Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Some wise great horned owls seem to understand their protection under the law, because they built their nest in a twin-boiler power structure that had been scheduled for demolition near Bullhead City, Arizona. Now it’s all up in the air. More here…
Money from the Land and Water Conservation Fund is being used to purchase public land. Congress uses mitigation fees paid by companies drilling for offshore oil and gas to finance the fund year to year, which is capped at $900 million annually. More here…
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gamo Outdoor USA (gamooutdoorusa.com), parent company of Aftermath (aftermatchairsoft.com) manufacturer of adult airsoft solutions, has unveiled an exclusive Bone Collector® Slingshot with laser and light. This sleek new product features a black, solid frame, with a folding rubberized wrist brace support, handle and pouch with the Bone Collector logo, and a laser pointer and flashlight. MSRP is $49.87. Read more
The LeGrand Traverse Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) will host a Spring Fun Trial on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Thundering Aspens Hunting Preserve, 4612A N. 5 Road, Mesick, MI, beginning at 8 a.m., rain or shine. Read more
The Michigan DNR has set a daily limit for walleye catches on Lake Erie to six through April 30. The DNR says the rule is based on a process adopted last year for setting catch limits based on real-time population data.
Michigan’s daily possession limit for walleye on Lake Erie is based on its share of the total allowable catch. That’s set by the Lake Erie Committee under the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
The 2012 total allowable catch for Lake Erie is 3.49 million fish, making Michigan’s quota 203,000 fish
BEAVERTON, Ore. – Redfield’s new Revenge™ line offers an exclusive “in-scope” ballistic ranging system and other premium features at commonly affordable prices for hunters and shooters. The Revenge line, which is now becoming widely available at retail outlets around the country, includes five riflescope magnifications as well as a scope for crossbow hunting. Read more
South San Francisco, CA- American Technologies Network, makers of military, law enforcement, security and outdoor night vision and thermal applications, has announced their first ever night vision photo contest. As one of the most innovative brands of Night Vision Optics, Goggles, Scopes, Monoculars and Daytime Rifle Scopes, ATN has thousands of products in use throughout the world. The problem is they rarely get to see them in action. Because of this, ATN has called upon its fans to help build their photo library with images of ATN products in actual use out in the field. Selected winners will have a chance to win some fun prizes, plus a chance to be featured in the next ATN catalog. Read more
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that five officers from the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) were sentenced in connection with the federal civil rights prosecution of a police-involved shooting that occurred on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina, leaving two innocent civilians dead and four others seriously wounded. The defendants were also sentenced for their roles in an extensive cover-up of the shooting. Read more
Smyrna, GA – GLOCK, Inc. will donate a total of $115,000 to four separate organizations within the National Rifle Association (NRA) during the 2012 NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits held in St. Louis, MO, Apr. 12 – 15. GLOCK, Inc. Vice Presidents Gary Fletcher, Chad Mathis and Josh Dorsey, alongside spokesman R. Lee Ermey, will make presentations to each group inside the GLOCK, Inc. exhibition booth (#2031) on Friday, April 13, 2012 at 10:00AM. Read more
Anja Heister, executive director for Footloose Montana, a Missoula-based nonprofit organization trying to ban trapping in Montana, says a trapper’s decision to pose for a photograph crosses ethical boundaries and is inhumane.
In response, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game completed an investigation into the incident and concluded that the trapper did not commit any legal violations.
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