Archive for January 13th, 2012

2012 SHOT SHOW COMING SOON!

Heading to the SHOT Show in the morning. Media day at the range is Monday the 16th.  With firearm manufacturers from Winchester, Browning, and Beretta [...]

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2012 SHOT SHOW COMING SOON!

Heading to the SHOT Show in the morning. Media day at the range is Monday the 16th.  With firearm manufacturers from Winchester, Browning, and Beretta [...]

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2012 ATA Trade Show

It was 2:00 am on Wednesday when Jenn and I got in the truck and began the 8.5 hour drive to Columbus, OH for the 2012 ATA Trade Show.

As an archery gear junkie, the ATA Trade Show is an event I look forward to all year long. All the major manufact…

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I’m Already Having Deer Hunting Withdrawals

Well now that that the season is over in most parts of the country, what do we do now? I am already having withdrawals for deer hunting. But I know something that will help me get over those terrible withdrawals in a hurry and that is a weekend at the First annual Monster Buck Classic. …

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Teenage Angler Catches 14-Pound Illinois State Record Walleye

One of Illinois’ longest-standing fishing records was recently broken by a 15-year-old angler who caught a walleye weighing in at 14 pounds, 12 ounces.
Nick Tassoni of Rockford, Ill., started his fishing trip on the Pecatonica River with his fat…

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Apply for Arizona Elk and Pronghorn Hunts by Jan. 20 to Take Advantage of Correction Period

Hunters who apply for Arizona’s 2012 elk and pronghorn antelope hunts are encouraged to apply early to take advantage of the correction period. If your application has an error and is received before 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, you will receive up to three phone calls from Game and Fish in a 24-hour period [...]

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West Virginia Hunters Harvest 1,172 Fall Turkeys in 2011

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Preliminary figures for the 2011 fall turkey hunting season show a harvest of 1,172 turkeys, according to Paul Johansen, assistant chief in charge of game management for the Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The 2011 harvest was four percent higher than the 1,126 birds checked in during the 2010 [...]

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WildEar Hearing Booster Renews Partnership With MRA

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MacMillan River Adventures, the high energy outdoor television program found exclusively on The Outdoor Channel, is pleased to announce their renewed partnership with WildEar LLC the makers of state-of-the-art hearing enhancement and protection products. “I never liked to be caught off guard in the ring, nor do I like being caught off guard when I’m out in [...]

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Three Meetings Slated on Draft Northeast Washington Elk Management Plan

A draft plan for managing elk in northeast Washington will be the subject of three public meetings Jan. 26- Feb. 2. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is holding the meetings to discuss and take public comment on the plan, which has been revised in response to hunter input regarding elk numbers in [...]

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AK Wildlife Conservation Director Resigns After Hunting Violation Charges

Corey Rossi, Alaska’s Division of Wildlife Conservation Director, quit his job Thursday after being charged with 12 criminal hunting violations, according to the Bellingham Herald.
The charges come from a 2008 bear hunt in which Rossi allegedly lied in…

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NY DEC Seeks Info About Sick or Dead Deer

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is asking the public to report any instances of deer appearing sick or acting abnormally. DEC is only investigating deer that appear to have died from unknown causes and not those that w…

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MOJO Outdoors Will Introduce New Motion Turkey Decoys at SHOT Show 2012

It is with great excitement that MOJO Outdoors, the World Leader in motion decoys, announces their entry into the motion turkey decoy market at the 2012 SHOT Show with the debut of the following products: MOJO Fan*Tom:MOJO introduces the ideal combination of effectiveness coupled with portability and ease of use with the new Fan*Tom (Fantom) [...]

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Weatherby Offers New PA-08 Slug Gun Comb for Bird and Deer Hunting

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With the two interchangeable barrels of Weatherby’s new PA-08 Slug Gun Combo, hunters can pursue both whitetail deer in the hardwoods and pheasants in the CRP. The PA-08 Slug Gun Combo is available in two models: the Upland which sports a walnut stock with gloss finish, and the Synthetic which has a lightweight and durable [...]

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South African Man Killed by Swarm of Jellyfish

A South African man died Saturday after being stung by a swarm of Portuguese Man o’ Wars while swimming near Cape Town with his granddaughter.
Roland Singh, 58, succumbed to severe anaphylactic shock and was declared dead at the scene by paramedics wh…

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Open Thread – January 13, 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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