Posted on 22 July 2011.
Congratulations to sl-eye_noyes who just won a Bear Carnage Bow from Sportsman’s News Magazine. The bow comes tricked out with a whisker biscuit and sight and retails for $975. Our winner was chosen from among those who posted in the Bear Carnage forum at www.sportsmansnews.com. He didn’t even know he was entered. We love surprises and we bet you do to, so get posting. You never know when we will draw your name to give you a prize.
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Posted on 21 July 2011.
Congratulations to richardparra88 who just won a pair of Alpen Apex 10×42 binoculars.
Alpen Apex binoculars define the best in optics quality, featuring superb workmanship and the latest optics technology. Including fully multi-coated BAK4 glass, PXA™ phase coating and HR™ metallic coating, Apex binoculars allow clearer viewing in bright and dim light and in the wettest conditions. Apex binoculars are lightweight, providing crisp, sharp optical clarity from the center of view to the outer edges giving users exceptional quality at an affordable price. They feature long eye relief and new pull up, twist lock eyecups to provide extra field of view. They are ergonomically styled and their lightweight construction allows tireless use and comfort. Apex binoculars feature Alpen’s lifetime warranty. They retail for $298.99 at Sportsman’s Warehouse.
richardparra88 is just the first of many. All registered users of the Sportsman’s News Forums are automatically entered. In our upcoming August issue, we test several brands of 10×42 binos, and we will be giving them away to users of the forums. Have no fear, all winners are also still eligible to win future gear drawings as well as the guns.
And remember, for every 25 posts in the forums, you get another entry into the drawings, so keep those posts coming.
The drawing was conducted by Random Picker and the protocol is available by clicking here.
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Posted on 20 July 2011.
A recent forum post indicated that BATFE was changing the rules regarding the classification of .223 ammunition as handgun ammo for the purpose of regulating them under tougher rules. Continue Reading
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Posted on 18 July 2011.
Another great adventure for the Sportsman’s News Team in southeast Alaska with Laughing Raven Lodge, located about 65 miles south of Sitka in the tiny town of Port Alexander. What a beautiful setting and the fishing wasn’t too bad either! Watch for the full story is our September issue.
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Posted on 18 July 2011.
The Sportsman’s News team of Kent Danjanovich and Rick Rosenberg just returned from a great trip to Prince of Wales Island with Fireweed Lodge. Bob and Jeane Anderson run a great operation and the king salmon fishing was hot, hot, hot!
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Posted on 16 July 2011.
The Sportsman’s News team has spent 4 extremely productive days of fishing the Rio Grand river with Broadacres Ranch just outside of Creede Colorado. The area is know for some of Colorado’s best dry fly fishing and we proved it this week. Although we didn’t land any fish over 20 inches, it was a great success. This outfitter has been an Orvis Endorsed lodge for many years. We enjoyed world class cuisine as well 5 star lodging with our own private pond in the back yard. We finished the last day off with a special treat of hiking into some remote back country area for Brook Trout fishing. The experience was breathtaking. 12,000 foot peaks with gin clear water running through the meadows loaded with hungry Brookies. Our group of 5 people landed over 100 fish in 2 hours. It was the icing on the cake to a wonderful experience. Anyone looking for a fly fishing destination vacation, you can’t go wrong booking a trip with Broadacres Ranch.
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Posted on 04 July 2011.
The Sportsman’s News Team of Kent Danjanovich and Kevin Orton just returned from Elk Island Lodge in Manitoba, Canada and their God’s Lake location didn’t let us down. The pike, walleye and lake trout fishing was superb and our fly-out to God’s River for trophy brook trout was one of the best day’s we have ever experienced. We are happy to welcome Elk Island Lodge as our newest Platinum Approved Outfitter!
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Posted on 01 July 2011.
Two Hundred and Thirty Five Years Ago, this weekend, a group of traitors was turned into a group of patriots by the foundation of a Constitutional Republic. These men and women risked their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor in the hopes of forming a nation of the people, by the people and for the people.
On this weekend bombs will burst in midair and the red glare of rockets will proclaim that we are still indeed free, and by the grace of almighty God we live in the greatest nation on Earth.
As we grill, and hit the sales and enjoy the parades, please pause to thank God that you are an American. Also, take a moment to pray for those brave fighting men and women who are far from home risking their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to keep us the great nation we are. Happy Birthday America!
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Posted on 01 July 2011.
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Posted on 01 July 2011.
It is hard to imagine that a person can actually hunt big bulls in the Velvet without being a governor type tag holder (not many can afford that these days). One of the Sportsman’s News Platinum Approved Outfitters has a great opportunity to do just that. Atkinson Expeditions has secured a great lease with lots of elk that fall under what is considered a “C” license in Colorado. A depredation type hunt for velvet bulls. The Sportsman’s News team will be headed to Colorado for our first elk hunt of the year. We have high expectations of getting a Colorado bull. We will be posting blog pages during the entire trip as well as “Forum” posts. Follow us along and let us know what you think about this amazing hunt.
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Posted on 01 July 2011.
By Shane Chuning
The Sportsman’s News team gets a chance to test a lot of different gear each and every month and the items that really rise to the top get put on the schedule for our “Pros Pick” column. Since we only do 12 publications a year, we reserve these spots for some of the very best products that come across our desk. The 2011 Bear Carnage is just that type of product. Continue Reading
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Posted on 01 July 2011.
By Andrew Scott
My wife and I like a good adventure. To qualify as a good adventure, it needs to have breathtaking scenery, lots of excitement, some unexpected events, good company, good food and be somewhat gentle on the budget. We are always on the lookout for a good hunting or fishing trip that we can also include some other type of adventure. After exploring the internet and devouring articles from the Sportsman’s News for most of 2009, I boldly announced to my wife we were heading back to Alaska to stock up on halibut and salmon and whatever else the ocean might feel charitable to give up. Our first trip together there in 2007 filled our freezer with wonderful Homer halibut fillets, but the supply was running low. Continue Reading
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Posted on 01 July 2011.
Kevin Orton
Worldwide Trophy Adventures Application Specialist
Are you like most of us around this time of year, finding yourself repeatedly going to the mail box only to get letter after letter with that most disheartening of words possible, “Unsuccessful”? Where do you turn when you’ve got that itch that can only be scratched with a hunting tag? Why not consider a landowner tag? Here at Worldwide Trophy Adventures we have hundreds of landowner vouchers or tags all across the West (referenced as “tags” throughout the rest of the article). Typically, having a landowner tag will allow you to hunt an area that you would normally only be able to hunt in if you drew a tag there in the regular draw process. Landowner tags give those of us that are used to seeing a lot of those “unsuccessful” letters a chance to hunt our favorite animals in our favorite states each year. States that do participate in some type of landowner tag program usually give the tags to the actual landowners or allow them to apply for those tags. The hard part is finding the tags! Most states do not publish which landowners actually have them for sale. Continue Reading
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Posted on 01 July 2011.
By Brock Ray
Do you have a dream of hunting, fishing or riding horses for a living? Does the sound of having a full scholarship to learn to become a professional guide sound good? Well, the opportunity is open if you have what it takes. Like anything worthwhile, it is not easy to get and keep this type of scholarship, but it might be a smoother path than getting and keeping a traditional educational scholarship. Continue Reading
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Posted on 01 July 2011.
By Sportsman’s News Pro-Staff
Getting an opportunity to test the extra compact Bushnell Trophy XLT trail camera got me a bit excited. I’m a bit of a gear junkie and I’ve been running trail cameras for a long period of time in my trophy hunting quest and I’m very familiar with what makes for a good camera. Continue Reading
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Posted on 01 July 2011.
By Kent Danjanovich
Senior Editor
Northern California has long been a leader on the world’s economic, scientific and cultural stages. The California Gold Rush first paved the way, agriculture kept it going, microchip technology again made it famous and some of the world’s most beautiful and unique landscape still make it one of the most special places you can visit. And in the midst of all of this, the fishing isn’t too bad either! Continue Reading
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