Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Finding a youth model airgun with quality craftsmanship and an affordable price can feel next to impossible today. Many well-known manufacturers of the past have sacrificed quality by cutting corners, while others have disappeared completely. In order to fill the void of a proper youth airgun on the market, HatsanUSA has introduced the Alpha Youth airgun. Read more
Alpha-TAC’s ExtremeBeam has manufactured some of the best tactical flashlights available today. Now, the company has released the M4 Scirrako – a long-range workhorse of a flashlight worthy only of the ExtremeBeam name. Machined from solid bar stock aluminum, this powerful flashlight features a 230 lumen bulb that can easily outshine and outperform other flashlights with twice their lumen rating. Read more
MISSOULA, Mont.–A bull moose taken by a hunter in 2013 in Yukon Territory has been verified by the Boone and Crockett Club as a new World’s Record. With a final score of 263-5/8 Boone and Crockett points, the bull has the largest antlers ever recorded for the Alaska-Yukon moose subspecies. The previous record, taken in Alaska in 1994, scores 261-5/8. These are the only two specimens on record to score over 260. The third-largest bull scores 256-6/8. Read more
As the next major advance in the evolution of their expanding line, the LensPen® Group, of Vancouver, Canada, introduced LensPen Elite™, featuring their new Invisible Carbon cleaning compound. Read more
You’re a varmint hunter, and whether it’s to protect your land, or for sport, ProGrade® has created a special grade of ammunition just for you. ProGrade Varmint Grade is a series of cartridges hand-selected by its in-house ballistic specialists and is the best ammunition available to take down everything from coyotes, foxes and wolves to squirrels, rabbits and groundhogs. Read more
MISSOULA, Mont.–A bull moose taken by a hunter in 2013 in Yukon Territory has been verified by the Boone and Crockett Club as a new World’s Record. With a final score of 263-5/8 Boone and Crockett points, the bull has the largest antlers ever recorded for the Alaska-Yukon moose subspecies. The previous record, taken in Alaska in 1994, scores 261-5/8. These are the only two specimens on record to score over 260. The third-largest bull scores 256-6/8. Read more
Washington, DC – House and Senate agriculture leaders have announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on a five-year farm bill that will reduce the deficit, grow the economy and provide certainty to the 16 million Americans whose jobs depend on agriculture. The Agricultural Act of 2014 contains major reforms including eliminating the direct payment program, streamlining and consolidating numerous programs to improve their effectiveness and reduce duplication, and cutting down on program misuse. The bill also strengthens our nation’s commitment to support farmers and ranchers affected by natural disasters or significant economic losses, and renews a national commitment to protect land, water, and other natural resources. Read more
New Wisconsin rules eliminate all check stations and replace the old system with a mix of phone and online registration by 2015. DNR officials indicate the modernization could save the agency as much as $182,000 a year. Here is how the system is being sold.
For those who haven’t heard, Colorado just passed both laws – gay marriage and legalized marijuana.
The fact that gay marriage and marijuana were legalized on the same day makes perfect biblical sense because Leviticus 20:13 says,
“If a man lies with another man they should be stoned.”
Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management P.O. Box 11082 Lansing, MI 48901
LANSING–The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released new statistics from last season’s public wolf hunt – Michigan’s first – which showed that the majority of wolves taken by hunters were likely from problem packs – and, no helicopters were used in the hunt!
17 of the 23 wolves taken by hunters were taken in pack territories in the Upper Peninsula with high incidents of wolf depredation on livestock or pets. Most were taken within five miles of a depredation incident, according to DNR biologist Adam Bump. DNR biologists know the approximate territories of wolf packs, which aggressively defend their territories from other wolves. Read more