Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
One of the most common problems in food plots, especially perennials, is weed competition. Weeds rob your plot of essential nutrients, water, and root space. Given time and opportunity, weeds will quickly mature, produce seed, and overtake a well intended food plot. The use of herbicides is one of the greatest tools a GameKeeper can utilize to keep weeds under control and get the most out of your plantings. Here are a few tips to get the most from your efforts. Read more
HYDE PARK, Utah – For more than 20 years Camp Chef outdoor stoves have been known for power, versatility and portability at the campsite. Now cooks can enjoy the same benefits on their patio with the recently upgraded Somerset series. Available models consist of two, three or four-burner versions. Photos and descriptions below… Read more
With an 80-percent reduction in car/deer collisions, the town of Indian Hill, Ohio credits deer hunters. HSUS and its whacked out schemes to spend money can’t hold a candle to these results. More here…
Missed the application period for a spring turkey license? Opportunities for licenses are still available. New this year, spring turkey hunters may purchase a Hunt 234 license, a statewide hunting license valid for all open areas except public lands in Unit ZZ (southern Lower Peninsula and Beaver Island). Hunters can purchase a Hunt 234 license through May 31. Read more
BEAVERTON, Ore. – Redfield® wants to help tactical rifle shooters hit their mark by offering a $45 rebate on all Battlezone™ riflescopes purchased between April 15 and June 30, 2014. Read more
GW: Now, I’d call this giving back. Very cool.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is making it easier for Michigan seniors age 65 and older to get a price break on the hunt/fish combo license. The new senior hunt/fish combo license includes a fishing license (good for all legal species), a base hunting license and two deer licenses for $43.
When purchasing the 2014 licenses without a senior discount, seniors who purchased the regular hunt/fish combo license paid $76. The only way to get a senior discount on these items was to purchase them separately as senior licenses.
The newly packaged discounted license is available for purchase as of April 14. In addition, resident seniors who paid the higher $76 price for a 2014 license will be receiving a letter from the DNR offering a refund of $33 — the difference between the regular hunt/fish combo and the senior hunt/fish combo. Read more
The Department of Natural Resources today announced recipients of the 2014 Wildlife Habitat Grants. A total of $737,720 was awarded to various conservation and nonprofit organizations, units of government and landowners.
Examples of funded projects include planting native grasslands for pheasant habitat at Lake Hudson State Recreation Area, planting fruit trees for wild turkey and ruffed grouse food sources in several locations across the state, and improving accessibility for limited-mobility hunters and wildlife enthusiasts at Sharonville State Game Area.
Below is a list of successful applicants, the award amount and the county in which the habitat projects will take place. Read more
Representative Greg MacMaster’s has gone as far as to try and grant wild boar born in Michigan “citizenship”–HB 5432 would deem any swine born in Michigan or legally imported to Michigan as “native”, meaning that they could only be identified as livestock and could not be considered invasive species. This is like saying Asian carp are fine, as long as they were born here!
MINT SPRING, VA. Parker Bows, a manufacturer of high quality Compound bows, Crossbows and RED HOT brand Crossbow Accessories is giving away a Concorde Perfect Storm Package (includes the Concorde crossbow and all the crossbow accessories needed to start hunting) during the month of April (2014) through their Facebook page. The entire package is worth over $1,200. Read more
This from www.HumaneWatch.org…
The US has 100 times more deer today than it did 100 years ago. That’s a good thing, whether you like wildlife watching or enjoy venison, but it has brought challenges, such as deer-car collisions, which damage property and can even kill people. But another challenge is environmental.
All those deer eat vegetation—3,000 pounds a year per animal. This can have a detrimental effect on the flora, as Al Cambrone writes in The Wall Street Journal, and the fauna—more deer means fewer songbirds. Read more