What a sad, sad day this has been. I have no words to express the amount of grief that I feel right now for all of the families involved. I’ve shed more than my fair share of tears over this today – as I’m sure many in this country have – and this entire event [...]
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December 14th, 2012
VCDL protests AutoZone firing of employee who stopped a robbery
Story here. In an email, the VCDL president reports: "I could not believe all the cars and trucks honking their horns and waving enthusiastically as they passed the group! All of us were surprised and elated. People were pulling into…
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Low-flying Aircraft to Count Deer in Northeast Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is advising residents and hunters in the northeast region of the state that biologists will be using a low-flying helicopter to conduct aerial deer surveys in the coming weeks. Flight dates are weather-dependent, but generally, the flights will start around December 17 and continue through the end of the January 2013. [...]
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Low-flying Aircraft to Count Deer in Northeast Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is advising residents and hunters in the northeast region of the state that biologists will be using a low-flying helicopter to conduct aerial deer surveys in the coming weeks. Flight dates are weather-dependent, but generally, the flights will start around December 17 and continue through the end of the January 2013. [...]
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Prairie Storm, Gerber Knife Caption Contest Winner Announced
Response to the caption contest of me biting down on a Federal Prairie Storm round was outstanding.
At first, I thought I could pick a winner myself. Of course I preferred the ones that made me seem awesome and mythological, such as Duke123’s en…
December 14th, 2012
Mission Archery Introduces Two New Crossbows
Only three months after launching their first crossbow, the impressive MXB-360, Mission Archery, Inc. introduced two NEW crossbows to expand their MXB series. The new MXB-Tactical and MXB-320 were launched to an enthusiastic crowd at their Mathews/Mission Retailer Business Show last week in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The all new MXB-Tactical takes crossbow performance to the [...]
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CrossBreed Renews Sponsorship of SHWAT
Top quality holster manufacturer CrossBreed Holsters, LLC is proud to announce their renewed sponsorship of Special Hog Weapons and Tactics (SHWAT). When CrossBreed first signed on as a Founding Sponsor, SHWAT looked like a good concept. Almost a year later, its presence online is where tactical shooting sports and hog hunting intersect. Based on the [...]
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SHWAT is Tactical Hog Hunting
“SHWAT” stands for Special Hog Weapons and Tactics and in the last 30 days SHWAT.com hit 10,000+ pageviews! Not bad for only being online less than twelve months! Given that there are at least four MILLION feral hogs in this country, and those numbers are growing daily, it’s little wonder that tactical hog hunting is [...]
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Video: Caught in the Midst of an Epic Buck Battle
Matt Shaw likely has a crazier story to tell than most other hunters his age. During a hunt in Oregon, Shaw and his buddies were tracking a buck that they had previously seen chasing a doe. As they set up below the crest of a hill, they spotted pair of antlers posturing over the ridge. [...]
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Michigan DNR Names Hunter Education Instructor of the Year
Richard Woodbury of Hart, Mich., has been named the 2012 Volunteer Hunter Education Instructor of the Year by the Department of Natural Resources. DNR Director Keith Creagh presented Woodbury with a commemorative plaque in recognition of the award at Thursday’s regular monthly meeting of the December Natural Resources Commission meeting in Lansing. Woodbury, who started [...]
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MUCC Praises Michigan Legislature for Passing Wolf Bill
SB 1350 Promotes Sound Science for Wolf Management The Michigan House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 1350 on Wednesday, which designates wolves a game species in Michigan. The bill authorizes the Natural Resources Commission to create a wolf hunting season and establishes an advisory board to examine wolf management options. The bill now awaits the [...]
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Google Donates $5 Million to Help Create Poacher-Catching Drones
Google answers your questions, handles your email, and now it helps catch big-game poachers in Africa and Asia. The massive search engine donated $5 million dollars to the World Wildlife Fund, which is starting a drone program to catch poachers. …
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Georgia’s January Public Meetings Will Discuss 2013-2015 Hunting Regulations
Hunters and other interested citizens are invited to attend any of eight upcoming public meetings regarding the development of hunting regulations for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 hunting seasons. These meetings, sponsored by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division, are specifically designed to give the public a chance to provide input in the development [...]
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Alligator Populations in Alabama
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) can be found in ponds, lakes, canals, rivers, swamps, and bayous, but it mostly lives in coastal marshes. Alligators prefer water that is 80 to 92 F, but adults have been found in areas where temperatures reach well below that range. They can live 70 to 100 years. Alligators are [...]
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Wyoming Landmark, Family Business, Wildlife Conserved
MISSOULA, Mont. – The Nature Conservancy in Wyoming and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation have partnered to conserve a northeast Wyoming landmark with two conservation easements [...]
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In Idaho: McDermott Should Go, Summit a Waste of Tax Dollars
Let me make a few things clear for readers. I am an independent writer. I am owned by no one. I owe no one. My [...]
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Eighteen-year-old Survives Shotgun Blast to the Head on Pheasant Hunt
It was a father’s worst nightmare. Eighteen-year-old Ryan Rearick was simply standing in the wrong place at the wrong time when he took 15 pellets of birdshot to the back of the head from his father’s shotgun as the pair and their dog were pheasant hunting in Iowa this past Saturday. The father, Christopher Rearick, [...]
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Chicago’s latest contribution to NRA
This is for attorney fees incurred while winning the main attorneys’ fees award. Steve Halbrook emails that, seeing as Rahm Emanuel is becoming a regular contributor, they should at least send him a hat….
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Open Thread – December 14, 2012
Please use this open thread to post your information, comments and ideas about issues not covered in articles published on the Black Bear Blog. Thank [...]
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