Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Nancy Warren, an animal activist who lives in the western U.P., said Great Lakes wolves are still vulnerable to disease and starvation. “If wolves are living in the forests, raising their pups and not causing any problems, I see no reason why they can’t be left alone,” Warren said.
Farmers would like to end the disease and starvation issues for wolves by feeding them some nice, hot lead. More here…
By Glen Wunderlich
At this link you will see how our leaders are forced to consider various means to control burgeoning elk herds on the Baca National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado. Because of input from a public comment session last year, the introduction of wolves to the area is on the table. Nowhere, however, do I see the genius proposed by Representative Duncan Hunter of California, when similar circumstances had developed on Santa Rosa Island a few years ago. This new potential for a repeat performance of stupidity at the Baca National Wildlife Refuge defines the logic of fools.
Below, in a piece of January 2008 I wrote the following and it is hauntingly familiar:
Approximately 40 miles of Pacific Ocean separate the mainland of Santa Barbara, California from once-privately owned Santa Rosa Island, the crown jewel of the Channel Islands National Park. The island, purchased with $30 million of taxpayers’ money, is home to 1100 Roosevelt Elk and Kaibab Mule Deer, which were imported to the island by the private owners some 75 years ago. Since that time, the non-native species have coexisted with various flora and fauna and have remained free from any diseases common to their cousins elsewhere. The following question has arisen since ownership has changed hands: Should the park be protected and open to all Americans year-round or should it also be made available to hunters to manage the elk and deer population? In a clever manipulation of power, Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and Congresswoman Lois Capps (all Democrats from California) have arranged for the extermination of all of these magnificent animals. None will survive. Read more
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Barnett Ghost 400
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Wisconsin land owners, who have had incidents with wolves, will be allowed to shoot them under a permit system. More here…
Hunting accidents continue to fall in Michigan and 2011 may have been the safest on record. However, with three fatalities there’s room for improvement. More here…
By Glen Wunderlich
When Michigan Senate Bill 775 was proposed by Senator Mike Green (R) of District 31 this past October, it appeared as though Michigan’s Zone III (shotgun zone) deer hunters would be allowed a viable alternative to shotguns, muzzleloaders, and handguns. For years, I have wondered why straight-walled cartridges were not allowed in rifle configurations, as opposed to current regulations permitting handguns only. Now, I am wondering why anyone has bothered to open the dialogue with such a limited field of view. Read more
The state of Montana looks to hunters to control mountanin lions and even bison that become nuisances to its citizens. So what’s wrong with that? Read more here…
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By Glen Wunderlich
Michigan Senate bill 775 has been introduced to allow the following cartridges to be used in our Zone III for deer: A .35 caliber or larger rifle loaded with straight-walled cartridges with a minimum case length of 1.16 inches and a maximum case length of 1.80 inches.
That’s a very small minimum to maximum amount and would still exclude the .45-70 and .444 Marlin but rifles chambered for .44 magnum would be legal. Since it reads cases and not overall cartridge length, it sounds like handgun cartridges only. I’m going to give the sponsor a call to see if I can understand their thinking. As we know, the .45-70 is not as fast as modern muzzleloaders, and as far as I can tell, should be allowed, as well.
The idea to allow the handgun-type rounds in a rifle with the case-length limitations seem reminiscnet of the original crossbow speed limit of 350 fps imposed . Then, one year later, the speed limit was lifted.
This bill needs further review and on Sunday I’ll post my points on this piece of legislation.