Michigan Conservation group to host Fall Tune-Up Shoot in Fenton

The Keith Davis Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society will hold its 8th annual Fall Tune-Up Shoot at the Fenton Lake Sportsmen’s Club, 1140 Butcher Road, Fenton, MI on Saturday, August 25, 2012 beginning with registration at 9 a.m. (Shoot starts at 9:30 a.m.).
According to Brad DePottey, registration for the 50 target sporting clays shoot is $30 for adults and $25 for youngster’s age12-16. Registration fee includes lunch and award for Adult High Gun. Walk-in’s are welcome.

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Leica Sport Optics Supports Young Birder Programs, Camps and Events

 

Western Tanager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A very cooperative male Western Tanager was a big hit among youth attending Camp Colorado.

Leica Sport Optics takes seriously its role in supporting and encouraging youth involvement in nation-wide birding programs established and sponsored by such organizations as Victor Emanuel Nature Tours (VENT) and the American Birding Association (ABA).  In fact, Leica Sport Optics reps will be especially busy this summer and fall playing an active, hands-on roll in a number of youth camps, contests and events. The ABA has recognized Leica’s dedication to its youth initiatives by awarding it with the coveted distinction as Legacy Sponsor of ABA’s Young Birder program. Read more

Wildlife

Simmons Introduces its First Black LED Model Trail Camera

Simmons, a leader in high-quality, high-value sports optics for more than 25 years, has introduced the Simmons ProHunter black LED trail camera. Hunters can now covertly monitor game and land activity around the clock, thanks to the new black LED night vision technology from Simmons.

 

The new Simmons ProHunter features 32 black LEDs that capture game activity up to 45 feet away, with full-color daytime images and high-quality black and white nighttime images. With a dependable nine-month battery life and a trigger speed of less than one second, the ProHunter has features and capabilities previously unavailable for less than $200. Read more

General, Hunting

DNR’s Ortonville shooting range to close temporarily for upgrades

The Department of Natural Resources today announced that its Ortonville shooting range in Lapeer County will temporarily close starting Aug. 2. The closure is for the construction of two new ranges at 200 and 10 yards, giving visitors the opportunity to shoot at short and long distances, and installation of new accessible shooting stations and pathways at 10, 25, 50, 100 and 200 yards. Work is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 1. Read more

Firearms

HuntingBoots.com Giving Away Boots

With big game hunting season fast approaching, HuntingBoots.comknows hunters around the country are gathering their gear in preparation. That’s why the hunting bootssuperstore launched its Hunt Like a Pro sweepstakes, which will outfit one lucky winner each month with a pair of hunting boots. Read more

General, Hunting

Mayor Bloomberg Should Go On Strike

BELLEVUE, WA – Anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s call for American police officers to “go on strike” in an effort to force Congress and state legislatures to push his gun prohibition agenda is “a new low in demagoguery,” the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Read more

Firearms, Gun Control

Eastern Milk Snake Encounter

By Glen Wunderlich

In Michigan, we tend not to concern ourselves with snakes when we spend time outdoors.  Other than our only poisonous snake, the Massasauga rattlesnake, we really don’t have reason to be fearful.  But, when my wife showed me a photo of one of the slithering creatures she had taken minutes before in our yard, I became unglued.  It appeared to be a rattler.

Eastern Milk Snake

She explained that one of our cats had noticed something from inside the house and the next thing she knew, the cat was outdoors in attack mode.  Although it wasn’t clear initially what the cat had spotted, a commotion erupted between the cat and the unwitting visitor.  When I saw the photo on the camera’s screen, and was told that it rattled, off we went to investigate.

My first reaction was to be careful no matter what it was.  The size and shape of the head didn’t seem to match that of a Massasauga.  In addition, its length eemed on the large size for a Massasauga.  So, we managed to place it into a paper lawn bag for further observation. Read more

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