Governor Michael Rounds of South Dakota has signed the SD Firearms Freedom Act into law. This brings to five the number of states that have enacted FFAs – Montana with the original, followed by clones of the MFFA in Tennessee, Utah, Wyoming and South Dakota.
FFA-watchers now turn to Oklahoma, Alaska and Idaho where other [...]
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March 13th, 2010
South Dakota Governor Signs “Firearms Freedom Act” Bill
March 12th, 2010
Wyoming Gov. Signs “Firearms Freedom Act” Bill
On Thursday, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal signed the Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act, making Wyoming the fourth state to enact an FFA.
The Governor of South Dakota is expected to sign the SDFFA soon.
The WFFA differs from the original Montana model in that it establishes potential state penalties for anyone arresting a Wyoming person making or selling [...]
March 12th, 2010
Autopsy Pretty Much Rules Out Candice Berner’s Death Anything But Wolves
Hat tip to reader “jes” for information contained in this article.
Perhaps the only question remaining is which wolf or group of wolves were responsible for the mauling death of 32-year old Candice Berner, who at the time of her death was living in Chignik Bay on the Alaska Peninsula. The autopsy, authorities say, along with [...]
March 12th, 2010
Spring Is Here
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Great Falls, Mont., Couple Receive RMEF’s Highest Honor
MISSOULA, Mont. – Walker S. “Buddy” Smith, Jr. and wife Tammie Lynne Smith of Great Falls, Mont., have received the highest honor given by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
The Wallace Fennell Pate Wildlife Conservation Award honors contributions of lasting significance to the benefit of elk, other wildlife and their habitat across North America. The award [...]
March 12th, 2010
Obama At The Bat
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Me Likey The Lynx
Here’s another shot of a Canada lynx taken in the proximity of where the previous photos of the lynx I have posted. You can find those shots here and here.
In this photo, please note the large feet, great for mastering the great snow depths. If you look closely, you’ll also noticed the all black tip [...]
March 12th, 2010
The Turtle Man
Catches snapping turtles in some places not fit for human intrusion.
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We The People
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Woodhaven Custom Calls – Scott Ellis Demonstrates New Energy Series
Scott Ellis is a contributing writer for our umbrella company Skinny Moose Media at U.S. Hunting Today.
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The Lynx Returns
Yesterday I posted a picture of a Canada lynx captured on a trail camera. With a little “coaxing” the lynx returned to the same site and got his picture taken again. This is somewhere in the deep wilderness of Maine.
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Tree Ring Climate Data Out – Shellfish Climate Date In
Oxygen isotopes in clamshells may provide the most detailed record yet of global climate change, according to a team of scientists who studied a haul of ancient Icelandic molluscs.
Most measures of palaeoclimate provide data on only average annual temperatures, says William Patterson, an isotope chemist at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada, and lead [...]
March 10th, 2010
PBS’ Wolf Poll
Do you believe wolves in the Northern Rockies require federal protection? Vote now!
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March 10th, 2010
Panel Roundtable: Canadian Gray Wolf Introduction into Yellowstone
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*Editor’s Note:* Following is no doubt the most candid discussion you will find anywhere in North America today about predators and their diseases. The discussion surrounds the introduction of the gray wolf to the Greater Yellowstone area and the impact this has had on not only the ecosystem but economically, socially and in [...]
March 10th, 2010
If It Looks Like A Duck…….
*Editors Note* – Following is perhaps one of the best “rants” of all time. I have had my share from time to time and I usually end up making little sense. I received this in an email exchanged and like it enough that I asked the person who wrote it if I could post it. [...]
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Canada Lynx Captured On Film In Maine
The below picture is of a Canada lynx captured on a trail camera somewhere in the deep woods of Maine.
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An Easily Understandable Explanation of Derivative Markets
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Or, how the Government screws you, rewards its cronies and it’s all business as usual.
Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit.
She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize her bar. To solve this problem, she comes up with new [...]
March 10th, 2010
Will Graves’ Comments To Environmental Quality Council On Hydatid Disease
The following is a copy of Will Graves’ remarks to the Montana Legislatures’ Environmental Quality Council about wolf worms or echinococcus granulosus and other related diseases. For those interested, earlier I post similar comments made by Gary Marbut of Montana Shooting Sports Association.
Environmental Quality Council
Helena, Montana, 59620
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Council;
This [...]
March 10th, 2010
Artificial Stupidity
By Thomas Sowell
“People are all born ignorant but they are not born stupid. Much of the stupidity we see today is induced by our educational system, from the elementary schools to the universities. In a high-tech age that has seen the creation of artificial intelligence by computers, we are also seeing the creation of artificial [...]
March 10th, 2010
Elk Callers from 8 States Medal in World Championships
RENO, Nev. – Amateur and professional elk callers from eight states – California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington – have medaled in the RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships for 2010.
Competition concluded March 6 in Reno, Nev., held as part of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s 26th Annual Elk Camp & Hunting, [...]
March 10th, 2010
Woman Killed In Alaska. Possible Wolf Attack
Thirty-two-year old Candice Berner had just moved from Pennsylvania to a small town on the Alaska peninsula about 475 southwest of Anchorage. Her dead body was discovered on a road by a passerby. It is believed but not confirmed that she was attacked and killed by a wolf or wolves. An autopsy is being performed.
Tom [...]
March 10th, 2010
“Wolf Worms” And Other Wolf-Born Diseases
The following is a copy of the written testimony submitted to the Montana Legislature by Gary Marbut, President of the Montana Shooting Sports Association, in regards to information provided about Echinococcus Granulosus. (Similar comments made by Will Graves, author of “Wolves in Russia: Anxiety Through the Ages“, can be read here.)
March 7, 2010
Environmental Quality Council
Re: [...]
March 9th, 2010
We Have To Pass Obamacare To See What’s In The Bill
I’m sure that when the founding fathers labored relentlessly for days, weeks and months to pound out a system of government of the people and by the people, this is exactly what Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, Ben Franklin, George Washington and all the rest had in mind.
And by God this certainly deserves the [...]
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We Have To Pass Obamacare To See What’s In The Bill
I’m sure that when the founding fathers labored relentlessly for days, weeks and months to pound out a system of government of the people and by the people, this is exactly what Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, Ben Franklin, George Washington and all the rest had in mind.
And by God this certainly deserves the [...]
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My Science Is Best Because I’m Better Than You Are
One of the problems we face today is the vast separation between the elitist intellectuals and the rest of the normal world. Science is a fascinating field and part of what makes it work is the open discussion of facts and theories. What happens when the “common man” decides to get involved in the debate?
I [...]
March 9th, 2010
Global Warming Will Destroy Us All Because Of Talk Radio
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I guess if the “settled science” that had determined that man-made global warming was destroying the planet earth is no longer deemed reliable to support the scam, then let’s blame someone or something else.
True to form, the warming fear mongers side step truth if divert attention away from the problem. Sen. John [...]
March 8th, 2010
What Has Happened And Will Happen To Our Ecosystems Thanks To Wolves
In studies conducted in Canada on the effects of wolves on ungulates and the ecosystem in general, we find that wolves are destructive (no surprise here) and this study gives a look into a sort of crystal ball as to what the lower 48 states have to look forward to as environmentalist clamor to promote [...]
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The Environmentalist
Posted by Tom Remington on March 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Thomas Sowell wrote: “People are all born ignorant but they are not born stupid. Much of the stupidity we see today is induced by our educational system, from the elementary schools to the universities.” He also said that one of the problems with education today is that what our educational institutions were created for, [...]
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