Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Results of the drawing for the 2012 bear hunting licenses have been posted on the Department of Natural Resources website at www.michigan.gov/huntdrawings. Also, as a reminder, applicants are no longer notified of their drawing success by mail.
Leftover bear hunting licenses for the 2012 season will be available for purchase in July, the Department of Natural Resources announced today. Read more
Another Arizona camper was attacked by a bear – this time in his tent while sleeping. The man was seriously injured but his wife and child escaped harm. Authorities are searching for the bear, which may be injured after a camper fired several anemic 9mm rounds into or at it. More here…
By Chris W. Cox The Daily Caller June 22, 2012
Attorney General Eric Holder’s continued refusal to turn over “Fast and Furious” documents to House investigators – even in the face of being held in contempt by Congress – is another symptom of the disease of lawlessness that has been rotting our republic ever since President Barack Obama took office. Read more
(San Diego, CA) – EPIC expands its line of wearable adventure cameras with the new EPIC Carbine HD. With the ability to record in stunning 1920×1080 High definition, the EPIC Carbine HD captures all the action with sharp, high-definition video and crisp, clear audio. Read more
After a two and a half year investigation, an Elm Grove man was sentenced on June 20 in Federal Court in Shreveport to two years in a federal penitentiary for illegal possession of a silencer. Read more
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate today voted to approve the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, a bipartisan Farm Bill authored by Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Ranking Member Senator Pat Roberts. The bill was approved with broad bipartisan support, on a vote of 64-35. The bill, which saves taxpayers more than $23 billion, represents the most significant reform of American agriculture policy in decades. Read more
Overland Park, Kan. – Bushnell Outdoor Products, an industry-leader in high performance sports optics for more than 60 years, has introduced a new personal GPS device designed to make hunters more effective in the field. In addition to the features that have made the BackTrack a consumer favorite, the new HuntTrack features solunar tables, barometric data and predictive animal activity.
With five available icons and the ability to use up to 20 additional numeric waypoints, the HuntTrack allows users to mark up to 25 waypoints while providing simple distance and direction to each location. This makes marking and locating deer stands, trail cameras or downed game quick and easy. In addition to a self-calibrating digital compass, the device provides time, temperature, altitude, and latitude/longitude coordinates.
The HuntTrack also provides vital information hunters need, including Hunter’s Edge solunar tables, barometric data and predictive animal activity. The solunar tables provide hunters with the rise and set of the sun and moon as well as the current moon phase. In addition to temperature, the device provides barometric pressure, an icon displaying current weather conditions and an emergency weather indicator. This data along with the geographic location is used in combination to provide 24 hours of predictive animal activity for the preceding and subsequent 12 hours. Read more
In his June 11, 2012 blog on the Humane Society of the United States website, Wayne Pacelle, HSUS President and CEO, boasts about companies that knuckled under to HSUS pressure—and ownership.
Yes, it seems that some monies donated by the public to HSUS have been spent on buying stock in corporations—with an underlying reason. Read more
Nikon’s INLINE XR series of muzzleloading riflescopes are designed to give an edge to anyone wanting to extend their season – or their range – with a muzzleloader. The breakthrough INLINE XR riflescope technology makes 300-yard shots a reality for hunters shooting today’s increasingly accurate inline muzzleloaders. Read more