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The world’s largest army!

Apr 222012

Interesting slant on things!

I received this from my wife. I always thought this way, but never realized what the numbers actually were. I think this is worth passing on to my readers.

AMERICA’SHUNTERS Pretty Amazing! The world’s largest army… America’s hunters! A blogger added up the deer license sales in just a handful of states and arrived at a striking conclusion: There were over 600,000 hunters this season in the state of Wisconsin .

Allow me to restate that number:

Over the last several months, Wisconsin’s hunters became the eighth largest army in the world. More men under arms than in Iran. More than France and Germany combined. These men deployed to the woods of a single American state, Wisconsin, to hunt with firearms, and no one was killed. That number pales in comparison to the 750,000 who hunted the woods of Pennsylvania and Michigan’s 700,000 hunters, all of whom have now returned home safely.

Toss in a quarter million hunters in West Virginia and it literally establishes the fact that the hunters of those four states alone would comprise the largest army in the world. And then add in the total number of hunters in the other 46 states. It’s millions more.

The point? America will forever be safe from foreign
invasion with that kind of home-grown firepower.

Hunting….

It’s not just a way to fill the freezer.. It’s a matter of national security. That’s why all enemies, foreign and domestic, want to see us disarmed. Food for thought, when next we consider gun control. Have A Great Day!

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Overall it’s true.

So if we disregard some assumptions that hunters
don’t possess the same skills as soldiers, the question
would still remain… what army of 2 million would want to face 30, 40, 50 million armed citizens. I FEEL GOOD THAT I HAVE AN ARMY OF MILLIONS WHO WOULD PROTECT OUR LAND AND I SURE DON’T WANT THE GOVERNMENT TAKING CONTROL OF THE POSSESSION OF FIREARMS)
For the sake of our freedom, don’t ever allow gun control or confiscation of guns.

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THE ADAPTABLE COYOTE

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Apr 152012

When it comes to coyotes they are probable the most adaptable predator of all. They will live and thrive under the most unusual conditions from the mountains to the plains to the city. Here is a reprint from the Oakland Press in Michigan. Check out the unusual picture.

Coyotes spotted near downtown Clarkston Michigan

Every day this week, Independence Township resident Charles Dean said he has spotted two coyotes in his backyard, about three blocks from downtown Clarkston.

“They will kill pets. They will kill small dogs for sure and cats,” Dean said. “They’re up to no good; there’s no question about it.”

There have only been two documented cases of coyotes killing humans — a California child in 1981 and a Canadian hiker in 2009. More likely, in urban areas, coyotes prey on unattended small dogs and cats, if opportunities exist, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Some coyotes learn to kill smaller livestock, such as sheep, goats, calves and poultry. Coyotes are most likely to be seen during their breeding period from mid January to March.

Dean, who lives on Park Lake Drive off of Clarkston Road, said the coyotes have come within 10 feet of his home.

Independence Township Trustee Neil Wallace said the board is planning to put a warning on their website regarding the coyote sighting. Wallace said it’s important for residents to be aware because “coyotes can be dangerous.”

“I think it’s a matter of keeping pets safe and not mistaking them for dogs,” said Wallace.

According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, coyotes are difficult to distinguish from a medium-sized German shepherd from a distance. Distinguishable features of coyotes are their height of about two feet tall; their ears, which stand erect and do not droop like domestic dogs’; and their bushy, black tipped tails, when running, hang below the level of their back.

These coyotes in Independence Township have one additional similarity to domestic dogs — one of the coyotes carries a tennis ball in his mouth stolen from Dean’s yard.

“He was trying to bate my dog Radar with the tennis ball. They are really wildly creatures,” said Dean. “We have an electric fence, so the dog can’t go beyond that. The coyotes come up to the fence, and my dog will try to charge them. They come back and forth trying to get him to come through that fence.”

Dean’s friend Janine Klayman warned neighbors without fences not to let their small animals outside.

The Department of Natural Resources warns people who see these coyotes not to intentionally feed them because when fed, they become accustomed to people and present a human safety risk.

Klayman said she saw the coyotes in the neighbor’s yard within five feet of the back porch.

She previously lived in Illinois and said she saw several coyotes traveling through farmland and wilderness. This is the first time she has seen coyotes roaming around a residential neighborhood.

“They’re hungry, and somehow, they found their way to downtown Clarkston, and they’re doing things that are incredibly inappropriate to their breed,” said Klayman. “They don’t belong here, they don’t have enough of a food source here and they’re getting too bold. It’s making me nervous.”

See the original article.

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/03/02/news/local_news/doc4f500e91bda3a187897184.txt?viewmode=fullstory

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I’m a girl, and I hunt

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Mar 252012

I ran across this article on the Fox News Opinion page. It was intelligent and well thought out. I think it is worth sharing. We don’t see a lot of good articles on this subject.

I’m a girl, and I hunt

Mar 10, 2012 6:30 PM EST

In Roman mythology, the master of the hunt was the goddess Diana. She was praised for her strength, athletic grace, beauty, and hunting skills.

In Freemasonry, she was a symbol of sensibility and imagination, of poets and artists. Shrines were erected in her honor; stags followed her wherever she went; she ruled the forest and the moon.

I like to think that Diana’s influence has never entirely waned, that hunting was never just about men getting together in the woods. Hunting is for all of us, an extension of our being both humans and animals-our first work and craft, one of our original instincts.

Today I am entirely different than the girl and chef who set out four years ago to learn how to hunt a turkey.

There are the obvious differences, such as the fact that I can shoot a deer through the heart without batting an eye, and then promptly take out the innards on the forest floor with only a pocketknife and my bare hands.

I can skin it and then run the knife along the contours of the muscle until it is broken down into manageable parts.

Then, if I want to, I can portion the meat into those elegant pieces we see neatly wrapped up in plastic in the grocery store meat section, with no signs that it was ever a living thing. Except that for me, I will always know.

I will have looked my food in the eye and made a choice; I will have felt the warm innards in my hands as I pulled them out and laid them on the forest floor for the coyotes and the mountain lions to eat.

It was a struggle to get here, mostly a mental struggle.

It required a slap on the ass and a horseback-riding escapade with a poacher.

It required humility, frustration, hundreds of skeptical looks, and waking up in the dark for most of the fall and winter months-all in the name of sausage, venison meat loaf, and whiskey-glazed turkey breast.

It required run-ins with airport security that wanted to know why there were frozen animal parts in my suitcase, and with border patrol dogs sniffing my car wildly where Texas meets Mexico.

But the journey over field and stream to understand where my food comes from was, simply put, amazing. Even the so-called bloody bits.

There were the irreplaceable meals, the incomparable vistas, the fine cigars and scotch, the almond cakes and gourmet chocolates. But most of all, I am now more awake than I ever was when working in fast-paced four-star kitchens, or on a high-pitched trading floor.

It is as if I have realized again those first pleasures I knew as a child sitting beside my creek in the Hudson Valley, watching the orange fishing bobbin float by under the willow tree.

I am a more thoughtful eater, a more thoughtful chef, and a more awake human being.

I am a fuller woman and in a way, as I step out into the still, clean morning, I am much more like Diana than I ever was.

Your first instinct may be to say “I don’t think I could do it.” The good news is that you don’t have to.

But if you want to feel what it is like to be human again, you should hunt, even if just once. Because that understanding, I believe, will propel a shift in how we view and interact with this world that we eat in. And the kind of food we demand, as omnivores, will never be the same.

See the original article at:

http://opinion.foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html?page=34606&content=68019569&pageNum=-1

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St. Patrick’s Day

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Mar 172012

It is time to take a break from the hunting blogs. St. Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. To see my blessing for you, please click on this link.

http://www.andiesisle.com/ThisBlessingIsForYou.html

Remember, never try to iron a four leaf clover. you may be pressing your luck. Author unknown!

Love you all! Bob

Night Vision for Elk Hunting???

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Mar 042012

To have a successful elk hunt, one of the basic requirements is to be where you want to hunt before daylight. Getting there thru timber rocks and faint trails without making any noise or breaking your leg is a real trick. If you use flashlights that almost defeats your stealthy approach.

I would like to relate a story a friend told me on how he does it. He ask me to not use his name or give away his favorite hunting location, however he hunts in northern Wyoming. Him and his hunting partner take their families camping on weekends about a month before hunting season. Not only does this give them a chance to scout their hunting area but it also lets them have some real good family time.

Each morning they would get up well before daylight and scout for elk. They found a fair sized park about ¾ of a mile thru heavy timber that almost always had elk early in the morning. On opening day of elk season they were ready This time they didn’t have the family along and they had another advantage they never used before. They were both wearing night vision goggles. Being able to see without flashlights, they could navigate thru the down timber and other obstacles without making hardly any noise. Arriving at their stand on the park they had another surprise. Being able to see clearly they could tell there were no elk in the park. There were however two other hunting parties set up around the park. This was really discouraging!

When they were doing their scouting they found another smaller park about another ¼ of a mile further back in the timber that occasionally had elk in it. They decided to slip back away from their stand and check the other park. That turned out to be a really good idea. The other hunters had scared the elk out of the bigger park and they moved to the other park.

Elk In The Morning

My friend said they would never been able to slip thru the heavy timber and get close to the smaller park without spooking the elk had they not been using night vision. As it was they slipped in, settled down and waited for daylight. They were both able to take a nice elk. This made a really great ending for all their hard work.

Please view the video for some really great elk pictures. Caution, It may cause you to want to go to the woods!

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COUGAR Vs BEAR

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Feb 192012

The video i found of a cougar trying to have a bear cub for lunch was extremely well done and very interesting. I am not sure how they were able to film this. Please watch, you will enjoy this. PS It does have a happy ending.

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Human Mammal The Original Hunter

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Feb 052012

The original hunters! How did they do it? Take a look back in time before the gun or bow when the outcome of the hunt was determined by the stamina and skill of the hunter. This is a very interesting video to watch. They say this is one of the best hunting videos made.

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LICENSE APPLICATION DEADLINES

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Jan 292012

Here is a tentative application deadline schedule for the Western States. What are you applying for?

Coming up: Wyoming Non-resident elk applications need to be in by the end of JANUARY! February has a few application deadlines: Arizona Elk and Antelope (pronghorn), New Mexico Oryx, and Wyoming Moose, Sheep, and Mtn. Goat.

State	Website	Application Deadline
Arizona	http://www.azgfd.gov/	Elk, Pronghorn – FEBRUARY Deer, Sheep – JUNE Buffalo – OCTOBER
California	http://dfg.ca.gov/hunting/	JUNE
Colorado	http://wildlife.state.co.us/Pages/Home.aspx	APRIL
Idaho	http://fishgame.idaho.gov/	Sheep, Moose, Goat – APRIL Elk, Deer, Pronghorn — JUNE
Montana	http://fwp.mt.gov/	Deer, Elk – MARCH Sheep, Moose, Goat – MAY Special Deer, Elk, Pronghorn — JUNE
Nevada	http://ndow.org/	APRIL
New Mexico	http://wildlife.state.nm.us/	Oryx – FEBRUARY Other Species – April
Oregon	http://www.dfw.state.or.us/	MAY
Utah	http://wildlife.utah.gov/dwr/	MARCH
Washington	http://wdfw.wa.gov/	MAY
Wyoming	http://gf.state.wy.us/web2011/home.aspx	Elk – JANUARY Moose, Sheep, Goat – FEBRUARY Deer, Pronghorn – MARCH

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Jan 292012

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WOLF ISSUE FACTS

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Jan 232012

If you have a conversation about wolves, know the facts. Before I give you the facts I would like to show you a sampling of the puppies that now run around in Idaho’s backcountry that weren’t there 15 years ago…….ungulates have no chance.

These things are huge!!!!!

Just a few of the wolves killed this year with the Idaho wolf tag. Wish I could show you a few hundred more pictures. It is just amazing how big they are. Deer, elk, and livestock killing machines. The big question you have to ask yourself is why? These massive wolves are not the native wolf that lived in our area 100 years ago. There was a reason these things where exterminated nationwide. I wonder if our city dwelling tree hugger society that never has left a city really understands the impact of these killing machines. I wonder if a Trantasaurus-Rex was somewhere to be had that they would want to put them back in the wild.

It is just a matter of time before one of our granola loving green peace hikers goes out on a hike and runs into a pack of these killers and becomes part of the food chain. If you are going into the backcountry in Montana, Idaho or Wyoming hiking, game scouting, mushroom hunting, or something else you better start carrying a side arm. Can you even imagine being out by yourself and having 8 to 12 of these monsters surround you! Think about what kind of appetite a dozen of these must have and remember they are the only predator in our nation that kills for fun along with for food. The amount of animals they take are just a partial portion of what they need to eat. When elk are calving they will kill the calves just for fun after they have had all they can eat and leave the rest to rot.

There is a serious problem in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming The rest of the USA doesn’t seem to realize how serious it is. The wolves are becoming more plentiful each year and other wildlife is rapidly disappearing, especially the majestic elk. I’d like to send about 1,000 of these predators to New York City and Washington D.C. to plant in Central Park and the Capitol Mall.

FACTS

WARNING!!! SOME OF THIS IS GRAPHIC

Is this animal cruelty?

How would you feel if this was YOUR best friend?

Documented Wolf Kills

Still on his chain

Average kill rate per wolf per month = 3.05 Elk

36 Elk Per Year/Wolf

2,000 Wolves = 72,000 Elk Per Year

Myth: Wolves only kill the old and weak.

Fact: Wolves will kill any elk when given the chance and focus on elk calves.

Myth: Wolves only kill what they eat.

Fact: Wolves are actually the most wasteful predator in the US and kill for sport.

Myth: Wolves are efficient killers.

Fact: Wolves will eat their prey alive, or worse, eat a portion of the animal and leave it to suffer.

Fawns pulled from their mom’s belly!

Myth: Wolves won’t attack humans.

Fact: Wolves stalked and killed a young man in Saskatchewan in 2005.

Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Wolf hunting had the desired effect -more caribou got a chance to live, according to biologists.

Calf Survival Rates

2008 -39 calves per 100 cows

2007 –1 calf per 100 cows

2006 –1 calf per 100 cows

Myth: Wolves won’t attack humans.

Fact: Documented -Wolves stalked several children near a bus stop in NM!

May 2007 -Two Catron County school children were followed home from the bus stop by 3 wolves.
December 2007 -Glenwood elementary school a wolf was seen on the playground after multiple reports of the animal seen in the town.
Jan 2008 -Wolf kill within 70 yards of a school bus stop in Idaho

Myth: Wolves are good for elk populations.

Fact: US Fish and Wildlife Service Study.

•Elk are the primary prey for wolves, comprising 92 % of kills during the winter.

•Elk decreased significantly from 16,791 in winter 1995 to 8,335 in winter 2004 as the number of wolves

increased.

•Kill rates by wolves in winter are 22 Elk per wolf per year –DOUBLE the rate predicted in the Endangered Species Act (ESA)

•Since 2000, wolves have caused 45% of known deaths (not including human harvests) of radio-collared female elk on the northern range.

•human harvest and winter-kill accounted for 30%

•Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has reduced antlerless permits by 51 % (2000-2004) and 96% (1995-2005).

Myth: Wolves are good for elk populations.

Fact: Montana State University Study of Yellowstone’s Northern Range.

•Elk numbers 1993 –1995 Averaged between 17,000 and 19,000.

•Wolves Introduced in 1995.

•Elk numbers 2005 –2007 Averaged between 6,700 and 6,300.

A 67% DECREASE IN ELK POPULATIONS

Some pretty sobering facts about the predatory prowess of the wolves especially when they have no control on them, like hunting. The next time some one tells you that the reintroduction and protection of wolves is a good thing you will know the facts.

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