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A shooting trip turns very special

by Larry S. Moore When I first reported on the Clark County Sportsmen Club, I indicated that I really wished I had my shotgun to shoot a round of sporting clays. I soon returned to the club to shoot. It turned out to be more special than I could have ever dreamed. The day started, like many other trips to the range, with deciding what shotgun to use today, gathering the shells and range bag plus...

Cherrybend Pheasant Farm - continuing the tradition

by Larry S. Moore Many Ohio hunters will recognize the name Cherrybend Pheasant Farm. It was operated for many years by the Hollister family. The Hollister family were experts at both raising pheasants, providing quality hunts and serving fine lunches. Today their tradition is continued by the Ellis family. They are not only keeping the land in local farm production but continue to operate...

Thanksgiving: George Washington's 1789 Proclamation

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor -- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful...

Review: Project Appleseed

by Bob Maroldy It was a cold (43 degrees) and rainy Saturday morning as I pulled out of my driveway at 06:30. I had packed up the night before so I could just get up, get dressed, and go. However, the weather was already making me wonder if I should stay rather than go. I grimly continued on. I had been trying for a couple of years to get to a Project Appleseed event. I read "Fred's" column that...

Why we lost

by Jim Irvine President Barack Obama has been re-elected President of the United States. He won both the Electoral College and the popular vote taking over 60 million votes, while Mitt Romney fell short of 58 million votes. The National Rifle Association (NRA) was "all in" to "defend freedom and defeat Obama." The Second Amendment Foundation strongly warned of the dangers a second Obama...

Akron journalist takes concealed carry class

by Chad D. Baus Amani Abraham, a journalist for AkronNewsNow.com (1590 WAKR), recently decided to take a concealed carry class and document her experience. She also decided to perform a personal test to measure what she'd learned, by taking the Firearm Training Simulator test (F.A.T.S) at the Summit County Sheriff's Office before and after her CCW course. From the article : I was starting fresh...

Criminals and the Guns They Carry

by Greg Ellifritz "If you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss." Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu said this over 2000 years ago in his book The Art of War. It's hardly new advice. Yet it is just as useful now as it was so many centuries ago. Armed citizens spend countless hours trying to find the perfect weapon system, combining the best size,...

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