January 16, 2007

Hunting fenced in, drugged deer

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 2:15 am

These are truly some disturbing videos. A famous “outdoorsman” is also seen in one of them.

Warning: These videos may offend some viewers. Drugged and fenced in animals are shot.

Video thanks to real-hunters.com

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Virginia: Forest officials set sights on ATV’s

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 2:10 am

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It was a clear night, near the end of December, with temperatures heading below freezing. Teddy Mullins, a law enforcement officer with the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, was watching lights dance on Pearis Mountain.

The lights weren’t supposed to be there.

Washington: Two campers trapped by fire receive $400,000

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 2:08 am

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YAKIMA — The federal government has paid two campers $400,000 to settle a lawsuit filed after they were trapped by a wildfire that killed four U.S. Forest Service firefighters, a spokeswoman said.

National Forest visitor map prices increase

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 2:03 am

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DELTA — The USDA Forest Service announced that National Forest/Grassland Visitor Map prices will increase from $6 for a paper map to $9; and from $7 for a plastic map to $10, effective Feb. 28, 2007. For more information, call 263-5829.

Minnesota: Northwoods for sale

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:59 am

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For anyone dismayed by the real estate bonanza that has so radically transformed Minnesota’s north woods over the past decade, one question has long loomed at the forefront: When will it ever stop? Answer: Barring nuclear war or economic catastrophe, no time soon.

Scientists aim to save “edge” species

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:55 am

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LONDON - Scientists launched a bid Tuesday to save some of the world’s rarest and most neglected creatures from extinction.

Montanans can comment on Canadian mine near Glacier

Filed under: Outdoors — Mike @ 1:54 am

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KALISPELL - A controversial proposal to mine coal north of Glacier National Park continues to generate downstream concern, prompting public meetings in both Kalispell and Missoula this month.