Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. This story, “The American Rifle,” appeared in the August 2007 issue of Outdoor Life. Since earliest Colonial times, Americans have carried on a love affair with their guns. But it was in 1903 that a singular landmark occurrence made our undying romance with military rifles unique among the nations of the world. That was the birth year, of course, of the 1903 Springfield rifle, and also the year of the first National Rifle Championships. But of far greater impact that year was the creation…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. I glass the frigid canyon before me, looking for mule deer on a late October afternoon. I’m hoping to spot an old buck traveling from his high National Forest summer basin to wintering grounds somewhere out there. This is western Wyoming, and “out there” means the general direction pointed out by a local rancher who has spent 68 years watching these deer. The migrating herds would be headed for Bureau of Land Management lands to the south, where spring green-up (hopefully)…

The closely watched jobless rate for the post-9/11 generation of veterans bumped up from 4.1% in May to 4.8% in June as the nation’s ability to create new jobs took a nosedive, according to a monthly jobs report released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.The report also showed an increase in the unemployment rate for all veterans from a remarkably low 3.2% in May to 4.1% in June, despite the continued strong showing of women veterans in the labor market. The BLS data showed that the jobless rate for women veterans has come down from 7.1% in March to…

Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. This story, “Guns of the American Revolution,” appeared in the July 1976 issue of Outdoor Life. “This province has raised 1,000 riflemen, the worst of whom will put a ball through a man’s head at the distance of 150 or 200 yards; therefore advise your officers who shall hereafter come out to America to settle their affairs in England before their departure.” This cryptic note, written by a resident of Phila­delphia and published by the London Chronicle in August of 1775, no doubt had a…

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is intensifying. With over 1,400 cases and 438 deaths tainting the morale of health workers, there is a small piece of good news. A treatment trial has begun. The DR Congo has officially started a trial of potential treatments for the species of virus behind the current deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The strain, called Budibugyo, has been difficult to treat since it is not the more common Zaire strain. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the first patient in the trial has been enrolled,…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Florida’s Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water Management District are gearing up for the annual “Python Challenge.” This now-viral event is designed to help curb the rapid spread of the non-native Burmese python, and it has reached worldwide fame in the past several years. For decades pythons have spread throughout much of South Florida, especially in the Everglades region. About 27,000 pythons have been removed from Florida since 2020 via various programs, according to state authorities.…

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European NATO allies have largely filled the gaps left by the United States in the alliance’s defense plans, NATO’s top commander said on Thursday, adding the bloc was looking at workarounds to address the remaining shortfalls in a few areas.“In a matter of weeks, European allies have largely filled the gaps left by U.S. reductions to the NATO Force Model,” NATO’s top commander, U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, said in information provided to Reuters when asked for comment on the topic.“And in those few areas where they haven’t, where they do not currently have a like capability to replace,…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. At any big box store you’ll find high-performing hunting gear that will helps you fill tags and freezers. But, more and more people are choosing gear that’s crafted, not mass produced. Some are even opting to make their own gear. To explore the undeniable yet undefinable attraction to handmade gear, I talked to a knife maker, a leatherworker, and a bowyer about their businesses and the products they make. Brent Stubblefield, Join or Die Knives A piece of steel is a…

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Taiwan needs a “hornet’s nest” of drones to help deter conflict and provide security, the top U.S. diplomat to the democratically governed island said on Thursday.The United States, Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, has strongly backed the government’s military modernization plan and increased defense spending.Taiwan says it needs to bolster its defenses in the face of a stepped-up threat from China, which claims the island as its own territory.Speaking at a forum on drones in the central city of Taichung, Raymond Greene, director of the American Institute in Taiwan and…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. A hunting knife needs to efficiently process an animal in the field and do that job for many years. That sounds simple enough, and there are hundreds of knives that can do that. But you want the best tool for the job, a precision cutting instrument with the right blend of slicing cutting geometry, a controllable size, and ergonomic grip. To help you find a hunting knife with those talents, I put 15 fixed blades and five replaceable knives in a…

This article was originally published by Michael Snyder at The End of the American Dream under the title: Not Just A “Super El Niño”: A Record-Setting Worldwide Ocean Heat Wave Is Causing Insane Weather Chaos All Over The Globe The oceans on our planet have never been this hot, and this is causing explosive weather throughout the world. Record high temperatures are being set all over the northern hemisphere; we are witnessing absolutely crazy storms, and gigantic wildfires are erupting at a blistering pace. We have never experienced anything quite like this before, and it is going to be very…

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