Picture This: Squirrel Hunting

Bob and Forrest father and son do a little squirrel hunting in Northeast Indiana.  Bob and Forrest hunt all types of animals, but they use what they shoot.  I have not tried squirrel, but I have been told it tastes far better then chicken

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Wolf Science: A Political Football

It started in 1987 when Ed Bangs, the Department of Interior and all the wolf-lover environmentalists sold their idea to the American people, specifically those in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, that 30 breeding pairs of wolves and 300 total wolves would be all that was needed to declare wolf recovery a success. Read more

The Beginning Of The End

Fighting back against the criminal enterprise of wolf introduction.

Why Did F&G Support the 10J Rule and Then Refuse to Use It While Wolves Destroyed Game?

Reprinted with permission from the author.

By George Dovel

In 1995 when I asked one of the Idaho Fish and Game Commissioners why he supported wolf introduction he denied it. But when I then asked him why he allowed the IDFG Position Statement supporting wolf introduction to be published unchallenged before the wolves were released in Idaho, he said, “We were going to get wolves anyway and the 10J Nonessential Experimental introduction gave us more freedom to manage wolves that would impact our big game herds.”

The 10J Rule written in 1994 and in effect until amended slightly in 2003, provided that when a State or Tribe determined wolves were adversely impacting a game herd, all they had to do was ask the feds to capture and relocate those wolves. Yet neither Idaho nor Montana ever made such a request. Read more

Idaho F&G Director Warns F&G Commission Not to Show Controversial Wolf Documents to Public

Black Bear Blog Editor’s Comments: This article was republished with permission from the author, George Dovel of The Outdoorsman. What this editor finds disturbing about the information contained in this article is the brazen attempt to deliberately deceive the public by withholding information known to be fact within the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. If the information compiled in this report is accurate, actions by some could be perceived as criminal at worst. Citizens and sportsmen of Idaho need be concerned that if their fish and game department leaders operate this way, what else have they been restricted from knowing about wolf introduction?
However, author George Dovel in his final comments in this article, asks only that Idaho wildlife officials once and for all admit the facts about wolf introduction and move on in efforts to restore the “billion dollar wildlife resource”.

Update: The below article references and makes quotes taken from the February, 2010 Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission meeting. The following is the audio recording of that meeting.

By George Dovel

Despite Existing Proof, F&G Continues to Hide: 1) Its Role in Wolf Introduction and 2) Its Failure to Legally Remove Wolves Decimating Elk and Deer Populations Read more

USSA Unveils Exciting New Program to Defend Sportsmen’s Rights

(Columbus) – Today, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) officially unveiled a dynamic new initiative aimed at building an army of sportsmen from coast to coast to protect America’s outdoor heritage for future generations.

The USSA’s Sentry Program is free to join and represents the most intense effort ever focused on attracting sportsmen to become active players in the fight to preserve hunting, fishing and trapping rights whenever they are threatened. Read more

Wolves: “The Sad Story of Idaho and Montana”

Ungulate Herds at the Hand of Wolves

Editor’s Note: The following file was written and assembled by Lynn M Stuter, March 24, 2010. The photographs contained in this file are used by permission and the publication of this file on this web site was granted by the author. I have made only a portion of the entire file available here. The entire piece is contained in a pdf including the photographs. I encourage all readers to read the facts and view the photographs.

The pictures you will see in this notebook have been taken in the Lolo Zone in Idaho, Units 10 and 12, except for the first section of pictures of the 6 x 8 bull elk, which were taken 30 miles outside Libby, Montana in the Winter of 2008. None of the pictures are easy to look at; they are actually quite gruesome, quite horrible, but tell a tale of what deer and elk have endured at the hand of wolves in Idaho and Montana. Read more

Starting Out Young

by Mac Moad

Tanner Colten Moad, 5 years old, is one of the coolest kids I know. The youngest of 4 children of mine, Tanner never stops moving.
Before gun season in central eastern Oklahoma, the traditional bow season usually takes priority. I had taken the first week of bow season off from work in an attempt to tag out early at the request of my wife Lori. In her mind, if I was to tag out early, my deer season would then be “dear” season, with lots of additional chores getting done that get overlooked during each year’s deer season. Read more

Public Hearing On Idaho Emergency Wolf Bill HCR043

We need to gather supporters who can come and testify.

Hearing will be Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at the Boise State Capitol Building, Room EW40 {East Wing 40} at 8:30 AM.

Please attend and give your testimony to support the Legislature in defining the current population and status of wolves in Idaho, a condition of emergency.

If passed, this Bill will equip the Governor with Legislative support to stand with the people of the State of Idaho to preserve our big game, secure our livestock producers and protect our people.

Thanks and we hope to see you there.

Sincerely,
Tony Mayer
Rick Mayer

*Info* For more information and to read the text of the bill HRC043, visit this link.

Rex Rammell, candidate for Idaho Governor, in an email exchange about this bill, told me, “I would love to have this resolution in hand as Idaho’s governor. I would declare an emergency and order wolves killed!”

Plan to attend this meeting. It sounds like it could be very interesting, in addition that it is an extremely important bill that relates to many, many Idaho citizens.

Idaho Groups Sponsor Free Dinner To Educate Public About Diseases Carried By Wolves

FREE DINNER
February 10, 2010
6:00 PM
Washington County Fairgrounds
Cambridge, Idaho

URGENT: Two-Thirds of Idaho Wolf Carcasses Examined Have Thousands of Hydatid Disease Tapeworms. Despite warnings from experts, FWS and IDFG ignored diseases, parasites spread by wolves. These disease can spread to humans! — Wolves are infecting livestock pastures and moose habitat with Neospora Caninum, the parasite that causes abortions in cattle and moose and other members of the deer family (The Outdoorsman Dec 2009).

PLEASE FORWARD TO ANYONE WHO NEEDS TO HEAR THIS INFORMATION. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!

Guest Speakers: Read more

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