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[Idaho] F&G Perpetuates Ignorance with Misinformation

*Editor’s Note* – The following is an article from The Outdoorsman, Bulletin #44 for June 2011. It is republished here by permission of the author. Read the Truth about Hydatid Disease in Humans By George Dovel On Page 3 of the January 2005 Outdoorsman, I described how Hydatid disease in tapeworm eggs spread by wolves [...]

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USSAF Submits Comments to Remove Western Great Lakes Wolves From ESA Protection

From the U.S. Sportsman’s Alliance: (Columbus, OH) – The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation (USSAF) and a group of state sportsmen’s organizations have submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for returning recovered wolf populations in the Western Great Lakes region to state management. Western Great Lakes wolves are currently on the Endangered Species [...]

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EPA Gives Money to Environmental Groups so They Can Sue the EPA

I’ve talked about this asinine phenomenon before but here’s just another example of how either crooked or completely stupid our government is…..or a combination of both. Investors Business Daily tells us that the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), headed up by Lisa Jackson, a left-over puppet of New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, gives money to [...]

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RMEF to Fund Wisconsin Conservation, Education Projects

MISSOULA, Mont.–Relocating elk and improving habitat in the Clam Lake area, plus sponsoring numerous youth education initiatives across Wisconsin, are the main themes in a list of 2011 grants for Wisconsin from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. All together, the new RMEF grants total $ $52,111 and affect 24 counties: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Columbia, [...]

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Would You Know “Good Science” if it Jumped Up and Bit You in the Face?

Oh, for crying out loud! Does the editorial staff of the Idaho Statesman really think they know what it is that they call “good science“? They are calling on, “Idaho officials to show that they can make judicious decisions that ensure a balance between wolf and big-game populations.” At the same time they declare that [...]

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Sign Petition Requesting That AG Holder Be Fired

*Editor’s Note* Below is an email being sent to NRA members asking them to sign a petition seeking the firing of Attorney General Eric Holder for his handling of gun issues involved at the U.S. and Mexico borders. The information provided in this email may or may not reflect the views of this author and/or [...]

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Of Wolves and Junk Science

Guest blog by Toby Bridges Republished with permission from the author. The original article can be found at Lobo Watch. July 2011 It is now very apparent that when plans were first being made to bring wolves back into the Northern Rockies, knowledgeable “wolf scientists” must have been extremely rare – and extremely far and [...]

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More Canine Diseases to Worry About

Hat tip to reader “James” for the link. *Scroll for Updates* For those following this blog, we have learned of over 30 different diseases carried by wolves (canines), some of them potentially deadly. I don’t have any good news to report on that front. Only bad. Veterinary Practice News is reporting an outbreak of Bubonic [...]

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How American Children are Taught to Hate Humanity

I would not wish to take away from this woman’s message, however, it is not right to use such a broad brush in painting “all” children, “all” teachers, all, all, all, as propagators of unsubstantiated information given to our children as being incorrect, agenda-driven information. I understand the desire of the speaker to get their [...]

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Well, You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd

Yes, I took the photo at an elk ranch but it’s still very cool! Click to Enlarge Related ArticlesRain, Rain: Deja Vu All Over Again (16)USFWS Public Meeting in Augusta, Maine Should Be Labeled as Political Charade (1)Winter Kill Moose (3)Milt’s Corner – Bringing Home the Meat (2)Milt’s Corner – Bald Eagle With a Broken [...]

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Implementing Agenda 21 – Sustainable Development and the Final Assault on American Freedoms

It is only a mystery to the most ignorant and uninformed of Americans that the final frontier that holds any semblance of American liberty exists in what’s left of rural America. Obama is launching a final assault on the rural America that is a threat to his agenda with Executive Order #13575 – Establishment of [...]

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Understanding the Declaration of Independence

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When The Lights Go Down in the City……

A reader sent me this link (thank you!) and like the reader, I chuckled too. The video is a commercial for Hefty garbage bags but it is also a loaded commentary, as well as humorous and entertaining. No names mentioned but both the reader and myself thought that perhaps this might have been one of [...]

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Bang Up Fourth of July

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Lost Maine Cousins Found, Warden Service Picks up Tab

A happy outcome is the result this time when two girls, ages 15 and 12, got lost in the woods behind their residence in Hancock County. By all accounts it appears that the Maine Warden Service, along with their K-9s, Hancock County Sheriff’s Department and Maine State Police did an exemplary job in conducting a [...]

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ATF Agents Shoots Himself During Talk Before Crowd of People

And then tries to act like he is waaaay too cool about it. Related ArticlesCBS News: “Project Gunrunner” Scandal (1)It Is Something To Sneeze At (1)The Tuscon Massacre and the Knee-Jerk Jerks (3)Get Your Outdoor World Headlines At CamoUnderground (0)Getting Your Gun Off…….Your Face! (2)Shooting Technique Not Highly Recommended (1)Shooting the 3-Barrel Rapid-Fire Pole Cannon [...]

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God Bless America

Thanks Bob for the link!! Related ArticlesWhen The Lights Go Down in the City…… (2)The Dark Side of the Humane Society of the United States (4)The Day Grand Rapids Fought Back (1)A Little “Kinetic Predator Control” Anyone? (3)The Ultimate Dog Tease (0)Wolf Howl Blues or Kitchen Prison Blues (4)The Power of Words (2)

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10 Million People Put in Danger to Protect Piping Plovers?

There are many things wrong with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and perhaps the current flooding of the Missouri River that has left more than 10 million people living under the threat of life and destruction of property is the most despicable result of the abuse of that ACT. It is no longer a question [...]

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Out of Commission

I am very, very sick today. Started last night. Perhaps later I’ll feel like doing something. Most Commented PostsAutopsy Pretty Much Rules Out Candice Berner’s Death Anything But Wolves (432)When A Knave Calls Out Knaves (398)Pray, Montana Suffers Massive Wolf Kills On Elk Herd (382)Idaho Governor Whines and Signs (349)McCain Picks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. [...]

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When Bad Brains and Poor Looks Marry

A good old boy from Tenessee is sitting at home alone when he hears a knock on the front door. There are two sheriff’s deputies there. He asks if there is a problem. One of the deputies asks if he is married, and if so, can he see a picture of his wife. The guy [...]

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The Comments Section

Just so readers know, I have been having issues within the comment section; tons of SPAM comments. We have been tweaking and as a result, some of you may have noticed that your comments got hung up in the moderation folder waiting for me to approve them. I appreciate your patience as I work through [...]

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RMEF Commits $150K to Arizona Wildfire Measures

MISSOULA, Mont.–Drawing funds from local as well as national coffers, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation today committed $150,000 in support for wildfire mitigation measures in Arizona. The RMEF funding is a response to two emergency proposals from the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD). One project will supply livestock feed and hay to private landowners [...]

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Opposition to Maine’s LD563 a Constitutional Amendment for Funding MDIFW

Below is one person’s reasons for opposing the passage of Maine’s LD563, being heard before the Maine Senate today. If it passes, it will go to a referendum vote in the fall. Please also see this link for more information on LD563. ~~~~~ Greetings: I am forwarding information regarding bill LD 563-(RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment [...]

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Dr. Charles Kay: “Only Two Solutions to Problems With Livestock Depredation and Wolves”

*Scroll for Update* On July 9, 2011, Dr. Charles Kay will be a guest speaker at a “Free Barbecue Dinner” event in City Park in Salmon, Idaho, sponsored by Idaho for Wildlife. It appears that as posters were being distributed and emails exchanged and whatever methods were employed to pass the word of the event, [...]

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His and Her Diaries From the Same Day

Via Critter News Ahhhhh! Preciously Precise! Her Diary: Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a nice restaurant for dinner. I was shopping with my friends all day long, so I thought he was upset at the fact that I was a bit late, but he made [...]

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Maine Senate Today Will Vote on LD563 – Funding for IFW

The Maine House voted a super majority for LD563, a bill that will take a percentage of the sales and use tax and ship it over to the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Today the Senate will take up that vote where it also requires a two-thirds majority of votes to pass. Should this [...]

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Eagle Hunting Mountain Goats

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Deer Fawn in Top of Powerlines Causes Outage

The North American Whitetail website has some information of a newly born fawn deer found high up on a power line, dead and having caused a power outage. The report surmises the fawn was dropped after becoming fodder for an eagle. The comments section offers more information about eagles. Related ArticlesEagle Hunting Mountain Goats (2)RMEF [...]

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Iowa’s Most Unusual Deer Antler Trophy

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Old Fisherman

Via Critter News A guy is 73 years old and loves to fish. He was sitting in his boat the other day when he heard a voice say, ‘Pick me up.’ He looked around and couldn’t see anyone. He thought he was dreaming when he heard the voice again say, ‘Pick me up.’ He looked [...]

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