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  • February 9, 2012

    British Police on Lookout for Wolfman

    --Chad Love

  • January 13, 2012

    Georgia Bill May Allow Hunters to Use Silencers

    --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?

  • January 13, 2012

    Illinois Passes "Roadkill Bill"

    --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.

  • January 11, 2012

    Cougar Season Coming to Nebraska?

    --Chad Love

    Field & Stream’s Wild Chef extraordinaire, David Draper, has blogged about some pretty non-mainstream fare in the past, but might we soon be seeing him top that by whipping up a home-state batch of...cougar steaks? Maybe, if the state of Nebraska decides to open a mountain lion season. Mmmmm, tasty cougar...
 

    From this story on omaha.com

    Nebraska’s wildlife agency wants its ducks in a row in case it needs to declare open season on mountain lions. A bill introduced Tuesday in the Nebraska Legislature would allow the Game and Parks Commission to set a season and sell permits to hunt the state’s largest wild predator.

  • January 6, 2012

    KS May Nix Hunting and Fishing License Exemption for Seniors

    --Chad Love

    In an age of reduced funding sources, declining hunter participation, and increases in the average age of hunters, can cash-strapped state wildlife agencies afford to continue offering exemptions to hunting and fishing licenses? That's the issue facing Kansas as its wildlife department prepares to ask the state legislature to eliminate the state's senior citizen exemption for hunting and fishing licenses.

    From this story in the Wichita Eagle:
    Kansas senior citizens could be required to buy hunting and fishing licenses after this year. For decades, residents 65 and over have been exempt from the annual permits that currently sell for about $18 each. Chris Tymeson of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Commission said Thursday that the agency will ask the Legislature to remove the exemption.

  • December 29, 2011

    Special NJ Nighttime Coyote Hunt Starts Next Monday

    --Chad Love

    Hot on the heels of New jersey's contentious, litigious and largely successful bear season comes the Garden State's first special nighttime coyote hunt.

    From this story on newjerseynewsroom.com:

    First it was the black bears, now it’s coyotes. Beginning next Monday, New Jersey will permit hunters to shoot the wolves on the spot for a special hunting season. The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife estimates more than five thousand coyotes are running wild around in the Garden State. Biologist Andrew Burnett says they usually prey on rodents and rabbits, but can easily attack small pets, alarming many residents and pet owners.

  • December 21, 2011

    Virginia to Begin Charging Non-Hunters, Anglers for Access to Public Land

    --Chad Love

  • November 29, 2011

    Miami Artist Accused of Smuggling Animal Parts for Taxidermy Projects

    --Chad Love

    Here's one from the "Shoulda Stuck With The Jackalope" files. A Miami, Florida man is accused of illegally smuggling animal parts from all over the globe so he could fashion them into taxidermy "art."

    From this story in Palm Beach Sun-Sentinel:

    Miami Beach sculptor Enrique Gomez De Molina fashions bird beaks, antelope hooves and other wildlife parts into fanciful animals and calls it art. Federal prosecutors call it a felony. De Molina has been charged with wildlife smuggling for allegedly importing a vast range of protected animal parts from China, Indonesia, Bali, Thailand and the Philippines into the United States for a highly profitable art business.

  • November 21, 2011

    Tight Funds: Economy Keeps Some Alabama Hunters Out of the Field

    --Chad Love

    The tough economy is adversely affecting the ability of many Alabama hunters to pursue their favorite activity.

    From this story on al.com:

    These are hard times for many Alabamians. The state's gun deer season opened Saturday minus a large number of hunters who wanted to be there. Deer hunting -- specifically hunting in a club -- costs money. For many hunters, that expense was just too much this time around.

    All walks of life hunt deer but never doubt that in Alabama it is an activity driven primarily by the lower to middle income crowd. When so many are jobless or struggling just to make the house payment spending the family money on a luxury such as joining a hunting club couldn't be justified. The signs of economic tough times for hunters are everywhere.

  • November 3, 2011

    Scientists Discover Extinct Mammal Closely Resembles Squirrels

    --Chad Love

    Ever wonder why squirrels are such feisty little critters, relative to their size? As it turns out, it might all be in the genes...

    From this story on CNN:

    As suggested in the "Ice Age" movies, some crazy-looking creatures roamed the planet millions of years ago. But there is a large gap in the fossil record from about 60 million to 120 million years ago when it comes to mammals in South America. Where were they, and what did they look like?

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