Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
By Glen Wunderlich
When my friend, Joe Reynolds, and I headed to the deer woods last week, we had high hopes in an area that has been good to us over the years. Joe would take a favorite ladder stand site and I would use my climbing tree stand in a rather open area of hardwoods. But, this hunt would end just minutes after ascending 25 feet above ground for a reason more important than wallhangers: Thunder! Read more
The New York Post explains how the Humane Society of the United States pulls in cash but doesn’t share much with local animal shelters.
So far, hunters have killed only 46 of the 220-wolf quota and the Fish and Wildlife Service is considering another month of hunting.
Giant buck valued at $35,000…
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Charges have been filed against three individuals after an 11-month investigation by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Office of Law Enforcement in a deer poaching case. The three men were cited for numerous Wildlife Code violations including the illegal take of a potential state-record whitetail deer, and now face charges through the Grundy County State’s Attorney’s Office. Read more
Another dumb poacher gets nabbed for bragging with photos on facebook.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/11/norco_duck_hunter_faces_fines.html
A Minooka, Illinois deer hunter, Christopher Gerald Kiernan, has been charged in a 41-count criminal complaint with multiple conservation violations, including illegally taking a 36-point whitetail buck in a 2009 poaching incident.
Chris is a pro-staff member of Elite Archery: http://www.elitearchery.com/pro-staff/hunter/chris/
The complete story of the alleged violations is here…
http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2011/11/01/local-hunter-faces-41-criminal-counts/anz05br/?page=1
With everything in constant change, Michigan’s elk herd must be managed, as well.
The draft goals are as follows:
There is a public open house set for Wednesday, November 9 from 7-9 PM at the Eagles Hall in Gaylord; 515 S. Wisconsin Ave. Gaylord, MI 49735. The DNR will solicit public input on the draft plan at this time.
The entire plan is here:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/Elk_Plan_Draft_8_26_11__2__366379_7.pdf
Wolf hunters are finding success in Montana’s rifle season, which still has two months remaining.
We have some fantastic items selling right now on GunBroker.com, and we’ll be posting more – several times each week – through the new year. Finding the POMA Gunbroker listings is easy. Read more
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