Author: Braxton Taylor

In a 70-20 vote, the Senate passed its $925 billion defense bill Thursday, a month after House lawmakers passed their $893 billion version of the bill. “Armed Services committees will now attempt to negotiate a compromise bill that can pass by the end of the year,” Politico reports. Notable: The Senate’s version restricts U.S. troop reductions in Europe and in South Korea. It also seeks “to overhaul the Pentagon’s complex acquisition process to ramp up the defense industrial base and allow the military to more quickly field needed weapons and technology.” Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee:…

I get a lot of questions about pepper spray, but the most frequently asked question is “Is pepper spray easy to carry and where do you put it?” Another one is “How much practice do I really need, and do words really matter?” These questions may be easy for me to answer, but it may be difficult for some people to get into the groove of carrying it every day. In part one, I talked about “Making Pepper Spray Easy to Carry” and now let’s talk about how to integrate pepper spray with verbal commands. My goal with part one…

Hey everyone, this is Shooting Illustrated bringing you another episode of “I Carry.” In today’s feature, we’ve got a classic Smith & Wesson Model 19 .357 Magnum revolver and some related gear. Let’s take a closer look at this setup: Firearm: Smith & Wesson Model 19 No-Lock (MSRP: $1,099) Smith & Wesson launched a retro series of revolvers based on classic models that removed the internal lock integrated in the early 2000s, to much rejoicing from fans. Added to the left side of the revolver, right under the cylinder-release latch, the “zit” as many called it was ridiculed as unnecessary…

00:00:04 Speaker 1: Smell us now, lady, Welcome to Meet Eater Trivia. 00:00:09 Speaker 2: Podcast. 00:00:26 Speaker 3: Hey, everybody, welcome to Media to Radio Live. It’s eleven am here at Meat Eater HQ and Bozeman, Montana. That’s nine a m. On the sea, otter infested waters surrounding Prince of Wales Island. I’m your host, Brody Henderson. I’m joined today by the man every elk in Montana fears the most, Corey Caulkins. That’s not you. We also have a very special co host today that some of you might even recognize. That’s right, Steve Renela is back in the…

00:00:05 Speaker 1: Welcome to this Country Life. I’m your host, Brent Reeves from coon hunting to trotlining and just in general country living. I want you to stay a while as I share my experiences in life lessons. This Country Life is presented by Case Knives from the store More Studio on Meat Eaters Podcast Network, bringing you the best outdoor podcast the airways have to offer. All right, friends, grab a chair or drop that tailgate. I’ve got some stores to share on the Loose for Moose Part one, Who doggies have I got a tail for y’all…

President Donald Trump’s novel use of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes has reopened a debate over states’ authority to control police powers, as dueling briefs from current and former state leaders filed in Illinois’ lawsuit against the president show.A bipartisan group of former governors said Trump’s federalization and deployment of National Guard members to Chicago to control “modest” protests upended the careful balance between state and federal powers. At the same time, a group of 17 current Republican attorneys general told the court they supported the administration’s move that they said was necessary to protect immigration enforcement officers.Both groups submitted friend-of-the-court briefs in…

If you bought a tractor with plans to sell the tires for profit, you might be a redneck. In this episode, we head to Georgia to visit the farm and home of comedian and actor, Jeff Foxworthy. From his sunflower dove field to his historic octagon hunting lodge, Jeff guides us on a tour of his little slice of heaven he calls, Beloved Farm. Presented by Stor-Mor Read the full article here

With hunting season out West comes a slew of grizzly attacks every fall. In the latest incident on October 2, an elk hunter was mauled by a sow with cubs about 60 miles north of the Montana border near Fort Steele, British Columbia.Details released by the Canadian Conservation Officer Service indicate that the hunter, whose name has not been released, may have unknowingly drawn in the bears with elk calls. “We believe the hunter was calling and we believe the calls attracted the grizzly bear family group towards him,” Tobe Sprado, a Conservation Officer Service inspector, told a local news…

Hundreds of Department of Homeland Security employees have been marked for reassignment to agencies focused on Trump-era border-security and deportation work, and could be dismissed if they don’t comply, according to multiple people familiar with the matter and a copy of one notice viewed by Nextgov/FCW.In recent weeks, the employees have been directed to transfer from various DHS agencies (including Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard) to other ones (including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Protective Service, and Customs and Border Protection). The people spoke on the condition of anonymity because…

There’s a long history of record fish being eaten by the angler who caught it. The world record walleye, coho salmon, northern pike, and several others were all consumed after being weighed and measured, including the world record largemouth bass, which was famously eaten for three straight days by the angler’s family.Many of these anglers hadn’t realized that their monstrous catches were records at the time and simply saw them as a grand prize for the dinner table. But when Andrew Oestringer caught what could have been the Vermont State Record smallmouth bass back in August, he not only didn’t…