I am quite certain, that for the first time in NRA history the President of the United States met with the NRA president, the NRA president asked for his support for national Right-to-Carry (NRTC), and then, on a national stage, President Trump called out the NRA president’s name and pledged his support for national Right-to-Carry legislation. But that’s exactly what happened at a rally near Allentown, Pa., in late June. Here’s part of the transcript from the rally. President Trump: “Thanks as well to the president of the NRA who’s here with me, Bill Bachenberg. Bill, stand up. And they…

If you’re anything like me; balancing life, work, responsibilities and obligations is difficult enough. Sometimes, finding the time to get out to a range to train falls by the wayside. We summon the motivation to drive all the way there, gather all our gear, make sure we have enough ammo, plan out a training schedule for the day, etc. It can be a lot to manage. Luckily, the industry has a company named Mantis that has invented several solutions to these modern-day shooter problems. The company’s latest iteration for pistol training is called the TitanX. Mantis is the No. 1…

On August 18, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has filed a proposed rule to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The announcement claims the rescission is due to the fact that the rule “exacerbates rising wildfire risk.”The Wildfire ExcuseUsing wildfire as reason to rescind the Roadless Rule is more likely a thinly veiled excuse to allow logging and mineral extraction in these areas. Multiple studies have proven that wildfires are both more likely to start near roads and are also able to be managed just as effectively in roadless areas.In this 2020…

This is the second installment of a three-part elk hunting story by FHF founder, Paul Lewis. Stay tuned for the last segment or read the first here.On the morning of September 13th, I slipped into the river bottom, only to bump the herd and listen to them splash across the river. I stumbled across an empty treestand that belongs to a local rifle hunter and decided to take the hint. So, I sat in the same area that evening. I am not a patient hunter; sitting motionless waiting for something to happen feels like a mental prison.With only ten minutes…

There’s good news for the conservation of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness—but will it last?Earlier this week, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order to enhance the protection of the Boundary Waters. The order is particularly concerned with mining leases and permitting in the Rainy River Headwaters Watershed, where a potential copper sulfide mine has long raised alarms among the conservation community because of potential downstream impacts on the otherwise pristine Boundary Waters.Walz’s executive is the latest in a years-long back and forth over the mining project. In January 2023, the Department of the Interior under the Biden-Harris…

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When I was growing up, my old man and I watched a ton of World War II shows and movies. He got me hooked on watching “Combat!” while telling me about how grandpa fought in the Battle of the Bulge. I loved seeing the GIs with their Garands, Thompsons and BARs fighting the evil Nazis armed with their Mausers and MP40s. Then, years later, when I went to buy my first gun at the age of 21 (I know, late bloomer, but I was living in Massachusetts and no one in my family was a gun owner!), I was about…

00:00:04 Speaker 1: Welcome to the News Show. Everybody. This is a field report. 00:00:07 Speaker 2: This is a special edition of the News Show where we’re reporting from the field. What is it called in the news Like where the guys out in the field. 00:00:15 Speaker 1: In the field court, in the field court. 00:00:18 Speaker 2: Like if there’s a picture that it’s like a hurricane and I’m the guy out being like. 00:00:22 Speaker 1: It’s getting very windy. Yeah, John, Yeah, I’m like, we’re like that guy. 00:00:27 Speaker 2: We’re sitting on…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: What is going on? This is Jake Holfer. Welcome to another episode of Back forty and this week we have our panel of guests once again, Aaron Warburton, Adam Key, Bill Winki, and Jeff Sturgis. And building off of last week’s episode and as we build up to the opening day of many archery seasons October first, this is our panel. They’re giving us a quick rules and advice and guidance leading up to this upcoming season for twenty twenty six. And so this episode is all about rules. And I know rules sometimes get a negative…

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