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Hunters intrigued by the name of this holster will not be disappointed by what they find. No mere sales gimmick, the Smooth Concealment Fair Chase Holster, from 1791 Gunleather, is made from real, fair-chase deer hide. Smooth and breathable, the Smooth Concealment Fair Chase Holster is sourced from thin and stretchable whitetail deer skins, ethically taken by American hunters. Despite this soft nature, made even more comfortable by a suede lining, deer skin still remains one of the strongest leathers available, making for a durable holster. The Fair Chase Holster includes a sweat guard and a reinforced metal clip for a comfortable appendix, inside the waistband carry. For more information, please visit 1791gunleather.com. MSRP: $59.99.
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).