Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
GW: Just think of the taxpayer expense involved. And, more wolves are being introduced in Arizona.
PHOENIX — Personnel from the Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Project’s Interagency Field Team (IFT) yesterday captured and removed a male wolf, designated AM795, from the Paradise Pack in eastern Arizona to fulfill the non-lethal removal order that was issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in September. Read more
Harrisburg, PA (October 2013) – IWI US, Inc., a subsidiary of Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), announces the arrival of the long-awaited UZI® PRO semi-auto pistol for the American consumer market. The UZI® brand is world renowned with sales of over 2 million units worldwide since 1963. Read more
ST. LOUIS, MO – DoubleTap Defense, LLC, a firearms design and manufacturing company, announces the addition of new calibers for the patented DoubleTap™ Tactical Pocket Pistol to include the .410/.45 Colt and the .40 S&W. DoubleTap Defense will unveil the new calibers at the 2013 NASGW Expo & 40th Annual Meeting in Grapevine, Texas. Read more
BENSALEM, PA (October 2013) – Fobus Holster proudly presents their newest lightweight polymer holster; the CH Rapid Release System Holster, now available for many popular GLOCK (GLCH) and H&K (HKCH) handguns. Read more
A recent survey of American hunters by the Responsive Management organization asked the question “what’s the single most important reason you hunt?”. More than 35% of the responses indicated that they primarily hunted for the meat. While the responses might not seem unusual, only 22% responded that way in 2006. Trophy hunting came in dead last at 1%.
There’s a major misconception about the purpose of trophy hunting. B&C supports the taking of trophies as a matter of big game management and scientific record. B&C has long supported selective hunting for mature animals that have already genetically contributed to overall herd health. Selective hunting also supports conservation and game management efforts when a balanced age structure within a given big game population is an objective of State wildlife managers.
Our record books are a standing testament as to the success of the North American Model for Wildlife Conservation, which was the result of the Boone and Crockett Club’s early efforts to establish conservation on this continent.
The Department of Natural Resources shooting range webpage (www.michigan.gov/
A big thank you goes to John Brooks of Ortonville, who provided the bulls-eye targets for his fellow shooters. There’s three weeks left before the firearm deer season opener, so head out to the DNR shooting ranges to ensure a clean shot. This week’s cool weather is supposed to warm up to the high-40s to the mid-50s in the next week.
In a scientific study it has been learned that opportunistic coyotes will kill moose. Live coyotes were captured and fitted with GPS collars making it easy to locate kills. The study indicates moose kills by coyotes relatively rare but the young and old alike are prime candidates to be coyote meals.