Mayor Daley proposes to replace the handgun ban with onerous regulation. Well, that’s one reason for the attorneys’ fees provisions of 42 U.S.C. §1988. If he wants to play, he has to pay. Hat tip to reader Nick Lidakis…….
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July 1st, 2010
4H Archery
By Jerry Long, July 1, 2010 Coaching the next generation of archers. When I think of a Super Slam archer someone who teaches 4H archery really isn’t what comes to mind. However, friend and Super Slam archer Gary Martin has run the 4H program at West Allis Bowmen for seven years. I met outdoors buddy [...]
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Happy 4th of July!
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Independence Day Deal! – Get a Camp Oven for $159.99
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In celebration of Independence Day we are offering a special price on our Outdoor Camp Oven (Model#: C-OVEN) from Camp Chef. This is our Lowest Price ever on Camp Chef’s oven [...]
July 1st, 2010
Work, work, work – and then some play.
Between my actual job, and a home project we’ve been working on, I feel like there isn’t much time to do anything – especially write a well thought-out blog post. In the meantime, I hope everyone enjoys their holiday weekend, because we all deserve to celebrate our nation’s independence to the fullest. I have a [...]
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Toxic Gulf Disaster Video from VICE
I’m a fan of Vice Magazine. They ask the questions that major news outlets ignore. They have solid production quality, and they do a superb job telling the story. Here’s their video of the current oil disaster. They focus on area that are ‘yet to be affected’ by the oil disaster. Their reporter, Rory, [...]
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Lisa Metheny Joins Shotgun Life With New Column
Shotgun Life kicked off July with a new monthly column by veteran writer, Lisa Metheny, called “Lisa Metheney’s Women Afield©.” In her first piece, Lisa writes about the NRAs’ Women on Target (WOT) program. Lisa and the group of women are pheasant hunting at the Granite Springs Lodge in South Dakota, accompanied this time by [...]
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How-To Thursdays: Put In A Pond To Steer Bucks Past Your Stand
Some of you are no doubt already out hanging stands and working on habitat improvements for the fall. With that in mind, here’s a story from our recent archives by by F&S Whitetails…
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9191 Snowboard Video
Some of the top riders show up to prove how rad their lives are on 9191. This is a snowboard video that will make you reexamine your life. Reexamine in the sense that you should wonder why you didn’t dedicate yourself to pro riding.
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Building Your Own Canoe
Outside Magazine has a feature on How to Build Your Own Canoe. My friends who have taken this initiative all wished they’d followed these steps – or more accurately, they wish they’d been able to sell their first attempt at building a canoe so they could make one the right way. Basically, it breaks [...]
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Maine Rescue Team: Don’t Leave the Trail
A lost hiker from Ohio nearly fell victim to the same errors that caught up with the 80% of the 19 people who have died on this particular hike in Maine – they all left the trail. He was tired on his hike down from Maine’s tallest peak and thought he’d save some time [...]
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Follow Up on SC Regulatory Changes
Big thanks to regular reader, Brian (Carolina Rig) for pointing out that there were some details I had not seen regarding SC’s new regulations… particularly as far as night shooting hogs. It should serve as a reminder to every hunter to review the actual regulations personally, prior to acting on information posted in a blog [...]
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Daily Devotional – July 1
Bible Study Verse
II Corinthians 12:9-10
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in [...]
July 1st, 2010
Yellowstone Is Not a Pristine, Untrammeled Wilderness After All
Researchers have unearthed the arrow from an atlatl, an ancient hunting weapon, in the Yellowstone Area dating back some 10,000 years. Western Institute for Study of the Environment has this story. Tom Remington Related ArticlesDisregarding Science/Scientists That Don’t Fit The Wolf Narrative (13)We Are Once Again Asked To Decide Whose Science to Believe (22)Wolf Wars [...]
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Turtle Burgers
A reader sent me this, probably after seeing the photo of the big snapping turtle. Handmade ground beef patties, topped with sharp cheddar cheese, wrapped in a bacon weave, then the next step, add hotdogs as the heads, legs and tail. Next step? Place on an oven rack, covered loosely with foil and baked for [...]
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