Yes, bears do it in the woods. Sometimes, so do hunters. And I don’t know about you, but I occasionally get a little concerned with that whitest part of my body waving around in the bushes. Who knows what some nimrod up on the ridge might think… especially when I have the little flag of white striking...
None of this comes as a surprise, of course, but the lead ban discussion is now officially on the dockets of the senate and congress. On the side of protecting sportsmen and shooting enthusiasts, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D - Arkansas) has introduced S.3850 which further clarifies the components of ammunition and fishing tackle are exempt from...
If you haven’t already signed up, you’ve probably missed out, but I couldn’t go into the weekend without mentioning the upcoming Barbecue Boot Camp coming up in Wilmington, NC. I just found this timely, first because of the recent article in the Wilmington Morning Star newspaper about the upsurge in feral hogs, and because...
Spoke with my friend, Ron Gayer on Tuesday. Just back from an extended hunting trip in Alaska, he’s planning another of his well-known hog hunting seminars with another big name in CA hog hunting, Durwood Hollis. These guys know a thing or two about hogs. Ron’s credentials include his years as head guide at...
Well, I guess you guys are dead set to prove the existence of the mythical blacktail buck. My friend, David Watkins recently joined the Golden Ram Sportsmen’s Club with the hope of taking his first deer, and maybe some hogs. This past weekend, the second weekend of B-zone general season, Dave was up near...
Our self-proclaimed “friends” at the Sierra Club have reached a new low… or is it a new high? (Thanks to the good folks at Field and Stream’s Field Notes blog for getting my blood pressure up this morning.) Apparently they’re concerned about the ecological disaster looming in the woods as bear hunters’ hounds do...
As Michigan lawmakers struggle over the decision to ban wild hogs (feral and Eurasian) altogether, or to increase the regulations around them, the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy is asking citizens to step up efforts to remove the animals from the wild. From the Hunting Wire: Wild Hog Removal Program Needs Citizen Help BATH, Mich....
So a quick scan of the world news is a pretty good indicator that hogs aren’t just running amock here in the US. Due to warmer winters and changing agricultural practices, as well as the expansion of human habitation into former wild country, wild boar are finding their way into the news all over. First...
