wildlife Refuge system, claiming that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) had not completed a sufficient environmental analysis of the impact of hunting on these refuges. SCI immediately joined as an intervenor in the case on behalf of the FWS in order to help defend the hunting opportunities that exist on the refuges.

In 2006, the case saw a setback, when a D.C. federal district court ruled in the Plaintiffs’ favor, sending the matter back to the FWS to conduct additional environmental review. The case then expanded to include additional refuges that had been opened to hunting since the case began, and Plaintiffs amended their original claims in an attempt to stop hunting on almost 70 refuges throughout the country.

After the FWS complied with the court order to conduct additional environmental review, the case returned to court for its examination of the agency’s revised efforts. Once again, SCI’s litigators aggressively defended the agency’s compliance, this time meeting with success. Judge Gwin issued a resounding ruling in favor of the FWS and SCI, leaving no room for question about the Fund for Animals’ failure to substantiate its challenge against refuge hunting.

“This is a long overdue victory for SCI and our litigation team’s efforts to protect the freedom to hunt and keep our public lands open for hunting,” said SCI President Larry Rudolph. “It is clear that the facts were on our side in this case. I commend Judge Gwin for his decision and believe that SCI’s participation in this case proves once again that we truly are First for Hunters.”

SCI was joined in its intervention by U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, Delta Waterfowl Foundation, the California Waterfowl Association, and Izaak Walton League of America.

Contact: Nelson Freeman, Media@safariclub.org

About the Hunters’ Defense Fund:
Safari Club International Hunters’ Defense Fund supports the important advocacy, conservation and legal work keeping hunters afield and promoting hunting worldwide. Donations to the Hunters’ Defense Fund have a direct impact on our freedom to hunt, wildlife conservation policy and important legislative, regulatory and legal issues. DONATE NOW:
www.safariclub.org/hunterdefense

Becoming an SCI Member:
Joining Safari Club International is the best way to be an advocate for continuing our hunting heritage and supporting worldwide sustainable use conservation, wildlife education and humanitarian services. JOIN NOW:
www.safariclub.org/Join.

Safari Club International – First For Hunters is the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. SCI’s approximately 200 Chapters represent all 50 of the United States as well as 106 other countries. SCI’s proactive leadership in a host of cooperative wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian programs, with the SCI Foundation and other conservation groups, research institutions and government agencies, empowers sportsmen to be contributing community members and participants in sound wildlife management and conservation. Visit the home page www.safariclub.org or call (520) 620-1220 for more information.

Spinney Mountain State Park will open to shore fishermen and boats on Wednesday, April 6, providing anglers with one of their coveted annual spring fishing rites. The opening will officially mark the beginning of the 2011 Spinney Mountain Reservoir fishing season.

“The reservoir is down approximately 4.2 vertical feet below the spillway elevation, so boats will be allowed to launch at both the North and South Boat Ramps on opening day,” said Spinney Mountain State Park Manager Kevin Tobey.

Nearby Eleven Mile Reservoir opened to boating on April 4 and offers camping and expansive shore fishing opportunities as well as hiking trails.

Spinney Mountain’s gates will open at 6:07 a.m. on April 6. Colorado State Parks annual passes will be sold at the gate from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. on opening day. Annual passes cost $70 and are valid at all Colorado State Parks for 12 months from the date of purchase. Daily park passes are available for $7.

As in previous years, vehicles will not be allowed to line up at the entrance gate until after 7 p.m. on April 5, in order to allow staff to complete the final preparations for opening day.

Each season, opening day at Spinney Mountain State Park attracts anglers from Colorado and surrounding states. Fishermen are reminded that only artificial flies and lures are permitted at Spinney Mountain Reservoir, and that items with any scent are prohibited, regardless of whether scent is added by the manufacturer or by the angler after the item is purchased. The bag and possession limit and minimum size for trout caught in the reservoir is one fish, 20 inches or longer. There is no bag or possession limit on pike, and anglers are encouraged to harvest all pike they catch to help maintain a proper balance between trout and pike.

Trout fishing is expected to remain very good this year, thanks in large part to the Division of Wildlife’s continuing annual fall stocking program in which large trout are stocked shortly before ice covers the reservoir.

“The Division of Wildlife stocks 12-14 inch trout each fall, enabling them to continue to feed and grow during the winter,” said Tobey. “They are less likely to be preyed upon by the northern pike in the winter since the pike’s metabolism slows down and they become less active, while the trout remain active throughout the winter.”

With the discovery of zebra and quagga mussels and larvae in several western states, including some reservoirs in Colorado, Colorado State Parks is asking boaters and anglers help to protect Colorado waters from all aquatic nuisance species (ANS). Zebra and quagga mussels are non-native, invasive species that spread very quickly, causing harmful effects to the environment. All boaters, belly boaters and people wading into water are advised to take a few simple, precautionary steps – every time they go to a lake, river or stream.

Before leaving a lake or other waterway, boaters should:

• DRAIN the water from the boat, live well and the lower unit of the engine
• INSPECT all exposed surfaces.
• REMOVE all plant and animal material.
• CLEAN the hull of your boat.
• DRY the boat, fishing gear, and equipment.

Boat Inspectors will be available at the park entrance daily from a half hour before sunrise until a half hour after sunset April 6 through Oct. 31 to inspect all trailered boats. Boats that have not been inspected or that are too dirty to inspect will not be allowed to continue into the park.

For more information, call the park office at (719) 748-3401 or access information at www.parks.state.co.us.

Attracting more than 12 million visitors per year, Colorado’s 42 State Parks are a vital cornerstone of Colorado’s economy and quality of life. Colorado State Parks encompass 224,447 land and water acres, offering some of the best outdoor recreation destinations in the state. Colorado State Parks is a leader in providing opportunities for outdoor recreation, protecting the state’s favorite landscapes, teaching generations about nature and partnering with communities. Colorado State Parks also manage more than 4,300 campsites, and 63 cabins and yurts. For more information on Colorado State Parks or to purchase an annual pass online, visit www.parks.state.co.us.

Contact:
Kevin Tobey
(719) 748-3401
kevin.tobey@state.co.us

Deb Frazier
(303) 866-3203 ext. 4342
deb.frazier@state.co.us

A Bokoshe man has been convicted of four counts associated with the illegal killing of a well-known trophy buck in Latimer County and has counts pending against him on the illegal possession of over 100 other deer antler racks and other wildlife.

Kenny Nixon is convicted of taking deer in closed season, illegally possessing deer parts, removing the antlers and head of a deer while abandoning the body and abandoning a deer carcass without proper disposal in Latimer County District Court. The conviction resulted in Nixon’s lifetime hunting license being revoked for 20 years, and he was ordered to pay fines and court costs at around $5,000.

“Wildlife violators make up just a small number compared to the thousands of sportsmen who respect and follow our state’s wildlife laws, but those who do violate the law take something away from other hunters and everyone in Oklahoma who enjoys wildlife,” said Robert Fleenor, law enforcement chief for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. “The Wildlife Department works hard to stop the illegal taking of wildlife to protect our resources for everyone to enjoy.”

The case dates back to Oct. 1, 2009, when the carcass of a trophy whitetail deer dubbed the “BP buck” was found on British Petroleum property in Latimer County with its head and antlers missing.

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation game wardens Shane Fields stationed in Pittsburg Co., Randy Fennell and Thomas Gillham stationed in LeFlore Co. and James Williams stationed in LeFlore and Latimer counties have all been actively involved in working the case.

Game wardens first learned of the BP buck in September 2008, and they kept watch on the animal’s whereabouts.

The buck survived the 2008 deer season and was rediscovered in February 2009 after it had gone some time without being observed by game wardens. In August 2009, the buck was photographed on BP land. By then, the buck was well known by locals, and game wardens continued efforts to keep tabs on the deer.

The buck lived until sometime in late September 2009, and shortly after that the deer carcass was found. It’s head and antlers were removed, and the carcass was abandoned. It was not immediately confirmed whether the carcass was that of the BP buck, but it was suspected, especially when photographs of the well-known deer’s antlers began appearing on websites across the Internet.

Because of the high interest and visibility of the deer in newspaper photographs and online, wardens began receiving a number of leads. But it was a tip offered in November 2009 by the Oklahoma Drug Task Force that eventually led wardens to a residence in LeFlore Co. other than Nixon’s where the antlers were reportedly hidden. A search warrant was obtained, and the antlers were seized from an air duct compartment.

When contacted, Nixon admitted to killing the BP buck with a .25-06 Browning rifle and filled out a voluntary statement for game wardens. He was cited for poaching the buck, and the antlers, as well as a dead owl, were tagged and confiscated for evidence. The next day 103 untagged deer racks were confiscated along with an elk antler, and counts against Nixon are currently pending in those cases.

Additionally, through the Wildlife Department’s involvement in the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, Nixon’s lifetime hunting license revocation will apply in at least 34 other participating states. Recently the Wildlife Department joined the compact, which assures that illegal hunters who violate certain game laws in member states will receive the same treatment as residents of the state in which the violation occurred.

Game wardens are employees of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the state agency charged with conserving Oklahoma’s wildlife. For more information about the Wildlife Department, log on to www.wildlifedepartment.com.

Roe Hunting Resources cuts through the hype and misconceptions surrounding two of the most popular “Head Chopper” style broadheads used for turkey hunting on the market today, the Magnus Bullhead and the Diamond Edition Gobbler Guillotine. Covering everything from paper-tuning field tips to the Customer Service support of the manufacturers, the 66-minute video covers everything a hunter needs to know and/or evaluate when deciding to purchase, and shoot, these types of turkey broadheads.

While much has been written about the Magnus Bullhead and the ORIGINAL Gobbler Guillotine, comparisons of those heads are comparing “apples to oranges” because the Original Gobbler Guillotine is old technology. Magnus improved upon the original technology when they developed and introduced their Bullhead, but so did Arrowdynamic Solutions, the makers of the Original Gobbler Guillotine, when they introduced their Diamond Edition Gobbler Guillotine. Roe Hunting Resources offers a true “apples to apples” objective comparison between the two heads and the latest technology.

Designed to give the viewer a complete picture of what a hunter needs to do before attempting to shoot a “Head Chopper” style broadhead, and what to expect when shooting either of the heads – both at the archery range and in the field. This video is not an advertisement for either broadhead; the viewer is left to make up their own mind as to which head is right for them.

Released essentially as the “Part One” of a two-part complete evaluation, this video stops just short of taking you into the field on actual turkey hunts where the heads are tested, and the results of the customer service calls and interactions of both manufacturers. These will be the topics of the follow-up “Part Two” RHR Objective Head-2-Head comparison to be released in a couple of weeks.

To view the Objective Head-2-Head test between the Magnus Bullhead and the Diamond Edition Gobbler Guillotine, go to “The Sweet Feed” at http://RoeHuntingResources.com or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiZFNEi2f3w

For more information on Roe Hunting Resources, please visit them at http://www.RoeHuntingResources.com and their Facebook fan page http://www.facebook.com/ RoeHuntingResources

Contact:
Chris Roe
Contact@roehuntingresources.com
Roe Hunting Resources
http://www.roehuntingresources.com

New Hunting and Fishing Website receives major endorsement from Michael Lee, host of Backwoods Life TV.

HuntAndFishGuides.com, the website that matches hunters and fishermen with reputable hunting and fishing guides, announced today that it has engaged in phase one of operations by partnering with guides and outfitters all across North America to assist in the company’s aggressive growth. Steve Remington, Director of Operations, believes this will “substantially change the way sportsmen seek out guides for their upcoming expeditions”.

The website service makes finding guides and outfitters quick and easy by allowing the hunter or fisherman to provide a few details about their trip request, then matches them to the guides that can provide the service, and they receive free quotes by email.

This exciting new venture has been enthusiastically endorsed by Michael Lee, host of Backwoods Life TV (currently airing on the Pursuit Channel). “It’s quick, simple, and easy! HuntAndFishGuides.com takes the guess work out of booking a hunt with an outfitter or guide and provides an exceptional resource for hunters and fishermen alike.”

Kenneth Chesson, Freelance Videographer currently with Tom Miranda Outdoors says, “Kasey and Steve have hit a HOME RUN with HuntAndFishGuides.com! These guys are revolutionizing the way we look for guides!”.

For guides and outfitters looking to find new customers and grow their business, they can contact HuntAndFishGuides.com by emailing them at support@huntandfishguides.com. Right now, they’re running an introductory special where guides and outfitters can try out the service for free for 30 days, plus receive a free directory listing on the HuntAndFishGuides.com website. Looks to be a pretty good deal.

Gut Pile Style announces the launch of their new web domain – Deer Hunting Today.com. The new domain includes an extensive amount of “how-to” / “do it yourself” information related to the outdoors, as well as all of the great social networking fun previously located at Gut Pile Style.

According to owner G. Piles, the move to the new domain celebrates a primary passion of today’s hunter and provides a focused message for those seeking an all-season home on the web. “Drawing from the flavor of Gut Pile Style, DeerHuntingToday.com offers a combination of education and social networking related to all types of hunting, without necessarily worrying about the rampant political correctness of today”, he says.

Everyone with carnivorous tendencies is eligible for a free membership – offering access to hunting discussion, chat, photos and more. Sign up today at:
http://www.DeerHuntingToday.com

* Gut Pile Style is an organization providing hunters and fisherman, from around the world, a place to show their passion for the outdoors. GPS offers T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, and baby items promoting a wide range of hunting, fishing and Anti-Peta designs.

Media Contact:
gutpiles@gutpilestyle.com

Posted By: John Stabley