Author: Gunner Quinn
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) has reopened the NRA Public Range Fund. Established in 2009, the grant-matching program encourages city and county governments, along with state or federal agencies, to work with the NRA to build and improve public ranges across the United States. “Public ranges allow hundreds of thousands of hunters, competitive shooters, and target shooters to work on their marksmanship under safe and responsible conditions,” said Peter Churchbourne, managing director of NRA Hunting, Conservation and Ranges. “More than 100 public ranges have been awarded funds to date, and we look forward to assisting the next 100.”…
On June 24, 1374, a sudden outbreak of St. John’s Dance caused people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapsed from exhaustion. There is now conjecture that this strange outbreak was caused by rye bread contaminated with ergot fungus — a mycotoxin. — June 24th is the birthday of rifle-toting abolitionist pastor Henry Ward Beecher. (Born 1813, died March 8, 1887.) He and his adherents from his church smuggled so many Sharps rifles to Bleeding Kansas that the Sharps rifles picked up the nickname Beecher’s Bibles. The Infogalactic…
Feeling pressure from public land users and fellow Republican senators, Utah Senator Mike Lee has promised to make “changes” to his legislation that could sell over 3 million acres of public land.Writing on X Sunday evening, Lee addressed “Hunter Nation” and said, “You spoke, and I’m listening. I’ll be making changes in the coming days.”The flip-flop comes in the face of a nationwide campaign to oppose Lee’s proposal. His amendment to the budget reconciliation bill would require the sale of 2-3 million acres of federal public land and make 250 million acres eligible for sale. Public land advocates have organized…
One of the most common campfire debates regarding low-light hunting is whether digital night vision (DNV) is still king or if it’s been dethroned by modern thermal-imaging technology. On one hand, thermal imaging is better at detecting game, particularly in light brush, but on the other, nothing beats the detail offered by infrared night vision. For years, the solution was to carry both, be it across two hunters or a solo participant supplementing a rifle-mounted optic with a monocular of the other type. But since neither answer is perfect, products like the DNT ThermNight TNC225R have become popular, as they…
Back in 2020, I spent some time in Michigan with Mark Kenyon filming our Back 40 series. At one point during a mid-summer stand hanging mission, he decided to check a few trail cameras. I watched as he swapped out SD cards, and then doused each camera with scent-eliminating spray.At the time I thought he was being just a bit too neurotic. Now, I’m not so sure.As trail cameras become more and more ubiquitous across the whitetail sphere, it seems like deer are getting wise to them. This is highly situational, as all deer hunting is, but some places I…
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This week Reid and Dan bring back a listener favorite, Craig Morgan, to God’s Country! The guys dive in on Craig’s newfound hobby of streaming “Call of Duty” on twitch and how he continues to grow his fan base through the streaming platform and how it gives him a small glimpse from his time serving in the US Military. The three of them discuss grizzly bears in the west and Craig shares a close encounter he had at his camp in Alaska. Morgan discusses the struggles some military members encounter once they enter back into civilian life and how he…
Three individuals have been charged with murder following the deaths of two teens during an alleged drug deal and attempted robbery in Marion County. Katie Adams, 18, Robert Hill, 22, and Delshawn Davis, Jr., 20, face multiple charges including murder and attempted armed robbery, bringing the total number of arrests associated with the incident to seven. The tragic events unfolded at 1708 Tubello Court in May, where two groups met under the pretense of a drug transaction. A violent confrontation ensued, resulting in both teens being shot and killed. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is continuing the investigation and expects…
Authorities in Effingham County are requesting assistance from the public to identify a suspect involved in an armed robbery at the Enmarket convenience store in Rincon. The incident occurred on a Friday night, and local law enforcement has released a photograph of the suspect to aid in the investigation. Detectives from the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office emphasize the importance of community help in resolving this case and urge anyone with information about the suspect’s identity or whereabouts to contact Detective Foy at 912-754-3449. This robbery marks a significant concern for local safety, as investigators work diligently to bring the suspect…
A Firearm Safe Storage Giveaway in Longmont on June 28 aims to promote the secure storage of firearms, offering free home and car safes to attendees. Taking place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Longmont Safety and Justice Center, families can receive one car safe and one rapid release home safe while supplies last, emphasizing the importance of keeping firearms locked away, especially to prevent access by children. In light of recent laws in Colorado that mandate locking handguns in vehicles, the giveaway addresses a growing concern about firearm safety—approximately 80% of accidental firearm deaths in young children…