Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
After a week off, a whacko is back at his attempts to shoot passing motorists along the I-96 freeway in Michigan. This time, however, he shot a driver who was heading to the Detroit Tigers baseball game in Detroit. The story is here…
By Glen Wunderlich
As a past shooting range officer, it became apparent that some people were not prepared to sight in their deer guns and had to settle for “close enough.” That type of thinking, and ultimately results, can lead to unexplained misses afield. Since the purpose of sighting in is to minimize human error while placing shots in small groups on target, let’s look at ways to get the job done properly. Read more
Edwards, IL – Lone Wolf Treestands has recently been made aware that rejected Lone Wolf product originally produced overseas sometime in 2010 is currently being made available for sale by XOP, Inc. of Dubuque, IA. All goods being sold by XOP as Lone Wolf product failed to meet Lone Wolf Treestands’s standards and were rejected by Lone Wolf Treestands. Therefore, these rejected products are in no way warrantied or supported by Lone Wolf Treestands. Read more
Thanks to the United States Department of Homeland Security, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division now has five new Great Lakes patrol boats. Read more
“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America ‘s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America ‘s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, “the buck stops here.’ Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.” ~ Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006
Michigan ranks among the leaders in the country in car/deer collisions. And, as long as the state continues on its mission to penalize hunters $15 for each deer hunting license to help the insurance companies, and thus citizens. little will change. If you keep on doing what you’ve always done, you can expect the same results – except in this case, the fees to help have actually increased 50 percent in recent years. Duh! The details from State Farm are here…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Crush Series: Perch, Stoop and Ledge Treestands for hunters
Units: About 2,900 Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Tree Stands for Hunters Read more
An arctic tern has been spotted this week at Ludington Harbor in Mason County. This is certainly a rare sight, because this species breeds in the arctic and typically migrates along the Pacific or Atlantic coastline or over the open ocean. Michigan is not usually a stopping point during its long journey to Antarctica. If you are in the area looking for this rare visitor, be sure to check out other wildlife viewing opportunities at Ludington State Park.
To learn more about this amazing bird and its migration journey, please visit: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/
If you’re forced to defend yourself at night and this is your carry load, you’d better make that first shot count-because a lot of bad things can happen in the seconds or minutes it will take for your night vision to return. November’s issue of Shooting Illustrated takes an afterhours look at 15 popular defensive handgun loads, photographically recording their performance when delivered from five different personal-defense handguns. Read more