It's a unique solution to the wild hog problem in Texas and a cartridge guide, this week on Tom Gresham's Gun Talk (R) Radio, the original nationally-syndicated radio talk show about guns and the shooting sports.

More Americans are planning vacations this summer, approximately 86 percent (three percent higher than 2010) according to a recent TripAdvisory survey, with the nation's waterways serving as prime destinations.

Smith & Wesson® Corp., the legendary 158-year old firearms maker, announced that it recently received the "Rifle of the Year" award from the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence for the company's M&P15-22 tactical rifle. This distinction marks the second year in a row that Smith & Wesson has won the award for best rifle.

The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) today announced that the two organizations have signed a Memorandum of Mutual Support, agreeing to work collaboratively on initiatives that support one another's mission. RBFF and BSA will work to extend the reach of both organizations into new and existing markets, helping young men and women grow in character, citizenship responsibility and leadership through a deeper appreciation for outdoor sports and activities.

More women than men took up hunting last year, according to new net figures from the National Sporting Goods Association.

FLW Outdoors announced Wednesday the first National Guard FLW College Fishing All-America Team. The team, selected by FLW Outdoors Magazine Editor Colin Moore and staff, represents the best of the best among the nation's college anglers.

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. (NYSE:RGR) is excited to announce the "Ruger 357 Ways to Win" sweepstakes in support of the introduction of the brand new Ruger LCR™-357 revolver. 357 LCR-357 branded items will be given away, including five of the new revolvers!

A coalition of the nation's foremost hunting and angling groups today renewed calls for reform of the 1872 General Mining Law following a decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to approve numerous road construction projects within inventoried roadless areas to enable private access to mining sites.

FIELD & STREAM, the world's leading outdoor magazine, and BASS PRO SHOPS, America's favorite outdoors store, today announced the dates for the 2010 FIELD & STREAM TOTAL OUTDOORSMAN CHALLENGE―PRESENTED BY MOBIL 1. Now in its seventh year, the annual coast-to-coast competition to name the most competent sportsman in the land will kickoff with FREE qualifying events at Bass Pro Shops on April 17-18. This year kids are getting in on the fun, too, with their very own Total Outdoors-Kid Challenge with free activities, prizes and giveaways.

High school students who write and submit an essay that answers the question, "How has the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) changed my life?" can walk away with $3,000 in winnings.