Registration Now Open For QDMA’s 2013 National Convention
Registration is now open for the 13th Annual Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) National Convention, to be held July 18-21 in Athens, Georgia. Read more
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Big draw: Crossbow use increases for hunters in Michigan
All the hype about the use of crossbows afield and how they’d negatively impact hunting has proved to be just that – hype. After three years, the facts are here…
Anti-Dove Hunting Bill Introduced in Iowa
Just two years after establishing a dove hunting season, Iowa sportsmen again find themselves facing its threatened closure. Animal rights and anti-hunting groups, upset over the newly created season, are pushing Iowa House File 291, sponsored by Representative Mary Mascher (D-Iowa City). The measure would ban mourning dove hunting in the state by removing them as a game bird from state law. Read more
Activist Charged With Hiring Hitman Released By Federal Judge
Meredith Lowell, an animal rights activist from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was recently charged with soliciting a hit man in an effort to murder a random person wearing fur.
According to reports, a federal district court judge determined Lowell was too mentally ill to stand trial and released her back into society. Read more
New Report Shows Hunters as Economic Force
Amidst attacks on hunting by the animal rights movement, a new report issued by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) reveals the many benefits of hunting to America’s economy.
The report, called Hunting in America: an Economic Force for Conservation, was compiled by Southwick Associates. It focuses on the growth of hunting in America and the sizeable impact American sportsmen have on our economy.
According to the report, the number of adult hunters in the U.S. has increased over the past five years by nine percent to 13.7 million license buyers. In addition, the report estimates that there are another two million youth hunters across the country. Read more
World’s Largest Convention On Wildlife Trade Rejects Polar Bear Trade Ban
Bangkok, Thailand – A six month diplomatic initiative by the U.S. State Department and the Department of the Interior to list the polar bear as an endangered species under Appendix I of CITES failed today. The 178 nations that are Parties to the CITES Convention decided that the U.S. proposal lacked the necessary scientific basis for such a listing and was merely a political move requested by the highest levels of the US government. The stakes involved included the right of indigenous peoples to trade in polar bear and to sustainably use the species as a critical wildlife resource. Read more
Anti-Hunters Gather Signatures to Prevent Wolf Hunt
Keep Michigan Wolves Protected – an animal rights activist group linked to the Humane Society of the United States – claims to have gathered more than 100,000 signatures aimed at qualifying its proposal for the ballot to prevent wolf hunting in Michigan. More here…
DNR to host series of public information meetings on wolf management
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will host a series of public meetings in March to provide information to the public and answer questions regarding wolf management and the possibility of a future wolf hunting season. Read more
Tom Gresham Gives NRA a Big Boost
Mandeville, LA – In less than two months, radio and TV host Tom Gresham delivered 16,630 new Lifetime Members to the National Rifle Association, amounting to more than $4.9 million dollars in membership dues. Gresham announced a special $300 Lifetime Membership deal with the NRA on Thursday, January 10th, via Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Guntalk, complete with a special direct phone number. The deal ended last Thursday. Read more
States Benefit from Economic Impact of Hunting
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has released a major new report documenting the importance of hunting activities to the U.S. economy. NSSF is the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry. Produced by Southwick Associates, the report, Hunting in America: An Economic Force for Conservation, provides detailed information on 40-plus categories of U.S. hunting-related expenditures, which grew 55 percent, as well as state-by-state statistics for number of hunters, retail sales, taxes and jobs. The report notes an overall nine percent increase in hunting participation between 2006 and 2011. The money hunters spent in 2011 resulted in $87 billion being added to the nation’s economy and supported more than 680,000 jobs nationally. Read more