Fish of a Lifetime Ends in Death
A Washington state fisherman died after landing a whopper.
Category: General
Deer Population Crash
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New York, NY -Outdoor Life
takes a nationwide look at the health of deer populations in its September issue
and predicts a dire situation unless outdoorsman take action. The article, “Deer
Depression” by Andrew McKean highlights decreases in the deer population and
access risk factors. For the complete article see the September issue of Outdoor
Life, on newsstands now, or visit OutdoorLife.com.
takes a nationwide look at the health of deer populations in its September issue
and predicts a dire situation unless outdoorsman take action. The article, “Deer
Depression” by Andrew McKean highlights decreases in the deer population and
access risk factors. For the complete article see the September issue of Outdoor
Life, on newsstands now, or visit OutdoorLife.com.
“A number of leading
indicators suggest that whitetail numbers are heading towards a game-changing
decline,” says Andrew McKean, Executive Editor of Outdoor Life. “Hunters have
had a great run the last few years with a massive population of deer, record
setting bucks and multiple doe tags but without intervention that could be
coming to halt. Habitat loss, an ever increasing and unmanaged predator
population and a number of other factors are contributing to a nationwide
crash.” Read more
SAF Thanks NRA, CRPAF for
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BELLEVUE, WA – The Second
Amendment Foundation today thanked the National Rifle Association and California
Rifle and Pistol Foundation for filing amicus briefs in SAF’s challenge of Yolo
County, California’s policies that exploit the state’s regulations on the
issuance of concealed firearms carry permits.
Amendment Foundation today thanked the National Rifle Association and California
Rifle and Pistol Foundation for filing amicus briefs in SAF’s challenge of Yolo
County, California’s policies that exploit the state’s regulations on the
issuance of concealed firearms carry permits.
Joining SAF in that lawsuit
is the CalGuns Foundation. The case is known as Richards v. Prieto. It targets
Yolo County’s arbitrary policy that requires CCW applicants to provide good
cause for obtaining a permit, and subjects each applicant to a “moral character”
standard. Read more
Charity Rating Group and Facts about HSUS
An interesting post about a charity group’s rating of the Humane Society of the United States is at the link below. No surprise to me but the spin can’t mask the facts, which are presented, as well.
Hunters, Anglers Share Traditions with Youth
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — In recent surveys conducted on HunterSurvey.com, ShooterSurvey.com and AnglerSurvey.com, responses revealed sportsman overwhelmingly take the time to introduce kids to the joys of hunting and fishing. Asked if in the past 12 months they had taken a child hunting or fishing, just over 45 percent of hunters said they had taken a son, daughter, nephew, niece or other young person hunting, while a whopping 61 percent of fishermen said they had taken a child fishing.
While the relation of the child to the angler would be assumed to most often be a son or a daughter that is the case only half of the time. The survey revealed Read more
Michigan Man Killed by Grizzly in Yellowstone
An adventure of a lifetime ends when a lone camper from the U.P. gets attacked by a grizzly bear.
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/08/michigan_man_killed_by_grizzly.html
Michigan CPL Law Update
Legislative Update
Michigan Senate Bill 525 was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week without amendment and is now before the full Senate. The bill cleans up flaws in the language of the current law dealing with CPL renewals.
The bill would amend the handgun licensure law to do both of the following:
Specify that an application to renew a license to carry a concealed pistol could besubmitted not more than six months before the current license expired.
Provide that the effective date of an approved license renewal would be the date thecurrent license expired or the date the renewal was approved, whichever was later. Read more
Safety First and Always
By Glen Wunderlich
Firearms safety is no accident. If you are going to educate youngsters on gun
safety, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (www.NSSF.org)
lists 10 rules for safe gun handling and there’s no better time to brush up before
we begin our practice sessions in preparation for the upcoming hunting seasons. Read more
Pharmacist Sues Walgreens over Gun Policy
A Michigan pharmacist is suing Walgreens after being fired for defending himself with his licnesed handgun. It’s ironic that the law allows one to use deadly force to stop a felony, but that Walgreens has a policy against self-defense. Click on the link below for the story…
http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/08/benton_harbor_pharmacist_who_s.html
Michigan Youth Mentored Hunt Questions Answered
Now that Michigan Governor, Rick Snyder has signed the new Youth Hunt Mentoring system into law, just when do we get to hunt with our kids? The link below spells it out.
http://www.mucc.org/2011/08/michigan-youth-hunt-program-update/