Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
The LeGrand Traverse Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) will host a Spring Fun Trial on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Thundering Aspens Hunting Preserve, 4612A N. 5 Road, Mesick, MI, beginning at 8 a.m., rain or shine. Read more
Since their introduction, Shoot-N-C® targets have been the target of choice. The instant “halo” effect around each shot makes them popular for novice, as well as experienced shooters.
For 2012 Birchwood Casey has introduced a new line of White/Black Shoot-N-C targets. The white targets leave a black “halo” around each shot that can easily be seen at many distances. They work especially well at indoor ranges or in low light conditions. Crosshairs and open sights show up especially well on the white over black design. The bull’s-eye versions also have horizontal posts that make great crosshair reference points.
Three versions of the Shoot-N-C White/Black targets are available; 8″ and 12″ Bull’s-Eye X and 12″x18″ Silhouette. The 8″ come in packs of six targets with 72 pasters and sell for a suggested retail of $7.50, the 12″ come in 5-packs with 120 pasters/secondary targets for $12.50 and the silhouettes are available in packs of 5 with 90 pasters/secondary targets for $14.00. They can also be ordered individually/bulk in multiples of 100.
The Michigan DNR has set a daily limit for walleye catches on Lake Erie to six through April 30. The DNR says the rule is based on a process adopted last year for setting catch limits based on real-time population data.
Michigan’s daily possession limit for walleye on Lake Erie is based on its share of the total allowable catch. That’s set by the Lake Erie Committee under the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
The 2012 total allowable catch for Lake Erie is 3.49 million fish, making Michigan’s quota 203,000 fish
BEAVERTON, Ore. – Redfield’s new Revenge™ line offers an exclusive “in-scope” ballistic ranging system and other premium features at commonly affordable prices for hunters and shooters. The Revenge line, which is now becoming widely available at retail outlets around the country, includes five riflescope magnifications as well as a scope for crossbow hunting. Read more
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Colt Defense LLC, one of the world’s leading designers, developers, and manufacturers of rifles and carbines, has advanced its one-piece monolithic upper receiver to introduce the LE6940P. This modular carbine has an articulating link piston (ALP) operating system and offers shooters a highly accurate, lightweight and easy-to-clean AR-platform rifle with an extended lifespan. Read more
“And this confirms it. They are not endangered. There are concerns about the effects of global warming, but [polar bears] are not endangered.”— Decide for yourself here…
Oh, yeah, about that global warming, or the lack thereof here…
Alaska hunters are able to register bear bait stations with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game now but they must pass a bear baiting class to be legal. More here…
By Glen Wunderlich
April 15th – that mournful day when we must reckon our financial gains in the form of “contributions” to the government so that it can” invest” in the future for us. The date is also well known in Michigan predator hunting circles as the last day to save a turkey poult or new-born fawn from the mouths of coyotes. After that, coyotes are free to raise another crop of killers for three months. And, effective killing machines they are!
In the third year of an ongoing study in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula by folks at Mississippi State University, coyotes topped the charts above wolves and bobcats as the number one predator of fawns. The study found that predators killed 73 percent of 80 radio-collared fawns that died of the total of 142 being tracked. Rabbits and hares have vanished, as well.
So, when I spotted a coyote den in an area where I hunt deer, I knew it was time to get a varmint rifle dialed in. This particular site was in a wide-open alfalfa field, with the best possible ambush site exactly 220 yards away.
I grabbed a true varmint rifle – a Remington 700 in .22-250 caliber – and headed to the sight-in bench. Because of a concern for wind drift, I selected the heaviest bullet – a 55-grain missile traveling at 3610 feet-per-second. The computer had me sighting in .22 inches high at 50 yards so that the tiny projectile would be perfectly elevated, zeroed if you will, at exactly 200 yards. After that, the long-range proposition would be up to faith in a computer-generated ballistic report. Read more
The warm weather experienced earlier this year has brought out the biting bugs early. All about ticks here…
An intruder kicked in the side door of a Detroit home and came looking for trouble. He got his wish at the hands of an armed woman, who took him out of the gene pool. No charges will be filed and the story’s here…