Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) announces a new SP101® revolver chambered for the .22 Long Rifle, the most popular cartridge in the world. The new .22 LR Ruger® SP101 is true to Ruger standards of rugged reliability and perfect for those seeking a quality small frame revolver. This new SP101 will appeal to firearm instructors and enthusiasts who want to practice and perfect their shooting skills, or just spend time plinking with inexpensive rimfire ammo. Read more
The 8th Annual Perry Youth Hunt Extravaganza is an event whereby young hunters are provided with an opportunity to display deer taken in the two-day Youth Firearm Deer Season, September 24 and 25 and the chance to win valuable prizes. The Youth Firearms Deer Season is open on all lands in Michigan. Read more
This from Ben Narasin of the SF (as in San Francisco) Weekly of all places: Dove Hunting: The Birds of Peace are delicious. organic, sustainable and local – who could ask for more? Oh, how we love our animals.
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/09/why_i_shoot_the_birds_of_peace.php
Newly introduced H.R. 2834 (the Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act) is being supported by a “who’s who” of hunting groups for good reason: it is a necessary piece of legislation with a great upside for conservation. Unfortunately, the Obama administration is opposing the bill and is joined by several groups with a history of opposing sound wildlife management and other conservation principles. Read more
Sept. 13, 2011
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today confirmed the presence of a cougar in Ontonagon County. The animal was captured on a trail camera on private property on Sept. 8, walking directly toward the front of the camera and clearly showing it has an ear tag and a radio collar. 
DNR Wildlife Division staff visited the property Sept. 12 where the trail cam is mounted and verified the location of the camera. Read more
A 49-year-old bear hunter from Shepherd, Michigan, was injured Sunday night (Sept. 11) when he was attacked in his tree stand by a female black bear in Mackinac County, west of the village of Trout Lake, the Department of Natural Resources reported today. Read more
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KENT, OH-Horton Archery, the leader in crossbow
technology and innovation, proudly announces that it has completed its final
transition to all-American operations in Kent, Ohio. This process began over a
year with the transition of all major components and assembly being U.S. based.
The last of the tooling and small parts are now stateside. Read more
This from Steven Dulan of MCRGO to clarify the ruling by Bill Schuette on Sound Suppressors in Michigan…
Opinion Number 7260 (available here: www.ag.state.mi.us/opinion/datafiles/2010s/op10339.htm) says, in summary:
“The possession, manufacture, or sale of a firearm silencer is permitted in Michigan under MCL 750.224(1)(b) if the person is licensed or approved to possess, manufacture, or sell such a device by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as required by MCL 750.224(3)(c). Possession, manufacture, or sale of a firearm silencer by an unlicensed or unapproved person is a felony, punishable by up to five years imprisonment under MCL 750.224(2).” Read more
By Glen Wunderlich
Some four months ago, I wrote about Michigan’s prohibition on the use of sound
suppressors for firearms. Unless an individual were in possession of a Title II firearms license for machine guns, sound suppressors, and destructive devices, that individual would be guilty of a felony by simply owning a sound suppressor. Not anymore.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has issued a formal Attorney General Opinion stating that State law allows the use of noise suppressors by private citizens when authorized by the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Said Schuette, “Michigan citizens who comply with federal firearm regulations can use suppressors to protect their hearing and minimize noise disruptions in the surrounding areas.” Schuette concludes in Attorney General Opinion 7260 that only Michigan residents in full compliance with federal laws may possess a federally-registered suppressor, also commonly referred to as a muffler or silencer. Possession of a suppressor without the proper federal authorization remains a five-year felony under Michigan law. Read more