Oklahoma: Hunting With Suppressors Legal Nov. 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On November 1, a new law went into effect granting hunters in the state of Oklahoma the right to use legally owned suppressors while hunting all game animals. With the help of ASA lobbyists, Senate Bill 1743 was signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin on May 25. The passage of the new law made Oklahoma the third state in 2012 to legalize suppressor use while hunting. Earlier in 2012, similar measures were also passed in Texas and Arizona. Read more

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Northern Michigan deer hunting headed for a comeback

This from the Michigan DNR…Sure hope they’re right.

You really don’t have to have a lot of gray in your hair to remember when deer hunting was largely a northern Michigan endeavor. There was a long tradition of going to deer camp somewhere north of Clare, and reports of traffic jams on northbound I-75 a couple of days prior to Nov. 15 were commonplace.

That trend changed through the 1990s, and somewhere around the turn of the century, the pattern reversed itself. More hunters spent more time – and killed more deer – in the southern third of the state than in the northern Lower and Upper peninsulas.

In 2002, for instance, Michigan hunters killed an estimated 35,000 bucks in the Upper Peninsula and 79,000 in the northern Lower Peninsula, while southern Michigan hunters killed 127,000 bucks – more than half the bucks taken in the state. That trend has continued.

But due to a combination of factors – including new license regulations and three mild winters in a row – northern Michigan deer hunting appears to be poised for a comeback. Read more

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Tables Turned on Armed Bank Robber

On Wednesday morning, Missouri authorities charged Donald Ray Lee, 58, of Lincoln County, with first-degree robbery.  With the notice on the bank’s door indicating concealed pistols were permitted within the bank, the robber helped himself to a bag of cash.  He headed out the door, but was followed by none other than the bank president, who pointed his .380 in the face of the robber.  As he explained to the robber when he went to his pocket, “Don’t go there.”  Instead, he went somewhere else – to jail.  The story is here…

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Deer Hunter Buying Habits Revealed

Even as hunter numbers rebound to participation levels not seen since the 1990s, whitetail deer hunting remains the most popular type of hunting in America. Roughly three-quarters of all U.S. hunters—more than 10 million men and women—deer hunt each fall. Many businesses and organizations strive to serve this community of outdoor enthusiasts and by understanding where they spend their money and what they actually buy, they are able to gain an edge on their competition. Fortunately, obtaining up-to-date, accurate data on this vibrant consumer market is easy with the The Southwick Deer Hunter Report. Read more

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