FieldJournals

ESPNOutdoors.com is reporting that Realtree has signed a five year deal to sponsor the No. 88 Chevrolet car for five NASCAR Nationwide Series events this year.  One of those races on on August 20th will see Dale Earnhardt Jr. driving the car.  I think this is great to see the outdoors industry grow into other prestigious [...]

Seems as though the topic “Deer Hunting Competition” has popped up again.  Remember the failed attempt a few years ago with the World Hunting Association?  Now, Greg Koch and his family will set out to find the 40 best hunters to participate in a deer hunting challenge.  Here is the info: Finding the top 40: [...]

I recently did a search on the web to try and locate legal places to hunt in the United States.  I struggled to find a good site that provided this information.  I came across a site called www.factual.com and they had a detailed list that provided a ton of valuable information.  Below is a chart [...]

Today Cabela’s announced the sale of the Wild Wings brand, its wildlife-art division.  No terms of the deal were announced, although the sale was to a former Wild Wings executive officer.  Cabela’s will continue to sell Wild Wings products. For the full press release from Cabelas, click here. Share

Remington bolstered its government vertical by acquiring Advanced Armament Corporation.  AAC is a supplier of signature noise reduction and flash reduction devices and combat-related accessories for the military, government and commercial markets.  Full press release here.  Terms of the agreement were not released. Remington has been on a purchase spree.  Earlier this year, Remington acquired [...]

N.C. State recently won the College Bass Tournament. This brings up a valid question for us hunters: Where are the hunting tournaments in college? And if they do exist, why are they not getting press like on espn.com? The format would be very easy to use for deer hunting, utilize the current B&C scoring. All [...]

You  know the hunting season is just around the corner when you receive the massive Cabela’s book in the mail.  The hard cover book is very similar in appearance as years past.  The book is filled with 1366 pages of outdoor equipment, clothing, products, and much much more.  The one thing I noticed absent from the [...]

Gotta love a headline like this!  With the country in a recession and the goverment bailing out banks, insurance companies, and automakers, its good to hear about possible funds for the outdoors.  Under the proposed bill, at least $3.2 billion a year – up from current funding of about $255 million – is needed to conserve [...]

A recent survey conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service indicated a 13% increase over last years waterfowl estimate.  Also highlighted was a 25% increase in waterfowl over the 1955-2008 average.  Seems like it should be a good year out in the field. Share

Tennessee will post to eBay one application for an elk hunt in October.  The listing will appear on eBay from July 16th to July 25th.  100% of the proceeds will go to the exclusive benefit of the elk restoration program.  So this brings up an important question.  This is the first elk hunt in over [...]