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GMS® Partners with Tex-Star Wildlife Services

Steve Remington — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:22:50 +0000

***NEWS RELEASE***

GMS® Partners with Tex-Star Wildlife Services

WACO, Texas — Designers of the No. 1 Tool in Game Management — GMS® is proud to announce it has partnered with Tex-Star Wildlife Services to offer full-service wildlife consultant services to its customers. As part of the all-new service, Tex-Star will provide hands-on guidance and instruction for large and small hunting operations as well as breeder operations to optimize the wildlife and habitat potential of customers’ properties.

“Our GMS technology is a tremendous tool in successful game management, but we want to also make sure our customers have the benefit of experience and knowledge which can help them achieve the best results for their wildlife program,” says Mike Owens, co-owner of GMS. “A lot of property owners or ranch managers have an idea of what they want, but they need guidance on how to get from Point A to Point B. Tex-Star can give them the guidance they need.”

Through GMS, the Tex-Star wildlife consultant services include: micro- and macro-game management, livestock and habitat management, watering facilities, supplemental feeding, record keeping, budgets, census-keeping, predator control, food plot management, fence layout and construction, harvest recommendations, brush management, land acquisition and many more.

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Virus Detected in Illinois’ White Tailed Deer Population

Steve Remington — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:35:33 +0000

This just in…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 2007

Virus Detected in Illinois’ White Tailed Deer Population

Animal Health Officials Say Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease is Deadly to Deer, but Poses no Risk to Humans

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – An outbreak of an acute, infectious virus that kills white-tailed deer has been detected in Illinois, the state Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources reported today.

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), an often-fatal virus that causes high fever and severe internal bleeding, has been confirmed in captive deer herds in Franklin and Randolph counties. It also is the suspected cause of death in wild deer in at least 28 counties throughout central and southern Illinois.

North Dakato Questions Ethical Hunting - Proposed Ban

Steve Remington — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:38:51 +0000

Thanks to Rick for reporting the news out of North Dakota. A proposed ballot initiative would ban private hunting preserves throughout the state of North Dakota. Currently preserves allow hunters to come in, pay a good chunk of change, and then hunt in a fenced in area. Of course, there are people now crying out about unethical hunting practices and wish to shut this practice down.

The debate goes on. This is big news and as you can see is hitting the blogs online.

My only question to those reading is how ethical is it for the farmer to slaughter the cow out back behind the barn to sell to the market? Do we shut down all the meat factories? Maybe we should refocus a bit on what is hunting? and what is killing for meat?

Free Hunting Licenses to Returning Soldiers

Steve Remington — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:30:08 +0000

Now that’s the spirit! Soldiers who reside in the state of Minnesota and are returning home from service overseas (past 2 yrs) are eligible for free hunting and fishing licenses from the Minnesota DNR.

“Many Minnesota soldiers have put their hunting and fishing trips on hold while they serve abroad,” said Mark Holsten, DNR commissioner. “The free license is a small way we can recognize their sacrifice, welcome them home, and extend an opportunity to be with friends and family in Minnesota’s great outdoors.”

Kudos!