Archive for September 1st, 2010

Washington Weekender Report September 1

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 Posted in Assorted Outdoors | No Comments »

The sun is setting earlier and there’s a chill in the morning air, the first signs of the change of season. Fall is in the air, and hunters are heading out for the first major hunting seasons of the year. Archery hunts for deer got under way around the state Sept. 1, when hunting seasons also opened for forest grouse, mourning dove and cottontail and snowshoe hare. Other seasons set to open this month include those for elk, band-tailed pigeon and - in some areas of eastern Washington - wild turkey. A youth-only hunt for ducks, geese, pheasant and other game birds runs Sept. 25-26 statewide. To participate, hunters must be 15 years old or younger and be accompanied by an adult at least 18 years old who ... Read more..

FWC Managed Areas May Get New Hunting Dates

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 Posted in Hunting News | No Comments »

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) directed staff on Wednesday to develop draft rules to modify hunting season dates on FWC-managed areas for next year. Commissioners will consider the draft rules at a future meeting. The FWC, along with its partners and cooperating agency landowners, has been working with stakeholders in developing proposals to change hunting season dates for these areas, which include wildlife management areas, wildlife and environmental areas and miscellaneous areas. Making these adjustments would better-align these areas with the newly adopted hunting zone season dates, which took effect this year. Read more..

USSAF Takes Next Step in Delisting the Great Lakes Wolves

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 Posted in Wild Animal News | No Comments »

Though the removal of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the Western Great Lakes wolves has not been as controversial as the battles over the Northern Rocky Mountain wolves, things are beginning to heat up again on this front also. The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, along with five other petitioners, sent a letter on August 30 to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) indicating that they will sue the agency within 60 days unless it issues a finding on their petition to remove the Western Great Lakes wolves from the Endangered Species List. The letter makes clear that the Secretary of the Interior has not responded to the May 18 petition by the Foundation and others seeking the delisting of the wolves. The petitioners refer to violations of both ... Read more..

PETA Gives Samsung an Award Over Anti-Hunting Video

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 Posted in Zany Anti News | 1 Comment »

PETA recently gave an award to the massive Korean company Samsung for a web based video that bashes hunting while promoting Samsung’s Bluetooth devices. In an August 26 press release, PETA states that it was bestowing a “GOODY” award to Samsung for a recent online viral video created for Samsung by the ad agency promoting its Bluetooth technology. The ad, titled “Deer Rudolph and Eagle Eye team up to escape Redneck Hunter,” negatively stereotypes a hunter in the field. During the ensuing hunt, a bald eagle flying overhead “phones” a deer on the ground using a Bluetooth device and warns it to avoid the hunter. Read more..

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