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Robert “Bob” Nosler, chairman of famed bullet, cartridge case, ammunition, firearm and suppressor manufacturer Nosler, Inc., died on Sept. 2, 2025. He was 79. Bob was a passionate member of the NRA family, and former member of the NRA Board of Directors. “It was with deep sadness that I learned of the passing of past board member Bob Nosler,” said Doug Hamlin, NRA chief executive officer and executive vice president. “I had the privilege of knowing Bob for over 35 years. He was a gentleman and passionate about the protection of the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding citizens. My…

00:00:06 Speaker 1: Yo, what’s up? You’re off in God’s Country with you boys. As always Read and Dan isbel known as the Brothers Hunt, where we take a weekly drive to the intersection of country music and the great outdoors. Two things go together like a CJ seven on a Sunday afternoon. 00:00:22 Speaker 2: Or a burn barrel and a band packed brought to you by meat Eater And. 00:00:29 Speaker 1: All right, everybody’s favorite uh intro song. Let’s go to Colas sponsoring shown I bade. It’s a collars sponsorman the shown I bade. If you want…

The ProblemYou bought a handgun, the one recommended by the guy at the gun shop. You even shot it at the indoor range where you bought it and hit your target, sort of … Most of the shots were on the target somewhere. After learning to shoot your new purchase, you decided to enter the realm of carrying the gun concealed. You took a concealed-carry course and bought a holster for everyday carry, but from the start you haven’t been able to connect the dots. Aside from talking to different people more experienced in carrying concealed than you, reading magazines…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundations podcast, your guide to the fundamentals of better deer hunting, presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light, Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host Tony Peterson. 00:00:20 Speaker 2: Hey everyone, welcome to the Wired to Hunt Foundation’s podcast, which has brought to you by first Light. I’m your host, Tony Peterson, and today’s episode is all about the reality of dealing with the wind and how many hunters get it wrong, especially in the early season when they’re…

00:00:11 Speaker 1: Welcome back to another episode of Cutting the Distance podcast. I’m Dirk Durham, and today my guest is a hunter, a hunting guide, and much much more. 00:00:22 Speaker 2: Steve Fernandez, Welcome to the show. 00:00:24 Speaker 3: Thank you for having me. I appreciate it. 00:00:26 Speaker 1: Heck yeah, man, I haven’t seen you for a long time in person. I see all the time on social media. Yeah, probably the last time I saw it was a Colorado show or what maybe Western. 00:00:38 Speaker 3: Hunt, Western Hunt, Fist or no One…

00:00:01 Speaker 1: Following the arrival of the global market economy in the West in the early eighteen hundreds, important elements of the biodiversity preserved by thousands of years of native management collapsed in little more than three decades with exploitation of animals that snared Native people, working class Americans, and produced the country’s first millionaires. I’m Dan Florries, and this is the American West, brought to you by Velvet Buck. Still in barrel, Velvet Buck arrives this summer just in time for the season that calls us home. A portion of every bottle supports backcountry hunters and anglers to…

An 18-year-old from California has been identified as the Army National Guardsman who died Friday on a rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.Pvt. Andrey Okunev, 18, assigned to Company B, 1stBattalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, was pronounced dead after a midmorning “incident” on the range, according to Army officials.Base public affairs officials declined to discuss details of the incident, including cause of death. An investigation into the cause of death is underway by the Army Criminal Investigation Division and Fort Leonard Wood law enforcement, they said.Read Next: Trump Celebrates West Point Alumni Group Canceling Award Ceremony to Honor Tom Hanks“We…

The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court’s ruling and allow it to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid that was previously approved by Congress.The case is one of many lawsuits challenging the White House’s efforts to supersede Congress’ spending authority by canceling funding without lawmakers’ explicit approval.  This particular case became more complicated in late August when the Trump administration sent Congress a rescission request, asking lawmakers to cancel billions in foreign aid, including some of the funding subject to this lawsuit. This “pocket rescission,” as it’s sometimes called, came within 45 days of the end…

Military families with transgender children are suing the Pentagon over the Trump administration’s efforts to cut off gender-affirming health care to military dependents.In a lawsuit filed Monday, three families are alleging that the administration’s moves go beyond a law that was passed last year to restrict gender-affirming care for military children and violate a separate law that says federal regulations cannot be “arbitrary and capricious.”“Tricare’s sudden refusal to cover medically necessary care has inflicted profound harm on plaintiffs,” the lawsuit says.Read Next: Soldier Dies on Fort Leonard Wood Rifle Range“Their prescriptions have been cut off without notice,” it continues. “Their…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War.Just before Trump signed the order in the Oval Office late Friday afternoon, he and Pete Hegseth, the secretary in charge of the department, who stood next to Trump during the signing, said the renaming reflected their intention to return to a more aggressive mindset for the military.“It’s restoring, as you’ve guided us to, Mr. President, restoring the warrior ethos,” Hegseth said. “The War Department is going to fight decisively, not endless conflicts. It’s going to fight to win, not not to…