I’ll be the first to admit it—I get to do some incredible things. The privilege of many of the experiences that I have been blessed to be part of is not lost on me, and I am grateful to be among the select few who get to partake. To that end, it’s always great to report on the times when these sorts of opportunities are made available to the general public, as everyone should have the chance to shoot a mile, harvest a trophy animal or just sit and relax within a picturesque landscape. With that, I’m pleased to announce…

Editor’s Note: This article was previously published stating that Patton died from his injuries, however, he is currently still alive. Apologies for the error.On September 3, 72-year-old Vernon Patton suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a black bear in Franklin County. According to CBS Channel 5 News, Patton had been spreading gravel at his property in Ozark when he was attacked without provocation by a 70-pound juvenile black bear. He was airlifted to nearby Fayetteville Hospital before being transferred to the University of Arkansas hospital in Little Rock.Arkansas Game and Fish wardens were able to track and euthanize the…

00:00:00 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, which is brought to you by First Light. I’m your guest host, Tony Peterson, and today I’m joined by my good buddy Clint Campbell, who is the host of the Truth from the Stand podcast, a Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner, badass guitarist, and all around good dude who kills big public Land bucks. Surprise, surprise, Mark Kenyon is off today. Now you might think he’s doing something cool with his time, like hunting public Land Bucks, but our little buddy is actually in recovery. He got hired to be the…

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00:00:00 Speaker 1: We’re football. It’s there’s so many different aspects to it. It’s like, hey, if that scheme doesn’t work for you, that might not be your scheme, and like you might never get a shot. So it was the patience and the Okay, I’m gaining the weight, I’m doing the right thing, I’m doing the reps, I’m getting better at my technique, and I just got wait my opportunity. That’s why I tell kids we go around like we just did our first youth football camp back home. 00:00:19 Speaker 2: They look listen to your coaches, I.…

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As an observer of contemporary politics, economics, and emerging threats, I have come to the conclusion that the last three years of Donald John Trump’s second term as President may provide a potential window of opportunity. If we were now living under a Harris-Walz Administration, we would surely be out of time to prepare. I have my doubts about Trump’s sincerity when he talks about scaling back the size and power of government. Alarmingly, the gains of the DOGE project were wiped out by the huge deficit spending included in the recent  “Big, Beautiful Bill”.  But I don’t consider DJT…

Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart vocally condemns the recent assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, labeling the act as “disgusting and sad.” In a heartfelt series of Instagram posts, Dart expresses his condolences to Kirk’s family and calls for an urgent halt to political violence, following the incident on the campus of Utah Valley University where Kirk was fatally shot. The tragic event occurred during Kirk’s American Comeback tour, when a bullet struck him in the neck as he interacted with attendees. Dart, who hails from nearby Kaysville, Utah, shares that Kirk “did great things for our country,”…

September 11, 1297: The Battle of Stirling Bridge. Scottish rebel William Wallace defeated the English. — September 11th is of course the anniversary of the 2001 Al Qaeda attacks on the U.S., but it is also the anniversary of the Benghazi Embassy attacks, in 2012. (Those events were recounted in the Hollywood film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.) Please remember the sacrifice of J. Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, and CIA (former Navy SEAL) agents Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. Between them, Woods and Doherty reportedly dropped at least 60 of the attackers, before their position was overwhelmed. Please…

The FBI Denver Field Office and the Pueblo Police Department conduct a major operation that results in the arrest of 20 individuals and the seizure of over 40 firearms and 20 pounds of illegal drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. This collaborative effort, known as Operation Summer Heat, engaged more than 40 law enforcement agents over a five-week period, targeting violent crime and community safety in Pueblo. Pueblo Chief of Police Chris Noeller emphasizes the operation’s significance, stating that the focused efforts of various agencies send a strong message against violent crime and illegal drug activity. The coordinated resources involved…