Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
This from the NRA…
Just when you think the news about the disastrous “Fast and Furious” gun-walking operation can’t possibly get any worse, a U.S. government report has disclosed that Mexican drug cartel operatives used a firearm from the infamous scheme in a failed attempt to assassinate a high-ranking Mexican law enforcement official. Read more
GW: Really? Not that I didn’t expect the relentless whackos to fire away at game management based on science. No, that’s not it. But, “animal cruelty?” as a basis to stop the control of wolves? How ’bout cruelty to livestock? Oh that’s right, it’s better that the wolves eat the meat before we do.
This from my friends at The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation…
On Wednesday, August 8th a coalition of animal rights groups filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) in an attempt to stop the state’s upcoming wolf hunt.
The hunting season, which was passed by the state’s legislature earlier this year and was recently approved by the WDNR, allows the use of dogs to track wolves. The anti-hunting groups are claiming that the use of dogs to hunt wolves is a violation of the state’s animal cruelty laws and are seeking to stop the issuance of wolf hunting licenses. Read more
A brief overview of the differences in tasers used by law enforcement and those for civilians. Did you know that identifying confetti is expelled when the taser is fired? More here…
BEAVERTON, Ore. – From August 1 to September 30, 2012, hunters can receive an $80 rebate on the purchase of select Leupold® VX®-3 riflescopes. Read more
GW: Remember how so many hunters squawked about closing down artificial baiting when we had that one case of CWD in a captive herd? The DNR was acting on its approved plan, that’s all. So, here’s your chance to be heard. It could be very interesting. There’s other good stuff to be discussed, as well.
Just read the whole post, because not much of it relates to baiting, but it’s in there.
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) will hold its regular monthly meeting Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Michigan State University Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, 4125 Beaumont Road, Lansing. Read more
Trees are cut down every day in Michigan, but not all of them have the rich history of a sugar maple that was removed from Rapid River Township in Kalkaska County on Tuesday. According to Department of Natural Resources foresters who examined the rings of this particular tree — an original “witness tree” from the 1850 resurvey of northern Michigan — the tree is believed to have been more than 200 years old.
Witness trees serve as reference points, or accessories, used to locate land corners in surveying. In rural areas, trees are often used as witnesses. This tree, which died last year, was originally marked by a U.S. government surveyor named Lucius Lyon on Sept. 26, 1850. Lyon served as Michigan surveyor general from 1845 to 1850. The tree was 10 inches in diameter at the time of that marking, and was 36 inches in diameter when it was cut down. Read more
New Berlin, WI – – More than 1,000 have entered, but only one will win in Sportsman Channel and Nosler’s Be a BIG SHOT giveaway. For the past two weeks, viewers have submitted their best big game photos for a chance to win a Nosler firearm (valued at $2,495) or numerous Sportsman Channel gear packages. Sportsman Channel and Nosler have narrowed the entries down from more than 1,000 to just 15. And now it’s YOUR chance to vote for your favorite submitted photo. Read more
So, you want to organize a hunting club? Beyond notions of acres of game land, a great stone fireplace and an antler-filled lodge, how do you make the dream a reality?
Based on years of experience, author and wildlife management consultant J. Wayne Fears reveals the step-by-step process of organizing, building, recruiting members and maintaining a successful hunting club. From club by-laws to game management plans, clubhouse to land acquisition, to managing the members, this book has it all.
The new Hunt Club Management Guide E-book will be your manual for establishing a pleasant and successful hunt club. Read more
GREELEY, Colo. (August 8, 2012) – Burris, the unequivocal expert in ballistic laserscope technology, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Eliminator line. This family of scopes will now include three new models: 4x-16x-50mm Eliminator III, 4x-12x-42mm Eliminator II and Eliminator 3.5x-10x-40mm. These models are in addition to the original 4x-12x-42mm Eliminator. Read more
COLUMBUS, OH – Biologists with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife monitored 36 territorial peregrine falcon pairs and banded young falcons at 17 nest sites during 2012; limited access at some nest sites prevented all young from being banded. Read more