FIREARM: Fusil d’infanterie modèle 1777 corrigé an IXMANUFACTURER: Manufacture Imperial de TulleCALIBER: 17.5 mm (.69)MANUFACTURED: c. 1805CONDITION: Fine (NRA Antique Gun Standards)VALUE: $2,750 By the early 1700s, small arms began to take on increasingly uniform aspects. Circa 1727, the British introduced what would be the precursor to a line of fine flintlock infantry arms that, somewhere along the way, picked up the nickname “Brown Bess.” France, in 1717, fielded a standardized musket of its own, the progeny of which would later generically be referred to as “Charlevilles.” Origins of the cognomen of the British family of muskets are still unsettled,…

00:00:07 Speaker 1: This podcast. 00:00:10 Speaker 2: Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I’m your host, Spencer Newhart, and today we’re joined by Brody Nate, John, Marge Logan and am I missing anyone? Maxwell? 00:00:22 Speaker 3: Maxwell? I’m here. 00:00:23 Speaker 2: This is a ten round quiz show with questions from Meat Eater’s four verticals, which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. There is a prize. Meat Eater will donate five hundred dollars to the conservation organization of the winners choosing. All right, we have a couple of mailbag questions…

In mid-May of 2025, my son Bear Newcomb and I headed to southeast Alaska to hunt with my friend and outfitter David Benitz. I’ve previously hunted for mountain goats and also went wolf trapping with David. He’s an incredible Alaskan bowhunter, trapper, commercial fisherman, and he’s been an outfitter for most of his life. Not to mention, he’s just a great guy.Southeast Alaska is home to some of the best black bear hunting in the world because the region boasts some of the highest densities of black bears in the US. The way I like to hunt them in the…

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In this interview with The Armed Citizen Podcast at the 155th NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Houston, Texas, NRA Executive Vice President and CEO Doug Hamlin talks about what is going on with the NRA, the many battles for our freedom around this nation the NRA is involved in, and what’s to come. When asked about anti-Second Amendment legislation in Virginia, Hamlin said, “We will be litigating.” He later noted that the Trump administration’s Department of Justice also said it will file suit if the state goes forward with unconstitutional legislation. In this interview Hamlin also talks about the…

A 27-year-old turkey hunter remains missing after a solo hunt on Mount Shavano in southern Colorado last week, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office. Kaden Sites was reported missing around 7 p.m. on April 15. He left for a short hunt around 1:30 that afternoon and planned to be back for a doctor’s appointment at 3:45 but never showed. Family members found Sites’ truck parked near Blank’s Cabin Trailhead on Mount Shavano. His cellphone was still inside with a dead battery. Search and rescue efforts ramped up that evening, with approximately 80 people involved in a multi-agency effort, which…

In 1957, Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) released 31 aoudad, or barbary sheep, a species native to North Africa, in the Texas panhandle to increase hunting opportunities. The species took well to the arid Texas land, and another 40 animals were released by the following year. Today, those few dozen animals have grown to an estimated population of more than 20,000 according to TPWD.From those initial releases in the Panhandle, aoudad have since expanded across a large portion of the state, pushing west into the rugged mountains and deserts of the Trans-Pecos region—prime habitat for native desert bighorn sheep. That…

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00:00:01 Speaker 1: A trip through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the crown jewel of America’s wildlife preserves, reveals a stunning, prime evil world under constant threat of becoming a national sacrifice. I’m Dan Flores, and this is the American West, where the prime evil West abides. What wakes me is a sound I’ve never heard, or to be truer to the actual experience. Two sounds to which my memory banks cannot assign. Cause one is a soft, gentle sort of chuffing, coming awake to the slanting light out the tent door. I register this one first, an auditory accompaniment…

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 Wire to Hunt Foundation’s podcast, which has brought to you by first Light. Today’s episode is all about spring scouting and what you should be doing while you’re turkey hunting, and the truth about what you can learn about deer right now. I know this…