Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
GW: Man, there’s some good fishing in this neighborhood!
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will mark the opening of the new Crystal Lake boating access site in Frankfort (Benzie County) with a dedication ceremony at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 7, at the site, 5572 Mollineaux Road. Read more
GW: This sounds like it could be a lot of fun!
If thoughts of camping conjure up warm childhood memories of summer, the Department of Natural Resources invites folks to visit P.J. Hoffmaster State Park’s vintage camper gathering and open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 9. Read more
A fire in the Seney National Wildlife Refuge (Schoolcraft County) is threatening to burn across the refuge’s northern boundary onto state-managed land. The last known size of the fire is 3,220 acres and containment is estimated at 65 percent at this time. Presently, there are no structures threatened by the fire. There have been no injuries or accidents related to this fire. Read more
Safari Club International Foundation (SCI Foundation) proudly announced today that it made a donation of $25,000 to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to conduct a white-tailed deer predation study. The SCI Foundation and Wisconsin DNR Predator / Prey study will examine challenges wildlife managers face in finding a balance between predator and prey populations. Read more
A bill that would allow .35 caliber or larger straight-wall cartridges with a minimum case length of 1.16 to a maximum of 1.8 inches is on the move after being voted out of committee. House bill 5249 sponsored by State Representative Matt Lori of District 59 is evidence that common sense is alive and well.
The bill now moves to the House floor, where it is expected to pass. Then onto the Senate’s committee and to the Senate, along with any amendments to be negotiated.
I have it on good word that the bill should fly through the House.
South San Francisco, CA – American Technologies Network, developers of military, law enforcement, security, outdoor night vision and thermal systems, has launched a revolutionary interactive Thermal Device Simulator for its Thor Thermal Weapon Scopes, available for use on the ATN website. Read more
Seven Upper Peninsula conservation organizations will receive Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative grants from the Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Division in 2012, DNR officials announced today. Read more
For big game hunting in Alaska or anywhere else in the world, the new Winchester Repeating Arms Model 70 Alaskan comes back with all the features that have made the Model 70 a favorite among big game hunters. The Model 70 Alaskan will be available in three calibers 30-06 Sprg, 300 Win Mag and 338 Win Mag. Read more
Old Saybrook, CT (May 2012)- Traditions™ Performance Firearms, known for their extremely accurate and dependable muzzleloaders is honored to receive the Editor’s Choice Award for their Vortek™ Ultralight LDR from Petersen’s Hunting magazine. Read more
This weekend marks the second anniversary of our HumaneWatch 50% Pledge. A few months after our launch, we promised to shut down this website for good if the Humane Society of the United States made one simple promise: to give 50 percent of its budget to pet shelters. Currently, HSUS gives only 1 percentof its budget to hands-on pet shelters.
So far, we haven’t heard a peep from HSUS about this. And judging from the fact that HSUS’s most recent tax return (2010) once again shows that 1 percent of the money it raised went to pet shelters, it doesn’t seem willing to change.
The one thing that has changed is HSUS’s PR spin. For instance, HSUS now claims that it has given $43 million in grants to other organizations since 2005. That’s pretty good—until you consider that a sizeable chunk of this appears to be other HSUS groups. HSUS gave $4 million in grants to its ballot initiative front group in California to raise farmers’ and consumers’ costs—to say nothing of the millions it spent on grants to similar groups in Missouri, Arizona, Ohio, and Colorado. HSUS has also given millions in “grants” to its affiliate Humane Society International.
An HSUS claim is (once again) exposed as having little substance. The information is all out there, for those who want to do the digging. HSUS doesn’t want you to. That’s why it’s so important that you help spread the word. Email your friends. “Share” us with your Facebook contacts. Ask your local vet or pet shelter if you can put a flyer up. Tweet about it.
HSUS’s dithering and self-promotion may seem trivial. But consider the millions of cats and dogs that will be put down this year. That should be as good a motivation as any to make sure that the millions that HSUS takes in go directly to groups that actually run pet shelters. If our recent startling poll of HSUS donors is any indication, many of them are willing to reconsider their gifts if they only know the truth.
Posted on 05/18/2012 at 11:27 AM by the HumaneWatch Team