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Boghas expanded its DeathGrip series of tripods with two new camouflage patterns. Now available in the consumer's choice ofMossy OakBottomland andRealtreeExcape, these new DeathGrip offerings still retain all the features that made the original tripod a favorite in the field.
A tilt adjustment lever provides up to 25-degrees of cant adjustment, while the head boasts 360 degrees of pan with tension adjustment. The dual-adjustment clamp sports non-marring jaw inserts, and an integrated bubble level helps eliminate scope cant. The legs sport lever locks, retractable steel foot spikes, and can adjust the unit from seven-inches all the way on up to 59. For more information on these new finishes, please visitboghunt.com. MSRP: $199.99
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).