Michigan: Didymo algal blooms found in the Boardman River

Second river in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula to experience nuisance didymo growth

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has confirmed the presence of didymo (Didymosphenia geminata), a nuisance alga also known as rock snot, in a stretch of the Boardman River in Blair Township in Grand Traverse County.

Blooms of didymo, a microscopic diatom (single-celled alga), were detected on the Upper Manistee River in Kalkaska County in December 2021 and have been found in the St. Marys River in the Upper Peninsula since 2015.

Not a typical alga

Unlike the harmful algal blooms that plague areas of the Great Lakes and some inland lakes due to warm temperatures and excess nutrients, didymo blooms form in cold, low-nutrient streams generally considered pristine – the same streams prized for their sport fisheries. Read more

Fishing

Michigan: Get Paid for Picking Pine Cones

GW:  I love this form of exercise!

Are you a whiz at tree identification and would you like to make some money? Collecting a bushel of red pine cones this September will earn you $100 and help the Michigan Department of Natural Resources plant trees in state forests.

From Sept. 1-30, you can pick red pine cones and drop them off by appointment at several DNR locations in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula where red pines are most abundant.

What are foresters looking for in a quality seed pine cone from a red pine? Freshness, proper storage and most of all – the right species. Old cones or the wrong species of cone won’t be accepted.

To be paid for your collected cones, register as a vendor in the DNR’s online system. Read more

Wildlife

Vermont Game Wardens and Biologist Respond to Bear Attack in Strafford

MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department responded to a bear attack in Strafford on August 20.

Ms. Susan Lee, 61, of Strafford, was treated at Gifford Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries from the attack. She called 911 while being transported to the hospital by her neighbor. Game Warden Sergeant Jeffrey Whipple and Game Warden Kyle Isherwood responded.

Warden Isherwood interviewed Ms. Lee at the hospital. He advised her of the risk posed by rabies and collected her clothes from the attack as evidence.

Ms. Lee reported that she and her two dogs, a Jack Russell terrier and labradoodle, were walking trails on her Strafford property at the time of the attack. She stated that she had just recalled her dogs which had moved out of sight, when she heard a loud noise and realized a bear was charging her.

Ms. Lee stated that she tripped on a stone wall as the bear charged her. She then felt pain on her upper left leg and realized the bear was on top of her and had bitten her. Ms. Lee stated that her Jack Russel terrier intervened by barking at the bear, which got off her and appeared to focus on the dog. Ms. Lee stated that she got up and retreated down the trail, followed by her terrier and without further sighting of the bear.

Ms. Lee called 911 once she reached her residence and texted her neighbor for transportation to the hospital. She sustained a bite wound on her upper left leg and multiple scratches between two and nine inches long on both her sides. Read more

Wildlife

Dorsey Exposes Newsom’s Flawed Anti-Gun Law in Latest Forbes Column

With the recent passage of California’s AB 2571, a law prohibiting the marketing of certain firearms to minors, Governor Newsom rode roughshod over constitutional protections to advance the legislation that many feel will be nothing more than an anti-gun talking point in what is likely to be a future presidential run. As author Daniel Sutter wrote, “Liberals have long celebrated good intentions over results.” And what suggests the viability of a White House run like surviving a recall initiated by nearly 2 million signatures?

Few crime experts see the new law as having any measurable impact on public safety, but rather see it as another step to curtail Second Amendment rights. “Given the degree to which popular culture glamorizes guns, almost any ad about guns could be interpreted as appealing to young people—along with everyone else,” says criminologist Gary Kleck. “This measure is just a pretext for banning all advertising of guns.”

Further, by aiming at gun advertising, while ignoring the proliferation of first-person shooter video games, violent movies, and the advertising of such, Newsom and his sycophants in the California legislature have made it clear their goal has little to do with safety of the state’s youth, but rather is about delivering on their political agenda—and that includes a cultural end run on the Second Amendment.

To read the rest of the article, click here.

Gun Control

Primary Arms Optics SLx 4-16x44mm FFP Rifle Scopes

HOUSTON, TEXAS – Primary Arms Optics has just released their highly anticipated SLx 4-16x44mm FFP Rifle Scopes, available now in four different reticle configurations.

Optimized for mid- to long-range precision, the new SLx 4-16x44mm FFP Rifle Scopes bring a new optical system with improved glass, illumination, and turrets. For many years, the SLx 4-14x44mm FFP Rifle Scopes have been a community favorite for budget-friendly mid-range optics, and the new SLx 4-16x44mm scopes build on that legacy with improvements to clarity and effective distance. The new SLx 4-16x44mm FFP Rifle Scopes also feature a slightly longer eye relief (3.6” – 3.9”) and a larger exit pupil (11.6mm – 2.8mm), making it easier to acquire your reticle and engage targets with agile precision.

To help users get the most from these new features, Primary Arms Optics is launching the SLx 4-16x44mm FFP Rifle Scopes with four different reticles at launch, including three ACSS® reticles. These reticles include: Read more

Optics

FPC Files Supplemental Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Maryland “Assault Weapon” Ban

RICHMOND, VA (August 23, 2022) – Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a supplemental brief in its Bianchi v. Frosh lawsuit, which challenges Maryland’s ban on so-called “assault weapons.” The brief, which was requested by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals after the Supreme Court granted, vacated, and remanded Bianchi in light of NYSRPA v. Bruen, can be viewed at FPCLegal.org.

“The rifles banned by Maryland are among the most popular firearms in the country, owned by tens of millions of Americans for lawful purposes including for self-defense and defense of the home,” argues the brief. “Maryland has made clear that it does not like the people’s desire for these firearms, but that does not change the fact that they are bearable arms that the American people overwhelmingly favor and have a right to possess.”

“The Supreme Court recently affirmed what we’ve been arguing all along,” said FPC Director of Programs Bill Sack, “the rights of the people cannot be infringed through the use of watered down interest balancing tests. There is simply no historical analog to Maryland’s wholesale ban of some of the most popular firearms in the country.” Read more

Gun Control

SAF Files Brief in SCOTUS Remand of Maryland Gun Ban Case

BELLEVUE, WA – Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms have filed a supplemental opening brief in their challenge of Maryland’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” based on the Supreme Court’s remand of the case back to the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals following the landmark ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen in June.

SAF and CCRKBA are joined by the Firearms Policy Coalition, Inc., Field Traders, LLC, and three private citizens: David Snope, Micah Schaefer and Dominic Bianchi, for whom the case is named. Defendants are Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, State Police Secretary Col. Woodrow W. Jones, III, Baltimore County Sheriff R. Jay Fisher and Anne Arundel County Sheriff Jim Fredericks, all in their official capacities.

Plaintiffs are represented by attorneys Raymond M. DiGuiseppe, DiGuiseppe Law Firm P.C. in Southport, N.C. and David H. Thompson, Peter A. Patterson and Tiernan B. Kane, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Washington, D.C. The case is known as Bianchi v. Frosh.

The brief details how the high court in Bruen overruled the use of “intermediate scrutiny” in such cases as Bianchi, and instead mandated “the only way that a law burdening conduct falling within the Second Amendment’s scope can be upheld is if the government can demonstrate a ‘historical tradition’ of regulations, rooted in the Founding Era, that burdened the right in a similar way and for similar reasons.” Further, the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bruen “demonstrates that Maryland’s ban on certain semiautomatic rifles is unconstitutional.”

“The Bruen ruling effectively ended lower court ‘means-end scrutiny’ of Second Amendment challenges that have allowed perpetuation of extremist gun laws banning firearms that are in common use,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “In that regard, the Bruen decision makes it difficult to uphold certain laws, especially when they arbitrarily ban whole classes of firearms and criminalize their possession, clearly violating a citizen’s individual right to keep and bear arms.”

An affirmative ruling overturning Maryland’s ban could have a significant impact on other states where bans have been enacted, or may be proposed via legislation or citizen initiative, Gottlieb observed. That’s why the Bianchi case is so important in SAF’s effort to win firearms freedom one lawsuit at a time. Read more

Gun Control

Barnett HeadHunter Crossbow Arrows with Strobe Lighted Nocks

Tarpon Springs, FL (August 24, 2022) – For an even more effective outcome to your every crossbow shot, Barnett® HeadHunter™ Strobe crossbow arrows now come with an innovative strobing-lighted nock. These rugged polycarbonate half-moon nocks feature multicolored strobing lights that are far more effective than static lights in helping you see your shot and find your arrow in low light conditions.

The HeadHunter Lighted Nocks’ pressure-sensitive design ensures they switch on automatically at the shot. They’ll remain on for up to three days and can be turned off easily with an on/off toggle switch. Available in 20″ and 22″ lengths, they come fully assembled in a three-pack to fill your quiver for the hunt.

HeadHunter™ Strobe Lighted Arrows:

  • For use with any crossbows compatible with standard-diameter crossbow arrows supporting half-moon nocks
  • Available in 20″ and 22″ length
  • Fully assembled with multicolor strobing lighted nocks
  • Tested for durability
  • Easy on/off toggle switch at base of nock
  • MSRP $49.99 Read more
Archery

SIG SAUER 9MM, 115gr, Elite Ball, FMJ Product Warning, Recall Notice

NEWINGTON, N.H. – Sig Sauer has determined that portions of Lot No. JDAR0815 of SIG SAUER 9MM, 115gr, Elite Ball, FMJ (SKU E9MMB1-50), may have powder charge variations that could result in a bullet remaining in the barrel (i.e., a bullet-in-bore obstruction). Firing a subsequent bullet into a bore obstruction could cause firearm damage, rendering the firearm inoperable and subjecting the shooter and bystanders to a risk of serious personal injury.

Ammunition from this lot should be removed from use immediately and segregated from other ammunition until it can be returned to SIG SAUER. Read more

Ammunition

SEVR Fall Sale Kicking Off Now

Gear up for hunting season with great deals on the full SEVR lineup of broadheads. Archer’s can take advantage of some of the best pricing of the year during the SEVR FALL SALE that is going now for a limited time.

SEVR’s exciting 2022 broadhead lineup includes the improved titanium 2.0 with a more swept-back blade angle, re-engineered deployment arm geometry, and a new 2” cutting diameter blades. The SEVR Titanium 1.5 uses the same basic design as the Ti 2.0 but features a specific blade configuration for hunters who need more penetration for tougher animals such as elk, moose, and bear. The Robusto™ 2.0 is optimized to fit crossbow arrows and weighs an FOC boosting 150 grains for improved accuracy and increased momentum. \

For a limited time, SEVR is running their full line of broadheads at some of the best prices of the season—Visit sevrbroadheads.com today.

Archery
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