Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
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MISSOULA, Mont. (Jan. 10, 2013)?A hunter, angler and businessman, Bill Demmer of Lansing, Mich., has been elected president of America?s first conservation organization, the Boone and Crockett Club. Read more
Wolf Season Structure Could Be Proposed By Early Summer
A presentation during the January meeting of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission outlined a process that could produce recommendations by early summer for a potential wolf season. Public Act 520 of 2012 (Senate Bill 1350) designated wolves as a game species in Michigan when it was signed into law in December. Read more
Ithaca, NY-Teen birders now have a place to go online to connect with peers and drill down into a wealth of birding resources, as well as explore college and career opportunities. The Young Birders Network (www.youngbirdersnetwork.net), launched by the Cornell Lab of Ornithologyand Ohio’s Black Swamp Bird Observatory, serves as a hub for the many young birding clubs sprouting up across the country, while providing an online community for teens to share information and learn more about birding. Read more
PHOENIX — An adult male Mexican wolf, designated M1133, may soon be exploring its new territory in the Apache National Forest of east-central Arizona. The Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Project’s interagency field team (IFT) recently received approval from Dr. Benjamin Tuggle, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) Regional Director, in coordination with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, to conduct this initial (a wolf born and raised in captivity) release in mid-January adjacent to the Bluestem pack to replace the pack’s alpha male that was illegally killed last summer. Read more
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 new upgrades to the Trophy Cam HD line for 2013. Leading the industry with a one-year battery life and superior image clarity, Bushnell has enhanced its 2013 product line with a host of new features including hybrid capture mode, hyper PIR, freeze frame shutter, and an ultra-low flash mode. Read more
Wolverine trapping has ended in Montana and a fight ensues relative to its status in the future. Eight environmental and conservation groups sued the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to stop the trapping season and won the injunction before the 2012-13 wolverine trapping season was to commence. Details follow here…
A man, minding his own business, was blindsided by a crazed bobcat and was bitten in his face and back. The cat’s ninth life was terminated on the scene. Details here…
GW: I have learned that the bobcat was indeed infected with rabies.
Those interested in hunting a bobcat can now participate in the season in select areas of the state.
Bobcat hunting seasons:
Units A, B and C: Jan. 1 – March 1
Unit D: Jan. 1 – Feb. 1
By Glen Wunderlich
Last spring, while on a walk within a few hundred yards of my home, I came across a dreadful sight: two tiny deer legs and feet. The scant remnants of a new-born fawn were all that were left after a fresh coyote kill. Just because it’s nature’s way, doesn’t mean I have to like it. And, I don’t.
The mental picture of a totally defenseless fawn being ripped to shreds while alive conjures up disdain for the indiscriminate killer(s). Now is the time to even up the score. Read more