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Archive for January, 2009

Pheasant Fest! See you there.

Posted in News on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If you’re going to Madison, Wisc. for the big doin’s next weekend (Feb. 6-8), please stop by and say hello. I’m speaking several times and would love to have you in the audience. As usual, goodies to give away, and (I hope) an entertaining and informative talk on “What the Dogs Taught Me.” See you [...]

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The upshot from S.H.O.T.: We’re doing just fine

Posted in News on January 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Attention hunters: our world is not in the tongue-dragging depression we think it is. Sure, we all have our problems, economic or political. But the state of the shooting/hunting industry is better than the rest of the world makes it out to be. Blame it on the liberal press, Obamania, or simple-mindedness, but the fact [...]

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SHOT Show shorts (having nothing to do with undergarments)

Posted in News, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

(ORLANDO) SHOT Show updates … What innovation there was in our universe was in the highest-tech segment of our world, dog training collars. Translation: ho-hum of a show in many respects. But here are some more notable exceptions: Dogtra introduced their “RR Deluxe,” a remote bird-launcher release system that has a loudspeaker mimicking both duck call and beep [...]

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HOT SHOTS from Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show

Posted in News, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

SHOT Show Shorts: Despite the economic laments, things here at the largest shooting and hunting trade show in the world are looking up. The consensus is if it’s “black,” it’s putting manufacturers’ and retailers’ bottoms lines there, too. In other words, self defense firearms, tactical gear and related products (even if used by hunters, a [...]

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SHOT Show update: the “plastic” shotgun from Remington

Posted in News, tagged , , , , , , , on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Short SHOT: [More later.] Remington has taken a leaf from its handgun counterparts, introducing a shotgun with polymer frame and other components. Called the “887 Nitro Magnum,” this 12-ga. pump still has a steel barrel and receiver, but that’s where the similarities to the reliable 870 end. The external polymer shell protects the guts of [...]

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