HSUS’s CEO May Be Coming to Your Town

This from HumaneWatch.org

Humane Society of the United States CEO Wayne Pacelle has a new book coming out today called The Humane Economy. You don’t need to have read it to be familiar with his general goal: A “humane economy” to Wayne Pacelle is one that doesn’t use animals. After all, Pacelle has said, “I don’t want to see another cat or dog born” and he has been a vegan for about 30 years.

Pacelle’s book follows 2011’s The Bond—an odd title for a guy who said “There’s no special bond between me and other animals.” For that book, Vain Wayne started off with a dozen-city or so tour—before expanding it to a months-long, 100-city international tour. We went to one event and weren’t particularly impressed with the turnout.

If Pacelle is coming to a town near you, we encourage readers to show up and ask him a tough question. He’s slick—but we’d like to see him talk his way out of these. HSUS supporters deserve answers. And if you do ask him, take a video on your cell phone if you can.

Five Questions for Wayne Pacelle:

  1. How can you justify HSUS sticking over $100 million into Caribbean investments between 2012 and 2014 when animals are suffering now?
  2. Why should anyone trust a man who, when asked if he envisioned a future without pets, said, “If I had my personal view perhaps that might take hold. In fact, I don’t want to see another cat or dog born.” (Note: If Wayne tries to dismiss these quotes as “things on the Internet,” they come from a published book.)
  3. You criticize companies for being motivated by profit—yet you yourself recently bought a house for over $1 million in cash and have made over $4 million in compensation from HSUS over your tenure. Aren’t you motivated by money as well?
  4. Whenever we tell people that HSUS has nothing to do with your local “humane society,” most people are completely surprised. How can you honestly claim that your members are aware of the difference?
  5. Whenever there’s a natural disaster HSUS’s fundraising kicks into high gear. You raised over $2 million off of Hurricane Sandy, but only spent one-third of that on Sandy relief. How do you justify the slick, emotional marketing when you know the money will likely not be used for that specific issue?

 

Pacelle’s tour schedule (may be updated periodically): Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

Boone and Crockett Club Congratulates Maryland Hunting Coalition on Passage of The Poaching Restitution Act of 2016

GW: And, to imagine anyone would whine about this. Good going Maryland!

MISSOULA, Mont. – Boone and Crockett Club applauds the Maryland Hunting Coalition for the passage of The Poaching Restitution Act of 2016 in Maryland. The act has been sent to Governor Larry Hogan for signature into law. The Maryland Hunting Coalition was instrumental in the creation and passage of the act, which will make Maryland one of the most punitive states in America for poaching deer.

In September of 2015, the Maryland Hunting Coalition hosted the First Annual Hunter’s Summit. The most important subject discussed was widespread deer poaching and the lack of sufficient enforcement of established hunting laws. The genesis of The Poaching Restitution Act of 2016 was born from this summit and, with the help of dedicated supporters Maryland State Senator Johnny Ray Salling and Maryland Delegate Anthony O’Donnell, passed by both the state Senate and House of Delegates.
“The Boone and Crockett Club commends the State of Maryland on their commitment to deter poaching of deer with the implementation of some of the stiffest penalties in the nation,” said Club President Morrie Stevens. “Poachers are not hunters. They are thieves that pose a significant threat to our natural resources and circumvent the hard work of wildlife managers, landowners, and hunters who abide by the law to take their game. This new, stricter policy echoes the purpose of B&C’s ‘Poach and Pay’ research program.”
The act not only increases penalties for illegal killing of deer but also creates greater penalties for the poaching of trophy deer, which will be determined by the widely accepted Boone and Crockett Club’s standard for measuring and evaluating trophy quality. With support from optics-maker, Leupold & Stevens, the Club’s Poach and Pay research initiative is aimed at gathering information from all states relative to their poaching restitution policies on what is and is not working as deterrents, and what can be improved upon.

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Poachers

DNR seeks information on Allegan State Game Area Turkey Tract vandalism

Last week, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the National Wild Turkey Federation gathered with other partners, volunteers and individuals to celebrate the opening of the first Turkey Tracts hunting area, located at Allegan State Game Area in Allegan County.

Sadly, the new Turkey Tracts kiosk, which is a large information station built by volunteers, thoughtlessly was vandalized and destroyed Friday night. It stood for only a few days. Read more

Poachers

Foraging in the Spring Woods, Fields and Backyards

Photo shows a smiling Lisa Rose near a woods.

Thursday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. – It’s the final program in the “Get Outdoors!” Dart Bank Speaker Series for adults. Herbalist Lisa Rose, author of Midwest Foraging: 115 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Burdock to Wild Peach, shares her knowledge of local plants that can be used for food and herbal medicine. She’ll also discuss how to forage safely, from accurately identifying plants to properly preparing them before eating.

There is no charge for this 90-minute program! Just register by Wednesday, April 20 – telephone 517-335-2796 or send e-mail to cindy@michiganhistory.org.

General

First eaglet hatches at Platte River State Fish Hatchery

GW:  I love this technology…unimagined only a few decades ago.

Eagle and eaglet in nest at Platte River State Fish Hatchery

One of two eaglets has hatched at the eagle’s nest on the grounds of the Platte River State Fish Hatchery. It hatched in the early hours today, April 19.

Viewers may want to glue themselves to the Carbon TV Eagle Cam. The second eaglet hopefully will hatch at any moment, as pips (small holes pecked into the shell of an egg from a parent eagle’s beak) are now present on the egg in the nest on the grounds of the hatchery.

Viewers can watch the action unfold live in real time on CarbonTV.com. Read more

Wildlife

Leupold Custom Dial System Online Ordering

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Leupold & Stevens, Inc., raised the bar on making fast, accurate shots with the introduction of the Custom Dial System® (CDS®). Now it’s even easier to obtain a custom calibrated dial with the launch of an online ordering system.

Shooters and hunters now have the choice of calling Leupold® directly to provide their ballistic data, or using the fast, easy online system to order their custom engraved dials.

CDS makes accurate, long-range shots as easy as turning a dial. Once a hunter or shooter has the range, a quick turn of the dial to matching number is all that’s needed to make a precise, confident shot. Read more

Optics

Knight & Hale Floods Its YouTube Channel With Content For Turkey Hunters


YouTube Channel With Content For Turkey Hunters
Knight & Hale’s YouTube Channel features calling how-to videos, hunting tips and setup secrets for diehard turkey hunters.Birmingham, AL – Knight & Hale® Game Calls, a legendary call maker known for its dedication to creating calls that produce the most life-like wildlife sounds, has created a YouTube channel devoted to providing diehard hunters with real-world tips and tactics, in addition to a multitude of how-to videos for mastering each call in the Knight & Hale lineup. And for spring, it’s all about talking turkey.

As a turkey hunter, one of the most difficult challenges we face on nearly every setup is self-doubt. Am I close enough to that gobbling tom, or should I get closer? Am I calling too much, or am I not calling enough? What call should I be using in this situation? Does my calling sound right? What are my calls actually saying to other turkeys? Read more

Hunting

DNR arrests suspects in northern Lower Peninsula veneer log thefts

Investigation continues into thefts in Cheboygan, Charlevoix and Emmet counties

Contact: Lt. James Gorno at 989-732-3541 or John Pepin, 906-226-1352

Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers are continuing to investigate the theft of sugar maple logs from public state-managed lands in three northern Lower Peninsula counties.

Three males in their mid-20s, one each from – Cheboygan, Charlevoix and Emmet counties – have been arrested and charged with 1-year misdemeanors or 5-year felonies for removal of forest products. Names are being withheld pending arraignments.

The arrest warrants were issued by prosecutors in Cheboygan and Charlevoix counties. Officers expect moreOne of the felled maple trees cut down with the bottom section removed. charges to be authorized as the investigation moves forward.

Late last year, conservation officers began receiving public complaints about large sugar maple trees being cut on state forestland. Only the thickest part of the trees – the lowest 8-12 feet – was taken most often.

In many cases, there were several valuable saw logs left on the site to rot in the woods. More than 100 logs were allegedly stolen.

“This is a clear case of thieves stealing what belongs to all of Michigan’s citizens,” said Sgt. Greg Drogowski of the Gaylord District office. “An analogy to the wasted timber left in the woods is that of a poacher illegally killing a deer and taking only the back straps (tenderloins).” Read more

Poachers

Milestone Date/Beretta Opens New TN Facilities

From Jim Shepherd

Two hundred forty one years ago, Dr. Joseph Warren called for an express rider named Paul Revere to travel from Boston to Lexington, Massachusetts to warn fellow revolutionaries Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to Lexington to arrest them.

The timely delivery of essential information determined the future of our nation. History repeated itself again as last-second information thwarted Benedict Arnold’s planned surrender of colonial forces at West Point, New York.

You might make the argument that it was “military intelligence” rather than news, but the founding fathers took these lessons to heart and a “free press” became one of the essentials of liberty. In the media technology contemporaneous to that time, Paul Revere might be seen as the equivalent of the “breaking news” alert we receive on today’s smart devices.

Today, it’s almost the reverse of the colonial problem. Rather than too-little information, we’re inundated with semi-filtered information. I refer to it as semi-filtered because journalism has devolved to the point that information isn’t delivered in its straight from the source form, it’s “interpreted”.

And anything that’s subject to interpretation is subject to being shaded “to fit the narrative.”

A journalism instructor once told me there are two two colors in journalism: black and white. Anything else, she said, “was a synonym for a lie.”

That’s why you want a translator not an interpreter in a serious negotiation- or a reporting situation.

There’s not much translation needed for the latest gun industry news from Tennessee these days: the Volunteer state is obviously open for new gun business.

Beretta U.S.A.’s new Gallatin, Tennessee facility (top) is a 156,000 square feet of space that reflects the cooperation of the 500-year old Italian company, the city of Gallatin and the State of Tennessee. During the festivities last Friday, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and other state leaders joined the Beretta family to officially open the facilities. Photo courtesy of Beretta U.S.A. with permission.

It’s even more open now that Beretta U.S.A. has officially opened their new Gallatin, Tennessee facilities. Read more

Firearms

Legacy Sports Archangel Rifle


Available in .223 Rem and .308 Win. 20 or 24 inch heavy barrel, the new Howa Archangel Rifle features a state of the art precision stock loaded with features for the modern shooter. Designed for comfort, control and superior weapon retention each Archangel stock is constructed of high-strength carbon fiber filled polymer and features ambidextrous gooseneck-style stock with palm swell, click-adjustable cheek-riser / length-of-pull, front and rear quick detach style flush cups, secure grip storage compartment and an integrated forend flush-fit bi-pod push-button for one-hand deployment. These stocks are precisely fit and utilize aluminum pillars to aid in accuracy. A ten round magazine is also included with every rifle with spare magazines available. Read more

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