http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hunting/ en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:38:27 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102438/posts A Cody bowhunter in search of an elk found a grizzly bear instead in a Sept. 12 mauling incident on the South Fork. And Ron J. Leming, 37, attributes his father's lifetime of bowhunting for saving his life. “There are not many people who could stand their ground like that, especially with a bow and arrow,” Leming said Wednesday. “I would have been mauled way worse, if not killed, if Dad hadn't had the nerve to stand his ground and shoot that bear with his bow. There's not many people who could have done that.” Leming said his father's shot... The Cody Enterprise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102438/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:38:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099988/posts "As Governor of Alaska, Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin has championed the cruel aerial killing of wolves to artificially boost game populations for mainly out-of-state trophy hunters. Palin’s Administration issues permits to shoot wolves from low-flying aircraft or chase them to exhaustion and kill them at point-blank range. To encourage more killing, she even proposed a $150 bounty for the left foreleg of each dead wolf." Defenders of Wild Life http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099988/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:41:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099685/posts FLINT RIVER — A Cataula man and three friends nearly got more than they bargained for when an alligator hunt here near Campers Haven turned into a four-hour ordeal with a 680-pound monster that has been confirmed as the new state record. Shane Wilson said the night of Sept. 12 will be one he never forgets, and he’ll soon have the head of a 13-foot, 7-inch alligator on a wall in his Columbus-area home to prove it. Wilson, a self-professed “die-hard duck hunter” won the alligator-hunting lottery this fall in more ways than one. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources... Cordele Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099685/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:59:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2099229/posts Norway's albino moose was back in the news on Friday, after some hunters threatened to shoot it.The moose, called "Albin," first sprang to attention after it was sighted in the forests south of Oslo in 2006. It since has been observed in Våler, Skiptvet, Spydeberg and Svinndal in Østfold County. The local hunting season south of Hedmark starts October 5 and will last all month. A wildlife conservation official in Østfold, Åsmund Fjellbakk, told newspaper VG that he now has heard that a hunting team in the area is keen on tracking down the rare animal and making it into... Aftenposten http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2099229/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:17:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099085/posts LANSING - VanSingel Farms harvests 50,000 pounds of carrots per day. But those carrots aren't making it into soups, salads or carrot cakes. Instead, they're strewn across 40 acres of land waiting to rot. "We don't know how to get rid of them," said Steve De Fouw, who sells produce for VanSingel, a 1,500-acre operation in Grant. Though the farm grows carrots for soup, its contract ran out in October, and it's now left with excess stock and nowhere to sell it, De Fouw said. Michigan's apple, carrot and sugar beet crops may be heading to new destinations this year... Capitol News Service/mLive http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2099085/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 23:48:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097495/posts Just go this page http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com once you click it shows you a page of ads, and says: Thank You — your click has been counted! You've given the value of .6 bowls of food to rescued animals. The ads below make The Animal Rescue Site possible. Thats it! No strings attached The Animal Rescue Site http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097495/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 18:05:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093260/posts RICHMOND | In a state considered the American birthplace of hunting with hounds, George Washington's favorite sport has become a target for some landowners who say baying dogs and their owners are trampling property rights. Even other hunters object to a Virginia right-to-retrieve law viewed as the most absolute in the nation: Hunters have free reign to chase after dogs that stray onto posted private property. Proponents are rising to protect their right to hunt, mindful that other Southern states have already limited or eliminated certain forms of the sport because of complaints from property owners. Courtly fox hunters and... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093260/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:45:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091508/posts A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America From our rugged peaks and mountains to our shining seas, our Nation is blessed with remarkable natural treasures. These magnificent landscapes are places where families and friends can create lasting memories and enjoy the outdoors. On National Hunting and Fishing Day, our country honors the many contributions of America's hunters and anglers, who add to our heritage and keep our wildlife populations healthy and strong. Our Nation's sportsmen and women are among our foremost conservationists. They care deeply about our wildlife habitats, and they have contributed billions of dollars... The White House http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091508/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:04:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090647/posts 'There was a story in The Jerusalem Post recently about how Sarah Palin was driving a lot of the old Jews in Florida back into the hands of the Democrats. They still didn't particularly like Barack Obama, but they disliked Palin more, explained Steve Geller, a Jewish Democratic politician down there. It wasn't just the evangelical thing, he said. "Most of our South Florida condo people are appalled at seeing her standing over a moose." Finally. Thank God. I'd like to shake the hands of those South Florida condo people for saying what American Jews have been afraid to say... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090647/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:21:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089508/posts Police investigating the Finnish college massacre are looking into possible direct links with the country's last mass shooting Detectives believe gunman Matti Saari, who killed ten people at a college in the town of Kauhajoki, may have had contact with the killer of eight people at a school in Jokela last November. They are examining email and telephone records and suggestions the guns for both massacres could have come from the same shop. Tuesday's shooting was an almost carbon copy of that in November. Pekka Eric Auvinen, 18, also posted warnings on YouTube. Both gunmen shot themselves and died later... www,skynews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089508/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:44:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089275/posts My son is taking a Hunter's Safety course through his AG Mechanics class in his Middle School. He has another week to go, then we get to eat venison! As part of the class they are required, by law, to show the kids two videos. The first is a graphic, no-holds-barred, instructional video of processing a deer, from whole dead Bambi to gutted, skinned, chopped up Bambi. He's processed smaller animals his entire life, so that wasn't a problem. ("Those backstraps look gooood!") The second video is supposed to give "The Other Side" an opportunity to give their argument. (Thank... Me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2089275/posts#comment Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:01:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085678/posts We all know that Sarah Palin has been subjected to many unfair, untrue, and downright vicious attacks recently. Immediately after her selection by McCain, my wife began receiving dozens of emails from various groups claiming thet Palin was for aerial wolf hunting. The claims range from Palin offering $15 for the left front paw of each wolf killed, setting up high dollar hunts for "rich backers", to her pushing through the wolf hunts after the Alaskan people voted overwhelmingly against it. This is not a big issue for most of us, but the wife and MANY others, mostly women, participate... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085678/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:22:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2085134/posts Today's green movement uses certain buzzwords -- organic, locavore, renewable -- to the wry amusement of 15 million to 20 million of us who've actually lived the eco-friendly lifestyle that these words describe. We are hunters. As a subset of America, we're admittedly somewhat smaller than we used to be. Our numbers have been steadily pressed beneath a culture growing ever faster, more complex and distant from its rural ancestry. Now, like growing vegetables, gathering fresh eggs and raising farm animals for the table, the proclivity and skill to harvest Earth's bounty of wild game -- and to pass on... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2085134/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:33:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084579/posts Obama and McCain give interviews to Field & Stream, offering their policy views and their own outdoor credentials. Not too much news there -- both like to hike, McCain's opposed to gun control, and Obama promises to appoint an outdoors type to be Secretary of the Interior. Lots of fun detail though. "You know, when you're in the South Side of Chicago, there's not too much-too many opportunities for hunting and fishing," Obama conceded. "When I was a kid, I grew up in Hawaii, and so I would go fishing with my grandfather. And when I got older, actually, we... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084579/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:20:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082453/posts   Exclusive   I taught Sarah to shoot and butcher a moose ... Washington won't scare her   Trophy ... Sarah Palin poses with her daughter and a caribou she shot       From EMILY SMITH in Wasilla, Alaska Published: Today     SARAH PALIN learned to call the shots at an early age — she got to grips with a gun at eight and made her first kill at ten. The moose-hunting mum-of-five from Alaska grew up shooting animals and skinning them on the spot before hauling the meat home for the family freezer.  Sarah’s dad Chuck Heath... The Sun (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2082453/posts#comment Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:07:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080929/posts Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund has released a new ad against Sarah Palin.It will air in a "targeted buy" in the Toledo and Dayton, OH, markets, spokeswoman Jessica Brand said. She added that they plan to scale it up in Ohio and in other swing states later, but didn't immediately have a dollar figure. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080929/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:12:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078151/posts Our next vice President boasts a lifetime NRA membership and poses for pictures blasting shots from an assault rifle. Yet her speech writer regards the NRA as: "the powerful, selfish National Rifle Association with its brutal lobbying tactics. You would have to search the Washington offices of the American Civil Liberties Union," he writes, "to find a more truculent and sanctimonious group of people - or for that matter to find grievances less deserving of serious attention." Governor Palin's speech writer, Matthew Scully, quotes Diane Feinstein for some of the above and boasts that he fully agrees with one of... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078151/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 15:45:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078178/posts Our next Vice President is a lifelong hunter who fills her freezer and feeds her family with the flesh of hooved mammals that she proudly stalked, killed and field dressed herself. Pictures of her posing next to the violently deceased creatures flood the web and blogospheres. Yet her speechwriter is an animal-rightist and vegan activist whose book was hailed by PETA in 2003 as their "Book of the Year!" And for excellent reasons. In his book, Governor Palin's speechwriter denounces hunters as: "assassins ... miscreants... bullies and cowards taking out their problems on animals." Republican speechwriter Matthew Scully denounces the... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078178/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 16:21:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074661/posts Awesome. I just received spam mail from Field & Stream mag with a link to these pics. One has to think that she will strike many as a true fellow sportsman instead of fakes like John F'in Kerry. Field & Stream http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074661/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:46:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072709/posts At the age of 10, Sarah Palin got her very own bunny rabbit. Which means to say that she crouched down in the grass outside her family home, aimed her shotgun and blew its furry little head off. That's how things work in Alaska. You kill stuff. You freeze it. You turn it into stew. Even as a pre-pubescent, the future Governor of Alaska - and now, perhaps, the future Vice-President of the United States - was able to fully exercise her Second-Amendment right to keep and bear arms. There's no doubt about it: even by the standards of the... The times [UK] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072709/posts#comment Tue, 2 Sep 2008 01:30:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072603/posts The lefties had better be careful. Alaska is a tough, wild place, and Sarah Palin may just be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. This bear (and the crab for that matter) found out what happens when you cross the governor. You end up as a decoration in her office. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072603/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 21:22:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072225/posts Brought To You By The OTHER PETA - People For The Eating Of Tasty Animals! Michelle Malkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072225/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 05:49:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067326/posts A Wyoming hunter who accidentally caused a security concern at the Grand Hyatt hotel Saturday said he’s sorry for the problems he caused and didn’t know the Democratic National Convention was in town. When Joseph Calanchini walked into the Grand Hyatt hotel with 2 rifles and 2 pistols Saturday around 4:00 pm, Denver Police evacuated House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) from the hotel until they arrested Calanchini and made sure it was safe for Pelosi to return. “I didn’t even know the DNC was in town. I don’t watch the news,” said Joseph Calanchini from the Denver City Jail where... The National Terror Alert Response Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067326/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:21:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067273/posts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was briefly evacuated from her downtown Denver hotel on Saturday when a man carrying two hunting rifles and two pistols tried to check in to the hotel. The Rocky Mountain News Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067273/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:15:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067220/posts Breaking on MSNBC now......... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067220/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:31:57 GMT