Michigan’s Antler Point Restriction System Modified
A new application system for antler point restrictions for deer has been implemented for the four areas of Michigan. More here…
Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
A new application system for antler point restrictions for deer has been implemented for the four areas of Michigan. More here…
A Michigan man has been run over by a number of deer and has been hospitalized. Apparently, he had been waiting for a line of deer to cross the road, but he didn’t wait long enough for all animals to cross the road. More here…
Minnesota wildlife officials saved two whitetail bucks recently but it’s how they did it that’s interesting. There was no way to hog tie them and saw the antlers off, so they shot them – at least their antlers. Their actions are explained here…
James Futrell is only four years of age, but that didn’t stop him from taking two deer this season. I’d say he’s in favor of the state’s “no mandatory minimum age” for hunting. Photo and story here…
A Utah family gets a Christmas surprise when a buck deer enters their home and can’t find its way out. Video and story here…
A Long Island violator has been popped by the law for filling deer tags for his wife and hunting over illegal bait. Yep, from hero to zero, just like that! Photo and story here…
GREECE, N.Y. (AP) — According to police records, a drunk driver struck a deer and put it in the trunk to transport it to the hospital – and, not a veterinary hospital. The good Samaritan was then ticketed and released by the law. The link is here…
Scott Maddox of Wellston, Michigan has killed a truly abnormal buck. He had spotted the full-drop-tine buck earlier and set out to take it this season. It was an 8-pointer but the entire rack wrapped around the face of the deer. Click here for photos and the story…
By Glen Wunderlich
Jeff Kerr of Lapeer County is famous – for all the wrong reasons. When he chose to hunt deer without a hunting license, he chose to become a poacher. And, when he killed a trophy whitetail buck, he began to live a lie that will follow him wherever he goes.
Kerr shot a trophy 13-point buck after his hunting buddy missed, claiming “…I couldn’t let it go…” Actually, he could have let it go, but he chose to complicate his life when he pulled the trigger. If he ever wanted notoriety, he sure got it; the story of this cheat is all over America.
He ended the lie when he fessed up to conservation officer, Ken Kovach, but it doesn’t change the image captured of a cheater posing for photos in the back of his pickup truck.
For a fee of $15 he rolled the dice. He must have thought the odds of getting caught were slim to none. And, they probably were. He weighed risk versus reward, when he made the decision to cheat the system. Oh, but what a tangled web we weave…
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Four Sitka button bucks (fawns) were pulled from the icy water in Alaska thus saving their lives. A good story and photos are here…