Mossy Oak ProStaffer, Todd Lodwick, Makes His Sixth Winter Olympics

WEST POINT, MS – Mossy Oak ProStaff member, Todd Lodwick, earned a spot in his sixth Winter Olympics by winning the nordic combined competition in the U.S. trials in Park City, Utah on December 28.

At age 37, Lodwick will become the first American athlete to participate in six Winter Games. Lodwick was part of the U.S. team that won silver in Vancouver four years ago. Lodwick’s first Olympic appearance was in 1994 at the age of 17.

The 2014 Winter Olympics are being held in Sochi, Russia February 6-23.

To learn more about Todd Lodwick, visit http://nordic.usskiteam.com/athletes/todd-lodwick.

General

Power Failure Tests Off-the-Grid Preparedness

By Glen Wunderlich

Our utility company has indicated that the recent ice storm was the most devastating in its 126-year history.  Judging by the number of people and businesses reportedly affected across the nation, there appears to be no argument.  Heck, who has time to debate; we are still without power from the grid a full week later.

That’s enough time to analyze our level of dependence on “big power” and to develop plans to deal with the next outage.  Warming centers may be a solution for some folks, but for those of us who are not afforded paid time off for anything, we must keep working in spite of the elements.  Read more

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Minnesota Hunter Loses War of Words

Roger Schmid was cited for hunting without a license and even though he claimed not to be “pursuing” deer, officials pursued his attempt to skirt the law.  It seems that Schmid wanted to argue that sitting in a deer blind with a loaded firearm was not actually pursuit (statute language).   A judge disagreed and the wordsmith is now defined as a poacher.  Too bad for the cheater, but he rightfully earns a place in my poacher category, nonetheless.  Details here…

Thanks to the OutdoorPressroom.

Firearms, Hunting, Poachers

HSUS is Not Your Local Humane Society

From HumaneWatch.org

There’s widespread confusion among the public about the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and local humane societies. Public polling has found that people are widely confused about what HSUS is and isn’t. And surveys have found that HSUS donors are confused. Even HSUS’s CEO admits this—at least, privately.
Here are the facts:

We’re releasing a new report showing just how little HSUS gives to your state. You can read it here, and we’ve boiled the numbers down to a state-by-state basis on this chart. Feel free to print this and disseminate it as you see fit at trade shows, events, and so forth.

Animal Rights
1 … 1,582 1,583 1,584 1,585 1,586 … 1,913