By a margin of 77-20, The U.S. Senate voted for a second time yesterday to approve the Omnibus Public Land Protection Act of 2009-a collection of bills vital to sportsmen and women from coast to coast.

Weaver Optics announces the unveiling of a new website at www.weaveroptics.com. This contemporary site design makes the user experience simpler and more informative, while integrating the rings, bases and mounting systems long trusted by hunters and shooters to hold their optics tight.

Stoney Point introduces the new Scissor Stix, a lightweight monopod staff that easily converts to a bipod and steady shooting rest. Hunters and shooters will appreciate the simple, yet innovative design of the Scissor Stix that serves as a hiking staff when closed and a shooting rest when open.

Okay, okay, before you peg me as a purist who thinks all baiters are slobs, hear me out. If you watch a spin feeder or camp near a pile of sugar beets, I’m not going to attack your character or question your allegiance to the flag. But I do think that if you gave up the bait, we’d all be better off.

The Louisiana/Texas Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit the Toledo Bend in Many, Louisiana, March 28 for the second of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

68 collegiate anglers from 12 universities throughout the state of Texas converged on Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir just outside of Killeen, Texas this past weekend to determine which Texas school has the best collegiate bass fishing program in the Lonestar state. Motivated by school pride and a strong desire to fish competitively, these anglers fished for bragging rights and prizes provided by several tournament sponsors.

Stealth Cam, the leader in the category of digital scouting cameras, continues to develop new and innovative products that are a great value to today's hunter. For those seeking infrared and video, the NOMAD IR Digital Video Scouting Recorder fills that need.

Jeromy Francis of Magnolia, Texas, won the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Cowboy Division tournament on the Sam Rayburn Reservoir Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 15 pounds, 10 ounces.

The Sportsman Channel, the only television channel with 24/7 hunting, shooting and fishing programming, is showing its dedication to its audience through a renewed major sponsorship of National Hunting and Fishing Day.

Two new APO, Ultra Premium, Spotting Scopes, made by Leica in Germany, are being introduced to the Hunting and Naturalist Markets. The APO-Televid Spotting Scopes offer the finest imaging possible.