Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
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Otis McDonald, 80, whose name will be forever synonymous with Second Amendment activism after his victory over Chicago’s handgun ban, died Friday, April 4. Read Dave Workman’s obituary to Mr. McDonald at:
http://www.examiner.com/article/breaking-otis-mcdonald-champion-of-supreme-court-victory-passes
Washington, D.C. – Statement By Safari Club International President Craig Kauffman “Safari Club International’s advocacy team is alerting the international conservation community that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to soon announce a new policy to reject all elephant ivory imports from Zimbabwe and Tanzania. It is unknown precisely when the decision by the U.S. FWS will occur, but SCI will do everything in its power to fight this reckless decision that has no basis in law, science, or conservation policy. Read more
An unfortunate accident involving a white driver from a suburb of Detroit and a black youngster, who had blindly stepped into oncoming traffic, turned vicious. A group of black people formed quickly and attacked the white driver coming to the aid of the youngster. Not only did the driver do the right thing by obeying the law and stopping, he got rewarded with a beating and robbery of his wallet, cash, and credit cards. The driver, Steve Utash, clings to life. Recovering is the injured 10-year-old David Harris.
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According to one nonprofit management expert, the Humane Society of the United States spends 70-75 cents of every dollar it raises via direct mail on more direct mail. It’s a factory fundraising outfit, despite HSUS’s promises to “rescue animals now.” Read more
On April 2, sportsmen-friendly legislators upheld Governor Heineman’s veto of Nebraska L 671, and, in so doing, protected the future of successful science-based natural resource management, while also upholding the integrity of Nebraska’s state constitution. While Nebraska L 671 would have done nothing to help the mountain lion population or any other species of wildlife in the state, it would have undermined the future of hunting and fishing in America’s heartland. Read more
Looking for an opportunity to get outside and give back to Michigan’s natural resources? On Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., volunteers will gather in Grayling to plant an acre of jack pine seedlings.
The jack pine forest provides the primary nesting habitat for the rarest member of the wood warbler family, the Kirtland’s warbler. Very restrictive habitat requirements result in nests in just a few counties in Michigan’s northern Lower and Upper peninsulas, in Wisconsin and the province of Ontario and, currently, nowhere else on Earth. Kirtland’s warblers are ground-nesters that prefer jack pine stands more than 80 acres in size, where the nest can be concealed in mixed vegetation of grasses and shrubs below the living branches of 5- to 20-year-old trees. Read more
In April of 2013, the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) gave away 30 brand-new guns through their “Gun-A-Day” promotion. The organization plans to repeat the giveaway this year.
West Bend, WI – In efforts to rally responsibly armed Americans across the nation, the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) is giving away a gun every day throughout the entire month of April.
It’s no joke: The USCCA kicked off its “Gun-A-Day” Giveaway April 1st. Read more
Overland Park, Kan. – Bushnell, an industry-leader in high-quality sports optics and outdoor products since 1948, has introduced a new portable, easy to use personal GPS device for anglers. The simple and affordable FishTrack provides anglers of all skill levels with a palm-sized tool to help them spend less time searching for fish and more time reeling them in.
Built on the award-winning BackTrack platform, FishTrack allows anglers to store up to 25 distinct waypoints and provides simple distance and direction back to marked locations while the integrated digital compass provides universal latitude and longitude coordinates. In addition, FishTrack offers a host of valuable information including time, temperature, solunar information, weather conditions and barometric pressure. Read more
PHOENIX – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) will release a pair of Mexican wolves today and another pair next week into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area of Arizona. Read more