Author: Gunner Quinn
Odessa police apprehend 40-year-old Humberto Mendez Jr. after reports of him firing a shotgun in the alley of East 15th Street, raising alarm among nearby residents. Around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, an eyewitness alleges Mendez pointed the weapon at her and even heard it click, though it did not discharge. The incident unfolded when two neighbors alerted authorities, leading officers to find evidence including a spent shotgun shell in the vicinity. Mendez now faces serious charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and has since been released on $31,500 bail. This alarming episode highlights ongoing concerns about safety in…
A new ultra-luxury golf resort has been playing fast and loose with irrigation rules over in the Shields Valley of Montana.Crazy Mountain Ranch (CMR) was purchased in 2021 by CrossHarbor Capital Partners, the private equity firm that also owns the Yellowstone Club and other upscale retreats that have transformed the nearby Big Sky Valley.In September 2024, CMR had its soft opening, where players got to try out the new course co-designed by golf legend Ben Crenshaw. Any golfer’s dream, but there was a hitch: Crazy Mountain Ranch had installed pipes and were pumping water out of nearby Rock Creek to…
Newly updated for 2025, the 29th edition of the Traveler’s Guide To The Firearm Laws Of The Fifty States is packed with all the need-to-know information for cross-country trekkers seeking to bring their arms along with them and remain legal in all localities. Read the full article here
California’s struggles with mountain lion conflicts continue. On June 14, a mountain lion attack took place at a summer camp in Trinity County, which is in the mountainous northwestern portion of the state.The attack involved a camp counselor but took place a day before kids arrived at the camp. According to the Mercury News, the counselor was setting up the property and encountered the lion beneath a tent platform. The lion scratched the counselor’s leg, then fled. The counselor suffered minor injuries in the attack.Later, the owner of the summer camp searched for the mountain lion—and says he was charged…
In the cover story for our June 2025 issue, “From Bunker Hill To Baghdad: 250 Years Of U.S. Infantry Longarms,” Executive Editor Evan Brune lays out the progression in technology that has occurred in the U.S. Army’s primary individual fighting arms and ammunition since its founding three days before that first pivotal battle in Massachusetts. It is a chronicle that reveals intertwining trends in the dozen representative arms’ weights, lengths, calibers and ammunition complements during our country’s quarter-millennia history. FN 15 Military Collector M4 Of course, we know that the story leads us to one of today’s…
This week, Tony explains how we come to believe unwritten rules about deer behavior and hunting strategies, and why we should sometimes break them even when we don’t want to. Connect with Tony Peterson and MeatEater Tony Peterson on Instagram and Facebook MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop MeatEater Merch Read the full article here
Silencer Central’s free tax stamp promotion is back in honor of America’s 249th anniversary. Now through July 31, 2025, simply use the promo code “STAMP” to get a free tax stamp when purchasing any qualifying suppressor. “We’re excited to celebrate 249 years of American history and freedom,” said Logan Hutchinson, Silencer Central director of marketing. “You should be free to protect your hearing and free to elevate your shooting experience without burdensome taxes. So, to celebrate America’s birthday, we’re not throwing anything in the Boston Harbor, but Silencer Central is going to cover the cost of the tax stamp for…
In the early 1800s, when American and European scientific explorers first began to probe the unfamiliar West with its landscapes and animals so remarkably different from those of the East, the Great Plains and its wildlife seemed the most fascinating part of the West, an “American Serengeti.” Commencing with Lewis and Clark’s adventures and their attempts to catalog western wildlife, it took the entire 19th century for American explorers to introduce to science the staggering biological diversity Native America had bequeathed the United States. Accounts from Lewis and Clark to Stephen Long to C. Hart Merriam give us inspiring descriptions…
This week Reid and Dan host hit songwriter and artist, Larry Fleet, out in God’s Country. Larry shares the meaning behind his signature hat you see him wearing, which ties back to arguably the best burger in Nashville. The three of them bond over growing up on four wheelers without bounds and give the reason behind why they must love their kids more than their parents loved them. Larry shares his Nashville journey with the guys and how keeping his faith has helped him continue through it all. The episode ends with them harmonizing “Where I Find God,” which was…
A judge in York County Superior Court excludes key evidence potentially linking Lorenze Labonte to the murder of Ahmed Sharif, who was shot to death in November 2023. Prosecutors had hoped to present an unfired bullet found in a shoe belonging to Labonte’s ex-fiancée, asserting it matched a .45 caliber shell casing near Sharif’s body, but the judge raised significant doubts about the bullet’s origins. During the trial, conflicting witness statements and a lack of DNA evidence have complicated the prosecution’s case, casting uncertainty on Labonte’s involvement. As details emerge, including testimony from his young sister about Labonte’s behavior prior…