A 49-year-old man is expected to make a full recovery after becoming lost Saturday in the Pontiac Lake Recreation Area, located in Oakland County, Michigan, while snowmobiling with his 54-year-old friend.

The two West Bloomfield men, who are not being named, began snowmobiling in the 3,745-acre recreation area around 3 p.m. Saturday. The 54-year-old man stopped at a meeting area, but his friend never arrived.

After an hour’s search, the man contacted law enforcement for help, expressing increased concern about his missing friend’s health conditions.

Officer Roxanne Ostrowski, White Lake Township Police Department, received the call for help at 5:45 p.m. and contacted Thomas Bissett, Pontiac Lake Recreation Area supervisor, for assistance.

Due to the area’s difficult terrain and vast trail system, Bissett contacted local Department of Natural Resources conservation officers. Familiar with the maze of trails, Conservation Officers Danielle Zubek, Jacob Griffin and Christopher Knights used their DNR patrol snowmobiles to search the area.

At 6:48 p.m., with temperatures ranging in the low to mid-20s, Knights located the missing snowmobiler walking in snow about 2 feet deep near Maceday Lake Road and Cross Road.

Disoriented and displaying signs of hypothermia, the man said he got stuck on his snowmobile and abandoned it but was unsure where the snowmobile was. Read more

It’s not news that bird songs add to elevated psyches and happiness for many people during spring. After fall and winter months almost devoid of bird songs, here’s a little songbird excitement in the form of interactive songs of birds that migrate through the center of North America – Minnesota – although these are popular birds found in central and eastern states and provinces – during spring. A great new webpage provides opportunities to learn, or review, favorite spring bird songs.

Brush up on your Wood Thrushes, Yellow Warblers, Indigo Buntings, Scarlet and Summer Tanagers, Eastern Bluebirds, American Goldfinches, and other popular songsters on the new interactive webpage provided by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to learn and practice bird songs, or review and just appreciate how these birds add so much to our auditory landscape. See https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mcvmagazine/bird_songs_interactive/index.html

Mandeville, LA – It’s time to ask the hard questions about the NRA. Plus, important gun rights lawsuits, training with Tiger, and more, this week on Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk® Radio, the original nationally-syndicated radio talk show about guns and the shooting sports.

This week, Tom lays out the facts of the NRA’s misuse of funds, issues with the bankruptcy, and the valid points in the NY lawsuit. Can it be saved, what are NRA Board Members doing, and why won’t they fire LaPierre? Read Tom’s take at https://www.guntalk.com/post/can-the-nra-be-save-and-should-we-care. Plus, the California Pistol and Rifle Association continues to blaze trails in the courtrooms – Michel and Associates’ Sean Brady updates listeners about two very important cases: Ammo restrictions and warrantless gun seizures. And Shootrite Firearms Academy’s Tiger McKee checks in with training tips and Chopper updates.

As always, call 866-TALK-GUN with your comments, questions, and range reports. Read more

QuietKat electric bikes rely on the battery power to maximize their potential. Extend your range with the Portable Solar Charging Station! Connects directly to the bike battery, the solar panel can charge your battery out in the field without a generator or extra power storage. Set up the panel while you sit in your deer stand, spend time on the water fishing, or while hanging out at the campsite. Charge time is roughly the same as charging from a traditional outlet, as long as the panel is in direct sunlight. Carry the panel easily in the included bag, which fits nicely into any of the QuietKat Pannier bags for easy transport.

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Where would you live without the lumber your house is built of?

What would you do without furniture, maple syrup and toilet paper?

Wood products are important, and so are the industries that create them. A new report from the Northeast-Midwest State Foresters Alliance summarizes estimates of economic contributions to local economies in 20 northern states.

“Forest products industries are an important part of the economy in many northern states,” said Jeff Stampfly, Michigan’s state forester and chief of the Forest Resources Division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. “Sustainable forest management provides wood and paper products we use every day. It also provides habitat for wildlife, clean water and air. It is increasingly recognized as an important part of mitigating climate change. This report helps quantify one aspect of those benefits.“

Forest products directly provide 540,000 jobs in region

The forest products industry starts with businesses that manage forests and also includes loggers, sawmills, furniture and solid-wood-product manufacturers, OSB and composite board plants as well as pulp and paper mills. These businesses directly provide 540,000 jobs and support more 1.4 million jobs in the Northeast and Midwest. Read more

SWANSBORO, N.C. –– High Speed Gear® is proud to announce the release of the ReVive™ Medical Pouch, the brand’s newest, low-profile medical pouch.

The ReVive is a quick-access, compact pouch built around treating a single gunshot wound. The pouch features the patent-pending RipCord™ insert, which allows the contents to be retrieved with one quick motion. The durable, stretch-woven fabric body allows the ReVive to adapt to the user’s preferred supplies, while the Mini MOLLE backer allows for a precise fit on belts 1.5”-3” in .5” increments, as well as standard MOLLE. Read more

The DSC 2021 Convention, Reflections, will be held virtually this Wednesday through Sunday, Feb. 10 – 14. DSC looks forward to this digital reunion of the hunting and conservation community until all can meet in Dallas again.

There are many ways to get involved with the virtual event: livestreamed live auctions, silent auctions, a membership drive, free exhibitor floorplan and award winner videos. Read more below or head to the main Virtual Convention page at www.dsc.onlinehuntingauctions.com to find everything in one place. Read more

Irving, TX – Skull Hooker, a leader in the dynamic mounting systems for both small and big game animals, introduces the new Corner Shoulder Mount! This mounting system was specifically designed for utilizing corner spaces that otherwise go unused, allowing you to cover all angles and areas of a room.

For over 10 years, Skull Hooker® has designed the most durable, easy-to-install mounting systems to help hunters showcase their trophy game animals! Continuing to offer some of the most innovative ways to display big or smaller game, Skull Hooker® now proudly offers the Corner Shoulder Mount which was carefully engineered and precisely manufactured to work with most shoulder mounts. Read more