Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
LEWISTON, Idaho – The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is aiming to control wolf populations with helicopter gunners and government trappers in north-central Idaho. Animal activists are sure to provide a howling response.
This morning in Shiawassee County, Michigan, after but a scant covering of snow and temperatures in the 20s, an unfortunate driver got his sign. The vehicle’s tracks can be seen to the guard rail. Maybe this one should have read: Watch for Signs.
Upper Peninsula hunters checked 14.3 percent more deer than last season and northern Lower Peninsula hunters checked 18.4 percent more. Southern Michigan hunters checked 9.4 percent fewer deer, according to Rudolph, but the number checked statewide was up 6.2 percent from 2010.
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HARRISBURG – A Lancaster County resident was cited for poaching a record-book class buck, according to charges filed by Pennsylvania Game Commission in the court of District Justice William Wenner, in Harrisburg, on Dec. 7. Read more
Since the Boone and Crockett Club published its first records book in 1932, it has received an increasing number of photos from hunters with trophy entries. In the 1930s only about 15 percent or less of trophy entries were accompanied by photos, likely due to the fact that cameras were bigger, more cumbersome and difficult to operate back then. Photos for
trophies taken prior to this are even scarcer. (The names, places, and animals are an incredible step back in time.)
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A limited edition of one-per-state “Heritage Edition” Colt 1911 pistols, featuring custom engraving and highly collectible serial numbers, is currently being auctioned on GunBroker.com with proceeds to benefit the Hunting Heritage Trust. Read more
A couple of dunces from Maine decided to hunt in Michigan during the deer season but thought they could save about $100 each by gettting resident licenses. The tip-off for the DNR could have been the hat one was wearing. Check it out here…
“It is time to revive the ban on assault weapons,” and Jackson bemoans the fact that “more Americans now own a gun on their property than any time since 1993, and for the first time, a majority of Americans are against a ban on assault rifles and semiautomatics.”
It’s hard to tell where this rebel without a real job gets his figures, but it figures. Never mind the fact that semi-automatic firearms are more prevalent than ever before, our nation’s murder rate is at a 47-year low, having decreased 52 percent since 1991.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is pleased to announce a new Ruger® SP101® five-shot revolver chambered in the venerable .357 Magnum cartridge and featuring a 4.2″ barrel with improved sights. Read more
Winchester Product Preview 2012
