George Feeter was fishing and kayaking Sunday on Falls Lake when he disappeared. Emergency crews responded after witnesses reported hearing cries for help on Sunday coming from the lake. Crews found Mr. Feeter’s kayak shortly after they began searching but no sign of Mr. Feeter. An extensive search was launched both on the water and [...]
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February 2nd, 2011
Hundreds Gather to Protest Global Warming
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Consource fundraiser
Consource, the online source for constitutional materials (browse their collections here) is seeking donations. Overstock.com is offering 1:1 matching through Feb. 14, and contributions are tax deductible. To donate, click here….
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Zambia Elephants
It looks like SCI has worked with the government of Zambia to allow limited tusks to be imported from sport hunting. I got this press release in the inbox today: For Immediate Release January 31, 2011 Washington, DC – Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [...]
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Ice Fishing: A Family Affair
It was warm – a balmy 25 degrees. Of course, after surviving ice fishing the previous weekend in single-digit temps and below-zero wind chills, 25 degrees felt warm – very, very warm. The sun was also making its presence known — starting its slow descent into the western Michigan sky, and helping to cast my [...]
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The Exercise Widow (or Widower)
According to this Wall Street Journal article, exercise is the new midlife marriage killer. Sorry Alcohol, you had a good run.
“His dream of doing marathons happened just when I got pregnant with our third child,” Stephanie Beagley of Colorado Springs says of her husband, Michael, a purchaser for the U.S. Olympic Committee. “Now we don’t [...]
February 2nd, 2011
Does Judge Molloy Retain Jurisdiction To Rule On Wolves?
*Editor’s Note* – At the time I first wrote this article, I believed that there might have been a typo of Harriet Hageman’s quote about an appeal to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. As such I made note below of the change. I have since learned I was wrong and Ms. Hageman was correct. [...]
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Trek Light Gear Unplugged: SolidStartups.com Interview
I recently took part in a really fun interview session with Joseph Logan, published author, the man behind SolidStartups.com and an accomplished business advisor and consultant. I first came…
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Chairlift Requires 3 Evacuations in 3 Weeks
A Utah company is being called on to explain why their chairlift is such a busted piece of crap. Skiers at a small hill near Pittsburgh have been forced to wait for up to an hour and a half while ski patrol ran around lowering stuck skiers to the ground. At first they blamed ‘those [...]
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Consider a Conservation License Plate
From AZSFW: Look at our newly redesigned license plate. By purchasing this plate you will be making a contribution to Arizona’s wildlife and wildlife habitat. Seventeen dollars ($17) of each twenty-five ($25) special license fee will go to AZSFWC’s Wildlife Conservation Committee (WCC). The WCC will review and approve all grants from the special license [...]
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Hiker Finds Human Skeleton in North Carolina
A hiker in North Carolina stumbled upon a human skeleton while walking through the woods near Bridgeton. Questions abound and there are plenty of open missing person cases. The police have brought in the kind of unit that procedural crime dramas are made of to try to figure it out. It’s always hikers and joggers [...]
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Frustrations Expressed Over Wolf Politics In Western Great Lakes Region
All too often all the focus on the term “Wolf Wars” ends up in discussions pertaining to wolf recovery in the Northern Rocky Mountains, i.e. Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and portions of neighboring states. Most, however, following the wolf wars know there is another battleground in the Western Great Lakes, i.e. Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin and [...]
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Illinois May Become First State to Require Ski Helmets for Everyone
If Illinois is known for one thing, it’s groundbreaking legislation on skier safety. So it came as no surprise to anyone that they might become the first state to require everyone who skis or snowboards at one of their state’s three ski hills to wear a helmet.
Silverstein said he has no personal knowledge of skiing [...]
February 2nd, 2011
Wolf Killed In Western Maine And Snaring Bill For Coyotes Proposed
*Update* February 3, 2011 – More information about the status of the wolf/dog/hybrid hit and killed in Woodstock, see George Smith’s website. *Update* February 3, 2011, 4:45 p.m. – I received the below photograph this afternoon of the wolf/dog killed in Woodstock recently. I have it from a very reliable source that last night along [...]
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Daily Devotional – Feb. 2
Bible Study Verse Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (NIV) Thoughts To be a proficient shooter, there are [...]
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Daily Devotional – Feb. 1
Bible Study Verse I Corinthians 16:13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. (NIV) Thoughts To be a proficient shooter there are 7 fundamentals you need to know and use. The first one is position/stance. You need to have a solid and stable stance to shoot from. Sometimes situations [...]
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Daily Devotional – Jan. 31
Bible Study Verse Jeremiah 11:4 The terms I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of Egypt, out of the iron-smelting furnace.’ I said, ‘Obey me and do everything I command you, and you will be my people, and I will be your God. (NIV) Thoughts The trails that I am currently hunting are [...]
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Daily Devotional – Jan. 30
Bible Study Verse Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. (NIV) Thoughts I gotta tell you, I [...]
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Daily Devotional – Jan. 29
Bible Study Verse Romans 3:11 There is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. (NIV) Thoughts Showering. Showering. Showering. Every hunter has their routines or fetishes that they observe as they prepare for their hunts. This fall, I have been trying to see exactly how big of a difference going scent [...]
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Daily Devotional – Jan. 28
Bible Study Verse Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. (ESV) Thoughts I forgot my waders. Actually, I wasn’t that upset, because it was midsummer, warm, and I could wet wade. This was my decision during a recent camping/fishing trip [...]
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Daily Devotional – Jan. 27
Bible Study Verse Hebrews 10:25 Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. (ESV) Thoughts “Birds of a feather flock together,” is especially helpful when you are trying to shoot them. Fall turkey hunting is the pursuit [...]
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Daily Devotional – Jan. 26
Bible Study Verse Matthew 6:1 “Be careful not to do your acts of righteousness before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your father in heaven.” (NIV) Thoughts When I read this verse, I want to tell somebody. But, that’s still the occasional voice of the “only [...]
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Happy Birthday To The Hog Blog!
Time does fly, or at least it moves by pretty damned quickly. Four years ago today, I put up my first post on the Hog Blog. I had an opportunity to pop back in time and take a look at it, and unlikely as it may seem, that post is still relevant today! Here was [...]
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GEAR GUIDE: TAS Delta Rail Stabilizer & HipBone Bow Holder
PROS: Delta Rail Tactical Stabilizer – low frequency range vibration dampening, side-to-side picatinny rail adjustment to balance accessories, accepts additional weights up front or adaptor for HipBone Bow Holder. HipBone Bow Holder – lightweight…
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Cooking Wild Magazine Winter Issue Satisfies
I just read a “foodie” magazine from cover-to-cover. This probably doesn’t seem all that big a deal, but trust me, this is not my usual reading preference. I don’t do recipes. I don’t really care for the language and pomposity of much of the gourmet cooking genre. I’m an OK cook from time to time, [...]
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RMEF’s David Allen Strongly Rebuts Montana Wildlife Federation
Posted by Tom Remington on February 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment
*Editor’s Note* Following is a copy of a letter from Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation president and CEO, David Allen, to Tim Aldrich, President, Montana Wildlife Federation. The public letter is a rebuttal by Allen of a recent editorial by the Montana Wildlife Federation labeling hunters as “politically incompetent”, “hot-headed” and “misguided” among other things. The [...]
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