Guns don’t kill people, stupid people kill people. This man should receive a serious punishment. Both of these slobs were “night hunting” with night vision equipment. Yeah, that’s not hunting. You know it and I know it. These goons should be locked up for a long time.

Georgia’s antiquated night time hunting laws are also to blame for this incident. You can also kills as many coyotes as you want in the state, anytime you want.

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I’ve said it on this site many times: Our ability to test for side effects does not match our technical ability to produce things. We always find out decades later what our chemicals really do. Add this to the list.

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Every day the average American is exposed to an estimated 10 to 13 different pesticides and/or their metabolites (breakdown products) through food, beverages, and drinking water.

Some of those chemicals can mimic estrogen during development, which can lead to weight gain later in life. Others can spur unnecessary fat-cell formation at any age.

Hi folks – A few of your comments from the last two weeks did not post. I apologize. They got caught in some sort of spam box and I missed them. Jim K posted a nice reply on CDC stats among several others. They are now posted.

You can view some of them here:

http://www.wilderness-sportsman.com/wsblog/2009/12/21/breaking-news-a-dramatic-defeat-for-republicans-as-the-senate-passes-health-care-reform/

http://www.wilderness-sportsman.com/wsblog/2010/01/28/montana-rock-creek-bighorn-herd-hit-by-deadly-pneumonia-outbreak/

Unbelievable. The quake was designated an 8.8, one of the ten most powerful in recorded history. I have been watching the local coverage in Hawaii as they evacuate the coasts.
Let’s hope that this tsunami peters out at sea. There is still a long time for it to go to reach Hawaii shores.

We don’t get many of those around here. Woke up last night at about 4 AM with the entire house shaking. You could hear what sounded like a giant train as dishes and furniture shook. The “train” sound was actually the groaning of frozen houses around the neighborhood reacting to the tremors. I’ve been in one other earthquake in the Gallatin National Forest while camping. If I remember correctly it was the summer of 2005.

The Illinois quake this morning was originally reported as a 4.3, but was downgraded to 3.8. We were about 30 miles from the center. I’m sure this is boring news to many westerners, lol.

We will keep you updated…..

This is the home of the nut job who killed “Mercy” the cat.

A SWAT team is involved, and a large section of the neighborhood has been sectioned off preventing access.

The question I have is WHY wasn’t this guy taken into custody to begin with? Clearly, he was a danger to society.

UPDATE: The standoff is over and an ambulance was seen leaving the scene without its lights on. No other news at this time.

UPDATE II: Video of Mercy the cat. Looked like a great animal. RIP, Mercy.

UPDATE III: Gary Bassett has killed himself. Apparently he did so as police were attempting to serve an arrest warrant.

Some people are probably asking “why is this being posted on a public land/wildlife” site, and my answer is because it’s a case study in how some people view creatures that aren’t human. Also, this cat needs all the help it can get. The adoption center received $2500 in donations and the cat is off to a hopsital where they will determine if it has permanent paralyisis. If so, the cat will be put down. Check out the link and look at the image of this animal. That my friends, is what you call a good spirit. It is a bond that we have with every living thing on this earth. People like Gary Bassett are not in that club.

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Keep your fingers crossed for a kitten that hasn’t had much luck with homo sapiens. And for Gary Bassett, the less people like him on this planet, the better off we all are, whether two legs or four.

EDIT: Mercy was euthanized this evening. Gary Bassett stills roams Montana…..

EDIT: I spoke with the attorney’s office and they said the matter is in county hands right now as they are trying to go for a felony. You can contact their office at:

406-258 4737