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Apr.7 - Apr.13 2008

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Hunting Youth gobbler hunt offered - Pennsylvania - At their January meeting, the agency's commissioners voted to drop the requirement for spring hunters to wear 100 square inches of orange while moving or changing locations. Orange regulations for the fall turkey seasons remain in force. More>>
Turkeys plentiful, popular in Michigan - Michigan's spring turkey hunting season opens April 21, and it is no longer the domain of a few thousand hunters. "We have 150,000 people who applied for licenses in January," said Al Stewart, the game bird specialist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. "Last year we had 97,000 who actually went out and hunted turkeys." More>>
Flooding tough on turkeys in southeast Arkansas - Over about seven hours, we saw 32 wild turkeys, of which about two-thirds were gobblers. Six of those were mature toms. We saw two gobblers strutting, but both were on large parcels of ground that were adjacent to the mainland. We only heard one gobble. We saw hens, but none made a sound. We did call up a flock of seven jakes. They flew, one by one, across a 30-yard stretch of water, but even they did not make so much as a peep. More>>
North Dakota needs conservation farm bill - It should come as no surprise that North Dakota citizens have a huge stake in the outcome of the new farm bill. North Dakota is a proud farming state with 90 percent of the land base in farms and ranches. One-quarter of employment in our state is in production agriculture, and crop and livestock production drive the state’s economy. More>>
Clinton A Varmint Hunter Too, Who Knew? - Clinton described herself as a pro-gun churchgoer, recalling that her father taught her how to shoot a gun when she was a young girl and said that her faith "is the faith of my parents and my grandparents." More>>
How would concealed gun bill change the way firearms are handled at work? - Florida - Florida lawmakers have approved bills that prohibit businesses from barring employees — or customers — from bringing firearms with them to work, as long as they are left in a locked vehicle. Gov. Charlie Crist says he anticipates signing the bill.But what would the law allow? More>>

Commission might ban hunting technique that uses radio telemetry - Washington - Washington could become the first state in the nation to ban the use of radio telemetry gear to locate and kill collared deer, elk, cougar, bear, moose, mountain goat or bighorn sheep, officials said.The ban would not affect hunters who use radio collars on their dogs, nor would it affect two-way radios, said Dave Ware, game division manager for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife..Biologists use radio collars on big game animals and some bird species for research. The transmitter in a collar emits radio waves, which are picked up by a receiver, and each animal is assigned a different frequency. More>>
Time to buy new varmint rifles - If you're a varmint hunter who isn't interested in super long distances, the 223 Remington is a wise choice. If more noise isn't objectionable, and there is a need for an extra hundred yards of shooting distance, the 22-250 Remington will fill the bill. The Winchester 243 or 25-06 should satisfy most long-range varmint fans. More>>
Turkeys plentiful, popular in Michigan - Michigan's spring turkey hunting season opens April 21, and it is no longer the domain of a few thousand hunters. "We have 150,000 people who applied for licenses in January," said Al Stewart, the game bird specialist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. "Last year we had 97,000 who actually went out and hunted turkeys." More>>
Should private land be public? - Wisconsin - A controversial proposal would force Sauk County landowners who want tax incentives offered through a state forest management program to allow public hunting and hiking on their property. More>>
License fee proposal divides Maine sportsmen - Main - While the fate of the license fee increase is uncertain, Thursday’s debate made clear that there is growing interest in Augusta in requiring hikers, kayakers and other backcountry recreationists to help pay the cost of keeping game wardens in the field. More>>
Travel Abroad Shots Could Sting the Wallet - With adventure vacations on the rise, international travelers need to make sure they have the proper vaccines before going backpacking in India or a safari in Africa. More>>

Florida Senate passes controversial guns-to-work bill - The Republican-led state Senate handed a major election-year victory Wednesday to the National Rifle Association by approving a measure allowing some 500,000 Floridians with concealed-weapons permits to carry their guns to work. More>>
One in 10 RMNP elk have wasting disease - In testing performed by National Park Service staff members from January to March, 13 of the 117 tests for the disease came back positive. More>>
Longhair Pointer - Imagine a bird dog that meets the every need of a Montana bird hunter: Pointing and retrieving upland game birds such as pheasants, grouse and partridge and, on another day, sitting quietly in the blind waiting to retrieve downed ducks and geese.Imagine that same dog as a beautiful and biddable house pet, good with kids and other dogs. That is what the owners of German longhaired pointers believe they have in their gun dogs. More>>
Taxidermist loves giving others a glimpse of nature - Harold Holt, the owner of Harold's Taxidermy, brings animals back to life with an artistic touch. Holt said he has always been a hunter and loves the outdoors, so taxidermy is natural for him. More>>
Spring migrations bring back feathered friends - The woodcock is an awkward looking bird, about the size of a robin, but with short stubby tail feathers and an unusually long beak used for probing the wetlands for grubs and earthworms as much as three inches below the surface.Unfortunately, the population of the bird is dwindling. It's not because of hunting. Far be it, for the modern hunter is often a conservationist and interested in doing whatever it takes to maintain a sustainable population. The plight of the woodcock is the lack of resting and nesting areas on its migratory route. More>>
Tanzania appoints new tourism minister, focuses on its national parks - Although first time visitors must see Tanzania’s safari icons in the North, the great migration of the Serengeti, the famous Ngorongoro Crater, Mountain Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Tarangire and Arusha National Parks, extended air service has made it possible to include the South in the same itinerary. More>>

Recreational hunting alone will not control CWD - Some hunters and landowners naively believe that efforts to reduce deer populations, and CWD, have been too intense and need to back off. More>>
A Laid-Back Life - California - In the waters of Monterey Bay grow some of the world's largest kelp forests. Sea Otters shelter there from predators and strong sea currents. Once threatened by hunting, the otters are now making a comeback, thriving in this ocean sanctuary where they feed, sleep and raise their young. More>>
Guiding program returns - Canada - The Northwest Community College will be receiving $135,000 in funding to run the College’s Fishing and Hunting Guide program again this spring.The program was a success last year, with every graduate receiving offers of employment in the guide outfitting industry. Students came from all over BC with over 50 per cent being of First Nations descent. More>>

Cougar killing being investigated - Saskatchewan - Canada - Protecting family members from a prowling cougar has cost an Arcola-area man his rifle, says Val Lees. More>>
Hunting a growing sport for girls, women - “Hunting has given me a confidence I haven't had before,” she says. “I wish I had grown up hunting. You don't have to harvest an animal to have a successful hunt. I love being in the woods before the sun comes up. You hear the birds start chirping, and just before the sun comes over the horizon, you can almost feel the earth waking up. I love being outside, I love seeing nature.” More>>
Alberta has good ideas for wildlife management - Canada - Alberta with their Wildlife Identification Number card system and Nova Scotia with their Wildlife Resources Card has stepped forward with viable systems that makes sense, as have most other provinces. Yet New Brunswick remains very backward in not yet taking this course of action even though the government promised to do so by 2005. The reason is presumably due to a lack of sufficient funds to do this as the Department of Natural Resources is far down the priority list compared to health or highways, yet we will continue to beat the drum and encourage the province to take this step. More>>
Scouting trips find lots of deer - Pat Rollins More>>
A rifle manufacturer asked arms dealers nationwide to make extra safety inspections - A rifle manufacturer asked arms dealers nationwide to make extra safety inspections after discovering it had accidentally shipped four guns loaded with live ammunition. Henry Repeating Arms, a maker of lever-action rifles like ones used in the 1860s and 1870s, said a thorough round of inventory checks revealed no other loaded weapons. More>>

Double Eagle Guides & Outfitters - Canada - British Columbia - Offering quality hunting for black bear, moose, grizzly bear and mountain goat. 27 years experience with rifle, archery and black powder hunting. A memorable experience in the interior of BC which holds some of the largest populations of black bear in the world * A 5,000 square mile area with 100% success on black bear. Large Canadian moose and trophy mountain goat. More>>
Hound hunting - Virginia - Hound hunting can't be the way it has always been because Virginia isn't the way it has always been. Likewise, there's no reason that change requires completely throwing out tradition. More>>
Hunting courses coming to curriculum - Virginia - Hunting classes are coming to West Virginia’s schools, but area students will have to wait until next semester if they want to sign up. More>>
Hens can get in way of hunting gobblers - Turkey Hunting - First order of business in the morning is for the gobblers to announce their presence. It is nature's way that the hens come to the beckoning of the gobblers. Those of us who make the gobblers come to us actually defy nature, quite often successfully, but we are able to do this only if the hens don't get to the gobblers first. It is very difficult to call a gobbler that already has a dozen hens waiting patiently at the base of his roost tree. Think about it - would you leave? More>>
Wind Cave National Park says no to hunting in park - South Dakota - Wind Cave National Park has decided not to allow hunting inside its boundaries as a way to control its elk herd. The park also considered reintroducing sterilized wolves to manage the herd, but dismissed the plan because federal and state wildlife agencies would not support it, said Tom Farrell, a spokesman for the park. More>>

Spring is bringing out the wildlife - NH -The elements of wind, sun and warming temperatures have been beating down on the accumulated snow. With each day, the retreating snow breathes new life into our wildlife population, especially deer. Right now, if you want to observe deer, your best bet is at sundown. And boy are they hungry. More>>
Bill would protect gun owners, preserves and their noise - Missouri -The proposed law says gun users would be immune from prosecution or lawsuit for the "consequence of noise or sound emission resulting from the normal use of any such hunting preserve." The legislation aims to beef up the rights of people who want to practice shooting rifles and pistols at licensed gun ranges. It comes as areas surrounding those rural establishments become more developed with new neighbors, Schoeller said. More>>