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A Laysan albatross known as “Wisdom” – believed to be at least 62 years old – has hatched a chick on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for the sixth consecutive year. Early Sunday morning, February 3, 2013, the chick was observed pecking its way into the world by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Pete Leary, who said the chick appears healthy. Wisdom was first banded in 1956, when she was incubating an egg in the same area of the refuge. She was at least five years old at the time. Read more
The International Committee of the Modern Day Muskellunge World Record Program (MDMWRP) is pleased to announce the acceptance of a recent muskellunge catch as its world record. The capture of a 58-pound “muskie” by Joe Seeberger of Portage, Michigan on the 13th of October, 2012 from Lake Bellaire, Michigan has set a new modern standard for the world’s muskie anglers. Read more
Montana’s top wildlife official has said that his agency will thoroughly review a federal rule expected to be published today (Monday) before responding to the forthcoming proposal to list the wolverine as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Read more
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is currently recruiting outdoor recreation enthusiasts looking for a unique opportunity to challenge their skills. The DNR is seeking volunteer campground hosts for its Lime Island State Recreation Area. The 980-acre island, one of the newest recreation areas in Michigan’s state park system, is situated in the St. Mary’s River Navigation Channel some three miles offshore of the eastern end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Read more
MISSOULA, Mont. (Feb. 1, 2013)New research shows that Boone and Crockett-class trophies have become more plentiful, and that average scores of record entries have declined by only insignificant amounts, over time. Read more
The battle to save our Second Amendment freedoms is raging right now.
And if you saw any coverage of this week’s Senate hearings on gun control, you know the media elites and the gun ban lobby are running wild with half-truths, deceptions, and downright lies about you, me and our gun rights.
So I’m going on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace to set the record straight! Please watch at 9:00 a.m. ET this Sunday – and tell your family, friends and fellow gun owners to watch as well.
Wayne LaPierre Executive Vice President www.NRA.org 
The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that crow season opens statewide Feb. 1 and runs through March 31. A small game license is required in order to hunt crow. There is no bag limit.
GW: As for me, I never get enough to worry about filling any bag anyway.
Winter finches and other irruptive species, like the Red-breasted Nuthatch (far right) are making news this winter. (L-R): Red Crossbill, Marya Mooseman; Common Repoll, Norm Dougan; Pine Siskin, Margaret Gompper; Red-breasted Nuthatch, Linda Lamb
Ithaca, N.Y.-What kind of finch might turn up in your back yard this year? The 2013 invasion (or “irruption”) of finch species that typically spend most of their time farther north in Canada is raising ornithological eyebrows. How big is this movement of birds? Getting reports from citizen bird watchers is the only way to find the answer, so the call is out for more participants in Project FeederWatch, a joint project of Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada. Read more
Mandeville, LA – In only three weeks, radio and TV host Tom Gresham has delivered more than 6,000 new life members to the NRA, amounting to more than $2,000,000. Gresham announced a special Lifetime Membership deal with the NRA on Thursday, January 10, via Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Guntalk. The next day, the deal was sent out in Gresham’s Truth Squad newsletter (http://www.guntalk.com/site7.php). The following Sunday, it was announced live on Gun Talk Radio (http://www.guntalk.com). “It’s amazing to see the response to this offer,” said Tom Gresham. “Clearly, many people want to support gun rights, and they recognize the value of the NRA. Adding more than six thousand new life members in less than three weeks is incredible. There’s no telling how many will join over the next month.” Read more