Summer is almost here and Off Highway Recreational Vehicle (OHRV) education classes are underway throughout New Hampshire. To operate an OHRV in New Hampshire, any person age 12 or older must have either a valid Motor Vehicle Driver’s License or have successfully completed an approved Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Safety Education class taught by volunteer instructors […]
Tag: hunting ethics
Indiana Senator Fighting Bill To Allow Fenced Hunts, Says ‘It’s Not Hunting, Sporting’
Indiana’s top-ranking senator says he’ll work to kill a bill approved in a natural resources committee that would allow deer hunting preserves to stay open. David Long, R-Fort Wayne, is the Senate Pro Tem and last week said he’ll attempt to block or kill Senate Bill 487. That bill has been approved by the Indiana […]
Poacher Sought For Killing Cow Elk
The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking the public’s assistance in finding the individual or individuals responsible for illegally killing a cow elk in a poaching incident in northern Arizona. The poaching may have occurred during the weekend of March 16. Evidence discovered at the scene indicates that the elk was shot twice, with […]
Honey, I’m A’goin To Look For Deer Down At The Walmarks Parkin’ Lot!
No, seriously, we can’t call this guy a hunter because he’s not a hunter in any way, shape or fashion compared to those who do things legally and ethically. But dang, we have to give a laugh for the outright brazen dumbness of Arcangelo Bianco Jr., who last autumn allegedly shot his handgun from a […]
Deer Poacher Sends State $6K Check … 40 Years Later
The debate around the coffee shop table or deer camp card game sometimes goes like this: If you committed a wildlife violation and no one knew, would you turn yourself in or let it slide? It’s a good question and because hunters are different, you get different responses. But a Montana man couldn’t stand his […]
Montana Legislature Strikes Out For Hunters On Lighted Nocks
A few things of note as Mother Nature delivers, hopefully, her last ugly scrawlings of winter before we can escape into spring and summer … Montana legislators were bludgeoned from the fence they straddled during a recent vote that would have opened the door for bowhunters to use lighted nocks to hunt wildlife. A bill […]
Five Plead Guilty To Poaching Deer
Five men charged in an Illinois deer poaching case have entered guilty pleas, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Law Enforcement announced March 8. The charges stemmed from investigations conducted by IDNR Conservation Police officers, along with law enforcement officers from Michigan, Indiana and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2011. The […]
Montana Sets Spring Hunter Education Courses
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks announces the scheduling of spring hunter education classes in Belgrade, Bozeman and Manhattan. Registration is required, and students under 18 years of age must have the consent of a parent or guardian. Belgrade The spring Belgrade Hunter Education class will take place March 18-22 at the C3 Church (8852 Jackrabbit […]
Anonymous Tip Leads To Poaching Convictions
An anonymous letter received in January 2012 alerted Wyoming Game and Fish wardens that a Cheyenne taxidermist imported feral pigs from Texas to Wyoming and also killed a mule deer buck out of season. These tips directly led to the recent convictions of Troy T. Hall for those, and several other wildlife violations. The investigation […]
Weatherby Gives Helping Hand to Hunter Education Instructors
Weatherby. Inc. announces its support of Hunter Education for 2013 with a new discount program to the more than 70,000 qualified volunteer Hunter Education Instructors around the United States. In 2012, Weatherby initiated several programs in support of Hunter Education instructors. Continuing in that vein for 2013, Weatherby is excited to offer discounts on specific […]