Author: Gunner Quinn

A few weeks ago, I drove out to a local reservoir for an afternoon of fossil hunting. My route took me across the reservoir’s outlet, where a few fishermen were posted up with catfish rigs. For curiosity’s sake, I parked and walked up to the railing to take a look at the water.Pinned between the rocky banks of the narrow channel were hundreds of common carp and smallmouth buffalo feeding in the current, with the occasional longnose gar surfacing for air. In an instant, my plans for the day were rewritten.Thirty minutes later, I was back at the outlet with…

If you’re like most Americans, you live in a populated area; you have neighbors on either side of you; and, if you’re lucky, you have a not-too-big backyard. While I couldn’t find any statistical information regarding the number of hunters that live in urban areas, the fact is that over 80% of Americans live within city limits, so I think it’s safe to assume that the majority of hunters also live within the confines of a town or city.If you’re a hunter who owns a bird dog and lives in an urban area, that can present some training challenges. Packing…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your guide to the white tail Woods, 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, Mark Kenyon, Welcome to the. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Wired to Hunt Podcast. 00:00:22 Speaker 3: Today we are going to be discussing how we came to have fifty eight point five million acres of protected roadless areas here in the United States of America, and how those same roadless areas, those best places to hunt and fish and…

00:00:11 Speaker 1: Welcome back to another episode of Cutting the Distance. ELK season is right around the corner, and I’d be lying to say that this isn’t my favorite time of the year to record podcasts because I get to talk about ELK. I got to talk about ELK calls, ELK calling, the strategy, the what works most of the time, what works not very often, what can improve your odds of when you go to make that call that that bowl ends up into archery range or muzzle at range or whatever your your your weapon is. And…

New York Governor Kathy Hochul publicly attributes Monday’s mass shooting in Manhattan to Nevada’s “weak gun laws,” emphasizing that New York’s stringent firearm regulations are ineffective when firearms can be acquired from other states. Hochul, who has implemented strict measures including an assault weapons ban and a strengthened Red Flag Law, argues that the incident highlights the need for Congress to enact a national assault weapons ban to protect innocent lives. Following the shooting, which resulted in four fatalities before the assailant took his own life, Hochul pointed out that the weapon used was legally obtained in Nevada, a state…

“…The act of intentionally or unintentionally causing multiple deaths through the use of a vehicle. This can occur in various ways, including deliberate attacks, reckless driving, or accidents caused by negligence or impaired driving…” In this article we are not talking about accidental vehicular casualties, and Lord knows there are far too many of them in everyday life. No, we are talking about the deaths and injuries that result from someone deliberately driving a vehicle, statistically usually a car but occasionally a much more deadly and difficult-to-stop truck, into pedestrians either on either side of the street or occasionally in…

NYC shooter Shane Devon Tamura legally maintained his concealed weapons permit despite having a history of mental health holds in Nevada, revealing critical gaps in the system. The Las Vegas Metro Police Department had guidelines that disqualify individuals with serious mental health issues, but Tamura obtained his permit in 2022 and purchased multiple firearms after being placed under mental health holds, raising serious questions about the effectiveness of existing laws. New York officials, including Governor Kathy Hochul, point to looser gun laws in states like Nevada as culpable for the tragic incident that led to the deaths of four victims,…

July 31st, 1703: Novelist Daniel Defoe was placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet. But he was pelted with flowers, and cheered by his supporters. — On July 31, 1958, the Anti-Chinese uprising began in Tibet. — July 31st, 1921, was the birthday of Army Air Corps veteran David Thatcher, one of the Doolittle Raiders. — And today is also the birthday of free market economist Milton Friedman (born 1912, died November 16, 2006.) — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 119 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing…

A Hempstead man, Deshawn Martin, is sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murdering Santos Valeriano Argueta, a 49-year-old good Samaritan, during an armed robbery. The fatal incident occurred on January 30, 2022, when Argueta intervened to protect his friend from being assaulted, ultimately leading to his own tragic death. Martin, 28, faced a jury that took just four hours to convict him on 20 felony counts, including first-degree murder. The courtroom proceedings revealed Martin’s extensive criminal history, which included multiple armed robberies leading up to the murder. His actions during the robbery drew a stark contrast to…

New research from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) indicates that concealed handguns contribute to a heightened sense of fear among Americans, countering the long-held belief by the gun industry that armed citizens enhance public safety. The 2018 study found that 57% of non-gun owners and 28% of gun owners reported feeling less safe in the presence of individuals carrying concealed weapons. Despite these findings, the NSSF continues to advocate for legislation that would undermine state laws regulating concealed carry, including the proposed Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. Lawmakers have raised concerns that such measures could endanger public safety by…