Can claiming a hunting addiction keep you out of prison for wildlife crimes? A man from Sacramento, California, recently tested out the argument before a federal judge, after being convicted for smuggling an endangered Ladakh urial sheep home from a Pakistani hunting trip.“When I hear the word addiction, it seems to refer to drugs, alcohol, or gambling,” defendant Jason Keith Bruce wrote in a letter to a U.S. District Judge, obtained by SF Gate. “But I have definitely felt a deep compulsion about hunting, so much that I see it clouds my decisions.”The plea didn’t hold up, and Bruce was…

00:00:02 Speaker 1: The bait thing is very contentious, even for me personally, Like when you watch this on television, it looks almost too easy. And I’ve watched YouTube videos of this and been like, is that really hunting? Is it easier than zan spot stock. But one of the cool things that you get from Beata Hut like this is you get to be very particular about the animal yawn. You don’t have to make a judgment call on the size and the sex at three hundred yards or five hundred yards or even one hundred yards. Here you…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, 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, Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hey, everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, which is brought to you by first Light. Today I’m going to talk about hunting buddies, lost opportunities, and the reality that if you ever want to travel to hunt anything, time is not on your side. Look, this is…

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Our Motto; “Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do or Do Without”. Getting the most out of what you already own instead of buying something new is a good way of using your resources more effectively. Then your resources can be used instead for something that will bring you more long-term benefit. Extending the useful service life of an older computer is one way of utilizing your existing resources more effectively. JWR Adds: Given the huge number of online books, web archives, offline copies of Wikipedia, service manuals, military manual PDFs, e-Book Bibles and Bible commentaries, and other…

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In this episode of the Guns Podcast US, hosts Brent Wheat and Roy Huntington dive deep into the often misunderstood world of professional gunsmithing. The post The Real Cost of Gunsmithing: Why You Should Pay a Pro — #324 appeared first on GUNS Magazine. Read the full article here

Armed Citizen® Today On Feb. 21, a man with a knife allegedly threatened a couple outside an apartment complex in Clearwater, Fla. Fearing for their lives, the male victim shot and injured the suspect. Once released from the hospital, the 37-year-old suspect was arrested on charges of aggravated assault. He was also charged with battery on a person 65 or older for a separate incident the day prior, in which he had allegedly thrown a water bottle at a 70-year-old woman, striking her in the face. (wfla.com, Tampa, Fla., 2/22/26)   From the Armed Citizen® Archives – August 1983When Richard…