Beretta Holding, Ruger's largest shareholder with 9.95% ownership, clarified that it proposed a strategic minority investment on market terms to improve performance, not to seek control. The company criticized Ruger's board for maintaining longstanding leadership despite underperformance and nominated independent director candidates including William F. Detwiler, Mark DeYoung, Fredrick DiSanto, and Michael Christodolou.
TUO has launched the Kinetic Merino 200 ¼ Zip Hoodie, featuring a 95% merino wool and 5% spandex blend with flatlock seams, a three-piece hood, and built-in facemask. According to TUO Marketing Director Steve Allie, the unique quarter-zip design with integrated hood and facemask provides versatile layering and temperature regulation for outdoor use.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will close the boat ramp at Sportsman's Bridge Fishing Access Site on the Flathead River from March 16 to mid-April for improvements including steepening and lengthening the concrete ramp and removing rocks that hindered boat launches.
Remington Ammunition celebrated strong performances by its sponsored trap shooters at the 50th Annual 2026 Spring Grand American in Tucson, Arizona. Team members Patrick Lamont, Zachari Nannini, Chase Doberinski, Michael Blazedale, and Sandra Jo Jack secured two top-three overall positions and multiple category championships across five championship events.
Federal Ammunition's sponsored trap shooters delivered strong performances at the 50th Annual 2026 Spring Grand American in Tucson, Arizona, with Westin Anderson and Ziggy Tkaczenko earning multiple championship titles across five events. The competition attracted nearly 1,500 participants, a significant increase from 2025.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is recruiting schools for its Schools of Conservation Leadership program, which offers conservation education, professional development for teachers, and equipment grants. The program has expanded to include mentor schools, Generation Conservation Summit competitions, and a new conservation career pathway for high school students.
Attorneys for George Peterson, represented by David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson, Jack Tucker, Cody J. Wisniewski, and Richard J. Richthofen Jr., filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in Peterson v. United States, a Firearms Policy Coalition-backed challenge to federal NFA tax and registration requirements for suppressors.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Muley Fanatic Foundation host Mule Deer Days March 13-15 at the Sweetwater Events Complex in Rock Springs. The free public event features seminars with Game and Fish Director Angi Bruce and Cody Robbins from the Live2Hunt show, plus raffles for KUIU gear and Wyoming lifetime licenses.
MassWildlife will stock over 400,000 trout across 450 lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams in 264 Massachusetts towns beginning mid-March. This year's fish are larger than ever, with over 80% measuring over 12 inches, including retired brood trout and tiger trout.
Texas A&M AgriLife's Aquatic Diagnostics Laboratory, supported by AgriLife Extension Service and AgriLife Research, serves as the state's only public laboratory dedicated to private pond and aquaculture diagnostics. In 2025, the lab completed 149 diagnostic cases across Texas and 14 states, supporting nearly 10,000 acres of private waters valued at over $26 million. Director Todd Sink and specialist Brittany Chesser provide comprehensive water quality analysis, fish disease diagnostics, and cyanotoxin testing with actionable management recommendations.
Fish Monkey offers 26 models designed for various angling scenarios. Quality fishing gloves provide comfort, sun protection with UPF 50-plus ratings, hand protection from cuts and scrapes, and eliminate the need for sunscreen that can harm live bait.
Whitetails Unlimited granted $267,948 to over 50 organizations in Illinois for outdoor education, habitat enhancement, and hunting preservation. Funds supported the Preserving the Hunting Tradition program and shooting sports groups including NASP, 4-H Shooting Sports, and clay target teams.
MidwayUSA Foundation is accepting applications through April 1 for its annual range development grant cycle, with awards up to $75,000 to support youth shooting sports facilities. Since inception, the Foundation has awarded over $8 million in grants to facilities nationwide, with Pete Eisentrager, Executive Director, emphasizing the critical need for safe, modern training spaces.
A public hearing will be held April 13 via Zoom webinar to establish rules and regulations for the 2026–2027 migratory game bird hunting seasons. The Fisheries and Wildlife Board will vote to finalize seasons immediately after the hearing. Written comments are accepted until April 9, 2026.
SLG2, Inc. will bring its Shoot Like A Girl experience to Bass Pro Shops in League City, Texas on March 14-15, 2026. The free, family-friendly event features instructor-led firearms training using FATS by InVeris simulators, archery instruction, and product demonstrations from partner companies including optics and concealed carry brands.
AmbassadorTrack announced a new feature enabling brands to build customizable influencer and ambassador applications with automated match percentage scoring. The tool helps companies quickly identify the best candidate fits based on alignment with brand criteria, reducing evaluation time from hours to minutes.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is offering free certified aquatic invasive species inspector training statewide throughout spring. The one-day courses include classroom instruction and hands-on watercraft inspection exercises, with Josh Leonard serving as the aquatic invasive species coordinator.
ZeroTech Optics announces the launch of the Thrive HD Micro Prism 1x in FDE, a compact prism optic featuring a ZT Prism Dot Reticle, 6061 T6 aluminum construction, and 13 adjustable brightness settings including night-vision compatible levels for rapid target acquisition and precision shooting.
Magpul has renewed and expanded its partnership with the International Hunter Education Association–USA (IHEA-USA) for a third year, contributing funding and equipment to the EduTech Catalyst Fund to modernize hunter education technology. Magpul will also join the IHEA-USA Member Discount Program, providing eligible members with exclusive offers on products supporting safety and performance.
Internet personality Trent Ellis joins Michael Waddell on The Michael Waddell Podcast to discuss his journey from insurance contractor to viral content creator with millions of followers. Ellis shares how he started posting Southern humor and outdoor-themed videos on TikTok, crediting his relatable approach and authenticity for his success across multiple social media platforms.
Hi Mountain Seasonings encourages turkey hunters to utilize the entire bird beyond breast meat, highlighting that thighs and drumsticks offer flavorful alternatives. Owner Hans Hummel shares a braised and smoked wild turkey legs and thighs recipe using Hi Mountain Seasonings' Game Bird and Poultry Brine Mix and Rib Rub to honor the harvest.
TALO Distributors, Inc. and Smith & Wesson introduced two limited edition M&P9 M2.0 pistols: a polymer copper comp model and a metal gold comp model, both optic-ready with Strike Industries compensators and night sights, now shipping to TALO member distributors.
Kinsey's, a leading outdoor and shooting sports distributor, announced a partnership with Hodgdon Powder Company to distribute smokeless powder, with shipments beginning in Q2 2026. The expansion strengthens Kinsey's reloading category and provides retailers access to Hodgdon's trusted, industry-leading propellant products.
Otis Technology announced a private label partnership with Bud's Gun Shop to offer specially branded firearm cleaning kits by Shooter's Choice. The collaboration brings caliber-specific cleaning kits designed for everyday firearm maintenance directly to Bud's customers through their online catalog.
Blocker Outdoors reasserts the Finisher Pro II Turkey Vest as the premier solution for turkey hunters, engineered to solve bulk problems with strategic compartmentalization, specialized access, and thermal regulation. Available in multiple sizes and concealment patterns including Mossy Oak Greenleaf, Mossy Oak Bottomland, and Realtree Original at $129.99 MSRP.
Avian-X launched the Ridge Runner and Ridge Runner X turkey vests, designed for mobile hunters with lightweight backpack-style designs featuring smart storage, EVA-molded call pockets, and comfort padding. The Ridge Runner X adds fleece-lined handwarmer pockets and a full-access rear game pouch for enhanced warmth and carry capacity.
Lodestar Technology® launched the LNK9, a 9mm firearm featuring biometric authentication and PIN pad access through its Safeguard User Interface™. Co-founders Gareth Glaser and Ginger Chandler designed the platform to authorize users before operation while maintaining owner control, privacy, and independent operation without external connectivity.
Gun Talk with Tom Gresham, the nation's longest-running firearms talk show, expands to KMAX AM 840 in Spokane, Washington. The program will air Sundays from 1:00–3:00 PM Pacific, bringing the show to over 315 affiliate stations nationwide and reaching millions of listeners weekly.
Dead Air Silencers will exhibit at the Louisiana Outdoor Expo, March 13–15, 2026, at Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, Louisiana. The company will showcase hunting suppressors including the new Nomad Ti OTB, Sandman, Nomad LTi XC, Mojave 45, Wolfman series, and Sandman X at Booth #2300.
Gun Owners of America announced that Brownells will serve as Title Sponsor of the Gun Owners Advocacy and Leadership Summit (GOALS), GOA's premier national convention. Pete Brownell, Chairman of Brownells, and Erich Pratt, Senior Vice President of GOA, expressed their commitment to defending Second Amendment rights through this partnership.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds landowners they have until March 15 to apply for access programs including Unlocking Public Lands, Public Access Land Agreements, and the Block Management Access Corridor program. Participants receive monetary and non-monetary incentives, including infrastructure reimbursements for gravel, culverts, and cattle guards.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission will meet March 18-19 in Torrington at the Rendezvous Center. The meeting includes presentations and approval of the fiscal year 2027 Commission Budget, with in-person and virtual Zoom options available for public comment.
First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park hosts a family-friendly educational event on March 28 led by FWP wolf-carnivore management specialist Sarah Zielke, featuring presentations on Montana's wolverine history and biology, with refreshments and a question-and-answer session.
Chris Dorsey's Sporting Classics TV Instagram page reached 100,000 followers with 9 million monthly views and 60,000 interactions. The page partners with the TV series on Outdoor Channel reaching 2.4 million viewers annually, while Chris Dorsey's Outdoor World YouTube channel has 80,000 subscribers and 35+ million views.
This week on Shooting USA features the National Trophy Team Matches at Camp Perry, showcasing two century-old national trophy events with different formats. The episode also highlights the Stealth Vision Long Range SVL precision rifle optics and a new Colt ProTip segment with Jalise and Justine Williams.
Van Riper State Park in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula served as the base camp for the state's moose research project. From February 14-17, researchers captured 41 moose and recollared two others, bringing the total deployed collars to 56. The biological samples and collar data will help researchers understand moose survival and population growth factors in the region.
Bass fishing was once prime on Florida’s Lake Yale—and anglers are hoping alum treatments might restore the lake to former glory. (MLF)
Across the country, lake managers are increasingly turning to a restoration tool more often associated with water treatment plants than sport fishing: alum.
Short for aluminum sulfate, alum is used to control phosphorus in lakes suffering from chronic algae blooms and declining water quality. For anglers, the changes can be visible—clearer water, recovering aquatic vegetation, and improving habitat for gamefish. (We note here this is not potassium aluminum sulfate, which is cooking alum—the stuff that makes dill pickles crisp after months in the jar.)
Scientists till us that the underlying problem in many lakes is phosphorus. Runoff from fertilizers, septic systems, livestock operations, and urban stormwater gradually enriches lake water with nutrients that fuel algae growth. As blooms increase, water clarity drops, oxygen levels fluctuate, submerged vegetation dies off and fish habitat declines.
But the biggest reservoir of phosphorus is often the lake’s bottom.
Over decades, nutrients accumulate in bottom sediments. Under warm temperatures or low-oxygen conditions, that stored phosphorus leaks back into the water column, feeding new algae blooms. Scientists refer to this as “internal loading,” and it can keep lakes in a degraded state long after outside nutrient inputs are reduced.
Alum is alleged to work to interrupt that cycle.
Per the study, when applied to lake water, aluminum sulfate binds with phosphorus and forms a fine, harmless precipitate that settles to the lake bottom. The material locks phosphorus into the sediments and forms a thin barrier layer that prevents additional nutrients from escaping into the water column.
Because phosphorus typically fuels algae growth in freshwater lakes, reductions in that nutrient often lead to measurable improvements in water clarity.
Alum treatments have caused controversy at 4,000 acre Lake Yale, but scientists say they’re the best route to restoring clear water and fish habitat. (LCWA)
Projects around the country have documented substantial declines in phosphorus and algae following alum treatments. In Bald Eagle Lake in Minnesota, a large-scale application reduced phosphorus concentrations by roughly two-thirds while water clarity increased from about five feet to more than fifteen. Similar results have been documented in lakes throughout the Midwest and Northeast where phosphorus trapped in sediments was the primary driver of algae blooms.
Clearer water allows sunlight to reach deeper areas of the lake, encouraging the return of submerged vegetation. These plant beds stabilize bottom sediments, provide habitat for aquatic insects and forage fish, and create cover used by predators, including the fish we all love—bass, bluegills, crappies and others.
That habitat recovery is often the turning point for a lake’s fishery.
A large restoration effort now underway in central Florida illustrates how the approach is being applied in the Sunshine State.
I fished Lake Yale, near the town of Umatilla, several times in the 1980’s, when the water was clear and full of submerged vegetation, and the fishing was astounding. Running live shiners along the hydrilla edges would turn out 5 to 7 pound bass in amazing numbers, and fish 8 pounds and up were not rare.
It’s not that way anymore, to say the least. The 4,000-acre lake struggled with recurring algae blooms and cloudy water in recent years, to the point that it’s rarely fished today, and swimming in the murk is not an option.
Interestingly, according to FWC researchers, much of the phosphorus driving those blooms was coming not from new pollution sources but from nutrients already stored in bottom sediments.
The Lake County Water Authority began an alum treatment program this year to address that internal loading. A barge equipped with tanks and injection equipment applied measured doses of aluminum sulfate designed to bind phosphorus and keep it from fueling additional blooms.
Limnologists with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection estimate that roughly 80 percent of the nutrient driving Lake Yale’s algae problems originates in the sediments.
By locking that phosphorus in place, the treatment is expected to reduce the frequency and intensity of blooms while improving oxygen levels and overall water quality.
FWC fisheries managers expect those changes to translate into better habitat for fish over time. Clearer water allows aquatic vegetation to expand, providing structure and forage that support sportfish populations.
Water samples are being collected before, during, and after treatment to track changes in phosphorus, algae levels, and oxygen.
Alum treatments have been used in lake management since the late 1960s, but improved monitoring and application techniques have made them more precise and reliable. Modern projects carefully calculate dosage based on water chemistry, sediment composition, and lake depth, and pH levels are monitored during application to ensure conditions remain safe for fish and other aquatic life.
When internal loading is the main cause of algae blooms, alum treatments can provide long-lasting results. Studies of restored lakes have shown phosphorus control lasting many years, particularly when watershed nutrient inputs are reduced at the same time.
Though the industrial chemical treatment concerns many, scientists say it may be the solution to restoring many polluted lakes around the nation. (LCWA)
Those watershed efforts—stormwater controls, agricultural runoff reduction, and improved septic management—are often the long-term necessities of lake recovery. Alum addresses the legacy nutrients already stored in the system.
In lakes where both approaches are used, water clarity can improve enough to restore the underwater plant communities that support healthy fisheries.
For anglers, that shift can mean the return of grass beds, stable oxygen levels, and forage populations capable of supporting strong year-classes of bass and panfish.
In places where algae once dominated the water column, the goal is a lake that again looks—and fishes—like a natural system.
