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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.

Unarmed Montana Man Wins Battle With Bear

Steve Remington — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:03:38 +0000

Ready, Aim, Fire!

“When an unarmed Montana man was confronted by a large black bear trying to claw its way into his camper vent last week, he had to think fast. Grabbing a can of aerosol bug spray and a lighter, he created an improvised—but quite effective—flame-thrower, blasting the bruin in the face and causing it to flee.”

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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!

Should University Staff Members Be Allowed to Carry on Campus?

Steve Remington — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:31:20 +0000

Reminded by the Virginia Tech shootings we all ask ourselves more guns? less guns? Is it a matter of enforcing current laws? Amending old laws? The point of the matter is our 2nd Amendment rights should not be infringed upon. The NRA points us to an article today at wset.com where people believe allowing University staff and students to carry firearms is the way to safer campuses.

Again, I hear the outcries of the anti-gun advocates in the background. But could there have been some lives saved at Virginia Tech if students and Professors were allowed to defend themselves which is clearly spelled out in the U.S. Constitution?

Another thing that comes to mind is 9/11. If pilots and flight attendants were allowed to carry weapons on board could they have prevented the planes from hitting the Twin Towers and the Pentagon? Could lives have been saved using guns? Most agree that it would, as self defense is a God given right.

Ohio Councilman Fined For Drowning Squirrels

Steve Remington — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:18:53 +0000

WOOSTER — A Smithville councilman admitted last month he illegally trapped squirrels and drowned them at the village park.

David E. Zimmerman, 66, of 150 W. Main St., pleaded guilty to seven wildlife violations filed in Wayne County Municipal Court by Ohio Wildlife Officer Eric Ucker. Zimmerman was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling $675.

This is hilarious not because squirrels suffered a horrible death but because this hits main stream media. Though I am NOT against drowning squirrels (tongue in cheek), what on Earth is this guy doing? I can hear the outcries of the animal rights activists in the distance.

So why did Zimmerman wish death upon the cute cuddly animals… (ugly rat with a bushy tail)?

Despite his guilty plea, Zimmerman, in a Friday voice mail message said, “I have serious concern as do other residents in our area about the integrity of the system and its staff, considering the couple squirrels and the damage they inflected on our property and other surrounding properties.

“In our immediate neighborhood, the squirrels have entered the attic areas (of businesses and residences) and chewed off wiring that have made immediate repairs necessary,” he continued.

OK first off I don’t really care. What’s the difference if you trap rats with cheese and snap their brittle necks when they come to take a bite? Nothing. What actually bothered me most was this next piece.

“Once the squirrels were dead, Mr. Zimmerman disposed of them in the stream,” according to Ucker’s report.

He could have at least put them in a trash bag, tied it off, and sent it straight to the local dump. Why in the water supply? Anyway, thought you all would get a chuckle out of this…

Rudy Giuliani on Gun Control and the NRA - 1995

Steve Remington — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:26:29 +0000

For those following the political race leading straight up the steps to the White House know Rudy Giuliani (R) is running for the Presidency of the United States in ‘08. We should learn not only where our candidates stand today on the issues but where they lined up in the past. This video is a 2 minute clip back in 1995 where Giuliani speaks his mind not only on gun control but about the NRA.

I wonder if Giuliani knew then if he would be running for President now. Highly doubt it.

Cheers!

Maine Groups Join In Lawsuit Against U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service

Steve Remington — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:03:27 +0000

“Three Maine conservation groups joined 18 others nationwide in a lawsuit filed against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to force them to designate over 10,000 square miles of Maine forest as critical Canada lynx habitat. In addition to Maine, a total of 8,000 additional acres in Minnesota, Idaho, Montana and Washington would also be designated. This suit comes on the heels of a recent announcement by USFWS that they will revisit the previous ruling exempting much of this land as critical lynx habitat after possible improper dealings within the department.

The three Maine groups joining the suit are Restore: The North Woods, Natural Resources Council of Maine and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine. A successful lawsuit would stop two property development projects in Maine.”

Article By Tom Remington