Leupold® Reduces Prices on RCX™ Trail Camera Systems
BEAVERTON, Ore. – With hunting season on the horizon, Leupold® is lowering the price on its line of award-winning RCX™ Trail Camera Systems and Kits. Read more
Category: Wildlife
Goldfinch
Antlerless Deer License Drawing Results Posted Online Today
The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that antlerless deer license drawing results and leftover antlerless license quantities are now posted on the DNR website at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings. Read more
Can Technology make Hunting Unfair?
By Glen Wunderlich
Widely distributed research has indicated that a vast majority of Americans support hunting in general. However, when the conversation turns to values and ethics, or animal welfare, opinions can vary as much as that of a politician who wants a vote. And, when one mixes in mind boggling technological advancements in bows, arrows, firearms, optics, and the like, hunting can seem downright unfair to some. Read more
Fair Chase Hunts Anything But
GW: Another “anti hunter” lands himself in my dishonorable category of “Poachers”
Thanks a lot, Joe Norbert Hendricks.
Anchorage, Alaska U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced that an Anchorage man has been sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Fairbanks on Friday, August 24, following his guilty pleas to 16 counts of commercial big-game guiding offenses. Read more
Upcoming Michigan Hunting Season Dates
Don’t forget to markthese upcoming hunting seasons on your calendar!
Ruffed Grouse Sept. 15 –Nov. 14,Squirrel (Fox and Gray)Sept. 15 – March 1,Wild Turkey Sept. 15 – Nov.14
View the 2012 Hunting and Trapping Digest fordetails.
The Benefits of the PlotWatcher Pro’s Time-Lapse Capabilities
Why choose the Day 6 Outdoors PlotWatcher Pro time-lapse video camera over a traditional trail camera? Simple. The PlotWatcher Pro captures images of an area regardless of how far the subject is from the camera. Unlike trail cameras that trigger on short-range motion, the PlotWatcher Pro will capture video of deer and other game animals whether they are 30- or 330-feet away. Read more
Texas Woman Shoots at Skunk, Hits Husband Instead
A Texas woman attempted to shoot a skunk and missed. However, the ricochet from her .45 nailed her husband, who was minding his own business indoors. Accounts of the stinkin’ shot are here…
Hint: That ball ammo is non-expanding and the relatively slow velocity makes it prone to ricochets and can even bounce back from hard targets. Be careful out there.
Burned Black Bear Needs a Home
A bear nicknamed, Boo Boo, still needs a temporary home after being rescued from the Mustang Complex fire in central Idaho last weekend. He’s eating and healing and the rest of the story is here…
Mike Avery’s Radio Show Continues Growth
Mike Avery’s Outdoor Magazine radio show has added two more Michigan affiliates.
Starting this weekend, ESPN 1400 (WKNW) in Sault St. Marie, will air the award- winning program.
Leftover Michigan fall turkey licenses on sale now
The Department of Natural Resources reminds hunters that fall turkey hunting license drawing results and leftover license quantities are available at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings. Hunters are encouraged to visit this website for updated license availability information. Unsuccessful applicants could begin purchasing one leftover license online or from any license agent on a first-come, first-served basis for a one-week period beginning Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. EST. Read more