Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
Dan Richards, president of the California Game and Fish Commission says he’s not resigning. Mr. Richards killed a cougar in Idaho and the photo was displayed nationally. When the animal-rights whackos found it, they called for his resignation, because why? It’s illegal to hunt cougars in California. That’s right. California. More here…
Washington–The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is recommending increased protection for some important old-growth forest in the Pacific Northwest to benefit the threatened Northern Spotted Owl, but at the same time is recommending management standards that could allow logging of owl habitat in forests east of the Cascades. Read more
PUT-IN-BAY – Students interested in environmental science and policy have a unique opportunity for a summer class: a three-week trip across the Great Lakes on the tall ship Brig Niagara, a replica of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry’s flagship from the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The course, which is offered as a partnership between Ohio State University’s Stone Laboratory, Niagara University, and Penn State University, will introduce students to hands-on lake science and Great Lakes policy issues while allowing them to experience life aboard an authentic wooden naval warship. Read more
Barnett Crossbows™, one of the several brands owned by Synergy Outdoors™, is pleased to release the unofficial, first ever video of feral hogs being eradicated using a Barnett Ghost 350 Crossbow out of a helicopter. The video and hunt were arranged with the help of Heli-Hunter, located south of Dallas, TX. The owner of the company, Craig Meier, is hired to eradicate the growing and destructive population of feral hogs in Texas. Read more
STOCKTON, Calif. – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), San Francisco Field Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Scot Thomasson announced Dennis William Estes and Kevin John Webber were arrested Friday morning in Stockton, California after conspiring to manufacture and sell firearms without a license to ATF undercover agents Friday, February 24. Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) Reality TV has nothing on Mother Nature. Just ask Minnesota Bound’s Ron Schara. The local television show host tested the waters a few years ago with the “Loon Cam”, and had a half a million viewers for a 30-day period. Mr. Schara figured if a Loon Cam could be so interesting why not try the Nation’s bird? Read more
Hunters and anglers have faced numerous federally imposed restrictions in recent years. New legislation in Congress, to be put on a fast track in the U.S. House of Representatives, tackles some of the worst restrictions on our sporting heritage. Read more
I’m guessing these scum will never pay the costs in excess of $100,000 but just why do the firearms have to be destroyed? Sell them instead of paying to destroy them!
Three Stockton men face prison and jail terms, heavy fines, a forfeited vehicle and destroyed firearms for conspiring to kill and sell deer for profit. Read more
What follows is from HumaneWatch.org and is an appeal to file a complaint with the FTC over alleged deceptive advertising.
UPDATE 2/26/2012: More than 100 people have emailed us saying that they have filed a complaint with the FTC.
To all who saw our national TV ad, welcome! First, an announcement, and second, we need your help.
Today we’re releasing a new, 2-page report on deceptive TV fundraising of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). With the help of Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG), we were able to analyze every HSUS TV ad that ran between January 2009 and September 2011. What we found was startling. Read more
Hornady® Manufacturing, an industry leader in bullet and ammunition technology, announced its new Heavy Magnum® Turkey shotgun ammunition – NOW AVAILABLE from stocking dealers and major retail sporting goods stores. Read more