Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Federal wildlife officials have ruled out the use of wolves to control elk herds on wildlife refuges in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. This comes after they said the introduction of wolves to control elk populations was on the table. More here…
The Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee has passed Senate Bill 1474, which requires public universities and community colleges to allow anyone age 21 or older with a concealed-carry permit to carry a gun on campus. The schools can keep the guns out of buildings, stadiums and classrooms if they provide secure gun lockers.
BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation immediately filed an appeal following dismissal of its challenge to Illinois statutes that prohibit the carrying of loaded firearms outside the home for personal protection in the case of Moore v. Madigan. Read more
Mansfield, TX- Combined with any night vision riflescope or monocular, the Sightmark Infrared Illuminator acts as an invisible flashlight during night vision use. Great for indoor and outdoor use, where there is low ambient light, such as during a SWAT raid in a dark warehouse or varmint hunting out on a moonless night, the IR Illuminator can illuminate the target without detection. Read more
L-R: Matt Arnold, Glen Wunderlich, Shawn Weaver
By Glen Wunderlich
What’s this business of groundhogs predicting weather anyway? They don’t know beans! Wait a minute; beans are something they do understand. In any event, here’s a forecast for this weekend: It’s going to rain. Not cats and dogs, but crows!
February Crows
The long-awaited, no-limit season of crow hunting began February 1st and continues through March 31st and that means it’s time to test new guns, loads, and wing-shooting skills. And, this season, we’ve got a few new tricks up our sleeves, including a new apprentice hunter, Mike, whose technique will be challenged by the aerial antics of the high-flying, menacing marauders.
Mike has never hunted before. His 20-gauge scatter gun Read more
It’s odd how anti “big-anything” lefties never seem to complain when they have the almighty dollar talking for them.
Attack on Number One Game Bird Continues in Iowa
For more than a decade, sportsmen in Iowa fought for the opportunity to pursue North America’s number one game bird – the mourning dove. Last year, the hard work and dedication finally paid off as the Iowa legislature passed Senate File 464 authorizing dove hunting in the state. Now, just months after the first successful dove hunt, anti-hunting activists are pushing to have the season banned.
On January 19th, State Representative Mary Mascher (D-Iowa City) introduced House File 2061 that would prohibit dove hunting in the state. Read more
(Columbus, OH) – Protection of fishing, hunting, and shooting on national forest and public lands has taken a step forward with the Senate introduction of the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act. Introduced by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), the measure is backed by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, American Sportfishing Association, National Rifle Association, Safari Club International, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, and others in the angling, hunting and wildlife conservation community. Read more
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Game Commission officials today announced that a Lancaster County hunter has undergone post-exposure rabies shots after harvesting and field dressing a deer on Jan. 20, in Valley Township, Chester County, that ultimately tested positive for rabies. Read more
Nine juvenile whooping cranes on their first ultralight-led migration south will now be taken to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alabama in the next few days.
The nine whooping cranes will be loaded up in travel enclosures onto vehicles Read more
Outdoor TV show host Fred Trost died a few years ago and now his family is slugging it out over debts and assets.
Sherry Trost, who married Fred in 1988, alleges that Trost’s son promised to pay her $109,000 to cover back taxes and loans owed by his father in exchange for the shows’ tape library and memorabilia she owned.
Fred Trost had promised his wife that if they took ownership, he would repay debts with an expected inheritance but Fred Trost died before receiving the inheritance. Now it’s he said she said, because Fred left no will. More here…