On Thursday, May 14, two conservation groups announced a lawsuit with significant interest to hunters and anglers in the Treasure State. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) and Public Land & Water Access Association Partners (PLWA) are suing Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) to “cement the legality of corner crossing…

A good turkey choke can turn any old shotgun into a certified gobbler getter. It might require some trial and error to figure out which turkey loads a choke patterns best, but that’s part of the fun. Of course, it isn’t feasible (definitely not affordable) to test every ammo and…

The U.S. Army’s notoriously difficult Ranger School has added a new tool during its training course. Ranger Class 06-26 recently became the first to undergo training with bayonets, a knife or blade attached to the muzzle of a rifle, as another weapon for use in face-to-face combat. “The Bayonet Assault…

00:00:10 Speaker 1: From Meat Eaters World News Headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. This is Cow’s Week in Review with Ryan cow Calahan. Here’s cal Scientists just can’t stop giving drugs to fish lately. A couple weeks ago, we brought you the story of researchers dosing salmon with cocaine and observing…

00:00:08 Speaker 1: This is the me Eater podcast coming at you shirtless, severely, bug bitten, and in my case, underware listening podcast. You can’t predict anything brought to you by first Light. When I’m hunting, I need gear that won’t quit. First Light builds, no compromise, gear that keeps…

On Feb. 2, 1945, near a Japanese-held ridge north of Loi-Kang in central Burma, 1st Lt. Jack Llewellyn Knight led his cavalrymen into one of the most ferocious small-unit engagements of the China-Burma-India theater. An enemy grenade blinded him mid-assault. The 27-year-old Texan rallied his remaining men, crawled toward the…

Veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses looking for work will have a chance to meet with employers nationwide during the free National Virtual Veterans Career Fair on May 19. The online event, hosted by Disabled American Veterans and RecruitMilitary, will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central and…

Cyberattacks against critical infrastructure from groups sympathetic to Iran appear to be ticking up, as the federal government warns that hackers may exploit vulnerabilities.Last week, pro-Iranian hacking group Ababil of Minab claimed responsibility for a March hack on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, publishing claims on Telegram that they…

NASHVILLE—When Army leaders talk about their new tiltrotor platform, the first thing they tout are its speed, range and load capacity, all eclipsing the UH-60 Black Hawk whose missions it’s destined to take over. But bringing the MV-75 Cheyenne II online will also force changes upon the service’s aviation community—including, perhaps,…

Seventy-three former U.S. admirals, generals and service secretaries have submitted a legal filing in defense of retired Navy Capt. and Sen. Mark Kelly, who has battled the Trump administration for months due to a controversial video that spiraled into court battles.Kelly and a handful of other Democratic military veterans made…

A new, 400,000-acre testing and training facility aims to bring troops and defense firms together so they can innovate at the speed of modern warfare.On Friday, Georgia-based Second Bend Labs announced the public opening of the facility near Moody Air Force Base. It’s designed to appeal to two usually separate…

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…

I got excited the second I heard the gobbler answer my pot call from his pine tree roost. I scraped a couple of soft yelps on my slate, and he hammered back a response that sounded like “Let’s meet up at sunrise.”He did everything you pray a gobbler will do.…

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