Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Whitefish, Montana – An anti-hunter turned himself in to police Friday for shooting two deer in downtown Whitefish. Tarn W. Sandelin, faces charges of negligent endangerment, criminal mischief and discharging a firearm in city limits. Find out more about this loser here…
Cougars and wolves are like present in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, says Dennis Fijalkowski, executive director for Bath-based Michigan Wildlife Conservancy. However, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says there’s no real evidence. Tell that to Bob and Nancy Dalley, who claimed to have seen a wolf on their property near Manton. No pics or tracks yet, but the debate is here…
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that there will be a two-week moose hunting season in Game Management Unit 26B in the Brooks Range starting on Monday and ending April 15th. Read more
Late Friday, a federal district court in Illinois wrongly ruled that the Second Amendment does not protect a right to carry firearms for self-protection outside the home. The NRA funded this challenge to Illinois’ ban on citizens’ ability to carry firearms legally outside their homes and businesses for self-defense, and will also be supporting an immediate appeal to the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals-and to the Supreme Court, if necessary. Read more
Dear Folks,
If you’re a gunsmith looking for employment, a gunshop owner needing a gunsmith, or a recent graduate from gunsmithing school, April 27 & 28, is a very important date for you. It’s the date for the Brownells 6th Annual Gunsmith Career Fair. Some of the most knowledgeable, respected professionals in our Industry are going to be there to interview gunsmiths, and real “icons” of the gunsmithing world – folks like Ron Power, Les Baer, Jon Tank of Cylinder & Slide, Sharon and Paul Dressel – will be giving seminars to share their skill-building “secrets” with you. There’ll be a chance to ask an ATF representative questions one-on-one, and the big Friday night banquet with a keynote address by John Krieger of Krieger Barrels, Inc.
With around 60 employers there, Read more
GW: Haven’t visited my friends’ site yet, but this sure looks like it’ll be a good place to network with people that are plugged in to current issues affecting sportsmen. I am a proud member of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, because I want people like this fighting for my innate rights. They take the whack jobs head on!
Today the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance launched a new blog that will be the place where American hunters, anglers and trappers can go to get the inside scoop on the politics of hunting.
The blog – protectwhatsright.wordpress.com – will feature commentary from USSA’s political experts on the hottest topics facing the sportsmen’s community. It will also have frequent guest columns by other recognized writers and political pros. Read more
Washington, DC – Today HumaneWatch.org, a project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom, unveiled two new Times Square billboards on the corner of West 46th Street and 7thAve. The billboards highlight the Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) duplicitous fundraising practices—as the vast majority of its fundraising commercials feature dogs and cats, yet only one percent of the money HSUS raises from the public goes to local, hands-on pet shelters. Read more
Legislation that would allow permit holders, who undergo an extra nine hours of training to carry hidden guns in no-concealed zones, has come under fire from opponents of the proposal. Senate Bill 59 would eliminate the state’s 83 county gun boards, shift approvals to sheriffs, and provide penalties for approvals that take too long or denials that are overturned. Here’s the reference and a link to the piece about who doesn’t agree.
A homeless man got real brave and stuck his hand inside the mouth of a water moccasin – one that was just decapitated. Then he got real sick. More here…
