By Chad Love

Predator hunters in Virginia won't be able to shoot coyotes on Sundays after a bill was shot down, in convincing fashion, in the state Senate.

From this story on newsadvance.com:
A bill that would have allowed coyotes to be hunted on Sunday failed decisively in the state Senate Wednesday after rural lawmakers argued its real effect would open the door to hunting other animals on Sunday. Sen. Tom Garrett, R-Louisa County, argued the bill was intended to control prolific and voracious predators that have killed many pets and farm animals, leading to a bounty on their heads in 18 counties. [ Read Full Post ]

By Chad Love

Two Oklahoma teenagers tried to run over a coyote with their truck and ended up rolling it instead, according to a police report.

From this story in the Tulsa World: 
Medics transported two Claremore teenagers to a Tulsa hospital after they reportedly tried to run over a coyote. According to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report, Paden Begley, 17, was driving a 1989 dodge truck north on Sunday on old Oklahoma 88 when he saw a coyote running through a sod farm field. Begley then reportedly turned the truck into the field to try to run over the coyote, according to the OHP. The report states that the "coyote took evasive action," and Begley turned the truck sharply to follow the coyote, causing the truck to roll.
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By Bob Marshall

Must reading for sportsmen and other conservationists: The draft report of the latest National Climate Assessment.

The Global Change Research Act of 1990 requires an assessment report at least every four years. It is put together by the 60-member federal National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee, whose work was reviewed by the National Academies of Science. [ Read Full Post ]

By David E. Petzal

Back in the 1970s, Uncle Robert Brister told me that one of the most useful things any big-game hunter could own was a binocular in the 15x60 range. He said he never went elk hunting without one, and because I always did everything he said, I rushed right out and bought a Zeiss porro prism glass in 15x60 and it was exactly as he said, a highly specialized but invaluable tool if the circumstances were right.  Of course, like a jerk, I sold them some years later, but recently I traded a lot of stuff and coughed up some cash and got another big glass in the same power range. [ Read Full Post ]

By David Draper

Back in the late 1980s, I was wearing flannel before anyone even heard of Pearl Jam, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I’m at the forefront of food fashion as well, at least according to the Food Channel list of what food trends will be hot in 2013. In fact, I’m betting most Wild Chef readers are ahead of the trend that says smoking will be the next big thing in the restaurant scene. Firing up the smoker is just one of the many techniques we regularly rely on.
 
Over at Epicurious, it’s more of the same with their claim that the white-hot focus on all things below of the Mason-Dixon line will push even further south to Brazil, where churrascaria reigns. I will admit I was getting tired of food media hitting me with yet another recipe for the world’s best fried chicken and waffles, so reading about meat-centric Brazilian barbecue is definitely something to look forward to. [ Read Full Post ]