Deluxe Rigid Hunting Blind

Luxurious, plush and superior, the Advantage Hunting Deluxe Rigid Hunting Blind redefines concealment and comfort afield. Available in both two- and four-person designs, this lightweight and virtually maintenance-free blind is perfect for both the gun and bowhunter. Weather- and bug-resistant, the Deluxe comes equipped with a patented scent-proof design giving you the perfect shield from Mother Nature, as well as minimizing odors like the fried chicken you picked up on the way to the stand. Read more

Easton’s Ultra-Micro-Diameter Arrows

COLUMBUS, Georgia — The Easton Carbon Injexion arrow is the first ultra-micro-diameter hunting arrow designed with Deep Six Technology, a new standard in high performance inserts, points and broadheads for bowhunting. Until Deep Six, conventional insert systems were too large to allow hunting with micro diameter shafts like those used by world-class competitors. Micro diameter arrows provide archers more kinetic energy downrange and extreme crosswind resistance-and now this same performance level is available in Easton Carbon Injexion shafts designed from the ground up specifically for hunting. Read more

DNR invites public input on Kirtland’s warbler management

The Department of Natural Resources is currently seeking public input on Kirtland’s warbler management in Michigan. The DNR will host a public meeting on Wednesday, June 27, at the Kirtland House on the Kirtland Community College campus, 10775 North St. Helen Road, in Roscommon, from 6 to 8 p.m. The DNR is beginning to draft a Kirtland’s warbler operational plan to direct future management of the bird and its habitat on state lands. Read more

Natural Resources Commission to meet June 14 in Lansing

The Michigan Natural Resources Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 14 at the Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, 4125 Beaumont Road, Lansing.

At 1 p.m., the Policy Committee on Fish and Wildlife will discuss the Wildlife Division’s recommendations for antlerless deer quotas for the upcoming season. In addition, the Wildlife Division will report on the 2011 deer season, the division’s update to the chronic wasting disease surveillance and response plan, and a new bovine tuberculosis model.

Motor-less Mower Swings into Action

By Glen Wunderlich

Before the invention of the internal combustion engine, and even before horse-drawn farming equipment, crops still had to be cut to be harvested.  And, the tool of choice was the human-powered sythe.  My introduction to the strange instrument came some 36 years ago in a remote area of West Virginia, where doing things the old fashioned way was still the only way.  Paw Paw, my wife’s grandfather became my personal trainer. Read more

Holder Continues to Dance Around “Fast and Furious” Questions

The casting directors for “Dancing with the Stars” may wish to contact U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for an audition because, clearly, Holder can dance.
During yet another hearing this week, Holder testified before the House Judiciary Committee about his personal role–and the roles of senior Justice Department officials–in the disastrous “Fast and Furious” gun-walking operation, which resulted in the murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry.

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