Warbler Fidelity to their Mates Based on Caterpillar Numbers

Ithaca, N.Y.—It’s long been thought that many birds make decisions during the breeding season—such as whether to attempt nesting twice with their mate, or whether to cheat on their mate—based on the other birds around them, or social factors (breeding density, or how much competition there is for mates).

New research, published Wednesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, now shows that Black-throated Blue Warblers are reading cues from their surrounding environment to make decisions on when to remain faithful and when to be promiscuous. The study found these decisions can be based on food availability. Read more

Wildlife

Western Great Lakes Wolves Status

Western Great Lakes Wolf Delisting Challenge (HSUS v. Jewell) – Defense of delisting and hunting of WGL wolf population. Status: SCI, NRA, USSAF and several other organizations intervened. The district court recently issued a ruling vacating the delisting and placing the WGL wolves back on the endangered species list. All defendants and defendant-intervenors are considering potential legislative and litigation relief, including a proposed law, similar to the one adopted to delist Montana and Idaho’s wolves, as well as a possible appeal of the ruling.

Animal Rights, Wildlife

Exercising Romp

My ’48 International Farmall crank-start Cub had sat all winter and needed some exercise. Always fun to polish the rubber. Because the tractor is so light – purposely so designed to go fast – the heavy snow actually puts a good load on the engine making for a rousing romp in mid-Michigan. Read more

General

The Retro Series World Champion Triple Glass Call Can Make You A Winner

Hunter’s Specialties® brings back some of their classic favorite turkey calls for 2015 with the new Retro Series Calls.

The Retro Series World Champion Triple Glass Call has a molded pot for added resonance and it features three layers of glass to produce realistic hen yelps, cutts and purrs. The glass surface is pre-conditioned and ready to play right out of the package. It comes packaged with a rosewood striker.

The World Champion Triple Glass Call sells for a suggested retail price of $29.99. Read more

Hunting

Birchwood Casey Gun Cleaning Accessories Keep Firearms Functioning at Peak Performance

Birchwood Casey introduces a new line of durable, high quality gun cleaning patches and phosphor bronze bore brushes designed for shooters who want to maintain clean, accurate firearms.

Birchwood Casey cleaning patches feature a durable cross weave pattern that enhances the patches’ scrubbing power. The highly absorbent material is lint free and holds more oil or solvent for quicker cleaning.

Birchwood Casey’s new phosphor bronze brushes provide plenty of scrubbing power for cleaning even the dirtiest bores. The brushes have closed-loop ends with highly flexible bristles that won’t damage the gun’s bore. When used in conjunction with Birchwood Casey Bore Scrubber the new brushes will quickly remove tough copper, lead and carbon fouling.

Birchwood Casey brushes and patches are proudly made in the USA and are available in the following versions: Read more

Firearms

DNR and Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department rescue boy who fell through ice

A Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officer and a deputy from the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department teamed up Monday, Feb. 9, to rescue a 13-year-old boy who fell through the ice on Lake Macatawa while chasing his dog.

At approximately 4 p.m. Feb. 9, the boy, his 16-year-old brother and the family’s two dogs were walking on the frozen surface of Macatawa Lake in Holland Township. Near the Dutton Park portion of the lake, there are open waters due to the warm water discharges from a power plant. The dogs were chasing each other when one ran toward the open water. The 16-year-old secured one of the dogs, while his younger brother continued chasing the other dog as it ran toward the open water. Both the boy and the dog went through the thin ice.

Onlookers at Dutton Park called the Ottawa County Dispatch Center to report the incident while the older brother ran home for help. The dog escaped from the water without assistance.

First responders to the scene included Ottawa County Sheriff’s Deputy Brent Brown and DNR Conservation Officer Gerard “BJ” Goulette. Brown and Goulette approached the victim who was in the water, clinging to the edge of the ice. Brown was successful in throwing a rescue line to the boy. While officers were able to pull the victim onto the ice, he was unable to move further or grasp the rescue line to assist officers. Goulette quickly decided to crawl forward on the ice until he was able to grasp the boy’s arms and drag him back to thicker ice. Members of the Holland Township Fire Department had arrived on the scene at this time and began to render aid to the boy, who was in the water for approximately 10 minutes. The boy was transported and treated for hypothermia. The family dog was also located by fire personnel and appeared uninjured.  Read more

General

Free Fishing This Weekend in Michigan

Saturday and Sunday make up the Winter Free Fishing Weekend – an annual effort to encourage folks to get outside to experience Michigan’s winter water wonderland. While many individuals and families will head out to fish for free on their own, the DNR is pleased to point out there are numerous organized events scheduled throughout the state to celebrate this weekend as well.

Various counties throughout Michigan will host scheduled events; including Arenac, Baraga, Bay, Chippewa, Emmet, Gogebic, Huron, Ingham, Iosco, Mackinac, Muskegon, Oakland, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, St. Clair, Van Buren, Washtenaw and Wexford. Please note most events are weather dependent. Read more

Fishing

Celebrate AZGFD’s special ceremony of newly constructed building at Ben Avery Shooting Facility

PHOENIX – The Arizona Game and Fish Department, Berger Bullets and Nightforce Optics invite the public to attend a presentation to the state of Arizona of a newly constructed building and parking lot at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility, located off W. Carefree Hwy., one mile west of I-17 (just west of mile marker 30).

The presentation will be held Saturday, Feb. 14 at 8:15 a.m. during the SW Nationals long-range shooting competition that hosts 350 shooters worldwide.

“The Ben Avery Shooting Facility is recognized as one of the nation’s top venues for recreational shooting,” said AZGFD Director Larry Voyles. “With the donation by Berger Bullets of a new multipurpose building at the 1,000-yard rifle range, and expansion of the parking area paid for by Nightforce, our long range recreational shooters will enjoy the addition of much needed facilities and a better shooting experience at a world class facility.” Read more

Firearms
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