Author: Gunner Quinn

Benton County emerges as the top deer harvesting area in Missouri’s Lake Region, with local hunters bringing in a total of 2,316 deer during the November firearms season. This figure includes 1,195 antlered bucks, 219 button bucks, and 902 does, part of the overall statewide harvest of 158,712 deer reported by the Department of Conservation. Meanwhile, Franklin County continues its leadership with the highest overall deer harvest in the state at 3,609 deer. The comprehensive data highlights significant hunting activity across other counties as well, making it clear that deer hunting remains a popular and vital aspect of local culture…

Four men have been arrested following an armed robbery at a shop in New Mills, Derbyshire, where suspects were reported to be armed with a knife and a firearm. The incident, which occurred on November 26 at approximately 11:56 AM, has led to an immediate police response, including a search of properties linked to the suspects. Derbyshire Police have confirmed that firearms officers were deployed, resulting in the arrests on suspicion of robbery. While searches continue in the nearby areas, authorities state there is no ongoing threat to the public and are not pursuing additional suspects, reassuring the community of…

Police in Dover, New Hampshire are actively searching for an armed robber who held up Papa Jay’s Pizzeria at gunpoint on Wednesday night. According to police reports, the masked individual threatened an employee with a firearm while demanding cash and personal phones before fleeing the scene. In response to the traumatic incident, the pizza shop’s management expressed their relief that no one was physically harmed, emphasizing their commitment to supporting the shaken staff. As the investigation unfolds, police have already made one arrest in connection with the armed robbery, raising questions about whether the assailant has been apprehended or if…

Prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson is arrested during a protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as demonstrations against police violence spread nationwide. The protests follow recent police shootings of black men, including the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling, which have ignited public outrage and calls for accountability. Protests have erupted in multiple cities, from Minnesota to California, with hundreds participating in marches and sit-ins demanding justice. In St. Paul, police used smoke bombs to disperse demonstrators occupying Interstate 94, and in New York City, approximately 1,000 people marched through Manhattan, chanting familiar slogans like “Black Lives Matter.” The widespread…

I just kept trying to breathe. The big bull elk was trotting forward with his head down as he chased another bull down the side of the mountain. “He’ll stop,” I said to myself as I did my best to hold down the rising panic I felt fluttering in my chest. He was 350 yards away, and I tried not to look at his antlers as I followed him in the rifle scope. I just took a deep breath and tried to stay steady…I could get excited later.Finally, almost miraculously, the bull came to a stop on the edge of…

A 17-year-old boy allegedly shoots and kills his ex-girlfriend, Emily Finn, 18, before turning the gun on himself in a tragic incident in Nesconset, New York. The shooting occurred on November 26, when Finn visited the shooter’s home to return personal belongings after their breakup. Finn died at the scene, while the shooter is hospitalized in critical but stable condition and faces imminent second-degree murder charges. This heartbreaking event has left the local community in shock, as Finn was a recent graduate of Sayville High School. Suffolk County police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting, raising questions about…

Hunters can be picky when it comes to gear. Luckily, you don’t need to buy them a new hunting rifle, bow, or even the best binoculars. Some of the best hunting gifts I’ve received over the years were unexpected pieces of gear that I probably wouldn’t have bought for myself. I still have a pair of heavy-duty hunting gloves I got in middle school. I’m sure my aunt didn’t envision me wearing them almost twenty years later, but I break them out when it gets super cold. Sure, they fit tighter than they did when I was sixteen, but they’re…

In the wake of a tragic shooting at an Oregon school that left nine dead and seven injured, President Obama calls for reflection on America’s persistent issue of gun violence. This incident marks the 994th mass shooting in the United States since Obama was re-elected in 2012, highlighting a growing crisis in a nation with an estimated 300 million firearms. Obama’s remarks emphasize the stark contrast in gun-related deaths between the U.S. and other developed countries, with the U.S. experiencing nearly 30 times the gun murder rate of the UK. He urges that law reform is overdue, stating, “We know…

Matt Jefko of Wisconsin says he can’t sacrifice the time and money to hunt Western states, so he turns his stay-at-home hunts into hard-earned adventures whenever possible.But after this public-schools teacher arrowed a buck in southwestern Wisconsin’s Yellowstone Lake State Park in early November, he triggered more adventure than most hunters ever find on the Great Plains or in the Rocky Mountains.Jefko, 41, wouldn’t wish similar misadventures on anyone. He’s just grateful he’s still enjoying his family and teaching his social studies classes one block from home at Middleton High School.And he refuses to say he was simply unlucky.“It could…

September’s gun sales numbers, as estimated by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), were up 2 percent compared to the same month in 2024, a modest, but welcome, increase. October gun sales numbers dropped from the year before by a paltry 0.2 percent. That seemingly insignificant bump may be sending a hidden signal that what we’re seeing is a new normal in terms of firearm sales. Only time will tell, but there was a contentious Presidential election underway in 2024 when the figure was nearly identical. Firearm sales traditionally spike in the months before polls open. October usually reaps the…