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S P O R T I N G C L A S S I C S 8 h i s ' N T h a t By The Editors T new law in Nevada was enacted to prevent shed collectors from harassing elk and deer during the tough, cold weather months. A Life on the Edge: Blade Show 2014 The Blade Show is presented by Blade magazine and is held in Atlanta, Georgia, every spring. The 2014 edition will be June 6 through 8 at the Cobb Galleria. The show truly is the world's largest knife show and features the most diverse array of blades from manufacturers, master knifemakers, collectors, dealers and purveyors under one roof anywhere on the planet. In addition to the Blade Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year Awards and the Blade Magazine Cutlery Hall of Fame induction ceremony, there will be seminars, demonstrations, forging demonstrations and the Blade Show World Championship Cutting Competition. See more details at www.bladeshow.com. Freedom to Shed The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners recently voted to prohibit the collection of shed elk and deer antlers from January 1 to April 15. The practice is growing in popularity due to the rising prices of antlers. A matched pair of elk antlers can bring $500 or more. The board stopped short of requiring shed hunters to purchase a license or get a permit. The move is simply to rein in overzealous collectors. The problem is that some shed hunters don't wait for the animals to actually drop their antlers. Instead, some collectors actively seek to speed up the process. According to the The Outdoor Hub, methods used to cause premature shedding include riding an ATV to follow or drive an animal through dense forests. The most well-known case of underhanded antler collecting took place in Utah back in 2005. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, conservation officers discovered seven dead or injured bull elk that were missing antlers and believed to have been chased over a plateau. The prohibition of collecting sheds from early January to mid- April will limit stress on the animals during the hard winter months, and give the bulls and bucks time to shed their antlers naturally. Gun-Safety Materials in Demand Orders for the National Shooting Sports Foundation's safety and education materials skyrocketed in 2013. The NSSF, the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting- sports industry, provides a number of educational materials that help gun owners and non-owners make informed decisions when it comes to firearms safety. And in 2013 the NSSF filled 3.6 million requests for either literature or DVDs – an increase of 47 percent compared to 2012. The items offered by the NSSF include "Firearms Safety Depends on You" and "Firearms Responsibility in the Home." Combined, the two brochures were distributed to 3.3 million people. Other popular brochures are "A Parents Guide to Recreational Shooting for Youngsters" and the "Project ChildSafe" safety booklet. The NSSF also offers four DVDs that deal with firearms safety. "McGruff the Crime Dog on Gun Safety," for students in kindergarten through grade 6; "It's Your Call: Playing It Safe Around Guns," for grades 6 through 9; "Firearms Safety Depends on You," for all ages and covers the ten commandments of gun safety; and "Introduction to Range Safety and Etiquette." Any educator can request the Firearm Safety DVDs free of charge by visiting nssf.org/safety/video. Through its Project ChildSafe program, NSSF provides firearm safety kits that include a gun- locking device and a safety- education brochure that are free to gun owners through law enforcement departments. Check projectchildsafe.org to see if your local law enforcement agency is a partner. Only law enforcement departments can request shipments of the safety kits. Buck's Model #110 Turns 50 For more than a century and through four generations, the Buck family has produced high-quality, American-made knives. Similar to countless boys who grew up in the 1950s, my first knife was a Buck, given to me by my father when I was eight or nine years old. I suspect the same was true for my brother and, in time, each of my father's grandsons. Owning a personal pocketknife was a rite of passage in my family. Buck introduced the Model #110 Folding Hunter – the most iconic of

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