Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic images, including offensive language.An egregious act of wildlife vandalism has occurred in Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks. The victims of said vandalism? Paddlefish.Two separate fish were caught (live) with obscene language carved into the sides of their bodies, and one of the fish’s prominent paddle-shaped rostrum was carved into a sawtooth pattern.On April 13, guide and angler Austin McClure posted a message on Facebook featuring graphic photos of carved-up paddlefish and a call to action with a reward for anyone who can provide details on the culprit of such heinous behavior. The fish with…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light, Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hey everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundation’s podcast, which is brought to you by first Light. I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and today’s topic is the relentless march of time and what it means to us as deer hunters. Look, this is a topic that’s been on my…

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Aaron Voigt is a gun designer who began making waves in the shooting-sports marketplace in 2017 with the release of the cellphone-size series of Trailblazer Lifecard folding single-shot rimfire pistols. Later, in 2024, Trailblazer would take home a coveted Golden Bullseye Award for his uncommon and innovative Pivot pistol-caliber carbine. By 2025, his latest manufacturing venture, Dark Mountain Arms, was in full swing producing yet another proprietary platform called the Stowaway, which is available in several chamberings, including the 5.7×28 mm version I tested. The Stowaway is a single-shot, takedown, bolt-action carbine designed to be as lightweight as possible while…

00:00:10 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is Cow’s Week in Review with Ryan cow Calaian Here’s cal Greater sage grouse in the popular Jackson Hole area have been seriously dwindling thanks to habitat loss and fragmentation, invasive grass’s, urbanization, and a whole slew of other issues. But a new program is giving biologists a tool to help the iconic game birds robo grouse Yep, you heard that right. Essentially, a team of high school students has created what Wyo File writer Angus ham Thurmer called mechanical avian Chippendale’s to attempt to draw grouse…

00:00:02 Speaker 1: Welcome to Backwoods University, a place where we focus on wildlife, wild places and the people who dedicate their lives to conserving both. Big shout out to Onyx Hunt for their support of this podcast. I’m your host, Lake Pickle, and on this episode, we’re going back to the state of Florida. We’re going back to the water crisis. However, this time we’re gonna hear about it from a different perspective. Okay, so allow me to explain kind of the odd setting that you’re seeing me in right now. I’ll start with the setting first, and then…

Tyler Madden (20) of Dyersburg, Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to 24 hunting-related charges spanning Dyer, Crockett, and Madison Counties, which include illegally taking 30 turkeys over the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The charges include two counts of big game violation, seven counts of statewide wild turkey bag limit violation, small game season date violation, statewide waterfowl season date violation, hunting without permission, hunting from a public road, hunting from a motor vehicle, and ten counts of illegal possession.On October 12, 2024, Madison County game wardens received multiple anonymous tips that Madden had poached a leucistic turkey, known widely by locals,…

Companies that traditionally did not offer suppressors are adding them to their lineups at a scalding pace—including some major leaguers. The migration began long before the price of a National Firearm Act (NFA) Stamp dropped to $0 on Jan. 1, 2026. New names taking the field at the SHOT Show, and since, clearly indicate managers recognized the approaching demand, and let engineers loose in labs and on ranges months before.   The wisdom of that infield shift showed early this year. Roughly 178,000 NFA applications—most for the muzzle-mounted devices—were submitted to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE)…

Nine millimeter semi-automatic handguns are the most popular type of firearm in the United States. You might not hunt deer with a Glock, but if you own a handgun for self-defense–as most gun owners do–it probably uses a detachable magazine and is chambered in 9mm Luger. Many hunters carry these firearms into the woods for protection in case things go sideways with another human, and you can make a solid case for their use against charging bears, too.The popularity of 9mm handguns has incentivized gun companies to offer scores of models with a wide range of features, capacities, and capabilities.…

One-sided and often dishonest reporting on issues related to the Second Amendment is just one reason for the cratering of trust in today’s mainstream media. To put this in context, in 2025, a long-running Gallup poll on U.S. public trust in mass media found that 28 percent of citizens, a record low, said they trust the media. The public trust in the media, according to this poll, was as high as 54 percent in 2003, but has been deteriorating ever since. Given how turned off the public is, what is the future of the news media, and is there any…