Category: Wildlife

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Wolf advocates: Hunters may have killed 5 wolves in well-known Yellowstone pack

Wildlife officials have indicated that it is impossible to determine if five wolves recently killed are members of a certain pack.  Meanwhile, and totally predictable, Wolves of the Rockies President Marc Cooke says he believes the five wolves killed were from Yellowstone.

Of course, no supporting documentation is provided to help us understand Mr. Cooke’s perspective, other than the fact that he adores wolves.

Anyway, wolf seasons are aimed at controlling the burgeoning wolf populations throughout their range.

No animal-rights organization will ever go along with any type of managed hunt; they’re anti hunters!  They never agree on population numbers or goals being met.  If it’s hunting, they don’t agree.  And, that may explain Mr. Cooke’s feelings.

More here…

Ammunition, Animal Rights, Firearms, Gun Control, Hunting, Wildlife

A Helping Hand for Old Apple Trees

By Glen Wunderlich

A sure sign that deer season is upon us becomes obvious each year:  bags of bait at every corner store and gas station.  High on the list of preferred foods is apples and this year Michigan has them in record numbers.  While I’m not into hauling buckets of bait to the field, I am well aware of where the wild apple trees are growing; so are the opportunistic deer.

To begin, I am not an expert on the subject of growing fruit trees, but I am smart enough to know where to turn for advice.  In Ed Spinazzola’s book, Ultimate Deer Food Plots, an entire chapter written by Charlie Morse (www.MorseNursery.com) is devoted to the subject.  Also, on the website provided, a forum is available for those that have specific questions.

Charlie describes how to choose trees for planting and how to protect them from damage in the wild.  All good stuff, but what if you already have some established fruit trees that have been neglected over the years?   Here are some tips to bring them back. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Videos offer virtual tours of Michigan’s ‘Wetland Wonders’ for waterfowl hunters

Videos offer virtual tours of Michigan’s ‘Wetland Wonders’ for waterfowl hunters

Hunters can check out Michigan’s seven “Wetland Wonders” – the seven premier managed waterfowl areas in southern Michigan – in a series of new YouTube videos highlighting some of these treasures. The DNR invites hunters to explore these areas this fall, and the videos offer a great resource, especially for hunters wanting to try a managed waterfowl hunting area for the first time. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms, Wildlife

The Best Hunter Safety Training

If experience is the best teacher, there’s probably nowhere in the world where it’d be better to take hunter safety training than Michigan.

Veteran hunter safety instructor Larry Martin shows his granddaughter Tracie how to sight a firearm.

Among Michigan’s coterie of volunteer hunter safety instructors, more than 130 of them have 30 years or more of experience. And that translates into many thousands of safe hunters. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms, General, Gun Control, Hunting, Self Defense, Wildlife

Remington 2020 Digital Optic System for Greater Confidence and Accuracy Over Extended Ranges

Madison, NC – Created through a collaboration between Remington Arms Company, LLC (“Remington”) and TrackingPointTM, an applied technology company in Austin, Texas, the Remington 2020 Digital Optic System revolutionizes long-range accuracy by combining hand-selected rifles, matched ammunition, digital optics and target-tracking technology into an integrated shooting system. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms, Hunting, Wildlife

Grouse and woodcock hunting hot spots in southeast Michigan

While many people travel “up north” to find grouse and woodcock hunting opportunities in Michigan, hunters may not know that there are some great grouse and woodcock hunting areas right in southeast Michigan. The Department of Natural Resources’ local wildlife biologists have scouted their respective game areas for the latest information on where to find the grouse and woodcock.  Read more

Hunting, Wildlife ,

HSUS Bankrolling Maine Bear Hunting Ban

 “Calling themselves ‘Mainers’ is nothing more than a transparent marketing ploy.”

After failing to get legislation passed in Maine this spring, anti-hunting forces have begun work on a ballot initiative that would ban bear hunting over bait, with dogs and bear trapping.  If they collect enough signatures, the question will appear on the November 2014 ballot.

A disclaimer on their website’s homepage reads, “paid for with regulated funds by the committee of Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting, PO Box 15367, Portland ME.”   An examination of the campaign finance report filed by the group tells a different, and much more accurate, story. Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife
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