Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Cyril B. Korte filed a lawsuit against Hunter’s Manufacturing Company doing business as Tenpoint Crossbow Technologies and Cabela’s Retail. It seems as though Korte lost a portion of his thumb, because he couldn’t follow instructions and now it’s someone else’s fault. Sure hope he doesn’t run his car into a tree, because it doesn’t have accident avoidance protections built in. Details here…
Balloonfest, which runs June 22-24 on the grounds of Howell High School gives hot-air balloon pilots a chance to skim across treetops. The event is home to other attractions, including the Windjammer Stunt Kite Team, the Paul McCowan Airshow, which will perform skydiving jumps, and an art festival. Details here…
A 70-mile trail that cuts through forests and along waterways is complete in northeast Michigan and the follk up north are excited about it. Here’s more…
The state of Michigan’s Historical Museum System with its 11 historic sites and museums around the state gives families dozens of learning opportunities this summer with special programs and tours. The Michigan Historical Museum, located in downtown Lansing, is open year-around and offers visitors a glimpse into Michigan’s past. Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today reported that – roughly three weeks after it started with a lightning strike in the eastern Upper Peninsula’s Luce County – the Duck Lake Fire is now 100 percent contained. Recent GPS data show the fire stands at 21,069 acres. Read more
The Department of Natural Resources today announced new lake trout and splake regulations in the northern portion of Lake Huron, specifically for Management Units MH-1 and MH-2 (see descriptions below). The changes will be implemented on June 14, 2012, and include: Read more
The following updated news release is being sent to correct the address of the DNR’s Newberry field office, for those who wish to meet there for the June 21 tour. The correct address appears below. We apologize for any inconvenience.
June 13, 2012
Contact: Keith Magnusson, 906-293-3293 ext. 4740 or Debbie Begalle, 517-335-3354
Due to the recent Duck Lake wildfire north of Newberry in Luce County, the Department of Natural Resources plans to conduct large-scale salvage operations to harvest portions of the state-managed forest damaged by the fire. Because of the special circumstances (the potential for bug infestation in the trees that are left) that require a fast sale, potential bidders will have just one week in which to visit the sale sites and submit their bids. Read more
For all the vets who have made freedom possible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FgecqttxoQg
And, this from a teacher, who I would bet would not be among the crowd of supporters…A school principal in Brooklyn, N.Y., is feeling the heat after banning the Lee Greenwood song “God Bless the USA” from a kindergarten graduation cermony, according to a report from the Huffington Post.
Instead, Greta Hawkins, who is a Jehovah’s Witness, will allow the popular Justin Bieber song “Baby” during the commencement on June 20. She has received racist hate mail in response to her decision. Any wonder?
Due to a recent increase in nuisance bear reports in the Upper Peninsula, the Department of Natural Resources today reminded residents that temporarily removing bird feeders and other food sources is the best way to remedy or prevent unwanted bear encounters in residential areas. Read more
Ponca City, OK – TBF mourns the loss of division championship angler, Lorenzo Magdaleno, 51, from Lake Placid, Fl. He was a veteran angler and a member of the Florida Bass Federation and the Homestead Hawg Hunters club for more than a decade. Magdaleno was pronounced dead by Florida officials on Friday, June 8, after a bolt of lightning apparently struck Magdaleno and his boat partner, Mike Hardin, from Tennessee while they fishing shortly after noon prior to the final day weigh-in of the TBF Southern Division Championship on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee. Read more