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Vortex has expanded its Razor HD Gen III lineup with the new 4-24×44 First Focal Plane Riflescope, designed for professionals and competitive shooters who demand top-tier performance in a smaller footprint. Available in both MOA and MRAD configurations, this model bridges the gap between the 1-10×24 and 6-36×56 variants, offering…

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Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. Colorado’s ongoing and controversial wolf reintroduction program has hit one of its biggest hurdles yet in the form of a strongly worded letter from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The letter, which USFWS director Brian Nesvik sent to Colorado Parks and Wildlife director Jeff Davis on Oct. 10, accuses the state of violating its agreement with the federal agency by importing wolves from Canada. Nesvik explains in the letter that under the 10(j) rule, which has allowed Colorado to bring…

A truck driver who backed into a U.S. Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay Area — the site of earlier protests against federal immigration agents — was shot at by law enforcement officers and wounded, authorities said Friday.The driver was being held for a mental health evaluation after “attempting to weaponize the vehicle to ram into Coast Guard Base Alameda” on Thursday night, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security posted on X. A bystander was struck by a fragment, treated at a hospital and released, the statement said.No Coast Guard personnel were hurt, it said. They issued “multiple…

Elon Musk is planning to build what he has described as a “robot army.” As the world slowly descends into a technocracy controlled by artificial intelligence, this isn’t all that shocking of an announcement. If it’s true, it would mean that the ruling class won’t need consent from the lower classes to conduct wars. Wired reported earlier this week that the Tesla CEO made the comments about a “robot army” during the company’s recent earnings call. Musk also wants what he called a “strong influence” over the army.  The entrepreneur and billionaire wants Tesla to be considered an innovator in artificial…

In a social media post, Hegseth said the strike occurred overnight, and it marks the second time the Trump administration has tied one of its operations to the gang, which originated in a Venezuelan prison.The pace of the strikes has quickened in recent days from one every few weeks in September when they first began to three this week. Two of the strikes this week were carried out in the eastern Pacific Ocean, expanding the area in which the military was launching attacks and where much of the cocaine from the world’s largest producers is smuggled.In a 20-second black and…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news—plus a free month of onX Hunt Elite. The Department of the Interior announced Thursday that it was opening the entire 1.56 million acre Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leases. The decision is the latest development in a decades-long battle over the development of pristine wilderness to access up to 11.8 billion barrels of recoverable oil beneath the tundra. The DOI also said it would reinstate seven oil leases in the refuge acquired by the state of Alaska in 2021, but that…

The Cost of Living Adjustment for 2026 will be 2.8%, a few ticks higher than the 2025 COLA, Social Security Administration officials announced Friday.The long-awaited COLA announcement sets the rate of increase for Social Security beneficiaries, but also for military retirees and people receiving veterans benefits. The increase goes into effect in January. The government shutdown delayed the announcement by nine days.Nearly 71 million people receive Social Security benefits, officials said, estimating that on average, the monthly benefit will increase by $56. As an example, a military retiree who receives $2,500 in retired pay will see a COLA increase of…

Wounded soldiers glowing with a greenish-blue.Those soldiers inexplicably recovering more quickly than others.A Halloween tale for this time of year?No, it was a true episode from the Civil War – the Battle of Shiloh – and one that was only explained many years later, in 2001, in part by two high school students in a Maryland suburb outside Washington.The story begins on April 6, 1862.Dawn was beginning to break near a small Methodist meeting house in Hardin County, in southwestern Tennessee, and the Union army was not expecting much trouble.The Union Army of the Tennessee, had routed Confederate forces at…

The Russia-Ukraine war has been a drone operator’s dream and a quartermaster’s nightmare. Supply trucks and depots have been pounded by a nearly endless stream of drones and long-range munitions. Resupply of front-line units means running a gauntlet of fire.For the first time since World War II, U.S. Army logisticians must contemplate a grim future where supply units no longer have the luxury of assuming that the Air Force can shield them from aerial threats. Nor that being behind the front lines will keep them safe from enemy bombardment.“The assumption that logistics operates in the safety of a rear area…

This article was originally published by Andrew P. Napolitano at The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.  President Donald Trump’s use of the US military to kill persons on speed boats in international waters, or in territorial waters claimed by other sovereign nations — all 1,500 miles from the US — has posed grave issues of due process. The Constitution’s guarantee of due process requires it for every person, not just Americans. The operative language of the Fifth Amendment is that “No person … shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” The Trump…

Master the Art of
Preparedness and Survival

Master the Art of Preparedness and Survival

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews,
and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Stay ready for anything with expert tips, gear reviews, and real-world advice to protect yourself and your loved ones.