Sept. 13, 2011

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today confirmed the presence of a cougar in Ontonagon County. The animal was captured on a trail camera on private property on Sept. 8, walking directly toward the front of the camera and clearly showing it has an ear tag and a radio collar. 

DNR Wildlife Division staff visited the property Sept. 12 where the trail cam is mounted and verified the location of the camera. Read more

A 49-year-old bear hunter from Shepherd, Michigan, was injured Sunday night (Sept. 11) when he was attacked in his tree stand by a female black bear in Mackinac County, west of the village of Trout Lake, the Department of Natural Resources reported today. Read more

This from Steven Dulan of MCRGO to clarify the ruling by Bill Schuette on Sound Suppressors in Michigan…

Opinion Number 7260 (available here: www.ag.state.mi.us/opinion/datafiles/2010s/op10339.htm) says, in summary:

“The possession, manufacture, or sale of a firearm silencer is permitted in Michigan under MCL 750.224(1)(b) if the person is licensed or approved to possess, manufacture, or sell such a device by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as required by MCL 750.224(3)(c). Possession, manufacture, or sale of a firearm silencer by an unlicensed or unapproved person is a felony, punishable by up to five years imprisonment under MCL 750.224(2).” Read more

By Glen Wunderlich

Some four months ago, I wrote about Michigan’s prohibition on the use of sound
suppressors for firearms.  Unless an individual were in possession of a Title II firearms license for machine guns, sound suppressors, and destructive devices, that individual would be guilty of a felony by simply owning a sound suppressor. Not anymore.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has issued a formal Attorney General Opinion stating that State law allows the use of noise suppressors by private citizens when authorized by the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.  Said Schuette, “Michigan citizens who comply with federal firearm regulations can use suppressors to protect their hearing and minimize noise disruptions in the surrounding areas.”  Schuette concludes in Attorney General Opinion 7260 that only Michigan residents in full compliance with federal laws may possess a federally-registered suppressor, also commonly referred to as a muffler or silencer. Possession of a suppressor without the proper federal authorization remains a five-year felony under Michigan law. Read more

This from the United States Sportsman’s Association reveals how lefties want to pay for deer contraceptives to control overpopulated deer at tax payers’ expense, while hunters are willing to pay the government to meet the same goal.  A well-placed bullet seems like the humane solution…GW

9/8/11

The Humane Society of the United States is pushing yet another deer contraceptive program in a national park that will cost U.S. taxpayers more than $170,000. The plan is being pushed by three U.S. Representatives.

The misinformed trio recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar requesting that the National Park Service (NPS) consider a contraception project to control deer populations in Rock Creek Park. Ironically, the HSUS touts this as a pilot project, offers to cover only half the expense, and then claims great successes in other deer and horse contraceptive programs. How can it be a pilot test program if they claim to have done it before?  And just how “humane” is this type of program? Read more

Look who is the perfect ambassador for the HSUS.  No, really!

http://humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/hsus_new_global_ambassador/?utm_source=atom&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed

This from the USSA is relative to a way of thinking that honors the outdoors traditions so many of us enjoy.  Sure beats what the lefties are always pushing.  Here’s a little “push back”…GW

(Columbus,  OH) Protection of fishing, hunting, and shooting on our National Forests and  public lands is assured by H.R. 2834 (the Recreational Fishing and Hunting  Heritage and Opportunities Act), the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Director of  Federal Affairs Bill Horn told Congress today.

Horn,  who testified before the House Natural Resources Committee, spoke in support of  the bill while explaining the details. He revealed how H.R. 2834 would solve several  public land access problems for anglers, hunters, trappers, and shooters. Read more

A Tennessee squirrel hunter recounts his ordeal in the woods after eating worms and drinking muddy water for 5 days.

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/sep/07/missing-hunter-recounts-5-days-lost-shelby-forest/?partner=popular