I’ve always found it odd that some fish are more popular than others. Like a high school hierarchy, some are in the cool crowd while others get overlooked. These species might lack the size or flare of other popular gamefish, but that doesn’t mean they don’t make for a good…

I’m not sure who started the rule of buying a scope that costs twice as much as your rifle, but they probably worked in marketing. While it might provide a general rule of thumb for some Western hunters, this hyperbole hardly applies to the rest of us and our budgets.The…

Earlier this week, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission made two votes that will seriously impact fur trapping in the state. The actions are at the center of ongoing, contentious debates between consumptive users and animal rights activists.Unscientific Bag LimitsOn July 16, the commission, which is politically appointed by the…

A graphic promising veterans free athletic shoes has circulated online since at least mid-June, dressed in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) branding wrapped in the veneer of wellness language. It even carries a working agency phone number. The VA published the image itself, stamped in red with a single word:…

A federal grand jury has indicted an active-duty Fort Benning soldier and his partner on charges that they starved their son to death and abused three dogs, causing one animal to die. Ladarrion McCray, 23, of Valdosta, Ga., and Emma Bradshaw, 22, of Carson City, Nev., each face a maximum…

President Donald Trump is urging newly appointed South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham to seek a full six-year term, providing a pivotal endorsement and giving Lindsey Graham’s sister an immediate advantage in the Republican contest to replace him. Trump said July 17 in a Truth Social post that he discussed the…

The U.S. and Iran traded attacks again on Friday, pressuring oil prices and making a quick return to the fragile ceasefire deal signed last month even less likely. Nearly a week of back-and-forth strikes by both sides has expanded beyond strictly military targets to include bridges, utilities and port facilities.…

William Lintag Upham, a former Marine officer and qualified congressional write-in candidate, was arrested and charged on July 16 with threatening to kill President Donald Trump. The charges announced by the Justice Department came after federal agents reviewed social media videos in which Upham allegedly called for the administration’s violent…

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