Now that the deer season is over in most parts of the country , now is a good time to clean your gun. You want to make sure you don’t just put it back in the case after using it all season and forget about it. Cleaning your gun thoroughly is very important.It is easy [...]
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January 4th, 2012
Pennsylvania Wildlife Leadership Academy Applications Now Available
This year-round wildlife-focused leadership program for youth aged 14-17 equips participating students with the necessary skills to become ambassadors for conservation in their home communities. In addition to intensive field experiences in wildlife biology, this program enables youth to develop important leadership skills such as public speaking, critical thinking, and team work. The Wildlife Leadership Academy [...]
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2011 Countdown Video #2: What Not to Do in a Bear Jam
Coming in at second place for our countdown is a video of a bear stopping traffic in Yellowstone National Park. Tourists get dangerously close to the aggravated grizzly to take photos. For a lesson in how to get mauled by a bear, just watch …
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The Future of Trapping in Maine Looking Sketchy Leaving a Lot of Unanswered Questions
With the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) recently presenting an application for incidental taking of Canada lynx to the U.S. Fish and [...]
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Gun Hunters Will Nod Along with New Buck Wear Shirt
Buck Wear is proud to introduce a shirt made specifically to get its point across – with of course – a dash of humor. The new ‘Smoke ‘em’ T-shirt, which aims to embody the passion of hunting along with a sense of humor, features a majestic buck, seemingly created from smoke. The elaborate smoke image drifts [...]
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John Nores, Jr – Part 2
Folks, this is important stuff. I strongly encourage you to catch John’s presentation at an ISE Show near you. In Phoenix February 23-26, and for [...]
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Oak Park reacting toys with "let’s make it the best two out of three"
They don’t learn easily, I suppose….
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Challenge to GCA definition of felony
Story here. The underlying problem is well-known. Maryland has (or had?) "common law misdemeanors," for which (I think) the judge could impose an unlimited term of imprisonment. GCA 68 defines as a felony any offense punishable by more than a…
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Projectile Dysfunction – The High Road with Keith Warren
Keith Warren is in Montana this week with his father where he is struggling with an issue many bow hunters face – “Target Panic.”
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Minnesota Considers First Wolf Hunt in 35 Years
Now that Great Lakes region wolves have been removed from the Endangered Species List, management responsibilities for the species in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin fall on the state governments. In Minnesota, wolf management will most likely …
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Speakers Bureau Created to Provide Kansans with Conservation Know-how
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever’s Kansas Grassroots Conservation Campaign (KGCC) announce the commencement of the newly formed Kansas Grassroots Speakers Bureau. The bureau supports the Kansas Grassroots Conservation Campaign in combating the loss of critical upland habitat throughout the state by offering local communities opportunities to learn about KGCC’s goals, the future of Kansas’ outdoor [...]
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S4Gear Announces Release of JackKnife Smartphone Bow Mount
Thanks to the new patent-pending JackKnife smartphone bow mount from S4Gear, hunters will no longer have to wait to get home to see their latest adventure. With the ability to view and share their footage filmed right from their bow, its social media live in the woods! Mounted off of the sight mount, the JackKnife [...]
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Gorilla Introduces the New Eye Trail Spy
Gorilla, Inc. a leading manufacturer of performance tree stands and accessories is excited to announce the introduction of the new Gorilla Eye Trail Spy. The Gorilla Eye Trail Spy is a revolutionary new way to monitor your surrounding fields, food plots, and game trails. The monitoring game sensory system instantly alerts you when game is [...]
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NRA Names Stoeger M3500 Shotgun of the Year
The Stoeger Model 3500 3½-inch Magnum competed in a rigorous comparison test and evaluation conducted by the editors of American Rifleman and is named the “2012 Golden Bullseye Shotgun of the Year.” The award will be presented to Stoeger at the 2012 NRA Annual Meeting on May 15-18, in St. Louis, Missouri. At the heart [...]
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SportDOG Announces Grant Recipients
SportDOG Brand, a leading manufacturer of remote dog training products, has announced the recipients of five conservation grants totaling $21,000. The annual grant program is part of the company’s SportDOG Brand Conservation Fund program. SportDOG Brand created its Conservation Fund program in 2007, and introduced the annual grant program in 2008. “It’s rewarding to see [...]
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Hunt Geeks to Stalk ATA Show Floor
The brainiacs behind HuntGeek.com – the leading developer of hunting and outdoor-themed mobile phone applications like the popular Whitetail Freaks Property Manager app – have climbed down from their treestand laboratories to attend the Archery Trade Association Show held January 10-12 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Their mission: to help archery hunters and manufacturers [...]
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More on Long Range Shooting
by David E. Petzal
Back in April, 2011, I became a probationary member of the Scarborough Fish & Game Association in Scarborough, Maine. The name notwithstanding, SF&G is a shooting club, and a very large, very active one at that. They stage j…
January 4th, 2012
Pro Hood is the All-in-one Hunting Outfit with SILPURE Scent Control System
Michigan based Altus Brands, LLC, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Pro Hood brand. Pro Hood is a patented three piece camouflage scent control outfit, including an all-in-one hoodie shirt, pants and gloves. Pro Hood will join Altus Brands’ Cass Creek Outdoors game calls and hunting accessories line. Powered by SILPURE’s nano silver [...]
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Two Arizona Hunters Find $100K Marijuana Cache
Pierre Mondotte and Anthony Piazza found more than a buck last week while deer hunting in Sasabe, Arizona: they found 126 pounds of marijuana valued at more than 100K.
The two friends were separately tracking a deer when Mondotte saw what he bel…
January 4th, 2012
A View of Cook Inlet, Alaska
Photo by Al Remington
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Open Thread – January 4, 2012
Please use this open thread to post your ideas, comments and information about issues not directly related to articles published on the Black Bear Blog. [...]
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One More Big Change – The Hog Blog Is Moving
Heya, folks. There’s one more big change for the Hog Blog in 2012… not only am I moving to Texas, I’m moving the blog to [...]
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One More Big Change – The Hog Blog Is Moving
Heya, folks. There’s one more big change for the Hog Blog in 2012… not only am I moving to Texas, I’m moving the blog to [...]
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