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“In my dream, I was playing with a dog. The dog was jumping on me, scratching me, licking my face — the playful puppy thing” said John Steitz of Minneapolis. “I opened my eyes, and there was a bear on top of me with its face in my face,” Steitz said. “I kind of opened my eyes and gave a, ‘What-the-expletive?’ ” John’s nightmare begins here…
It’s that time of year again when we like to remind small game hunters that Mepps is still buying squirrel tails. Read more
Courtesy of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance/ www.ussportsmen.org
There are many forces in America working to end trapping and wise wildlife management. Here are a few of those anti-trapping groups: Read more
Overland Park, Kan. – Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry-leader in high performance sports optics and outdoor accessories for more than 60 years, has announced a rebate offer on its Elite, Legend Ultra HD and Trophy XLT riflescopes and spotting scopes. Read more
A good percentage of wolf tags in Wisconsin will be going to native Indians. The scoop is here…
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently partnered with the Bays de Noc Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), Wildlife Unlimited of Delta County and Upper Peninsula Whitetails of Delta County (UPWDC) to plant apple trees near Escanaba for the benefit of various wildlife species. Read more
Applications for reserved waterfowl hunts on managed waterfowl hunting areas are on sale now through Tuesday, Aug. 28, the Department of Natural Resources reminded hunters today. Read more
Chinook, Coho, and Steelhead are back in a big way. The story is here…
Mansfield, TX – In today’s world of high tech shooting accessories, the Pulsar Recon 550 will impress every shooter with quality, long distance digital night vision. Primarily for night observation and surveillance applications, the Pulsar Recon 550 provides the optimum night vision capabilities in a compact monocular. Equipped with a more sensitive CCD array and advanced program technology, the SumLight™ signal processing program allows the user to see greater distances, up to 270 yards. Even on dark nights, shooters will be able to view their target with Recon’s high contrast viewing mode. The Pulsar Recon’s new five-lens eyepiece enhances the sharpness and contrast of the image, while minimizing distortion on the edges of the field of view. Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan State University Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health recently confirmed and announced the death of deer in Ionia and Branch counties was due to epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). Today the two organizations have confirmed EHD in six additional counties: Barry, Calhoun, Cass, Clinton, Eaton and Montcalm. There has been a nationwide increase of EHD outbreaks due to the extended hot and dry conditions. Read more