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(Columbus) – Microsoft has rejected a U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance request to abandon its partnership with the nation’s leading anti-hunting organization.
Microsoft, the software giant, will make a $100,000 donation to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and is partnering with the group on a pilot program called the i’m Initiative. Through the new program, whenever a Windows Live Messenger user has a conversation using i’m, Microsoft will give a portion of the program’s advertising revenue to one of ten organizations selected by the user. The HSUS is one of the choices, and there is no limit to the amount of money that can be donated.
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, the nation’s leading sportsmen’s advocacy organization, has urged Microsoft to end its support of HSUS, but the company refused. According to Microsoft representative Tara Kriese, Microsoft believes the i’m Initiative is “a great way to enable people to help causes that are important to them.”
“Microsoft is going to pour hundreds of thousands of dollars, probably more, into an organization that recently issued a manifesto that targets hunting for extinction,” said USSA President Bud Pidgeon. “If there was ever a time for sportsmen to take grassroots action, this is it.”
Sportsmen should contact Microsoft and demand that its financial support of HSUS be terminated. Contact Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft, 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: (425) 882-8080. Fax: (425) 936-7329.
The Humane Society of the United States opposes all animal use, including trapping, hunting and fishing. It was a key player in the campaigns to outlaw dove hunting in Michigan, trapping in California, and black bear hunting in Colorado. The organization has created a hit list of hunting traditions that it hopes to dismantle, including bear hunting and hunting with hounds.
“The HSUS already has a multi-million dollar budget that it invests in legislative and ballot campaigns to ban trapping and hunting,” said Pidgeon. “The partnership that it has formed with Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox, will allow the organization to make money hand over fist, and continue to fund efforts to ban outdoor sports.”
Sportsmen can make a difference in an issue like this. Companies such as Iams, General Mills, Accor Hotels, Pet Safe, Sears, and Ace Hardware ended relationships with HSUS after thousands of sportsmen levied strong protest.
In 2002, Jeep raised the ire of sportsmen when it aired a blatantly, anti-hunting commercial called the “Deer Hunter.” After a flood of sportsmen’s contacts, Jeep pulled the commercial in three days.
Tags: Anti Hunters, Animal Rights Activists ,Microsoft, Bill Gates, HSUS
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Another Monster Hog Bites the Dust
The newswires around the world are hot with the story of a 11 year old boy in Alabama having shot a 1,051 pound monster hog.
I am sure Phillip Loughlin over at The Hog Blog would be all over this story if he would not be a busy chasing wild hog at the Tejon Ranch this week. Can’t wait for him to come back tomorrow and tell us all about it.
From the CNN to the rather anti hunting Fox News and on to Canada’s CTV News and then over to Australia’s News.com, every news station and blogger around the world reports about the “Boy bags a monster hog. So it’s only fitting that I join the fold.
While the story of “Hogzilla” is made into a horror movie as we speak that monster pig is about to be put to shame by an 11 year old boy. Jamison Stone from Alabama hunted with his father in in Delta on the 2,500-acre Lost Creek Plantation. He shot the hog with a Smith & Wesson .500 Revolver, quite the cannon for a little kid don’t you think. Once the hog was down trees had to be cut down and a backhoe brought in to bring Jamison's prize out of the woods.
It was hauled on a truck to the Clay County Farmers Exchange in Lineville, where Jeff Kinder said they used his scale, which was recently calibrated, to weigh the hog.
Kinder, who didn't witness the weigh-in, said he was baffled to hear the reported weight of 1,051 pounds because his scale — an old, manual style with sliding weights — only measures to the nearest 10.
"I didn't quite understand that," he said.
Mike Stone said the scale balanced one notch past the 1,050-pound mark, and he thought it meant a weight of 1,051 pounds.
"It probably weighed 1,060 pounds. We were just afraid to change it once the story was out," he said.
The hog's head is now being mounted on an extra-large foam form by Cunningham of Jerry's Taxidermy in Oxford. Cunningham said the animal measured 54 inches around the head, 74 inches around the shoulders and 11 inches from the eyes to the end of its snout.
Mike Stone is having sausage made from the rest of the animal. "We'll probably get 500 to 700 pounds," he said.
Tags: Wild Hog, Hogzilla, Monster Hog, Hog Hunting, News, Smith & Wesson, Revolver, Jamison Stone, Alabama, Lost Creek Plantation
I am sure Phillip Loughlin over at The Hog Blog would be all over this story if he would not be a busy chasing wild hog at the Tejon Ranch this week. Can’t wait for him to come back tomorrow and tell us all about it.
From the CNN to the rather anti hunting Fox News and on to Canada’s CTV News and then over to Australia’s News.com, every news station and blogger around the world reports about the “Boy bags a monster hog. So it’s only fitting that I join the fold.
While the story of “Hogzilla” is made into a horror movie as we speak that monster pig is about to be put to shame by an 11 year old boy. Jamison Stone from Alabama hunted with his father in in Delta on the 2,500-acre Lost Creek Plantation. He shot the hog with a Smith & Wesson .500 Revolver, quite the cannon for a little kid don’t you think. Once the hog was down trees had to be cut down and a backhoe brought in to bring Jamison's prize out of the woods.It was hauled on a truck to the Clay County Farmers Exchange in Lineville, where Jeff Kinder said they used his scale, which was recently calibrated, to weigh the hog.
Kinder, who didn't witness the weigh-in, said he was baffled to hear the reported weight of 1,051 pounds because his scale — an old, manual style with sliding weights — only measures to the nearest 10.
"I didn't quite understand that," he said.
Mike Stone said the scale balanced one notch past the 1,050-pound mark, and he thought it meant a weight of 1,051 pounds.
"It probably weighed 1,060 pounds. We were just afraid to change it once the story was out," he said.
The hog's head is now being mounted on an extra-large foam form by Cunningham of Jerry's Taxidermy in Oxford. Cunningham said the animal measured 54 inches around the head, 74 inches around the shoulders and 11 inches from the eyes to the end of its snout.
Mike Stone is having sausage made from the rest of the animal. "We'll probably get 500 to 700 pounds," he said.
Tags: Wild Hog, Hogzilla, Monster Hog, Hog Hunting, News, Smith & Wesson, Revolver, Jamison Stone, Alabama, Lost Creek Plantation
I’ll be back
Just to let you all know I have not abandoned this blog and my faithful readers. I caught a nasty intestinal virus infection that had me hospitalized over the weekend. I am a little better now but still have to gain strength. For three days I could not keep any food in my body for longer than two minutes. My diet consisted solely of water .Now I am craving stakes again and hope that in a day or two I am back to my old self.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Tennessee Passes Bill to Protect State Hunting Land
A Tennessee bill to ensure sportsmen’s access to state hunting lands has been signed into law.
Tennessee HB 145 requires the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) to open commensurate land within 12 months of the closure of any existing state hunting or fishing land. A ‘no net loss’ directive requires the opening of compensatory huntable land in the same area of the state if an area is closed to the sport.
The bill, which also specifies that lands managed by the TWRA be open to access and use for hunting and fishing, subject to existing rights, was signed by Gov. Phil Bredesen on May 7.
House Bill 145 passed the House of Representatives on April 18, 97 to 0, and the Senate on April 23, 30 to 0.
The bills are based on model legislation developed and promoted by the USSA. Several states, including Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi and West Virginia have recently passed ‘no net loss’ laws that protect state hunting land for future generations.
Tennessee HB 145 requires the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) to open commensurate land within 12 months of the closure of any existing state hunting or fishing land. A ‘no net loss’ directive requires the opening of compensatory huntable land in the same area of the state if an area is closed to the sport.
The bill, which also specifies that lands managed by the TWRA be open to access and use for hunting and fishing, subject to existing rights, was signed by Gov. Phil Bredesen on May 7.
House Bill 145 passed the House of Representatives on April 18, 97 to 0, and the Senate on April 23, 30 to 0.
The bills are based on model legislation developed and promoted by the USSA. Several states, including Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi and West Virginia have recently passed ‘no net loss’ laws that protect state hunting land for future generations.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Hot of the Press
Leave it to J.R. Absher of the Newshound to find the best stories. The Jig was up, is about a fisher that would not give in to the demands of crook brandishing a knife in front of man busy fishing.
I am not going to tell what happened next, you’ll have to go to the Newshound and read it for yourself. Let me just say this: Never upset a fisherman busy trying to catch fish! This is one of the best stories I read in a long time.
On a completely different subject. In the New York Times I read that America’s largest and oldest firearm maker, Remington Arms has been sold to Cerberus Capital Management, for $118 million.
What is going on in America? First Winchester Arms quits manufacturing firearms in America and now Remington is sold off to a company that has nothing in common with firearms or hunting.
Tags: Blog, News, Fishing, criminal, Remington, Winchester, Firearms, Gun Maker, America, New York Times, Newshound, J.R. Absher
I am not going to tell what happened next, you’ll have to go to the Newshound and read it for yourself. Let me just say this: Never upset a fisherman busy trying to catch fish! This is one of the best stories I read in a long time.
On a completely different subject. In the New York Times I read that America’s largest and oldest firearm maker, Remington Arms has been sold to Cerberus Capital Management, for $118 million.
What is going on in America? First Winchester Arms quits manufacturing firearms in America and now Remington is sold off to a company that has nothing in common with firearms or hunting.
Tags: Blog, News, Fishing, criminal, Remington, Winchester, Firearms, Gun Maker, America, New York Times, Newshound, J.R. Absher
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Eight random facts about me
This is a meme, don’t ask me to explain it, I haven’t got a clue what it is. Marian sent me an email saying that I am tagged and I should go to her blog and see what it is all about.
Looks like I have to post the meme rules, then tell you eight radom facts about me – Do I really want people to know the facts about me, letting out my deep hidden secrets?
The rules of this meme are:
Players start with 8 random facts about themselves. Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts. Players should tag eight other people and notify them that they have been tagged.
Now on to the 8 random facts. Let me see! Hmmm, Ah okay, here we go.
1.I have a deep dislike for anything politically correct, it reeks of communism, I don’t care really that people get offended, it’s part of life deal with it. Finding nicer words to say things is not the solution to any problem, provided there is a problem in the first place.
2. It drives me nuts when I hear hunters squabble about little petty differences, such as bowhunters v. crossbow hunters, QDM advocates v. meat hunters. Yet all the while we forget the real problems our sport faces coming from animal rights and anti hunters. If we would spend as much energy, time and effort to fight the animal rights and anti hunters as we do fighting among ourselves, the antis would be a thing of the past.
3. Even if I don’t show it as much as I probably should and don’t talk much about it, but the fact is that after 10 years marriage I am still madly in love with my wife, she is not only my wife but best friend too and the only person I really trust..
4. I really would like to make the time this fall and go hunting with everybody that invited me.
5. At heart I am a redneck, I mean this in a positive way, I like country music and country folks. They are in general much smarter than city folks.
6. I am a smoker and I do not feel the need to apologize for it or to hang my head in shame. People smoked fifty years ago and very rarely had people cancer. Today we have heavily polluted air and water, our food (meat, vegetables and fruit) is raised/grown with the aid of potentially deadly chemicals, hormones and other nasty stuff, but nobody talks much about that and the negative influence (cancer) it has on our health. Do I think smoking is good? No, but not every health problem can be blamed on smoking and the smokers.
7. When I started blogging about hunting there where only very few blogs on that subject. Today there are many more and I love to exchange experiences and wisdom with other hunters. It is for the same reason that I give seminars. If I am not hunting I like to hang out with hunters.
8. I am proud to be a member of a heritage (hunting) that is as old as humankind. At the same time I feel sorry for the anti hunters that have abandoned human nature and the ancestral roots, in exchange of wishful thinking and living in a make-believe world. This might be the reason why they are so angry and hostile toward others that don't share the same opinions.
There you have it, my deep dark secrets are now out in the open for the entire world to read. Now that’s over with whom shall I tag with this meme?
Oh I know!
1.Frank Baron
2.Hunting Wild Game / A way of Life
3.Hunt Smart Think Safety
4.Southern Adventures
5.Outdoor Odyssey
6.South Jersey Outdoors
7. The Shed Antler
8. FlyFish Fanatic
Looks like I have to post the meme rules, then tell you eight radom facts about me – Do I really want people to know the facts about me, letting out my deep hidden secrets?
The rules of this meme are:
Players start with 8 random facts about themselves. Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts. Players should tag eight other people and notify them that they have been tagged.
Now on to the 8 random facts. Let me see! Hmmm, Ah okay, here we go.
1.I have a deep dislike for anything politically correct, it reeks of communism, I don’t care really that people get offended, it’s part of life deal with it. Finding nicer words to say things is not the solution to any problem, provided there is a problem in the first place.
2. It drives me nuts when I hear hunters squabble about little petty differences, such as bowhunters v. crossbow hunters, QDM advocates v. meat hunters. Yet all the while we forget the real problems our sport faces coming from animal rights and anti hunters. If we would spend as much energy, time and effort to fight the animal rights and anti hunters as we do fighting among ourselves, the antis would be a thing of the past.
3. Even if I don’t show it as much as I probably should and don’t talk much about it, but the fact is that after 10 years marriage I am still madly in love with my wife, she is not only my wife but best friend too and the only person I really trust..
4. I really would like to make the time this fall and go hunting with everybody that invited me.
5. At heart I am a redneck, I mean this in a positive way, I like country music and country folks. They are in general much smarter than city folks.
6. I am a smoker and I do not feel the need to apologize for it or to hang my head in shame. People smoked fifty years ago and very rarely had people cancer. Today we have heavily polluted air and water, our food (meat, vegetables and fruit) is raised/grown with the aid of potentially deadly chemicals, hormones and other nasty stuff, but nobody talks much about that and the negative influence (cancer) it has on our health. Do I think smoking is good? No, but not every health problem can be blamed on smoking and the smokers.
7. When I started blogging about hunting there where only very few blogs on that subject. Today there are many more and I love to exchange experiences and wisdom with other hunters. It is for the same reason that I give seminars. If I am not hunting I like to hang out with hunters.
8. I am proud to be a member of a heritage (hunting) that is as old as humankind. At the same time I feel sorry for the anti hunters that have abandoned human nature and the ancestral roots, in exchange of wishful thinking and living in a make-believe world. This might be the reason why they are so angry and hostile toward others that don't share the same opinions.
There you have it, my deep dark secrets are now out in the open for the entire world to read. Now that’s over with whom shall I tag with this meme?
Oh I know!
1.Frank Baron
2.Hunting Wild Game / A way of Life
3.Hunt Smart Think Safety
4.Southern Adventures
5.Outdoor Odyssey
6.South Jersey Outdoors
7. The Shed Antler
8. FlyFish Fanatic
Monday, May 21, 2007
New Outdoor Blog
Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer welcomes a new member to our blogroll. South Jersey Outdoors is one of the newer blogs on the web. Dough Skinner, the writer of South Jersey Outdoors, is a freelance writer and covers many outdoor related subjects on his blog.
Well, it might be best if I let Dough Skinner explain what his blog is all about.
If you look in the right panel near the bottom you will find links to over 35 blogs, covering from hunting to fishing and outdoors news every aspect of our outdoor heritage. There’re links to blogs that cover a particular species such as turkey, deer, hogs and elks, to name a few. Other blogs cover fly-fishing, bass, trout, salmon and more. Still other blogs are dedicated to bring you the latest hunting and fishing news from every corner of the world or nifty products that make hunting safer and more enjoyable. Go ahead and visit them all, you will be amazed on what they have to offer on information.
Tags: Blog, Hunting, Fishing, Outdoors, News, Doug Skinner, South Jersey Outdoors, Deer, Hog, Elk, Turkey, Bass, Trout, Salomon, Fly Fishing, Hunting Products
Well, it might be best if I let Dough Skinner explain what his blog is all about.
This blog is an extension of my outdoors column in the Courier Post. I hope to use this blog as a way to offer more links, pictures, product reviews, and other useful tips that I can't fit into my regular column.
Although I spend most of my time fishing, I am also an avid bowhunter, camper, and hiker, so I will be exploring these topics as well. There are hundreds of great websites geared toward the outdoor enthusiasts, but not many that deal with our area.
If you look in the right panel near the bottom you will find links to over 35 blogs, covering from hunting to fishing and outdoors news every aspect of our outdoor heritage. There’re links to blogs that cover a particular species such as turkey, deer, hogs and elks, to name a few. Other blogs cover fly-fishing, bass, trout, salmon and more. Still other blogs are dedicated to bring you the latest hunting and fishing news from every corner of the world or nifty products that make hunting safer and more enjoyable. Go ahead and visit them all, you will be amazed on what they have to offer on information.
Tags: Blog, Hunting, Fishing, Outdoors, News, Doug Skinner, South Jersey Outdoors, Deer, Hog, Elk, Turkey, Bass, Trout, Salomon, Fly Fishing, Hunting Products
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Blog Buzz #3
We have a long weekend here in British Columbia, and every year without fail, it is a cold rainy weekend. Weather like this does not animate me in the least bit to even leave the house. So I thought that would be a perfect time to cruise the Internet visiting the blogs on my blogroll to gather up some new material for my Blog Buzz Edition # 3.
Here is what I came up with for this edition, information and stories of fellow bloggers and outdoors enthusiast that I think are worth a special mention here.
Hunt Smart Think Safety
Safety Friday
Last week I mentioned that I was planning to add a new feature to this blog. This week marks the beginning of Safety Fridays. Since my company is dedicated to helping hunters be safer when they hunt, it seemed only natural that we do one post a week that is dedicated entirely to hunting, fishing or outdoors safety tips and hints…Read more>
Southern Adventures
Baiting deer and the mixed feeling among hunter.
Here in North Carolina hunting deer over bait is legal and practiced amongst many. However, visit any local blog or forum and you’ll soon realize that the feelings that come with discussing hunting over bait is very diverse even in a state where it is legal. You are bound to read a hundred different reasons why some approve as well as a hundred or so from the ones against it. Seems Mississippi is in the same boat…Read more>
Jeff’s Outdoor Notebook
To Mother
Last year, I wrote a tribute to my original outdoor mentor, my Dad, for Father's Day.
So it's only fitting I give my mother equal time for Mother's Day, even though she didn't have as much to do with my development as a sportsmen.
Actually my mother figures into one of my earliest outdoor memories, one of my earliest memories period, in fact. I clearly recall one time when I was no older than two, we were on a family vacation on a lake in Maine…Read more>
Black Bear Blog
Would you like some cheese with that whine?
We all love to bitch and complain. It isn’t often that we run into someone who rarely, if ever, speaks unkind words. But let’s face it, we all have a certain amount of complaining to do and that includes second guessing. Why do we complain? Mostly because we are dissatisfied. And why are we dissatisfied? Various reasons I would assume.
Let’s examine the whining, complaining, moaning, groaning and even lawsuits in Pennsylvania over whitetail deer management. Are there too many deer? Are there not enough deer? Are the deer stripping the forests of vegetation? Does the Pennsylvania Game Commission know what they’re doing? Should they all be fired? Do the politicians have a clue? How much of a role, if any, should politics play in managing whitetail deer or any other wild creature for that matter? …Read more>
The Fledgling Fly Fisher
Fly Fish Fanatics Five Fabulous Flies
I figured that it was about time to start listing some of my favorite/deadly flies to use for Trout in the lakes of western North America. These are flies that I will not leave home without when going to any of the lakes in western Canada and the western parts of the USA.
Flies are a man made representation of the food that these fish eat. The types of food varies from region to region and from lake to lake depending on many factors. Trout will target different insects depending on what type of insect is hatching at the lake at the time you are fishing.
These hatches can change in timing depending on many factors, some of these are…Read more>
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Tags: Blog Buzz, Outdoors, Fishing, Hunting, Fly Fishing, Nature, Wildlife, Deer Hunting
Here is what I came up with for this edition, information and stories of fellow bloggers and outdoors enthusiast that I think are worth a special mention here.
Hunt Smart Think Safety
Safety Friday
Last week I mentioned that I was planning to add a new feature to this blog. This week marks the beginning of Safety Fridays. Since my company is dedicated to helping hunters be safer when they hunt, it seemed only natural that we do one post a week that is dedicated entirely to hunting, fishing or outdoors safety tips and hints…Read more>
Southern Adventures
Baiting deer and the mixed feeling among hunter.
Here in North Carolina hunting deer over bait is legal and practiced amongst many. However, visit any local blog or forum and you’ll soon realize that the feelings that come with discussing hunting over bait is very diverse even in a state where it is legal. You are bound to read a hundred different reasons why some approve as well as a hundred or so from the ones against it. Seems Mississippi is in the same boat…Read more>
Jeff’s Outdoor Notebook
To Mother
Last year, I wrote a tribute to my original outdoor mentor, my Dad, for Father's Day.
So it's only fitting I give my mother equal time for Mother's Day, even though she didn't have as much to do with my development as a sportsmen.
Actually my mother figures into one of my earliest outdoor memories, one of my earliest memories period, in fact. I clearly recall one time when I was no older than two, we were on a family vacation on a lake in Maine…Read more>
Black Bear Blog
Would you like some cheese with that whine?
We all love to bitch and complain. It isn’t often that we run into someone who rarely, if ever, speaks unkind words. But let’s face it, we all have a certain amount of complaining to do and that includes second guessing. Why do we complain? Mostly because we are dissatisfied. And why are we dissatisfied? Various reasons I would assume.
Let’s examine the whining, complaining, moaning, groaning and even lawsuits in Pennsylvania over whitetail deer management. Are there too many deer? Are there not enough deer? Are the deer stripping the forests of vegetation? Does the Pennsylvania Game Commission know what they’re doing? Should they all be fired? Do the politicians have a clue? How much of a role, if any, should politics play in managing whitetail deer or any other wild creature for that matter? …Read more>
The Fledgling Fly Fisher
Fly Fish Fanatics Five Fabulous Flies
I figured that it was about time to start listing some of my favorite/deadly flies to use for Trout in the lakes of western North America. These are flies that I will not leave home without when going to any of the lakes in western Canada and the western parts of the USA.
Flies are a man made representation of the food that these fish eat. The types of food varies from region to region and from lake to lake depending on many factors. Trout will target different insects depending on what type of insect is hatching at the lake at the time you are fishing.
These hatches can change in timing depending on many factors, some of these are…Read more>
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Tags: Blog Buzz, Outdoors, Fishing, Hunting, Fly Fishing, Nature, Wildlife, Deer Hunting
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
The Outdoor Newshound
The very popular Outdoor Newshound is back. After an absence of several months the Newshound has finally found a new home on OutdoorLife.com and that is just in time too. Because I missed the wealth of information the Newshound offers for the outdoors person. The news offered is always hot of the press.
About J.R. Absher, the Newshound:
J.R. Absher shares his perspective while blogging about hunting, fishing, shooting sports, sportsmen's issues and the occasional offbeat outdoor tale. In more than 30 years of writing and a lifetime of enjoying the outdoors, he has worked as a newspaper reporter, photographer, mule wrangler, wilderness packer, magazine editor, political consultant, hunting-equipment copywriter, public-relations director and sportsman's advocate.
Tags: News, Blog, ESPN, Outdoor Life, J.R. Absher
About J.R. Absher, the Newshound:
J.R. Absher shares his perspective while blogging about hunting, fishing, shooting sports, sportsmen's issues and the occasional offbeat outdoor tale. In more than 30 years of writing and a lifetime of enjoying the outdoors, he has worked as a newspaper reporter, photographer, mule wrangler, wilderness packer, magazine editor, political consultant, hunting-equipment copywriter, public-relations director and sportsman's advocate.Tags: News, Blog, ESPN, Outdoor Life, J.R. Absher
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Great American Outdoor Trails and Othmar Vohringer team up
For some time I have been thinking what else I could do to provide my readers with more information about the outdoors sport and related topics. Today I am very pleased to announce that the Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer Blog Network has affiliated with one of North Americas largest Radio and Podcast Programs.
The Great American Outdoor Trails Radio Magazine, hosted by outdoor personality Jim Ferguson has over five million listeners in North America.
Great American Outdoor Trail Radio Magazine is a hunting, fishing and outdoor activity program and the Great American Outdoor Update airs on Waite Broadcasting and Western Slope Broadcasting, ESPN, FOXSPORTS, and Clear Channel stations in addition to numerous independents. The concept is simple: to promote all outdoor activities, and to teach fundamentals of various hunting and fishing techniques while keeping its listening audience abreast of outdoor news, upcoming events, new products and outdoor destinations.
The Great American Outdoor Trails Radio Magazine is innovative. It combines radio transmission with the World Wide Web. Listen to excerpts of interviews, mail sent in by listeners, a review of new products and places to go.
With the affiliation of Great American Outdoor Trail Radio Magazine and Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer, I have entered a new and fast growing area in the outdoor broadcasting, it's just a mouse click away.
Great American Outdoor Trail Radio
Come back soon for a complete listing of this weeks program
Tags: Podcast, Great American Trails, Jim Ferguson, Radio Show, Hunting,Fishing, Outdoors, News
The Great American Outdoor Trails Radio Magazine, hosted by outdoor personality Jim Ferguson has over five million listeners in North America.Great American Outdoor Trail Radio Magazine is a hunting, fishing and outdoor activity program and the Great American Outdoor Update airs on Waite Broadcasting and Western Slope Broadcasting, ESPN, FOXSPORTS, and Clear Channel stations in addition to numerous independents. The concept is simple: to promote all outdoor activities, and to teach fundamentals of various hunting and fishing techniques while keeping its listening audience abreast of outdoor news, upcoming events, new products and outdoor destinations.
The Great American Outdoor Trails Radio Magazine is innovative. It combines radio transmission with the World Wide Web. Listen to excerpts of interviews, mail sent in by listeners, a review of new products and places to go.
With the affiliation of Great American Outdoor Trail Radio Magazine and Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer, I have entered a new and fast growing area in the outdoor broadcasting, it's just a mouse click away.
Great American Outdoor Trail Radio
Come back soon for a complete listing of this weeks program
Tags: Podcast, Great American Trails, Jim Ferguson, Radio Show, Hunting,Fishing, Outdoors, News
Monday, May 14, 2007
Make No Mistake - HSUS Has Targeted Hunting for Extinction
Recent online message from HSUS (Humane Society of the United States) Leader Points to More Issues.
Ban dove hunting in Michigan – check. Outlaw trapping in California – check. Prohibit black bear hunting in Colorado – check. Sue to stop hunting on federal lands – check. Merge with other anti-hunting groups to form multi-million dollar mega animal rights group – check.
This is how the Humane Society of the United States plans to pick off your hunting and trapping heritage – and it is only getting started. A recent online message from HSUS President Wayne Pacelle spells out what aspects of the traditional lifestyle are next on the hit list.
Family Hunting Opportunities in the Crosshairs
Right off the bat, the HSUS has its sights on the Families Afield campaign.
Families Afield is promoted by the USSA, National Wild Turkey Federation and National Shooting Sports Foundation to breakdown hunting barriers and increase hunter recruitment. Through the program, the partnership works to eliminate hunting age requirements and ease hunter education mandates for first-time hunters.
The HSUS falsely claims the program "places children in unnecessary danger." It hopes to feed on the public’s weariness of children with firearms, but sportsmen must accurately convey the message that youth hunting is safe.
"Research documents that the most important factor affecting youth hunting safety is the presence of a responsible, attentive adult hunter," said Bud Pidgeon, USSA president. "Available data from states that have implemented Families Afield initiatives reveals that apprentice hunting license programs brought nearly 34,000 new hunters to the field in 2006, without a single hunting-related shooting incident."
Any Given Sunday
For the sportsmen who work during the week, Sunday may be the only chance they have to sit in a tree stand or try out a new game call, but the anti’s shake their fingers at that as well.
"The Humane Society misrepresents the truth when it claims that ‘hunters have six days a week to themselves in the woods,’ and it calls on the public to oppose Sunday hunting opportunities," said Pidgeon. "The group’s statement gives the impression that Sundays are the only days that non-hunters may enter the woods during hunting season, which is obviously completely false."
Read full article here>
Tags:HSUS, Hunting Ban, Animal Rights Activists, Humane Society, USSA, National Wild Turkey Federation, U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, Families Afield, Hunting, Trapping,
Ban dove hunting in Michigan – check. Outlaw trapping in California – check. Prohibit black bear hunting in Colorado – check. Sue to stop hunting on federal lands – check. Merge with other anti-hunting groups to form multi-million dollar mega animal rights group – check.
This is how the Humane Society of the United States plans to pick off your hunting and trapping heritage – and it is only getting started. A recent online message from HSUS President Wayne Pacelle spells out what aspects of the traditional lifestyle are next on the hit list.
Family Hunting Opportunities in the Crosshairs
Right off the bat, the HSUS has its sights on the Families Afield campaign.
Families Afield is promoted by the USSA, National Wild Turkey Federation and National Shooting Sports Foundation to breakdown hunting barriers and increase hunter recruitment. Through the program, the partnership works to eliminate hunting age requirements and ease hunter education mandates for first-time hunters.
The HSUS falsely claims the program "places children in unnecessary danger." It hopes to feed on the public’s weariness of children with firearms, but sportsmen must accurately convey the message that youth hunting is safe.
"Research documents that the most important factor affecting youth hunting safety is the presence of a responsible, attentive adult hunter," said Bud Pidgeon, USSA president. "Available data from states that have implemented Families Afield initiatives reveals that apprentice hunting license programs brought nearly 34,000 new hunters to the field in 2006, without a single hunting-related shooting incident."
Any Given Sunday
For the sportsmen who work during the week, Sunday may be the only chance they have to sit in a tree stand or try out a new game call, but the anti’s shake their fingers at that as well.
"The Humane Society misrepresents the truth when it claims that ‘hunters have six days a week to themselves in the woods,’ and it calls on the public to oppose Sunday hunting opportunities," said Pidgeon. "The group’s statement gives the impression that Sundays are the only days that non-hunters may enter the woods during hunting season, which is obviously completely false."
Read full article here>
Tags:HSUS, Hunting Ban, Animal Rights Activists, Humane Society, USSA, National Wild Turkey Federation, U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, Families Afield, Hunting, Trapping,
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Heirloom Custom Turkey Calls Update
Brian Warner of Heirloom Custom Turkey Calls was kind enough to provide me with the latest update on what’s happening in this still young company. It has been a very successful season so far for Heirloom. Brian tells me “Heirloom Turkey Calls are becoming pretty popular. To be honest, I cannot say how many I have sold but I know that it’s over 150.”Knowing Brian Warner, a tireless searcher for improvements and new materials to create new and better turkey calls, I was not surprised to learn that he has come up with new calls. Heirloom’s newest call additions to their extensive line up are: The Wafer Call which is a slim-line glass friction call that easily fits in your shirt pocket but don’t be fooled by the small size. This call has the customarily big sound volume common to all Heirloom Calls. As reported in an earlier article about Heirloom calls, Brian’s secret to achieving sound volume is in the sound chamber. What he does with the sound chamber is Brian’s closely guarded secret that he shares with nobody, including his dedicated pro-staff members.
All the slate style friction calls are now delivered with two strikers, a wooden and carbon striker. Now that right there is customer service not offered by other call makers. The carbon striker is what makes a turkey call waterproof on rainy and misty days, which are often the best times to hunt turkeys. Also a newer call in the lineup is the “Pass it On” wooden box friction call. And then there is still Brian Warner’s unique service of customized calls. These calls make beautiful presents for a friend, family member, or to honor a very special turkey trophy. Simply choose a picture of a special person or feather of a trophy turkey and send it to Brian and he will work it into the surface of the call. This service only works with glass calls.
Avid pro turkey hunter Dr. Zane Cofield who has been fortunate enough to field-test some of the Heirloom Calls expresses how well Heirloom Custom Turkey Calls worked for him. “I am winding down this turkey season having hunted Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and my home State, New York. I cannot stress enough the advantage of having professionally made calls; production calls are a dime a dozen and with the calling and hunting pressure we have today, especially on public lands, a good custom-made call or two can make a world of difference.”
This spring season Dr. Coefield exclusively used The Double Barrel Call, Brian’s newest creation. This is a call that, as the name suggests, can be used on both sides. Each side has a different tone quality. The pots are made from different woods to achieve a different sound quality and appearance. The surface is made of glass and/or slate. As of this writing Brian is experimenting with copper surfaces. He says, “Copper has been chosen as the preferred metal surface due to its sound qualities. For generations bells were made from copper for that very reason.”
Dr. Coefield’s spring season turkey harvest look impressive. He called and shot 13 gobblers with a shotgun and traditional bow in 6 different states. He credits part of his success directly to the Heirloom Custom Turkey Calls. “My grateful thanks are extended to Brian Warner for making a big difference in my turkey seasons. If you have not seen his calls, look for them.”Producing new calls and enjoying a successful first business year with over 150 calls sold during the spring turkey season alone and having a high profile turkey hunter crediting his success to Heirloom calls are not the only good news. It seems that the professional hunting sources are catching on to the calls too. Early this year Jim Ferguson, a noted outdoor personality and radio-show-host invited Brian for an interview on his Great American Outdoor Trails Radio show. Jim Ferguson was very impressed with the quality and looks of the Heirloom Custom Turkey Calls. Jim subsequently invited Brian to attend more shows and joined the Heirloom Pro-Staff Team. The Great American Outdoor Trails Radio show is a nationally syndicated program with over two million regular listeners nationwide.As a proud Heirloom pro staff member of the first hour, I am extremely happy about our success. I am confidently looking forward to the future of Heirloom Custom Turkey Calls- a company that I can represent without any reservations. It has become rare in these hard, business driven times to find a company like Heirloom which still believes strongly in providing hunters with a quality product that will last forever, or to quote Dr. Coefield: “For men like me, there is a certain inner pleasure of catching forty pound salmon on a 90-year-old bamboo rod, fly-fishing for mahi-mahi off the coast of Bimini using a two-pound tippet, and calling in wily old turkeys with a call that is not only woods-worthy, but is also a piece of true art, made by a true artisan of the forest.”
Read more about Heirloom Turkey Calls here>
Tags: Turkey Calls, Turkey Hunting, Game Calls, Jim Ferguson, Radio Show, Heirloom Custom Turkey Calls , Brian Warner, Othmar Vohringer, Great American Outdoor Trails
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Making hunting from a tree stand safer
Since I hunt the majority of my time out of a tree stand this is a particular area of concern.
Safety is for me a major consideration when hunting. Thinking and acting on safe procedures and behaviors begins when I plan my hunt to the moment I leave my house and enter the woods. The safety of others and myself is constantly on my mind. Since I hunt the majority of my time out of a tree stand this is a particular area of concern. For years I had used a plain rope to raise and lower my rifle or bow to and from the tree stand but I was never quite happy with that procedure. There have been times when the rope got slippery from the rain or ice and snow making raising and lowering the rifle or bow difficult at best, and worrisome at worst. What if the rifle fell? Not only could such a fall spoil the hunt, it likely could damage the rifle or scope too. What if I was in the tree stand, with the rifle loaded ready to hunt, and it fell out of the tree stand? Even if the safety switch of the gun was on, the shock from the fall still could cause the rifle to discharge. Just the mere thought of what a stray bullet could do to others or even myself makes me shudder.When I am hunting I hate to worry about such things because it makes my confidence and concentration on the hunt suffer. In short, when I hunt I want peace of mind. I have enough already to think about rather than worrying about raising and lowering my weapon of choice to and from my tree stand. So when I heard about a brand new product on the market that completely eliminates these worries I was very pleased and eager to field test it.
The GunTriever from Gun Safety Innovations LLC. is one of the neatest products that has come along in a while. I do a lot of product field-testing and have grown weary of new products that claim to make hunting safer. No such concerns with the GunTriever, it does exactly what is promises. An effective tool based on simplicity- I like that very much-simple is always good. Using a secure attachment strap and Safe-Retrieve Tether ™ and high quality components make this product easy and fail-free to use.Here is how it works: The GunTriever assembly consists of a heavy-duty shock absorbing cord that attaches to the tree stand. The cord itself is connected to a strap that connects to the gun stock strap that can easily be adjusted to the size of the gunstock. That is all there is to it. Attach the resizable strap to the gunstock and use the Safe-Retrieve Tether ™ to raise or lower the rifle from the tree stand. Once the rifle is in the stand and you’re ready to hunt, disconnect the Safe-Retrieve Tether ™ and the rifle is now safely “leashed” to the tree stand. You still can hold the rifle in any direction needed without interference of the leash. Should the weapon be dropped for some reason the GunTriever will make sure that the rifle falls with the muzzle facing to the ground. Should a discharge occur from the fall, the bullet will go in the ground and not cause injury to you or others in the area.
In conclusion:
For a suggested retail price of $19.95 the GunTriever gives peace of mind and it is less expensive than having to repair the rifle after a fall from a tree stand. The sheer simplicity of the product is not surprising to me, knowing the GunTriever is the brainchild of experienced hunters. As such the fine folks at Gun Safety Innovations LLC exactly knew how to make tree stand hunting with a rifle safer without producing a complicated gadget. This is a product that I can fully recommend and will regard as a standard in my tree stand hunting tactics.
GunTriever Data:
Suggested Retail Price: $19.95GunTriever Assembly:
1 Nylon Webbing
1 Revolving Spring Clip
1 Bungee Cord
Safe-Retrieve Tether ™:
1 Nylon Webbing
1 Revolving Spring Hook
1 Clip Ring
1 Cam Buckle
Gun Stock Strap:
1 Nylon Webbing
1 Clip Ring
1 Cam Buckle
1 Velcro
Material:
One inch olive drab green webbing straps
Weight:
Very light
Tree Stand Compatibility:
The GunTriever can be used with the tree stand set up at 16 feet above ground and easily clips on to most standard tree stand designs
Portability:
the GunTriever comes with a waterproof blaze orange carrying pouch
that clips neatly on to the belt or can be carried in the cargo pockets of the pants or jacket.
August 27, 2007 Read new product update here.
Tags: GunTriever, Gun Safety Innovations LLC, Hunter Safety, Products, Rifle Hunting, Tree Stand
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Congressmen Again Turn to USSA
“Animal activists are not interested in species recovery. They want to use the ESA (Endangered Species Act) as a tool to force a hands-off approach for animals. The USSA is working to ensure that science will prevail over politics."
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA), the nation’s premier organization in defense of hunting, fishing, and scientific wildlife management, has again been asked by federal lawmakers to weigh in on problems with the Endangered Species Act.
United States Rep. Nick Rahall, D-West Virginia, has scheduled a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee to investigate the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The hearing has been titled, “ESA, Science or Politics?”
Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, the ranking minority member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Henry Brown, R-South Carolina, ranking minority member of the Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Subcommittee, have invited USSA Director of Federal Affairs William Horn to provide testimony.
Horn will provide the sportsmen’s perspective, and will draw from his experience as the former Assistant Secretary of Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks during the 1980s. He will be one of two witnesses invited to the hearing by Republican leaders.
Horn will explain that the ESA’s “sloppy language” allows decisions that are based on sound scientific data to be challenged in court.
For example, in February, the Fish and Wildlife Service removed the abundant Western Great Lakes population of gray wolves from the endangered list. It determined that recovery efforts have been successful and the animals are no longer threatened. In late April, animal rights groups filed a federal lawsuit against the service, challenging the scientifically established delisting. The ESA’s vague language allows a judge to decide the agency’s authority to delist the wolves.
“Animal activists are not interested in species recovery,” said Rick Story, USSA senior vice president. “They want to use the ESA as a tool to force a hands-off approach for animals. The USSA is working to ensure that science will prevail over politics.”
Horn and the USSA are also taking the Interior Department to task for its proposal to list polar bears as threatened despite their growing numbers.
The department proposed the listing after several environmental groups threatened to sue the government. If the Fish and Wildlife Service does list the polar bear as threatened, polar bear research and conservation dollars will be eliminated because hunting programs that fund the efforts will be prohibited. The Canadian government and the state of Alaska also oppose the listing.
Tags: U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, Wildlife Management, Endangered Species Act, Wolves, [tagname tagname], Canada, Alaska, Animal Rights
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA), the nation’s premier organization in defense of hunting, fishing, and scientific wildlife management, has again been asked by federal lawmakers to weigh in on problems with the Endangered Species Act.
United States Rep. Nick Rahall, D-West Virginia, has scheduled a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee to investigate the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The hearing has been titled, “ESA, Science or Politics?”
Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, the ranking minority member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Henry Brown, R-South Carolina, ranking minority member of the Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Subcommittee, have invited USSA Director of Federal Affairs William Horn to provide testimony.
Horn will provide the sportsmen’s perspective, and will draw from his experience as the former Assistant Secretary of Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks during the 1980s. He will be one of two witnesses invited to the hearing by Republican leaders.
Horn will explain that the ESA’s “sloppy language” allows decisions that are based on sound scientific data to be challenged in court.
For example, in February, the Fish and Wildlife Service removed the abundant Western Great Lakes population of gray wolves from the endangered list. It determined that recovery efforts have been successful and the animals are no longer threatened. In late April, animal rights groups filed a federal lawsuit against the service, challenging the scientifically established delisting. The ESA’s vague language allows a judge to decide the agency’s authority to delist the wolves.
“Animal activists are not interested in species recovery,” said Rick Story, USSA senior vice president. “They want to use the ESA as a tool to force a hands-off approach for animals. The USSA is working to ensure that science will prevail over politics.”
Horn and the USSA are also taking the Interior Department to task for its proposal to list polar bears as threatened despite their growing numbers.
The department proposed the listing after several environmental groups threatened to sue the government. If the Fish and Wildlife Service does list the polar bear as threatened, polar bear research and conservation dollars will be eliminated because hunting programs that fund the efforts will be prohibited. The Canadian government and the state of Alaska also oppose the listing.
Tags: U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, Wildlife Management, Endangered Species Act, Wolves, [tagname tagname], Canada, Alaska, Animal Rights
Monday, May 07, 2007
The Othmar
Rex Howell from the Deer Camp Blog sent me some photos of “The Othmar”. He has been talking about “The Othmar” on-and-off on his very humorous blog and so I just put it down to him pulling my leg a bit.
This morning I checked my email and there was mail from “Rex Howell” attachment “The Othmar”. When I opened the attachment I almost fell off the chair spilling my coffee over the keyboard. Lesson to be learned here. Never drink coffee when opening email attachments that might surprise you. On my screen two images opened showing a beautiful boat named in my honor. Now I am deeply humbled and a bit embarrassed.
My first thought was. What did I do to deserve such an honor? Followed by; "What can I say?" All that comes to my mind right now is a simple heartfelt, Thank You Rex. I hope this boat will bring you many hours of pleasure and may you catch a lot of fish with it. Now I definitely will have to make some time in my crazy schedule to come down to the Mississippi Delta for a visit at the Christmas Plantations.
Tags: Watercraft, Boat, Deer Camp Blog, Othmar Vohringer, Mississippi, photos, images, Blog
This morning I checked my email and there was mail from “Rex Howell” attachment “The Othmar”. When I opened the attachment I almost fell off the chair spilling my coffee over the keyboard. Lesson to be learned here. Never drink coffee when opening email attachments that might surprise you. On my screen two images opened showing a beautiful boat named in my honor. Now I am deeply humbled and a bit embarrassed.
My first thought was. What did I do to deserve such an honor? Followed by; "What can I say?" All that comes to my mind right now is a simple heartfelt, Thank You Rex. I hope this boat will bring you many hours of pleasure and may you catch a lot of fish with it. Now I definitely will have to make some time in my crazy schedule to come down to the Mississippi Delta for a visit at the Christmas Plantations.
Tags: Watercraft, Boat, Deer Camp Blog, Othmar Vohringer, Mississippi, photos, images, Blog
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Tennessee Bill Seeks To Expand Right To Self-Defense
The following article is not exactly about hunting or fishing. It’s about passing a new law in the Tennessee State House of Representatives that will allow citizens to use force, including deadly force, on home invaders, entering their residence or vehicle. The new law awaits approval by the Senate.
This is good news and I would like to see much more of that kind of laws being passed in America and here in Canada.
Read About It: Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
This is good news and I would like to see much more of that kind of laws being passed in America and here in Canada.
Read About It: Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
Welcome to New Sponsor
I am happy to welcome Gun Safety Innovations LLC as new sponsor of the Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer Blog and SHS Othmar Vohringer Outdoors.
As a safety conscious hunter the Gun Safety Innovations LLC is right up my alley. This is a new company dedicated to hunter safety with products that enhance not only our enjoyment in the outdoors but also give us and our families at home the peace of mind that we’re a safe. In the coming days you will read much more about the Gun Safety Innovations LLC and their product Gunslinger in my product review and regular updates of new products and events.
Click the image to visit website.
On a related note:
If you own a company dedicated to the hunting and fishing sport consider becoming a sponsor of SHS Othmar Vohringer Outdoors. Here are just some of the benefits you will get.
A link banner on this blog in category “Sponsors of O.w.O.V.” and on the SHS Hunting Chat Forum. Combined these two websites receive each day an average of 600 visitors and the numbers are still climbing as we get more popular every day. For example; Compared to January 2007 and February 2007 our visitor numbers have more than doubled.
We will publish regularly press releases, product and event updates from our sponsors, here at Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer and the SHS Hunting Chat Forum that you provide us with.
As part of special negotiations it can be arranged to have me as your Pro Staff member of you company. As a hunter of over 40 years and as a professional animal behaviorist plus experience in public appearances, TV and radio host and promotion I can help you to promote your company and products in the hunting community.
If you are interested to learn more of what SHS Othmar Vohringer Outdoors has to offer or get any questions you may have in this regard answered please contact me.
Thank you for your interest.
Tags: Gun Safety, Gun Safety Innovations LLC, Sponsor, Promotion, Pro-Staff, Hunting, Outdoors Sport
As a safety conscious hunter the Gun Safety Innovations LLC is right up my alley. This is a new company dedicated to hunter safety with products that enhance not only our enjoyment in the outdoors but also give us and our families at home the peace of mind that we’re a safe. In the coming days you will read much more about the Gun Safety Innovations LLC and their product Gunslinger in my product review and regular updates of new products and events.
Click the image to visit website.
On a related note:
If you own a company dedicated to the hunting and fishing sport consider becoming a sponsor of SHS Othmar Vohringer Outdoors. Here are just some of the benefits you will get.
A link banner on this blog in category “Sponsors of O.w.O.V.” and on the SHS Hunting Chat Forum. Combined these two websites receive each day an average of 600 visitors and the numbers are still climbing as we get more popular every day. For example; Compared to January 2007 and February 2007 our visitor numbers have more than doubled.
We will publish regularly press releases, product and event updates from our sponsors, here at Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer and the SHS Hunting Chat Forum that you provide us with.
As part of special negotiations it can be arranged to have me as your Pro Staff member of you company. As a hunter of over 40 years and as a professional animal behaviorist plus experience in public appearances, TV and radio host and promotion I can help you to promote your company and products in the hunting community.
If you are interested to learn more of what SHS Othmar Vohringer Outdoors has to offer or get any questions you may have in this regard answered please contact me.
Thank you for your interest.
Tags: Gun Safety, Gun Safety Innovations LLC, Sponsor, Promotion, Pro-Staff, Hunting, Outdoors Sport
Friday, May 04, 2007
Why Hunting Is Good Medicine For Youth, Society And The Environment
By Dr. Randall Eaton
I highly recommend this article to everyone, including non-hunters and anti-hunters. This article, if not the solution to youth violence and disturbed minds at least provides some of the answers why our youth is so messed up in the inner cities.
Hunting Is Good Medicine
(This is a PDF file)
About Dr. Randall Eaton
Dr. Randall Eaton is an internationally known authority in animal behavior and wildlife conservation. PBS TV's NOVA interviewed him about how hunting has preserved and recovered endangered species. The speech he gave at Game Coin on the importance of hunting to conservation in North America was carried by CBS TV National News. His speech in Toronto on why hunting is good medicine for bad kids received national and international media coverage including CBC and BBC. He has been interviewed in Sports Illustrated, Saturday Review, NY Times, Washington Post and LATimes. The recipient of two national book awards, he recently completed From Boys to Men of Heart: Hunting as Rite of Passage. He produced "The Sacred Hunt," all-time, top-selling documentary about hunting and winner of 11 awards. Dr. Eaton has held faculty positions in zoology, psychology, wildlife and humanities at several major universities. He was "Distinguished Conservationist Lecturer" at North Carolina State University and "Distinguished Visiting Scholar" at University of Alberta. He lectures widely on university campuses and to conservation groups in North America and Europe.
Tags: News, Dr. Randall Eaton, Wildlife Conservation, Zoology, Hunting, Youth Hunt, CBS TV, NY Times, Washington Post, The Sacred Hunt, Hunting as Rite of Passage
I highly recommend this article to everyone, including non-hunters and anti-hunters. This article, if not the solution to youth violence and disturbed minds at least provides some of the answers why our youth is so messed up in the inner cities.
Hunting Is Good Medicine
(This is a PDF file)
About Dr. Randall Eaton
Dr. Randall Eaton is an internationally known authority in animal behavior and wildlife conservation. PBS TV's NOVA interviewed him about how hunting has preserved and recovered endangered species. The speech he gave at Game Coin on the importance of hunting to conservation in North America was carried by CBS TV National News. His speech in Toronto on why hunting is good medicine for bad kids received national and international media coverage including CBC and BBC. He has been interviewed in Sports Illustrated, Saturday Review, NY Times, Washington Post and LATimes. The recipient of two national book awards, he recently completed From Boys to Men of Heart: Hunting as Rite of Passage. He produced "The Sacred Hunt," all-time, top-selling documentary about hunting and winner of 11 awards. Dr. Eaton has held faculty positions in zoology, psychology, wildlife and humanities at several major universities. He was "Distinguished Conservationist Lecturer" at North Carolina State University and "Distinguished Visiting Scholar" at University of Alberta. He lectures widely on university campuses and to conservation groups in North America and Europe.
Tags: News, Dr. Randall Eaton, Wildlife Conservation, Zoology, Hunting, Youth Hunt, CBS TV, NY Times, Washington Post, The Sacred Hunt, Hunting as Rite of Passage
Thursday, May 03, 2007
A Different Kind of Hunter.
I am not the only hunter in our family. “Artemis Graphics & Design”, my wife, hunts too. Her choice of weapons are not the bow and rifle – not yet anyway – it’s the camera. The tactics of hunting with a camera are very similar in that the object has to be scouted out first. From that scouting trip the right time of day to photograph the object and the frame are established. Of course, just like in real hunting, there are opportunities abound and that is one of the reasons why my wife has her camera handy at all times, be that on walks with the dog, a trip to the grocery store or working in the garden, the camera is always within reach.
The other day my wife needed the car to run some errands and drove me to work at 5:30am in the morning. On the way to the house she took a detour and drove trough the beautiful countryside. Below I show you her catch of that day.
An old hay barn near the river looks nothing special in bright daylight but right at dawn with the fog rising from the river and the surrounding delta it becomes magic.
A little bunny rabbit enjoys the first tender grasses as it wearily gazes at the camera to pose for a moment before it bounces off.
Ducks and geese take their offspring for a swim. The mother goose always alert looks at the stranger while mother duck pays no mind and carries on finding food for her ducklings.
Just a few miles from our house three deer crossed the highway coming from a small woodlot and going into a plant nursery for lunch. This button buck paused just long enough for my wife to stop the car and take the picture.
Just the other day my wife casually mentioned to me at the dinner table that she has counted her photo stock and that there are over 17,000 images on file in categories such as flowers, wildlife, domestic animals, landscapes, people, places, to mention a few plus sub-categories. Most of that photo stock is available for licensing.
Here you can see a small selection of photos and graphic art or you can contact Artemis Graphic and Design for more information about her available stock photography and graphic designs.
And here you can read more about this talented photographer and graphic designer.
Tags: Wildlife Photography, Graphic Design, Art, Landscape, Rabbit, Geese, Ducks, Deer, Stock Photography, Images, Photos
The other day my wife needed the car to run some errands and drove me to work at 5:30am in the morning. On the way to the house she took a detour and drove trough the beautiful countryside. Below I show you her catch of that day.
An old hay barn near the river looks nothing special in bright daylight but right at dawn with the fog rising from the river and the surrounding delta it becomes magic.
A little bunny rabbit enjoys the first tender grasses as it wearily gazes at the camera to pose for a moment before it bounces off.
Ducks and geese take their offspring for a swim. The mother goose always alert looks at the stranger while mother duck pays no mind and carries on finding food for her ducklings.
Just a few miles from our house three deer crossed the highway coming from a small woodlot and going into a plant nursery for lunch. This button buck paused just long enough for my wife to stop the car and take the picture.
Just the other day my wife casually mentioned to me at the dinner table that she has counted her photo stock and that there are over 17,000 images on file in categories such as flowers, wildlife, domestic animals, landscapes, people, places, to mention a few plus sub-categories. Most of that photo stock is available for licensing.
Here you can see a small selection of photos and graphic art or you can contact Artemis Graphic and Design for more information about her available stock photography and graphic designs.
And here you can read more about this talented photographer and graphic designer.
Tags: Wildlife Photography, Graphic Design, Art, Landscape, Rabbit, Geese, Ducks, Deer, Stock Photography, Images, Photos
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Blog Buzz #2 Edition.
The “Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer” Blog Buzz #2 Edition.
Hunting Wild Game / A Way of Life
Hunting Public Land
These days finding public lands to hunt is getting harder than ever but with the right persistence and attitude anyone wanting to go hunting can find some place to hunt. Alot of times all you need is to know one good farmer or rancher that is willing to take a chance that his livestock, fences and property will be protected by you and your in for the long haul of a lifetime… Read more>
FlyFish Fanatic
Fly Lines
Lets talk a little about fly lines. I have used many different lines in my flyfishing life and have found some to be of great quality and some to be a complete waste of money.
Now before I start, remember that these are MY opinions and I am not trying to make certain fly line manufacturers look good or bad… Read more>
Remaindered Random Musings
Come Fishing with me
It's a lovely day. A bit of ice still clings to the banks of the creek but the sun is shining and it's a few degrees above freezing. Hopefully, we'll make the acquaintance of a rainbow trout (steelhead) or two. Some have already been upstream and spawned but most are on their way... Read more>
The Shed Antler
Antler Import is Big Business
I was reading an article in reference to the amount of antlers that are imported to Korea. Antlers are a major ingredient for oriental medicine.
New Zealand supplies 36.9 percent of the total deer antler imports, followed by Russia with a 31.6 percent market share.
New Zealand is by far the largest producer of deer and deer by products… Read more>
Black Bear Blog
The Long Blood Trail
It was probably the coldest morning I have ever witnessed in my 54 years when there wasn’t snow on the ground. I had watched the weather forecast on our little black and white television perched high on top the bookcase my father had built on one wall of the living room. Where I grew up in the country, we were fortunate to have a television as we were frightfully poor but unfortunate in that only on good weather days could we view one station... Read more>
Hunting Sense
Hunting for the Horizontal
Very seldom do you see a near perfect horizontal angle in nature. Sure, they can happen, but as rarely as it does, this fact can help you when trying to spot a deer or other animal in the woods. How you ask? Read on and I’ll explain… Read more>
Idaho Fishin’ Times
Fishin’ Trash
A spring fishing trip to an area pond is all it took for me to get angry! This is something I really struggle with. Idaho is full of beautiful streams, lakes, ponds etc. with opportunity everywhere to fish for your favorite fish. Fishin’ is a blessing from God! My question then is, “Why in the hell do anglers, (men, women, children) take it upon themselves to trash the outdoor beauty that Idaho has to offer?”… Read more>
Tags: Blog Buzz, Outdoors, Fishing, Hunting, Fly Fishing, Nature, Wildlife, Deer Hunting
Hunting Wild Game / A Way of Life
Hunting Public Land
These days finding public lands to hunt is getting harder than ever but with the right persistence and attitude anyone wanting to go hunting can find some place to hunt. Alot of times all you need is to know one good farmer or rancher that is willing to take a chance that his livestock, fences and property will be protected by you and your in for the long haul of a lifetime… Read more>
FlyFish Fanatic
Fly Lines
Lets talk a little about fly lines. I have used many different lines in my flyfishing life and have found some to be of great quality and some to be a complete waste of money.
Now before I start, remember that these are MY opinions and I am not trying to make certain fly line manufacturers look good or bad… Read more>
Remaindered Random Musings
Come Fishing with me
It's a lovely day. A bit of ice still clings to the banks of the creek but the sun is shining and it's a few degrees above freezing. Hopefully, we'll make the acquaintance of a rainbow trout (steelhead) or two. Some have already been upstream and spawned but most are on their way... Read more>
The Shed Antler
Antler Import is Big Business
I was reading an article in reference to the amount of antlers that are imported to Korea. Antlers are a major ingredient for oriental medicine.
New Zealand supplies 36.9 percent of the total deer antler imports, followed by Russia with a 31.6 percent market share.
New Zealand is by far the largest producer of deer and deer by products… Read more>
Black Bear Blog
The Long Blood Trail
It was probably the coldest morning I have ever witnessed in my 54 years when there wasn’t snow on the ground. I had watched the weather forecast on our little black and white television perched high on top the bookcase my father had built on one wall of the living room. Where I grew up in the country, we were fortunate to have a television as we were frightfully poor but unfortunate in that only on good weather days could we view one station... Read more>
Hunting Sense
Hunting for the Horizontal
Very seldom do you see a near perfect horizontal angle in nature. Sure, they can happen, but as rarely as it does, this fact can help you when trying to spot a deer or other animal in the woods. How you ask? Read on and I’ll explain… Read more>
Idaho Fishin’ Times
Fishin’ Trash
A spring fishing trip to an area pond is all it took for me to get angry! This is something I really struggle with. Idaho is full of beautiful streams, lakes, ponds etc. with opportunity everywhere to fish for your favorite fish. Fishin’ is a blessing from God! My question then is, “Why in the hell do anglers, (men, women, children) take it upon themselves to trash the outdoor beauty that Idaho has to offer?”… Read more>
Tags: Blog Buzz, Outdoors, Fishing, Hunting, Fly Fishing, Nature, Wildlife, Deer Hunting
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