--Chad Love

The hunting trip of a lifetime ended up as every hunter's worst nightmare for four Mississippi hunters after all their gear was stolen on the way to the airport.

From this story on the clarionledger.com website:

Jacob Baldwin of Canton and three friends went to Texas earlier this month on the trophy deer hunt of a lifetime. Baldwin killed a 150-class buck and a wild hog, and one of his partners got a good buck.

"It was a great get-away trip - good friends, good hunting, great service at the lodge and everything - right up until we were getting ready to fly home," Baldwin said. "Then it went south in a hurry." Five miles from the San Antonio airport, the group stopped at a restaurant for a final taste of the area's local flavor before heading to the rental car return and a return flight to Jackson. By the time the last taco was eaten and the last swallow of cerveza taken, thieves had emptied their rental vehicle of everything.

--Chad Love

A bill in the Georgia state senate would allow hunters to use silencers. The debate will most likely not be as quiet.

From this story in the Atlanta Journal Constitution:

A Georgia Senate proposal would end the ban on silencers for hunting firearms. Senate Bill 301 is sponsored by Sen. John Bulloch, who says allowing hunters to use silencers would keep them from disturbing their neighbors. The Ochlocknee Republican says hunters would still have to have a federal permit to possess a silencer. The bill has been assigned to the Senate Natural Resources Committee, which Bulloch co-chairs. Sen. Ross Tolleson, a Republican from Perry who co-sponsored of the bill, is the committee's chairman.

Thoughts?

--Chad Love

If you're an Illinois resident, you may want to remember your shovel and rubber gloves next time you take a drive, just in case in you run across -- or over -- dinner. It's now perfectly legal.

From this story on kwqc.com:

There is a new law on the books in Illinois that you may not have heard much about. The so-called "roadkill bill" lets people take roadkill home with them and salvage the pelts, even meat. At least 14 states have laws relating to roadkill. The Illinois law took effect in October, and it's become a popular way to make use out of the animals with a not-so-fortunate fate. Motorists can pick up the animals they hit or find alongside the road and salvage them for fur or food. "The animals are going to go to waste if they're laying on the side of the road. Just like anything else, if someone can utilize it so it doesn't go to waste that's a benefit," said Sgt. Laura Petreikis, Illinois Department of Natural Resources.