Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Minnetonka, MN – (September 20, 2012) – Have you introduced a kid to the outdoors lately? In honor of National Hunting and Fishing Day September 22, North American Hunting Club is teaming up with 100,000 Kids in the Outdoors for an online donation- driven photo contest. North American Hunting Club and North American Fishing Club are proud sponsors of National Hunting and Fishing Day. Read more
Keep America Fishing asks questions of the two presidential candidates about sport fishing. Their responses are here…
The Department of Natural Resources confirmed the catch of a new state-record black buffalo on Thursday, Sept. 6.
Record Black Buffalo
The fish, a member of the sucker family, was caught by Bryan DeGoede of Kalamazoo, Mich., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, on the Kalamazoo River in Allegan County at 11:50 p.m. The fish weighed 37.4 pounds and measured 39.3 inches. DeGoede was bowfishing when he landed the record fish.
The record was verified by Jay Wesley, a DNR fisheries manager for Southwest Michigan. Read more
The Department of Natural Resources will host an open house on Tuesday, Oct. 2, to gather public input on the proposed Phase 2 Long Range Action Goal Plans for Pinckney Recreation Area (in Livingston and Washtenaw counties) and Waterloo Recreation Area (in Jackson and Washtenaw counties). The open house is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gerald Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Road in Chelsea, Mich. Read more
The Department of Natural Resources today announced that the Lake Fenton boating access site in Genesee County has now reopened to the public seven days a week. Read more
The 2012-2013 waterfowl season is fast approaching and MidwayUSA wants to help hunters gear up and get ready to take down some ducks. In this latest sweepstakes, MidwayUSA is offering an opportunity to win a prize package including clothing from Sitka Gear and Remington HyperSonic Ammunition.Through September 28 at 2:00 p.m. CST, MidwayUSA begins the sweepstakes that includes a product package with a combined total retail value close to $1,200.00! Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Parks and Recreation Division has been honored by the National Association of State Park Directors, which recently gave its 2012 President’s Award to the agency in recognition of its Recreation 101 program – a popular and growing series of instructional events and workshops that encourage residents and visitors to get out, learn new recreation skills and enjoy the outdoors. The award honors statewide organizations that have made an extraordinary contribution to the goals of a state park system. Read more
Atlanta, GA – Stealth Manufacturing announced today the release of its highly anticipated long-range gas/electric side-by-side vehicle – THE EDGE. These 4×4 vehicles have been specifically engineered for extended travel through tough off-road terrain that eliminates the range anxiety of the adventurous. The EDGE hybrid vehicle is due to tread on dealer floors beginning the first week of September, 2012. Read more
MISSOULA, Mont. (Sept. 4, 2012)?The Boone and Crockett Club applauds the Aug. 31, 2012, decision of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for returning management authority for the gray wolf to the State of Wyoming.
This decision is consistent with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the 1980 and 1987 Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery Plans. This delisting of the Wyoming wolf population from the lists of threatened and endangered species completes a decades-long project to restore the wolf to the Rocky Mountains that began in 1973. A large and growing wolf population now ranges in North America from the Rockies and the Great Lakes area north through Canada and Alaska.
We have found our next mass-murder threat: A 3 1/2 year-old boy from Nebraska. His name is Hunter and he is deaf, so he uses sign language and signs his name by crossing his forefinger and index finger and moving his hand up and down. That’s enough for school officials, who want him to change his name. The threatening youngster’s dilemma is here…