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Hunting Made Easy (HME) has developed a compact multi-tool for archers and bowhunters, designed as an in-the-field, do-it-all solution for equipment installation, adjustments and repairs. Shaped like a credit cart, though a bit wider, the Multi-Tool has the size and durabilty to be thrown into a pocket or daypack without worry, and can also be carried via an included keychain attachment. The tool includes a nock wrench, a three-inch ruler, a cash and card holder, a bottle opener, a box cutter, and a broadhead wrench compatible for use with two-, three-, and four-blade broadheads as well as most mechanical heads. Five different sizes if Allen wrench jut from the corners, alongside a Phillips-head screwdriver and six wrench sizes to fit virtually any sight, arrow rest or accessory. Finally, a broadhead sharpener is included to touch up blade edges in the field. For more information on this handy tool, please visit hmeproducts.com.MSRP: $14.99
Shane Mahoney, president and CEO of Conservation Visions Inc., received the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies’ (AFWA) 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award at a September ceremony in Lancaster, Pa.
On November 3, Colorado voters rejected Amendment 83, a proposed constitutional amendment that would have designated hunting and fishing as the preferred means of managing the state’s fish and wildlife populations. To pass, the amendment needed 55 percent of the vote or more. It fell about 10 percentage points short of that minimum.
The 8x57mm, also known as the 8x57 JS, the 7.92x57mm Mauser or the 8mm Mauser, has been with us since 1888, and has directly—or indirectly—brought us a wide array of cartridges which we hold dear. Let's take a closer look at that array.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in late September that Robert Hautman of Delano, Minn., won the 2026 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest with an acrylic painting of a long-tailed duck pair (seen above at the official ceremony).