Bald eagles and hawks seemed plentiful on a recent photo safari I took to Lake Mattamuskeet Wildlife Refuge. I only had a few hours to spend at the Lake but I was pretty happy with all I found. I saw a number of hawks and three Bald Eagles. The eagles were pretty far off except [...]
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January 23rd, 2011
Bowhunting World Interview With the Drury Brothers
I’ve always liked the Drury brothers. They’ve got Midwestern roots and they don’t try to pass off killing fenced in bucks as hunting. They represent the ethic as I’ve always known it. Their emotions on camera seem genuine and fits with what I experience myself. It’s not a bunch of gibberish about how wonderful that [...]
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Update on Striped Bass Kill Off NC Coastline
NC Division of Marine Fisheries has corrected a rule that earlier this month led to a massive fish kill off the coast of the outer banks as we reported earlier. They have opted to adopt a weight limit of 2000 lbs for commercial fisherman rather then the previous 50 fish limit. It would appear that [...]
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NC Wildlife Commission Reaffirms Support For Use of Hunting Dogs
Dog hunting specifically use of dogs to chase deer is a hot topic in North Carolina right now. A number of counties where deer dogging is allowed have hinted at if not right out said they are reviewing the practice. The major issue driving the opposition appears to be over property rights and the conflicts [...]
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Excellent Video On Wild Pigs – A Pickup Load Of Pigs
While I was at the SHOT Show last week, my friend Rex sent me links to the following video series. It’s an informational piece on wild and feral hogs in the US, and it offers some really good, fairly balanced discussion about the sources of wild hogs, their real and potential impacts, and what it [...]
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This Crud Has Kicked My Butt
It has been a while since I missed two days of work in a row because of illness, well maybe I’ve had buck fever or avian flu during turkey season, but this was legit in the bed sick. I feel a lot better I sit here on my back porch with an ice Dunkin Donuts [...]
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White Deer Herd in Wisconsin
Most of us have seen pictures of a white deer, a piebald deer or even a melanistic deer. How many of us have seen herds of white deer? Cool video! ~DesertRat Related Articles:Talking With Tim Austin From Vortex OpticsWhite Deer VideoWhite Moose in BCWho needs a guard dog?
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Federal Government Will Appeal Johnson Ruling On Wyoming’s Wolf Plan
Shouldn’t we be asking why the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a.k.a. Department of Interior, a.k.a. Department of Justice, never appeals court rulings that prohibit the delisting of wolves and seek appeals on rulings that open the door for delisting? Tom Remington Related ArticlesIdaho Discontinues 2008 Illegal Wolf Plan. Falls Back On Legal 2002 Plan [...]
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Milt’s Corner – Strange Looking Critter
Strange Looking Critter. I am glad its only one half inch long. It looks like his eyes are way out on his snout. Could this be a Chariesterus antennatus? or Euphorbia Bug? Milt Inman Photo Related ArticlesMilt’s Corner – Plant City, Florida (1)Milt’s Corner – Super Bowl Sunday Fishing Outing (1)Milt’s Corner – Finding The [...]
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Ferocious Attack Raises Fears of the Wolf’s Return to Germany
A German village is in mourning after a wolf broke into an enclosure and slaughtered 13 much-loved pet deer. Experts are urging farmers to protect their livestock better because the wolf population is set to keep increasing, putting the nation’s uneasy, mythical relationship with the beast under strain. The wolf came in the dead of [...]
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