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Small game hunting: Rabbits anyone?

by Larry Case
3:00pm Friday, February 11, 2022
“Look in here! Seek! Get ‘em! Look here!” My hunting buddy’s shouts were measured and rhythmic. He repeated the words over and again, giving emphasis when he stepped in likely looking pieces of cover. When he reached something he thought was especially inviting his tone would change and he would increase the tempo. This meant get here, everybody, right now! His charges, a pack of no less than...

Social Media Bullies Can Stunt Hunter Recruitment

by Kyle Wintersteen
7:00am Thursday, February 10, 2022
A few years ago, the teenage daughter of a family friend killed the third largest non-typical whitetail buck — and the largest ever taken by a female hunter — in Pennsylvania. It was an achievement she’d earned, having scouted the deer all summer, later encountering it sporadically during archery season and ultimately bagging it with a rifle. It was an incredible moment. A proud moment. But the...

BFA Testifies in Favor of SB 215 for Constitutional Carry

3:00pm Wednesday, February 09, 2022
On Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, Buckeye Firearms Association presented testimony in the House Government Oversight Committee strongly supporting SB 215 to enact Constitutional Carry in Ohio. This was the second hearing in the House for this vital legislation. Yesterday, in the first hearing , the committee heard sponsor testimony from Sen. Terry Johnson. The bill has already passed the Senate. Here...

Protecting Cultural Acceptance

by Peter Churchbourne
7:00am Wednesday, February 09, 2022
There are two ways to promote and defend hunting in the United States. The first is to foster active participation in hunting. The second is to maintain, protect and enhance the cultural acceptance of hunting. The first cannot exist without the second. Today numerous organizations across the country work to increase hunting participation and to develop programs to recruit, retain and reactivate...

Constitutional Carry Bill Moves Rapidly, Emergency Power Bill Passes Committee

3:00pm Tuesday, February 08, 2022
On Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, the Ohio House Government Oversight Committee held hearings for three BFA-Supported bills. SB 215 on Constitutional Carry received its first hearing in the House with bill sponsor Sen. Terry Johnson presenting testimony. This bill is moving rapidly. In December, the bill passed the Senate and was introduced into the House. In January, it was assigned to committee. The...

How to defend against the many attacks on hunting

by Jay Pinsky
7:00am Tuesday, February 08, 2022
Life is all about change, and we as hunters know this well. Animals change habits, locations, moods, and tendencies on their time and under their logic, not ours. As hunters, we pride ourselves on our ability to adapt to changes in animals, yes – but we must also adapt to changes in humans, our environments, and our habits. COVID-19 is just the latest example of an external factor which has...

PODCAST: An Inside Look at BFA’s Lineup of Firearm and Self-Defense Training Classes

3:00pm Monday, February 07, 2022
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 51: Buckeye Firearms Association has announced its 2022 firearm and self-defense training schedule. And if you've never attended one of...

Hearings for 3 BFA-Supported Bills Scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday

by Dean Rieck
7:00am Monday, February 07, 2022
The Ohio House Government Oversight Committee has announced hearings for three BFA-Supported bills on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at 10 a.m., Room 018 at the Ohio Statehouse. The committee will hold a second hearing, for SB 215 proponent testimony, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 10:30 a.m. in the same room. SB 215 - Constitutional Carry (Sponsor: Terry Johnson) This bill would make licensing optional for...

How to Access Hunting Opportunities on U.S. Military Bases

by Alan Peterson
7:00am Friday, February 04, 2022
One of the most popular reality TV stars is Gordon Ramsay of “Hell’s Kitchen” Fame. Ramsay made his name by being an outspoken, passionate, sometimes brutal, gourmet. Whatever you may think of his cooking or his antics, hunters may be surprised to learn that one of his shows demonstrates his willingness to capture, kill or otherwise procure his own game meat and prepare it, start to finish—from...

2022 BFA Firearms and Self-Defense Training Class Schedule

3:00pm Thursday, February 03, 2022
Buckeye Firearms Association has announced 10 firearms and self-defense training classes so far for 2022. We may add to this list in the near future. Sign up now. Our classes frequently sell out. BFA Members can get discounts on all classes and most other events. If you have a paid membership, contact us for your Promo Code. If you're not yet a member, c lick here to join now . Click on the event...

Federal Bill Seeks to Ban Suppressors despite Hearing Safety Benefits

by Brian McCombie
7:00am Thursday, February 03, 2022
Recently, I wrote an article for the NRA’s America’s First Freedom (A1F) website about a new attempt by some federal-level politicians to make suppressors illegal. The “Help Empower Americans to Respond” or HEAR Act would, if passed into law, ban the importation, sale, manufacturing, transfer and even the very possession of suppressors—despite that suppressors reduce hunters’ and shooters’ risk...

CMP Introduces New Rifle and Pistol CMP League Matches

by Ashley Brugnone
7:00am Wednesday, February 02, 2022
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has announced that it will sanction a series of simulated head-to-head rifle, pistol and CMP Games events for competitors to participate in from their home ranges. Known as the CMP League Matches, the new program will be open to any CMP Affiliated Clubs which may hold these events on a weekly, monthly or bi-monthly schedule. An average score will be...

Surge in Illegal Immigration Activity Hurts Texas Ranchers, Hunters and Outfitters

7:00am Tuesday, February 01, 2022
Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last [year], no matter what part of the country you live in, you’ve heard of the crisis along our Southern border. But what many don’t think about when it comes to illegal immigration is the affect it also has on area ranchers, outfitters and hunters. As a hunter who sells farm, ranch and recreational real estate for Hayden Outdoors in Texas and who gets...

PODCAST: After Two Crazy Years for Firearms and Ammo, Where are We Now?

3:00pm Monday, January 31, 2022
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 50: The last two years have been crazy times for the firearms industry. Record sales and millions of new gun owners, but also ammo...

Precious Foreknowledge to Recognize Threats

by Ron Borsch
7:00am Monday, January 31, 2022
PENALTY FOR IGNORING CLUES The tragic failure of both school staff and parents ignoring numerous clues by an evil rogue-killer-to-be teen , 15, who demonstrated evidence of Numerous Unstable or Troubling Symptoms, (NUTS©) and claimed the lives of four students. An alert, concerned teacher initially and correctly reported his/her apprehension to superiors. However, it all went downhill from there...

Ohio’s Proposed Fall 2022 Wild Turkey Hunting Season Reduced by Three Weeks

7:00am Friday, January 28, 2022
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Biologists with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife recommended a major reduction to the 2022 fall wild turkey hunting season during the Ohio Wildlife Council’s regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Under the proposal received Wednesday, Ohio’s fall wild turkey season would begin on Saturday, Oct. 15 and conclude on Sunday, Nov. 13, a...

Australia’s “Common Sense” Gun Control Snares Nerf Blasters?

7:00am Thursday, January 27, 2022
We all know that among modern firearm prohibitionists, the term “gun control” is out. As a writer for the New York Times recently explained, the word “control” has a “ring of repression” to it. True, he admitted, “It’s accurate: The legislation in question entails more government control over who can purchase guns and when and how.” But for those actively seeking to impose such “control” over...

NRA-ILA Grassroots Webinar on Monday, Jan. 31

3:00pm Wednesday, January 26, 2022
The first NRA-ILA Grassroots webinar of 2022 is next Monday, January 31st, at 7:30 p.m. EST. Join your NRA-ILA staff to learn more about the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action—the political, legislative, and lobbying arm of NRA. The webinar will include introductions by various NRA-ILA Directors covering legislative affairs, legal updates, and research as well as important content from NRA-...

18.5 Million Guns Sold in 2021

by Stephen Gutowski
7:00am Wednesday, January 26, 2022
2021 was the second-best year on record for gun sales. Americans bought more than 18.5 million guns, according to an industry analysis of FBI background check data. That puts the 2021 numbers about 12 percent off the all-time record set in 2020. But it also puts 2021 40 percent ahead of 2019’s total. “The fact that over 18.5 million Americans chose lawfully purchase a firearm in 2021 is...

Handgun Hunting Basics

by Larry Weishuhn
7:00am Tuesday, January 25, 2022
"I plan on taking the biggest buckshot on the hunt with this six-shooter," I replied, smiling. I was the last of eight hunters to shoot, and I planned it that way. I made a big deal of loading six Hornady 240-grain XTP rounds into the revolver's cylinder. Then resting the handgun on a sandbag for a rest, I cocked the hammer, got solid, and fired at the 100-yard target. My first shot hit a half-...

PODCAST: What the 2022 Elections Mean for Gun Rights and How You Can Get Involved

3:00pm Monday, January 24, 2022
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 49: We're in an election year and the pundits are saying there could be a massive red wave taking back the U.S. House and Senate...

Experts in Firearm Safety, Teen Suicide Prevention Launch Webinar: 'Understanding Youth Mental Health and Preventing Unauthorized Access to Firearms'

7:00am Monday, January 24, 2022
View the webinar recording HERE . NEWTOWN, Conn. – The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), in partnership with mental health experts from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and George Washington University, released a recorded webinar video to help parents of teens recognize signs that their children may be facing mental health challenges—and share resources on how to...

Ohio’s Deer Hunters have Successful Muzzleloader Season

7:00am Friday, January 21, 2022
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio hunters completed the 2022 muzzleloader season with 12,141 deer checked from Saturday, Jan. 8 to Tuesday, Jan. 11, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Over the past three years, an average of 11,501 deer were taken with a muzzleloader during the same four-day period. Top 10 counties for deer harvested during the 2022...

ATF’s new unfinished gun receiver rule is on hold as ATF seeks answers

by John Crump
7:00am Thursday, January 20, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(Ammoland.com)- The industry and the public have been anxiously awaiting the new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule on unfinished frames and receivers. We now have an idea where the ATF might be in the process, thanks to emails from the ATF’s Office of Regulatory Affairs obtained by Gun Owners of America (GOA). The wait probably will not be days or...

Doctors Don’t Follow Their Own Orders

7:00am Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Readers are likely familiar with doctors’ attempts to position themselves as uniquely qualified to dictate firearms-related policy. Professional medical associations have a long history of producing recommendations they claim are “evidence-based” without any actual evidence or, worse, acknowledging the lack of evidence but demanding the policy still be enacted. Well, it turns out surgeons don’t...

Gun Control and the Elastic Meaning of “Transfer”— Colorado Court Moves the Needle

7:00am Tuesday, January 18, 2022
One of laws championed by the gun-grabbing crowd is the so-called universal background check, in which private sales of firearms are subjected to a criminal background check, fees, and paperwork. What gun control advocates fail to make clear, though, is that their concept of “sale” extends to firearm “transfers,” being gifts, loans and any other transaction, regardless of how temporary, where...

PODCAST: The Tricky Secret of Anti-Gun Propaganda, Why Gun Control May Soon Be Impossible, and More

3:00pm Monday, January 17, 2022
The Keep and Bear Radio podcast is hosted on Podbean and is also available on Apple , Google , Spotify , iHeartRadio and many other platforms. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear every episode. How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Mobile Phone *** Episode 48: Indiana and Ohio race to enact Constitutional Carry. A company announces 0% receivers, which let you to build a legal AR from a hunk...

Saving Our School Children from Dangerous Judges in Ohio

by Rob Morse
7:00am Monday, January 17, 2022
We do a lot to protect our children. We learn as new threats come along. The news media has bombarded us with messages saying that mass murder is common and increasing. Ordinary people like us feel a growing need to protect our families. That makes sense to me, but I’ve met some wonderful men and women who go further and put their lives on the line to save other people’s children. I listened to...

A “Red Flag” Case – Florida Man’s Rights Virtually Disappear

7:00am Friday, January 14, 2022
President Biden and his Attorney General, Merrick Garland, have championed “red flag” laws that authorize courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from possessing or accessing guns based on unproven and uncorroborated allegations by family members, coworkers, law enforcement officers or others. A key feature of these laws is an initial order that is imposed “ex parte” – without notice to the...

How to Shoot a Bullseye Pistol Match

by Jim Henderson
3:00pm Thursday, January 13, 2022
As the title implies, this is going to be a short overview of how to shoot, or the ins and outs, of a bullseye match – things you should and shouldn’t do before, during and after a match. So, let’s just jump right in, from the beginning… Before the Match: Practice and preparation are key to having fun and enjoying a match you paid your hard-earned money to shoot. I believe in practicing the...

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