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Macomb County, Michigan resident, Julie Wickware, said she let her 22-pound dog outside at 6am and looked out a few minutes later only to see the dog bloodied and on the ground. Within a few feet was the culprit: a coyote. Wickware rushed the pet to the vet where it died of a broken neck. More details here…
By Glen Wunderlich
Deer hunters have had it pretty good. From the days of market hunting to today’s regulated hunting, nationwide whitetail deer numbers have gone from the brink of extinction to approximately 20 million. Sadly, however, what goes up must come down and some experts believe we are in for a drastic downturn. In fact, it may have already begun. Read more
First Snow of 2012, Shiawassee County, Michigan
By Glen Wunderlich
The midwestern U.S. finally got a blast of reality after being spared any real winter to date. Once the plowing duties were finished, it was time check the landscape for tracks. Any tracks. But, at the top of the list was an area surrounding a deer carcass set out conspicuously to attract meat eaters. Coyotes, specifically. Read more
A planned multimillion-dollar Interstate 96 interchange in Livingston County, Michigan faces a roadblock: bats. The construction project cannot continue during the breeding season of the federally protected critters, that make plentiful dead trees their homes. More here…
Here is a group of wildlife biologists and one comedian, Rick Mercer, on a mission to count and tag black bears in Canada. Funny stuff.
Overland Park, Kan. – Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry leader in high-performance sports optics for more than 60 years and a market leader in the trail camera industry, has introduced the Trophy Cam HD. Leading the industry with a one-year battery life and superior image clarity, Bushnell has enhanced its 2012 product line with a host of new features including high definition (HD) video, 0.6 second trigger speed, improved Field
Scan 2x time lapse technology and hyper night vision. Read more
A Michigan man has been run over by a number of deer and has been hospitalized. Apparently, he had been waiting for a line of deer to cross the road, but he didn’t wait long enough for all animals to cross the road. More here…
Grand Prairie, TX- Stealth Cam, the leader in scouting camera innovation introduces the launch of the DRONE Wireless System, the next generation in scouting camera technology.
After four years in development, the DRONE system has arrived. This sophisticated cellular based wireless system allows for complete control and image monitoring from any
computer – anywhere in the world. Read more
Columbia, MO – Larry and Brenda Potterfield, Founders of MidwayUSA, a catalog
and internet retailer offering Just About Everything„ for Shooting, Reloading,
Gunsmithing and Hunting, have donated $700,000 to The Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation (RMEF) for the group’s youth program, Shooting Access For Everyone
(S.A.F.E.).
A so-called “roadkill bill”in Illinois allows anyone with an Illinois furbearer license to salvage pelts or even food from critters that didn’t cross the road. More here…