Author: Braxton Taylor
Thirteen-thousand years ago the first human culture to colonize all of North America, in this case from Pacific to Atlantic shores, was the Clovis culture of highly-proficient Siberian hunters. While they may not have been the first humans in America, the 1930s discovery of this “Clovisia the Beautiful” launched a century-long debate about their role in a remarkable series of extinctions – the loss of most of America’s African-like megafauna – coinciding with their arrival. Are Clovis and later Folsom cultures the American architects of the early stages of today’s Sixth Extinction? Read the full article here
This week Reid and Dan host multi-platinum artist and outdoorsman, Cody Jinks, out in God’s Country. Cody shares his love for fishing with the guys, where it came from, and what he’s doing to pass this along to his kids. He breaks down the process of his redneck live well he built for his jon boat and gives a tutorial on how listeners can do the same for less than $200. They discuss life on the road, balancing family, and how he’s built the monstrous career that he has, from the ground up. Cody shares insight into his next record…
The Department of Veterans Affairs has changed its process for veterans to get medical care from non-VA providers, removing a requirement that a referral to community care be reviewed by another VA doctor.The VA announced Monday that it is enacting a provision of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act that will help ease veterans’ access to medical services from private providers.The law, signed in December by then-President Joe Biden, prohibits VA administrators from overriding a VA doctor’s referral for a patient to get outside care.Read Next: VA to Expand Online Memorial Website to Include…
Sitting is the new smoking. Well, not really — but almost.The invisible threat of prolonged sitting is quietly undermining your health and longevity. Not exercising, or being sedentary, can seriously affect neuron activity by diminishing blood flow to the brain. Research indicates that doing nothing will reduce blood flow and oxygen levels to the brain, negatively impacting cognitive performance and heightening the likelihood of diseases that affect memory and executive function, such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.Exercise is medicine. This is not just a clever saying by those of us in the fitness industry; basic exercise prevents many health risks,…
In 1917, Gen. John Pershing had a problem. And it wasn’t the guy he had been ordered to hunt down.Tasked with capturing Francisco “Pancho” Villa, Pershing had crossed into Mexico to end the Mexican revolutionary’s border raids on U.S. communities. And yet, Villa had evaded Pershing and the might of the U.S. Army.At the onset of the so-called Punitive Expedition, Pershing solved a lack of manpower by using Chinese immigrants living in Mexico to provide labor and services to the Army as it pursued Villa. They did hot, dirty, hard work to keep the caissons rolling along. Chinese workers cleared…
The author’s views are hers alone and do not reflect those of any organization or institution with which she or her spouse is affiliated.“Why would anyone want to kick your wife out of the military?”I’ve heard that question repeatedly since 2017, the year transgender service members were barred from joining the military and those already in uniform faced the threat of expulsion.If you knew my wife Jamie — the stunning, brilliant woman who just put on senior master sergeant (E-8) at 13 years, who was personally recommended for her current prestigious fellowship program by a four-star general — you’d probably…
Texas based Gritr, a company specializing in firearm accessories, is now launching a new suite of magazine carriers that can accommodate a wide variety of different pistol magazines. In addition, this new lineup from Gritr includes a carrier designed to hold standard AR-15-pattern magazines. Gritr’s new magazine carriers for pistols are of an interchangeable OWB/IWB (outside-the-waistband/inside-the-waistband) design and come in two sizes. The first size is a “standard” size that can accommodate most single-stack and standard double-stack 9mm or .40 S&W magazines, and the second handgun model was developed to securely hold wider double-stack magazines, such as those used in…
The Department of Veterans Affairs has added more than 210,000 veterans to its online memorial project for U.S. veterans, including pages for Americans buried in cemeteries overseas.Ahead of Memorial Day, the VA announced it has expanded its Veterans Legacy Memorial website to include those interred at locations overseen by the American Battle Monuments Commission, the federal agency that manages U.S. military burial sites in Europe, the United Kingdom, Africa, Asia and elsewhere.”The brave Americans resting in American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries and whose names are inscribed on ABMC memorials around the world sacrificed their lives to liberate allied countries and…
Lapua has recently unveiled two new long distance precision-oriented boattail spitzer rifle bullets, known as the Lapua MaxRange Target. These new bullets were specifically engineered and crafted to cater towards precision rifle cartridge handloaders who use and load 6.5mm and .30-caliber projectiles in long-distance shooting applications, including disciplines and contests like PRS (Precision Rifle Series), F-Class, Fullbore and others where many targets are engaged at distances at or beyond 1,000 meters. These new Lapua MaxRange Target bullets count on high ballistic coefficients and streamlined profiles to better buck the wind and overcome aerodynamic drag hazards during flight. Lapua MaxRange Target…
It’s hard to match the power of a defensive shotgun when it comes to most armed encounters, which is why it’s still a favorite for protecting what’s near and dear to you. Here’s what’s new in scatterguns for 2025. SHOTGUNSBenelli | Nova 3 922r TacticalBringing renowned Benelli reliability to an affordable home-defense pump shotgun, the new Nova 3 Tactical offers everything you need for a rock-solid option with which to defend home and hearth. ▶Black and Multicam black finish available▶Ghost-ring rear sight▶M-Lok attachment points on handguard▶Ergo-Evolved Diamond grip texturing SpecificationsGauge: 12; 3-inch chamberMagazine Capacity: 7 roundsBarrel Length: 18.5 inchesOverall Length:…