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Shooting a sea lion

Sun, Nov 22

Growing up in North Dakota I often wonder about what people poach in other states and area’s. While deer, ducks, pheasants and an elk, or antelope are shot here, I guess it shouldn’t surprise us when more exotic type species such as a sea lion are poached in California. I’d guess if we had sea [...]

illegal wildlife trade busted in Florida

Fri, Nov 20

At the conclusion of a 10-month undercover investigation Tuesday night, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) arrested 12 people for the illegal purchase and possession of live foxes and coyotes, and the unpermitted use of these animals in fenced enclosures for the purpose of allowing dogs to pursue them. In addition to undercover [...]

deer season tales from Minnesota conservation officers

Sun, Nov 15

CO Karl Hadrits (Crosby) investigated a truck that was accidentally shot in the engine area and disabled by a first time youth hunter as he shot his first deer. CO Bob Mlynar (Aitkin) found a hunter lying on the ground that had taken a fall. However it proved to be a young hunter who was too [...]

Selling off what hunters bought

Wed, Nov 11

In this current economical state nothing surprises me, so when I learned of the selling of existing public lands to help generate money for general funds, I didnt doubt when told , but don’t think for a minute it didnt tick me off. I spend enough time reading through news, research and opinions of biologists, [...]

no Tweeting allowed in Minnesota deer hunts

Sun, Nov 8

Tweet this: No, you can’t use Twitter to help take a whitetail beginning Saturday, when the state’s 2009 firearms deer season begins. Nor can you text your buddies, saying, for example, that the deer of a lifetime is ambling their way and that they should GET READY. Minnesota law has long prohibited the taking of game [...]

Considerations in managing deer and hunters

Thu, Nov 5

As a biologist, just like my morning oatmeal, everyday I sink my teeth into the intrinsic matrix of hunter behavior crossing over with geo-physical terrain and species wildlife management. Boring? Not to me, not at all. Some guy’s spend day’s contemplating, researching and wringing their hands over a decision of who to start as their [...]

notes from the news guy

Tue, Nov 3

The federal excise tax on guns and ammo, one tax requested by users to fund wildlife conservation, were reported to be $122 million for 2nd Quarter 2009, up 52% compared to the same period of 2008. This follows a 43% increase in the previous quarter. NSSF notes that the excise tax obligation is one of [...]

Dealing with buck fever

Mon, Nov 2

As we head into another season my mind is full of thoughts of buck fever. In essence, the fever is an adrenaline rush, triggered by a deer, that sometimes causes hunters to do something that may be out of the ordinary – like miss an otherwise easy shot. While most of us don’t [...]

Connecticut animal rights activist blocks legal hunt

Fri, Oct 30

In an example of how activists can hinder law abiding sportsmen, the head of a local animal rights organization recently blocked a Connecticut bow hunter from harvesting a deer he had legally hunted and shot. The incident took place in early October near Redding, Connecticut when the unnamed bow hunter shot a deer and then tracked [...]

the outdoor industry

Wed, Oct 28

Cabelas (NYSE: CAB) has reported record results for the third quarter of 2009. According to their release, retail store revenues jumped 6.1% with a 3.5% increase in comparable store sales. Direct revenue decreased 6.2%, but the company lowered direct sales marketing costs by more than fifteen percent. That led to increased revenue per catalog page. [...]

guns & ‘no duh’

Sun, Oct 25

Some Congressional lawmakers are questioning a National Institutes of Health (NIH) “study” designed to determine why inner city teenagers who illegally drink and carry firearms — and consort with others who do the same — run a different risk of getting shot.If your “Duh!” meter just went off, don’t panic — you’re not alone.An October [...]

Taking a kid hunting

Sun, Oct 25

We’re knee deep into the hunting season and for some that may be a literal reference. I’ve hit the field a few times and am looking forward to more – with my kids. I’ve always been a proponent for taking a youngster outdoors and introducing new hunters to the autumn tradition. There’s no set formula [...]

2009 deer gear

Sat, Oct 24

The 2009-10 firearm deer hunting season opened last Saturday throughout Georgia, and hunters are taking to the woods with more toys than ever. According to Nick Springer, Bass Pro Shops Savannah’s hunting department team leader, here are five hot-selling products for deer hunters to consider purchasing: Benelli Vinci 12-gauge shotgun Retail price: $1,399.99 “It’s a modular system that [...]

here we go again

Thu, Oct 22

Anti’s are pushing to put wolves back on the Endangered Species List leading anti-hunting organization is preparing a nationwide petition urging the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to place the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf population back on the Endangered Species List. This while research indicates increasing wolf numbers in the region may be playing a large [...]

elk hunters dealing with altitude sickness

Tue, Oct 20

Flu is on everyone’s mind this autumn. So for hunters who start feeling lousy upon arrival in elk camp, the diagnosis may seem obvious. But, like skiers and mountain climbers, elk hunters at high elevations also are prone to altitude sickness with symptoms that look and feel like the flu—headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, coughing, [...]

bill to end trapping on National Wildlife Refuge’s

Sat, Oct 17

A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would ban the use of the most common type of trap used to control predator populations within the National Wildlife Refuge System. HR 3710, introduced by Representative Nita Lowey (D- NY), would make it illegal to use any trap that will “kill or capture wildlife by [...]

outdoors radio podcast

Fri, Oct 16

Here’s a link this Friday podcast from the Joel Heitkamp show with Doug Leier, Korey Kirschenmann and Bea Fischer talking North Dakota hunting and fishing.You can click this link to listen atOutdoors Live.But don’t forget to listen each Friday at 10:35550 KFYR,AM 790 KFGO,and AM 910 KCJBhttp://www.gcast.com/u/OutdoorsLive/mainhttp://twitter.com/dougleierhttp://facebook.com/dougleier

Top spots for trophy big game

Thu, Oct 15

MISSOULA, Mont.-Which areas of North America have produced the most Boone and Crockett trophies so far in the new millennium? With appearances in 9 categories of big game species and subspecies, Alaska is tops and easily guessed. Longtime trophy mainstays like Colorado for mule deer and Montana for bighorn sheep also remain at their lofty spots. [...]

Don’t point the finger at guns in health care costs

Tue, Oct 13

With some media stories about health care making reference to guns as a reason for rising costs, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reminds reporters and editors that fatal firearms accidents are at all-time lows and now represent less than 1 percent (actually 0.7 percent) of all accidental fatalities in the country.Declines in accidents involving children [...]

Preserving hunting & fishing on public lands

Sat, Oct 10

(Columbus) – Two bills introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R- AK) and U.S. Representative Dan Boren (D- OK) will protect recreational hunting, fishing and shooting on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service. Backed by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA), HR 3749 andthe Senate legislation are companion bills collectively [...]

weekend Outdoors LIVE

Fri, Oct 9

October 10the weekend edition of Outdoors Live Saturday at 5PMWe welcome Pheasants Forever Regional Biologist Jesse Beckers with a look at CRP issues this opening pheasant season and biologist from NDGFStan Kohn looks at our rooster situation. We also take a peak into South Dakota pheasant hunting with Chris Hull from SD Game Fish and [...]

putting the heat on the National Park Service

Tue, Oct 6

A letter signed by [13 Republican] United States senators to Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar raising important questions about actions by the National Park Service (NPS) to ban the use of traditional ammunition in parks that allow hunting has drawn praise from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the [...]

The increasing cost of doing business

Mon, Oct 5

H1N1,West Nile, bird flu, snakehead fish, chronic wasting disease, zebra mussels. They are just a few common terms hunters, anglers, trappers and citizens with little more than a working knowledge of issues hear making headlines across the United States and internationally in the conservation arena.For some reason when I’m drifting like smoke from the camp fire [...]

shoot a cow elk

Thu, Oct 1

1. Reducing a herd to fit the carrying capacity of its winter range is a form of habitatconservation. Culling a calf-producer is more effective population control. Wildlife agenciesissue either-sex tags specifically to encourage hunter harvest of cows. 2. Letting young bulls walk improves your odds for a big, mature bull next year. 3. A more abundant bull [...]

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