PRIME & COUSINS TAKE WASHINGTON STATE BY STORM

Memphis, Mich. - G5® Outdoors, the leading manufacturer of premium archery equipment is proud to announce that PrimeTM shooter Dave Cousins won both the 2012 National Field Archery Championships and World Archery Field Championship Team Trials.

Dave Cousins earned the ability to defend his current FITA World Field Champion Title by winning the USA World Field Team Trials. Dave with his PrimeTM bow in hand will be heading to Val d'isere, France in August to try and make back-to-back wins in the FITA World Championship. This will mark Dave's 8th World Field Championship and he hopes to keep the streak of medals going. Dave's currently won 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze at the last 7 World Field Championships.

ArmourLite Limited Leather Edition Watches

North Miami, FL (May 2012) - ArmourLite, makers of the world's only shatterproof watch for the serious professional and outdoor adventurer offers their popular ColorBurst Watch series in a limited leather edition. Unique to this series, the cases are offered in either a silver stainless steel or a black stainless steel with colored stitching in the leather band reflective of the same color of tritium in the 3D numbers and markers.

The shatterproof, hi-impact and scratch resistant crystal is 5mm thick and sets behind a screw-down Crown Protector that offers a water tight seal making the ArmourLite Limited Leather Edition series water resistant to 330 feet. The Swiss Quartz Ronda 715Li movement provides the wearer with the confidence of accurate timepiece in a durable and rugged watch. The analog watch features an illuminated hour and minute silver hands with a red second hand with a 24-hour clock and military time. The numbers are a 3D luminescence charged via an external light source and the H3 lighted Tritium tube markers stay bright continuously without an outside power source.

Conservation Hawks Supports Climate Scientist

BIGFORK, Mont. – Conservation Hawks, a group of hunters and anglers working to defend America’s sporting heritage, has released the following statement in response to a recent New York Times op/ed by NASA scientist James Hansen:

Climate scientists usually speak in terms of “probability” or “confidence.”  While they may express very high confidence (90 percent or greater) that the earth is warming because of increased CO2 levels, they rarely make definitive statements like “We are forcing temperatures higher with our fossil fuel emissions.”

This fact makes Dr. James Hansen’s recent New York Times op/ed,  "Game Over for the Climate," truly exceptional.  Dr. Hansen, who heads NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, writes that climate change is placing the entire planet at risk, and that President Obama has failed to provide the necessary leadership on the issue.

Save the Date for the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses' 9th Annual Sportsman - Legislator Summit

TEXAS TEAM TRAIL PRESENTED BY CABELA’S LUCAS OIL TEAM OF THE YEAR UPDATE

NORMAN, OK. (May 21, 2012) – With the first three tournaments in the bag, the Texas Team Trail presented by Cabela’s has grown with great strides. Many of the tournaments have been decided by a narrowing margins, but the Lucas Oil Team of the Year race is shaping up to be quite the race. The Cabela’s sponsored team of Jeff Reynolds and angling partner Randall Bruce hold a slim two-point lead (402 pts.) over Stephen Johnston and Dick Newberry (400 pts.)

 
If Reynolds and Bruce are able to hold on to the lead they will receive customized Texas Team Trail rings designed specifically for the Lucas Oil Team of the Year, along with entry fees paid in 2013. The rings are provided by one of the Texas Team Trails sponsors Lucas Oil.

Free Videos for Schools on Firearm Safety and Conservation from NSSF®

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation^® is offering schools the opportunity to receive--free of charge--educational videos about firearm safety and wildlife conservation.

The firearm safety videos help teach students how to react when encountering a firearm in an unsupervised situation. The conservation titles educate students on how wildlife and wild lands are protected, and how hunters support this effort with contributions amounting to more than $1 billion annually.

Anti-Hunting Bill Passes California Senate

(Columbus, OH) –California Senate Bill 1221, a bill that will ban the use of hounds to hunt black bears and bobcats, passed the state’s Senate today. The passage of SB 1221 by the senate casts a dark cloud over the future of all hunting and wildlife management in California.  Senate Bill 1221 passed with a vote of 22 to 15 in favor.

The bill, which is sponsored by the radical animal rights group Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), triggered a strong outpouring of opposition from California sportsmen and women, plus sportsmen’s organizations, in the state and nationwide. The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) denounced this retaliatory wildlife management bill that was created when HSUS could not have a state game commissioner removed for his legal mountain lion hunt.  As the bill moved forward from introduction and through the hearing process, hundreds of opponents wearing orange “NO on SB 1221” buttons also packed the corridors of the capital to let their Senators know they opposed this anti-hunting bill.

High Drama in the Desert to Close 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shotgun

TUCSON, Ariz. (May 20, 2012)

The 525 targets thrown in Men’s Skeet during the two-part U.S. Olympic Team Trials weren’t nearly enough to decide one of the nominees for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Sunday in Tucson, Ariz.  For three worthy adversaries, Olympic fate would go to sudden-death with a 25-target shoot-out. 

After a nearly flawless performance by Vincent Hancock (USAMU/Eatonton, Ga.), the 2008 Olympic gold medalist earned his way back onto another Olympic Team but held off celebrating until his skeet teammate was determined. Jon Michael McGrath (Tulsa, Okla.) entered the event final three targets up on Mark Weeks (USAMU/Clinton Township, Mich.) and Frank Thompson (Alliance, Neb.) and in the driver’s seat for Olympic selection.  Having missed just one target in 150 previous shots, McGrath dropped three targets in the final-round while Weeks and Thompson aced their final test with perfect 25s forcing a 25-target shoot-off. In Olympic selection procedures, a full 25-target round is substituted for the normal sudden-death shoot-off from station four.

Eller Earns Fourth Olympic Team Nomination In Tucson

TUCSON, Ariz. (May 19, 2012)

The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team gained the experience of veteran talent Glenn Eller (USAMU/Katy, Texas), who earned his way onto his fourth Olympic Team Saturday outlasting the field in Men’s Double Trap. Eller topped U.S. Army and Beijing Olympic teammate Jeff Holguin (USAMU/Yorba Linda, Calif.) to receive his Olympic nomination at the Tucson Trap & Skeet Club (TTSC).

The reigning Olympic gold medalist in the event, Eller will team with 2010 World Champion and U.S. Army teammate Josh Richmond (USAMU/Hillsgrove, Pa.) to form one of the top Double Trap pairs shooting in London.   Richmond didn’t compete this week as he had already qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team after his outstanding shooting the past two years.

REGISTRATION OPENS FOR NORTHEAST REGIONAL FIELD TARGET CHAMPIONSHIP AT CROSMAN

ROCHESTER, New York, (May 18, 2012) - The Northeast Regional Field Target Championship (NRFTC) hosted by Crosman, is back for its third year and registration is now open.  The event, on July 6-8, will be held on the campus of Crosman Corporation in Bloomfield, New York.

 
According to Crosman Shooting Services Manager, Mark DeBoard, having the event on the Crosman campus allows participants and visitors to do more than compete.  “This is a unique event for field target competition, since it’s held right here at Crosman.  So in addition to a shooting competition, we have a factory tour, product demos and plenty of staff to answer questions or simply talk airguns,” he said. “Of course, since this event is designed to attract more people to field target competition, we try to challenge national competitors, while providing a forgiving enough experience for shooters new to competition,” said DeBoard.