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Outdoor retailer Gander Mountain has announced that it has entered into a partnership with NRA and will begin offering customers the opportunity to purchase NRA memberships in Gander Mountain locations. The partnership will begin in Gander Mountain stores in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota.

Henry Repeating Arms has announced Andy Wickstrom's appointment as the company’s next president. Employed by Henry Repeating Arms since November 2006, Mr. Wickstrom started as the general manager of the company’s Rice Lake, Wisconsin manufacturing facility. Anthony Imperato, company President since 1997, will now hold the title of founder and CEO.

On Aug. 1, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., handed down its 54-page ruling on Great Lakes wolves: Gray wolves will remain protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and state management will not be allowed. While the ruling doesn’t immediately remove federal protections from wolves in the Western Great Lakes states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, the court’s decision regarding the important issue of a “distinct population segment” (DPS) is a win for sportsmen.

Ever supportive of our Second Amendment freedoms and hunting heritage, avid bowhunter and Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan drew overwhelming support Oct. 29 to become the new speaker of the U.S House of Representatives.

In support of America’s military veterans, Henry Repeating Arms President Andy Wickstrom presented a $50,000 check to The American Legion at the organization’s national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Even as turkey populations nationwide have declined, turkey hunters have remained optimistic. That attitude stands in contrast to hunters overall, particularly deer hunters, who seem grumpier all the time. Game agencies weigh these attitudes as they seek ways to reduce turkey harvests without reducing hunter satisfaction.

Mission Archery expands its MXB crossbow series with the MXB-Tactical and MXB-320.

Deer hunting has indeed become safer over time, primarily because hunters have become safer. It all began decades ago with the advent of first voluntary then mandatory hunter safety training, and blaze-orange requirements in the deer woods and upland fields.