The Premier Online Resource For The Outdoor Sportsman
Blog Archives
June 2, 2009
Not All Dogs Are Fit To Hunt
A quote I carry in my wallet: Not all dogs are fit to hunt, nor in the same way are all men gratified by it.
Read more...
May 18, 2009
History of the Grizzly Bear and the current challenges they face
In a heated debate began in the 1960s and 1970s and grew to a national scope concerning the grizzly bears in the GYE. For decades, grizzly bears were allowed to rummage through garbage dumps searching for food. As early as the 1940s, some researchers suggested closing the [...]
Read more...April 20, 2009
Feds move forward on wolf delisting
Conservation groups say theyll file suit to keep federal protections in place The countdown to delisting for gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains has begun”again. Earlier this week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took the final step before officially removing northern Rocky Mountain gray wolves from protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. [...]
Read more...
April 20, 2009
Yakima-area gun sales rise on fears of weapon restrictions
Fueled by fears that President Obama might tighten firearms regulations, gun and ammunition sales reportedly are shooting through the roof. YAKIMA ” Dick Strunk is buying bullets in bulk. The gun enthusiast recently had to use both hands to heave a case of ammunition off the sales counter at Bestway Pawn Mart. It’s 10 times [...]
Read more...April 20, 2009
Pirates abroad, murders in U.S. bring gun concerns into spotlight
Three words dominated the news this last week. Pirates, guns and money. Sounds like a song by the late Warren Zevon. A great debate is afoot, generated from two sets of criminal acts ” the pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia and the string of mass murders we have seen in the United States [...]
Read more...September 6, 2008
Gov. Sarah Palin – She Aint Afraid Of No Wolves!
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin isnt afraid of anyone or anybody when it comes to doing what is right for the people within the constitutions and laws in which we all must abide. Forget the far lefts attempt to smear Palin and her family, a left extremism that Barack Obama and many others support, the democrats [...]
Read more...September 5, 2008
Palins Perfection Pierces Pundits
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (B&B) With glaring spotlights cast in the eyes of Sarah Palin, this national stage newcomer stood and delivered a speech that had the audience in the Xcel Center on its feet, and no doubt millions in TV land cheering along with them. Palins Wednesday night speech at the Republican National Convention attracted 37 [...]
Read more...September 3, 2008
Hebgen Dam malfunction rattles Ennis residents
ENNIS n The Madison River was unusually big and entirely empty of fishermen and floaters on Labor Day after a crucial structure that regulates water flow from Hebgen Dam broke Sunday. DEIRDRE EITEL/CHRONICLE A hole in the underwater intake tower of the Hebgen Lake Dam, discovered Sunday, is allowing a four-fold increase in the flow [...]
Read more...August 31, 2008
Barracuda Prefers Moose Stew!
DAYTON, Ohio (B&B) Sportsmen and women who have been struggling with the choices in this years presidential race may have found a ticket they can vote for with enthusiasm, when Republican John McCain introduced Alaskas Governor, Sarah Palin, as his choice for a running mate. Palin is a solid choice for conservative values, second amendment [...]
Read more...August 29, 2008
Sockeye numbers reach highest level in decades
As of Tuesday morning, 386 sockeye salmon had arrived at one of two fish traps near the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery along the upper Salmon River northwest of Ketchum, fisheries officials reported yesterday afternoon. In all, a total of 42 sockeye arrived in the Sawtooth Valley on Tuesday. dtsv.dtse_post_267_permalink = ‘http://www.bullsandbeavers.com/2008/08/29/sockeye-numbers-reach-highest-level-in-decades/’; dtsv.dtse_post_267_title = ‘Sockeye numbers reach [...]
Read more...August 24, 2008
76 percent of sportsmen say they prefer to elect a President who hunts or fishes
John McCain is the preferred Presidential candidate among sportsmen, as well as the preferred sporting partner WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sportsmen have a solid history of voting, with 9 in 10 currently registered to vote and of those 83 percent say they will vote in the November election, according to a new survey by the Congressional [...]
Read more...August 23, 2008
Beware of Lightning
It’s that time of the year when we all need to be reminded of the dangers of lighting especially when we are out pursuing our passions like hiking, hunting, fishing, golf and anything we do in the outdoors. Lightning Injuries 1. History / Incidence 2000 thunderstorms occur worldwide at any moment Lightning strikes the earth [...]
Read more...August 15, 2008
Bear Attacks 8-Year-Old Florida Boy
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. One minute, 8-year-old Evan Pala, of Boca Raton, Fla. was enjoying a beautiful day in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the next he was being mauled by a black bear. The bear attacked unexpectedly near a creek where Evan had been playing, knocking him to the ground, biting and clawing his arms [...]
Read more...August 14, 2008
Cougar attacks dog
A Boise resident and homeowner in East Fork’s Thunder Meadows had the scare of her life Sunday night. Kelly Beach’s miniature pinscher, Ella, was caught in the jaws of a cougar, and Beach wasn’t sure she would get her back. About 10:45 p.m. Beach let her other dog, a Doberman pinscher, into the backyard. The [...]
Read more...August 13, 2008
Mexican cartels running pot farms in U.S. national forest
Beyond the towering trees that have stood here for thousands of years, an intense drug war is being waged. Authorities uncovered more than $1 billion worth of pot plants in Sequoia National Forest this week. llegal immigrants connected to Mexico’s drug cartels are growing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of marijuana in the heart [...]
Read more...
