The point made in this blog is a serious one: who is vetting the self-proclaimed "firearms experts" ...

The point made in this blog is a serious one: who is vetting the self-proclaimed "firearms experts" on the internet, You Tube, etc? Once upon a time a handful of magazines hired proven, tested journalists who were also firearms experts -- or at least knew how to interview experts. Now the net is littered with instant experts, making it nearly impossible for anyone to get honest answers to firearms, ammo and ballistic questions. Best advice: do thorough research, including on the "experts" dispensing advice, and take everything you find on the internet with a grain -- or whole shaker -- of salt.  Most industry promoters are idiots, and they are passing on useless garbage to the masses. Here’s why…
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Horrors! Can you believe the Virginia legislature considered a bill that would have forced tax payers...

Horrors! Can you believe the Virginia legislature considered a bill that would have forced tax payers to reimburse veterinarians for neutering feral cats -- and then turning them lose to again savage songbirds?  The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates recently considered several bills that would impact feral cat management in the state. The Virginia Chapter of The Wildlife Society TWS) wrote letters and sent members to provide testimony to the state's Senate and House Committees to express opposition ...
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Mountain bluebird female on air traffic control duty, waving them in.

Mountain bluebird female on air traffic control duty, waving them in.  _MG_3118.JPG
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Just finished reviewing, testing, filming and photographing a spectacular rifle. You Tube review in ...

Just finished reviewing, testing, filming and photographing a spectacular rifle. You Tube review in the works, column in Sporting Classics to come and big feature article in American Hunter magazine. More details here are we progress.   IMG_2292.JPG
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Hoo rah. Why settle for second best? The trainers at First to Fight Tactical Solutions are field tested...

Hoo rah. Why settle for second best? The trainers at First to Fight Tactical Solutions are field tested Marines. Friendly, helpful, skilled and eager to share what they know about protecting life, limb and country. Classes in concealed carry, tactical shotgun, long range rifle and more every month of the year. www.ftfts.com  IMG_2001.JPG
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Big buck contests in Illinois are always bigger than anywhere else. Corn, beans and black prairie soils...

Big buck contests in Illinois are always bigger than anywhere else. Corn, beans and black prairie soils. Field & Stream/Outdoor Live Deer & Turkey Expo, Springfield, IL, Sunday, Feb. 22, 9-4. Come in and see the award winners. Some score over 200! Get all you guns, ammo, hand loading, optics, bow, coyote calling questions answered by experts, too. www.deerinfo.com. #everythingwhitetail   #ronspomeroutdoors   IMG_2016.JPG
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We'll be doing one of these weekend events in Springfield, IL, starting this Friday (Feb. 20), 2 PM ...

We ll be doing one of these weekend events in Springfield, IL, starting this Friday (Feb. 20), 2 PM at the Prairie Capital Convention Center. Learn more about guns, ammo, bullets, ballistics, handloading, optics and whitetails than you even thought to ask. #deerinfo.com #everythingwhitetail    Michigan Deer & Turkey Expo Highlights
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