I’m not much into politics, but I’m trying to inform myself more of political candidates thoughts on hunting issues. Here’s John Edwards: John Edwards Unveils Hunting Bill of Rights October 30, 2007. Campaigning in Iowa on October 24th, Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards unveiled a "Hunting and Fishing Bill of Rights and Responsibilities." The rationale [...]

Butchering a deer in a restaurant during operating hours just makes my stomach church. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about the garage deer processing. I’ve cooked up deer liver right from the carcass…but there I’m in control of my own sanitary or unsanitary conditions. But in this restaurant…it would appear that anything goes…

TOP FIVE     Permit area   Nearest town   Harvest per square mile 172 Longville 11.88 deer 243 Wadena 10.92 deer 244 Park Rapids  10.57 deer 245 Walker 10.49 deer 241 Perham 10.48 deer BOTTOM FIVE       Permit area  Nearest town   Harvest per square mile 116 BWCA 0.24 deer 127 Ely [...]

State and local officials have launched a criminal investigation into the stomping of a pheasant Friday at a high school football game in Davis County. The pheasant wandered onto the football field during the game between American Fork and Viewmont high schools, delaying the second half of the game. It was chased onto the Viewmont [...]

Hunters encouraged to harvest antlerless deer in Clearwater County – Regular firearms deer season opens November 3rd The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) hopes hunters will take advantage of the liberal deer hunting seasons in Clearwater County this fall. Bag limits for the five deer areas within the county have been increased to two [...]

DEER: TOP 10 HUNTER VIOLATIONS in Minnesota 1) uncased/loaded firearm 2) tagging 3) license 4) baiting 5) shooting from road or motor vehicle 6) shining 7) no blaze orange fail to register 9) ATV/snowmobile closed hours 10) closed season/hours                                 [...]

Finally the big buck stories and pictures have gone from a trickle to a steady flow. But the biggest rumor so far this bow season is not true. No, there is no new world record typical buck shot in southern Illinois. At least not yet, and certainly not the deer pictured above. Instead, the deer [...]

During an incident last season, eight hunters were making a deer drive, some driving, others posting. The shooter saw a deer exit from standing corn. He waited until the deer had passed known locations of other hunters. The shooter did not know the victim had changed posting locations. There was a slight rise preventing the [...]

I will do my best to keep in front of readers/viewers/listeners the effort of Ann Pollert and ND Community Action in their crusade to benefit the Hunters for the Hungry…here’s a piece from Dickinson by Linda Sailer. Sportsmen to join fight against hunger Linda Sailer The Dickinson Press – 10/28/2007 Dickinson’s Harold Schnell is preparing [...]

U of M study looks to make carp less common People have been known to use nets, poison and even dynamite to get rid of the invasive fish, but a study of three west-metro lakes may offer the first hope at how best to keep their numbers low. By Laurie Blake, Star Tribune Last update: [...]