Hunting:
Deer Hunting: Soft Mast Progress Report
If it seems like I’ve been blogging about soft mast for whitetails, it’s for good reason. Whitetails are slaves to there stomachs and it’s the smart deer hunter who pays close attention to what whitetails …Continue Reading →
Debate Continues Over Fishing and Hunting Opportunity Bill
America’s sportsmen and women are extremely fortunate. In the U.S. we have some of the greatest wildlife of any nation and the most successful wildlife conservation funding model in the world. We are really fortunate …Continue Reading →
Colorado Hunting Boycott Loses Steam
When Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed into law several gun control bills, the state experienced a great period of restlessness as gun owners and sportsmen lent voice to the opposition with a much dreaded boycott …Continue Reading →
Sportsmen have the votes for implementing Sunday Hunting!! Why didn’t it pass?
Sportsmen have the votes for implementing Sunday Hunting!! Why didn’t it pass? After a positive vote in the House of 107 to 19, 24 absent of which 12 committed to voting for the bill, it …Continue Reading →
Congressional Committee to Vote on Protecting Hunting on Public Land
On Wednesday, June 12th, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to take the first step towards protecting hunting on millions of acres of federal public land. The House Natural Resources Committee is expected to …Continue Reading →
Counting sheep: South Dakota accidentally OKs Bighorn hunts for thousands
South Dakota fish and game officials must be feeling sheepish. Some 2,000 hunters were mistakenly sent emails saying they were successful in obtaining tags to hunt the state’s rarest of big game – the Bighorn …Continue Reading →
Bowhunters claim Obama is targeting them too
As the White House strategizes on a new scheme to pass gun control, bowhunters are joining gun defenders, claiming that they are President Obama’s next target. The sport’s bible, Bowhunter Magazine, is calling on bow …Continue Reading →
U.S. District Court Dismisses Lawsuit to Ban Traditional Ammunition
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today dismissed a lawsuit brought by the radical anti-hunting Center for Biological Diversity and six other groups demanding the Environmental Protection Agency ban traditional ammunition containing …Continue Reading →
Hunt bears at ground level and ratchet up the difficulty
You likely realize there’s been some hubbub over the years regarding bears and hunting them over bait. If you think it’s like shooting fish in a barrel you’ve never hunted a mature bruin that uses …Continue Reading →
California State Assembly Passes Lead Ammo Ban
A California law expanding the ban on lead ammo for hunting in the roosting and scavenging territories of condors to the entire state cleared the assembly this week. The law, which goes to the senate …Continue Reading →
Public hunter bags new Texas state record alligator
A young hunter who grew up with a fascination about dinosaurs and a dream of hunting what some call “living dinosaurs” has harvested the largest alligator ever certified in Texas. Braxton Bielski, an 18-year-old high …Continue Reading →
A Question of Federal Land: Will Sportsmen’s Rights Be Protected?
New legislation introduced recently by Congressman Dan Benishek (R-MI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) could soon affect large swaths of federal land. The Recreational Fishing & Hunting Heritage Opportunities Act of 2013, or H.R. 1825, will …Continue Reading →
Labonte’s Naked Pit Stop
Bobby Labonte is accustomed to speeding around asphalt at about 215 miles per hour. In those trips, he’s always making a left turn. On a Georgia turkey hunt, Labonte found out he needs to stick …Continue Reading →
There are many sheep hunters, but almost no one calls himself a goat hunter. The question is, why not?
In the world of hunting, there is a subculture of wild sheep and sheep hunters. Some of this is, well, elitist horse-pucky. Wild sheep are generally not as wary as most deer and many antelope. …Continue Reading →
What Women Ought to Know About Hunting and Killing
While those who disapprove of hunting are solidly in the minority, research indicates women are more likely to frown on hunting. Here’s a look at why that may be the case. While getting a pedicure …Continue Reading →
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