Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, invite people everywhere to enjoy, explore, learn, share, and give back to America’s nearly 400 national parks during National Park Week 2012. Read more
Murfreesboro, TN – Honored American Veterans Afield (HAVA) is helping Barrett Firearms celebrate its 30 years in business this year with a national program benefiting HAVA’s mission of service to disabled military through hunting and shooting events. Featuring a charity event for a one-of-a-kind Barrett M107A1 .50 caliber rifle marked “Rifle 1 of 1”, this event highlights 30 years of Barrett rifle excellence and invites consumers to donate to HAVA and offers the chance to win this extraordinary rifle. Read more
“We think it’s ridiculous to send the public out there to [kill coyotes],” the whacko said. “For example, if someone is living in St. George and they go and they bring back a bunch of ears of coyotes, there might not even be a problem in that area.” However, if there is a problem, I’m wondering why the activists don’t live trap the coyotes and move them to their neighborhood.
In any case, Utah has now imposed an additional fee of $5 on big-game licenses to pay for the higher bounty being offered. More here…
Animal-rights whackos claimed they jumped a barbed-wire fence in Oregon and removed a section of an aviary that held between 75-150 pheasants, “liberating them into the night sky.” Apparently, the activists believe it is better for the birds to die a slow, painful death by starvation, because anyone that knows anything, knows they will never be able to fend for themselves. That’s just the way it is. More on the misdirected whacko initiative here…
By Glen Wunderlich
It’s hard to estimate the number of ash trees killed by the emerald ash borer, but in Michigan alone, the total is in the millions. Firewood? Everyone now has ash. Its straight grain makes for easy splitting and its low moisture content means it can be burned for heat before other hardwoods. But, standing ash trees can also become dangerous shortly after they die and even the seasoned professionals must back off at times.
According to GregWeinert of Weinert’s Tree Service (989-729-TREE) all ash trees should be treated as dangerous. After a short wal kalong the Looking Glass River recently, it became evident what he was talking about. Some of the ash tress rolled over, stump and all. Read more
“At one point, late Sunday night or Monday night, I wrote out a will just in case,” Heatherly said. “Those moments passed. Not quickly, but they passed.” Find out how a Montana man survived, after getting stuck in the snow here…
A shooting suspect has been identified with facial-recognition software from a Facebook photo. The story is here…
Guess the time an ice shanty would fall through melting ice and win the contest. The lucky winner is here…
A Florida woman was hospitalized after being bitten in the rear by a bear. Now, officials have issued a death warrant for the culprit. More here…
“I was sitting on this chair reading,” says victim Roberta Caravello. “I didn’t see a thing, didn’t hear a thing until my leg got bit.” Several incidents of coyote attacks in suburban Phoenix have people on high alert. More here…