Illinois Archery Tags available online starting June 1
Posted on: 06/01/2008
Illinois Archery Tags are available online starting June 1 thru June 30. For more information visit http://dnr.state.il.us/admin/systems/
Kansas Nonresident Application Deadline, June 2
Posted on: 05/31/2008
The deadline for your Nonresident Kansas Deer Permit and Tag application is June 2nd. You can either apply online or have the mail-in version postmarked by that day. Preference points are $22.50
For more information visit http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/hunting/big_game/deer
Nebraska Legalizes Magnifying Scopes on Muzzleloaders
Posted on: 04/18/2008
Recently the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission voted 5-3 to legalized the use of magnifying scopes on muzzleloading rifles. The decision was made at the Jan. 17 Commission meeting held in Lincoln, where commission member listened to public input on the subject. This ruling will allow hunters to equipt their guns with magnifying scopes during next Decembers muzzleloader deer season. In past years, scopes on muzzleloader could only be 1X power.
According to one Nebraska Game and Parks official, the meeting was well represented by muzzleloading hunters, According to Game & Parks officials that attended the meeting, "More people were present at this meeting than at any other meeting we've had that dealt with deer issue during the past 10 years."
Some attendees came to support the current regulation that prohibited the use of a magnifying riflescope during the late muzzleloader deer season.
Others on hand were there to demand change, claiming that the open sights or non-magnifying "Red Dot" or 1x scope that had been legal were inadequate for precise shot placement.
Some felt that not allowing the use of magnifying scopes was age discrimination as it made it harder for older hunters with poor vision to be able to participate in the Nebraska muzzleloader season.
Article reprinted from Press and Dakotan
New Report Reveals that Hunting, Shooting Gear Tops Golf
Posted on: 04/17/2008
Fore! Outdoor sportsmen and women are playing through. According to data released by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA), hunting- and shooting-related equipment sales have out-driven golf. New statistics show that hunting gear and firearm sales topped $3.7 billion in 2006, up 4.1 percent from the previous year. According to NSGA's most recent report, "Sporting Goods Market," only exercise equipment performed better, with sales of $5.22 billion. Golf equipment, which claimed the No. 2 spot the previous year, fell into the third spot with $3.66 billion in sales.
"These statistics demonstrate the importance of America's 40 million hunters and shooters to the nation's economy," said Doug Painter, president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation. "The increase in projected sales reported by NSGA corresponds to other increases we saw between 2005 and 2006 in production, excise taxes on firearms and ammunition, background checks related to the purchase of firearms, and hunting license sales."
Article reprinted from Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Scopes on Muzzleloaders Now Legal in Kansas
Posted on: 04/14/2008
Congratulations are in order for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Commission. In a 4-3 vote yesterday, that Commission legalized the use of a riflescope during the early muzzleloader deer season. Scopes were already allowed during the late muzzleloader season. This makes Kansas the 38th state to allow the use of magnifying rifle sights during the special muzzleloader seasons. The NORTH AMERICAN MUZZLELOADER HUNTING ASSOCIATION hopes that the remaining states with very discriminatory "no scopes" muzzleloader hunting regulations will also be open minded enough to eliminate restrictions that make it impossible for ethical older hunters with natural age-related sight impairment to enjoy the muzzleloader seasons. To require all hunters to use open sights during these seasons violates Federal discrimination laws. It is time to give the hunter the right of choice - to use a scope or not use a scope.
A magnifying riflescope is still prohibited during the muzzleloader seasons in Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
Posted on: 06/01/2008
Illinois Archery Tags are available online starting June 1 thru June 30. For more information visit http://dnr.state.il.us/admin/systems/
Kansas Nonresident Application Deadline, June 2
Posted on: 05/31/2008
The deadline for your Nonresident Kansas Deer Permit and Tag application is June 2nd. You can either apply online or have the mail-in version postmarked by that day. Preference points are $22.50
For more information visit http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us/news/hunting/big_game/deer
Nebraska Legalizes Magnifying Scopes on Muzzleloaders
Posted on: 04/18/2008
Recently the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission voted 5-3 to legalized the use of magnifying scopes on muzzleloading rifles. The decision was made at the Jan. 17 Commission meeting held in Lincoln, where commission member listened to public input on the subject. This ruling will allow hunters to equipt their guns with magnifying scopes during next Decembers muzzleloader deer season. In past years, scopes on muzzleloader could only be 1X power.
According to one Nebraska Game and Parks official, the meeting was well represented by muzzleloading hunters, According to Game & Parks officials that attended the meeting, "More people were present at this meeting than at any other meeting we've had that dealt with deer issue during the past 10 years."
Some attendees came to support the current regulation that prohibited the use of a magnifying riflescope during the late muzzleloader deer season.
Others on hand were there to demand change, claiming that the open sights or non-magnifying "Red Dot" or 1x scope that had been legal were inadequate for precise shot placement.
Some felt that not allowing the use of magnifying scopes was age discrimination as it made it harder for older hunters with poor vision to be able to participate in the Nebraska muzzleloader season.
Article reprinted from Press and Dakotan
New Report Reveals that Hunting, Shooting Gear Tops Golf
Posted on: 04/17/2008
Fore! Outdoor sportsmen and women are playing through. According to data released by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA), hunting- and shooting-related equipment sales have out-driven golf. New statistics show that hunting gear and firearm sales topped $3.7 billion in 2006, up 4.1 percent from the previous year. According to NSGA's most recent report, "Sporting Goods Market," only exercise equipment performed better, with sales of $5.22 billion. Golf equipment, which claimed the No. 2 spot the previous year, fell into the third spot with $3.66 billion in sales.
"These statistics demonstrate the importance of America's 40 million hunters and shooters to the nation's economy," said Doug Painter, president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation. "The increase in projected sales reported by NSGA corresponds to other increases we saw between 2005 and 2006 in production, excise taxes on firearms and ammunition, background checks related to the purchase of firearms, and hunting license sales."
Article reprinted from Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Scopes on Muzzleloaders Now Legal in Kansas
Posted on: 04/14/2008
Congratulations are in order for the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Commission. In a 4-3 vote yesterday, that Commission legalized the use of a riflescope during the early muzzleloader deer season. Scopes were already allowed during the late muzzleloader season. This makes Kansas the 38th state to allow the use of magnifying rifle sights during the special muzzleloader seasons. The NORTH AMERICAN MUZZLELOADER HUNTING ASSOCIATION hopes that the remaining states with very discriminatory "no scopes" muzzleloader hunting regulations will also be open minded enough to eliminate restrictions that make it impossible for ethical older hunters with natural age-related sight impairment to enjoy the muzzleloader seasons. To require all hunters to use open sights during these seasons violates Federal discrimination laws. It is time to give the hunter the right of choice - to use a scope or not use a scope.
A magnifying riflescope is still prohibited during the muzzleloader seasons in Alaska, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
