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MTFWP Hunting News

Bighorn Sheep Season To Close In Hunting District 500 - By order of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission, hunting district 500-20, which includes portions of Park and Sweet Grass counties, will be closed to all hunting of bighorn sheep, effective one-half hour after sunset on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.
Hunters Must Be Mindful Of Conditions - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reminds hunters that they have a responsibility to identify and abide by all fire restrictions in effect in the area where they are hunting.
Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should - Montana's abundant opportunities to hunt, fish and ride Off-Highway Vehicles requires every user to willingly act responsibly to ensure others enjoy the same privileges that they do.
TIP-MONT Works For Montana By Reducing The Most Common Violations - Montana hunters have the opportunity to take part in some of the finest hunting found anywhere.
FWP Block Management Region Contacts - Hunters interested in obtaining access to nearly nine million acres of private lands enrolled in FWP's Block Management Program may contact the regional FWP office in the area where they plan to hunt, or check the "Hunting" pages on the FWP web site at fwp.mt.gov .
2009 Block Management Information - For the 2009 hunting season, hunters will have access to nearly nine million acres of land statewide through the Block Management Program administered by Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
2009 Antelope Season Update - While numbers remain robust in much of northeastern and eastern Montana—FWP Regions 6 and 7— the hard winter of 2008-09 clearly took a toll on animals in some areas. Consequently, antelope numbers statewide are largely at or below those seen over past few years.
Migratory Bird Hunters Get HIP Again This Season - Everyone who hunts doves, ducks, geese, sandhill cranes, snipe, or coots in Montana must be "HIP" certified for the upcoming hunting seasons. HIP stands for Harvest Information Program.
Waterfowl Hunting Safety Tips - Water is one hazard that waterfowl hunters face that land-based hunters don't.
Serving Canada Goose - Folks who have "tucked in" to a meal of roasted, baked, or fried Canada goose sometimes have vivid, if not very appetizing, descriptions of the meal.
Tips For The First-Time Canada Goose Hunter - If you feel the urge to make this your first year to hunt the Canada goose, it is not too late to make that fantasy reality. There are a few basics a beginning goose hunter will want to keep in mind.
Reminder: Youth Pheasant And Waterfowl Hunting Weekend Coming Soon - Montana's young hunters will have a special opportunity Sept. 26-27, the weekend of the youth waterfowl and pheasant special seasons.
Canada Goose Facts - Life expectancy - up to 20 years Weight - five to 13 pounds Nesting Location--smaller subspecies nest in northern Canada. Geese that nest in Montana are the larger nine to 12 pound subspecies. Eggs--geese generally lay about four to seven eggs, called a clutch Incubation--eggs hatch after about 30 days Young geese--called "goslings" Migration----Migrate as family groups. Large flocks are made up of many families and nonbreeders. Age at first nesting---two or three years.
Duck And Goose Hunting Outlook - Montana duck and goose hunters can look forward to some good hunting beginning Oct. 3 in the Central and Pacific flyways. Montana's youth waterfowl season is Sept. 26-27.
Can Hunting Be Good For Your Health? - Hunting can be a healthy workout for the physically fit, but couch potatoes who set out Oct. 25 for the general hunting season with a rifle and an elk license may risk cardiovascular and other health-related issues, say the managers of Montana's state employee benefits program. And they are doing something about the situation.

NRA-ILA Site Updates

Gang violence and the mayor`s feeble and futile gun laws - In response to the escalation in gang-related shootings in Portland, Mayor Sam Adams is proposing actions that are typical of those with liberal leanings. Rather than blaming the criminals, he`s blaming the guns, and he`s proposing five ordinances, some of which will restrict the gun rights of law-abiding citizens and will also likely end up in court because they violate Oregon`s firearms pre-emption law.
States Being Asked For `Right-To-Hunt` Amendments - Lifelong hunter Bill Haycraft of Kentucky sees his treasured outdoors heritage under siege and in need of constitutional protection from animal rights advocates. He`s one of many hunters backing a "right-to-hunt" amendment that`s expected to be on his state`s 2012 ballot.
States Being Asked For `Right-To-Hunt` Amendments
Canada: NDP rethinks opposition to gun registry - Some rural and northern New Democrat MPs may stay away from the upcoming vote on the long-gun registry, a move that could save the controversial program, the Star has learned.
Obama administration reverses course, forbids sale of 850,000 antique rifles - The South Korean government, in an effort to raise money for its military, wants to sell nearly a million antique M1 rifles that were used by U.S. soldiers in the Korean War to gun collectors in America. The Obama administration approved the sale of the American made rifles last year. But it reversed course and banned the sale in March -- a decision that went largely unnoticed at the time but that is now sparking opposition from gun rights advocates.
NRA-PVF to Make Major Announcement on Missouri U.S. Senate Race -- NRA Leaders Coming to a City Near You This Friday
California: Assembly session ends, Right-to-Carry restriction bill dies - For the Assembly, the curtain fell at midnight Tuesday after a final hour marked by animosity that began with a partisan fight that ultimately killed legislation to ban the open display of unloaded guns in most public places.
Washington: Yakima County revises Right-to-Carry ordinance - Yakima County commissioners approved an ordinance Tuesday allowing gun owners to carry their weapons to county parks and festivals. KAPP TV reports the change was made because the county law was more restrictive that the state law on concealed weapons.
Canada: It's time to finally get rid of the long gun registry - After all this time, there's still no clear evidence the long gun registry has stemmed gun related crimes. The only certainty is that the registry has cost taxpayers at least $2 billion an astronomical figure given that the Liberals promised the registry would only cost an initial $2 million in start up spending. In a damning report in 2002, federal Auditor General Sheila Fraser found that program was not only costly, but excessively regulatory, overly complex and difficult for owners to comply with.
NRA Freedom Action Foundation Launches 2010 Trigger the Vote Effort -- Honorary Chairman Chuck Norris Stars in New Ad Campaign
Victory for Gun Owners in California!
Philadelphia police seize guns from lawful permit holders - In the last two years, Philadelphia police have confiscated guns from at least nine men - including four security guards - who were carrying them legally, and only one of the guns has been returned, according to interviews with the men.
Louisiana: Second Amendment weekend sales tax holiday is Sept. 3rd-5th - Hunters and campers can save money this weekend on a wide range of supplies including firearms, ammunition, hunting knives and certain clothing items. The 2010 Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday takes place Friday, September 3, through Sunday, September 5. During these three days, eligible items are exempt from all state and local sales taxes in Louisiana.
Idaho, Montana seek OK for hunting of wolves - State officials sought Tuesday to revive gray wolf hunts in the Northern Rockies, even as they entered talks with environmentalists whose lawsuit restored the endangered status of the animals. On Tuesday, Montana asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to commit by Sept. 10 to the state's plan for "conservation hunts" beginning this fall.
Idaho, Montana seek OK for hunting of wolves
Canada: The gun registry doesn't make us safer - The key factor to consider when determining the fate of the federal long gun registry is whether or not it prevents crime. That was its initial objective. That is how Jean Chretien's Liberal government justified the nearly $2 billion that has been spent on the project and a bureaucracy that continues to consume between $87 million (RCMP estimate) and $106 million (Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimate) annually.
Urgent Action Needed by California’s Pro-Gun Community!
California Senate rejects carry restrictions - The California Senate rejected a bill Monday that would have made it illegal to carry unloaded guns in public, but lawmakers will give the vote one more try. Monday's 20 16 vote fell one short of the majority needed, but the Senate will reconsider the measure Tuesday.
Gun owners dodge the bullet ban - The Supreme Court's recent McDonald and Heller decisions have thus far thwarted the gun grabbers' best efforts by upholding the individual's right to own firearms. Late Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency added another victory to the list as it shot down an attempt to undermine the Second Amendment through the regulation of bullets. On Aug. 3, the American Bird Conservancy and groups like Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to ban traditional lead ammunition as a "health risk."
EPA Denies Ammo Ban Petition - Responding to a grassroots outcry from gun owners, the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has denied a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and other radical groups that had sought to ban the use of lead in ammunition.
NRA-Backed Measure Signed By President - Last week, the NRA-backed “Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010” (H.R. 5552) was signed into law.
Oregon: Attention Portland-Area NRA Members: Tell Mayor Adams You Oppose His City Gun Control Plan! - Portland Mayor Sam Adams, a self-described "founding member" of the anti-Second Amendment group Mayors Against Illegal Guns, is circulating a 12-page draft city gun control plan, the likes of which Oregonians haven't seen since the days of former mayor and gun ban advocate Vera Katz.
California: Ammo Sales Bill (AB2358) Heads Back to Senate Floor
Montana will appeal wolf ruling
TV scriptwriters portray hunters in negative light
New Jersey: Bear hunt could save taxpayers money
Nevada: Attracting young hunters, a new apprentice license
NRA Letter to EPA Regarding Lead Ammunition Ban
NRA Letter to EPA Regarding Lead Ammunition Ban
Anti-Gun Group Shows Why The American Way Is Better, As U.S. Firearm Production Soars - Anyone who traveled behind the Iron Curtain back in those days probably didn’t have to look very hard to find groups of “workers” sitting around doing pretty much nothing, except collecting a taxpayer-funded government paycheck.
Ammo Sales Bill (AB2358) Sent Back to Senate Public Safety Committee in California
California: Pro-Hunting Bill Heads to Governor Schwarzenegger’s Desk!
Arizona: OHV Restrictions in Kaibab National Forest Allow for Big Game Retrieval - The Tusayan Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest has issued a draft plan for managing off-highway vehicle (OHV) use. OHV use will be restricted to those roads and trails designated in the plan, depending on which management alternative is selected following public review and comment. Tusayan Ranger District offers four plan alternatives for managing OHV use. Alternative 1 is the status quo and is used as a baseline to compare the changes to be made in OHV use by the other alternatives. Alternatives 2 and 3 allow motorized big game retrieval up to a mile off of a designated road or trail. Alternative 4 allows no such exemption for hunters using OHVs for game retrieval. Comments on the plan are being accepted until August 30th and can be emailed to comments-southwestern-kaibab-tusayan@fs.fed.us. The plan can be found online by going to http://fs.usda.gov/goto/kaibab/projects and look for the Tusayan Travel Management Project. If you have questions about the plan or need additional information, you may call 928-635-5649.
Update on CCW Confidentiality in Nevada
Virginia: Help Support Repeal Of Obsolete Gun Buyer Check - In 1989, Virginia passed its first-in-the-nation state instant check statute.
Idaho commission resolves to fight wolf ruling
Long Gun Registration Bill and Open Carry Ban Awaiting Consideration by California Senate
Washington: Record revenue leads to more hunting access
Outrage of the Week: San Francisco Bans Guns ... for Movie Poster Cops?! - San Francisco is well known for its fog. But while the sunshine sometimes cuts through fog in the atmosphere, one fog that rarely seems to lift is the fog of anti-gun thinking.
California: Long Gun Registration Bill Advances to Senate Floor for Consideration
Federal Legislative Roundup - Time is drawing short before your federal lawmakers adjourn for the “Summer District Work Period,” and there are two bills pending in Congress that require your immediate action.
Game officials hope to hold wolf hunt despite ruling
South Dakota: Commission proposes lion hunting season
EPA petition poses threat to hunting, shooting, fishing
NRA-Backed Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Passes Unanimously in U.S. Senate Bill Passed in U.S. House by 412-6 Vote in June - By unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate on Thursday passed H.R. 5552 -- the Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act -- sponsored by Congressmen Ron Kind (D-WI) and Paul Ryan (R-WI).

Gun Owners of America

Senate to Vote on Kagan - -- Time for a last round of calls
Senate Scheduled to Vote on Free Speech Stranglehold Bill - -- DISCLOSE Act Vote Set
Kagan Sails Through Senate Judiciary Hearings - -- Contact your Senators before the full Senate votes
We Are Still A few Votes Short Of Killing The Kagan Nomination - -- Time to redouble our efforts
House Narrowly Passes Gag Order (DISCLOSE) Act - -- Now it's time to barrage the Senate
Pelosi Trying to Shove DISCLOSE Act through Congress Once Again - -- NRA remains on the sidelines
Anti-Gun ObamaPet Nominated to the Supreme Court - -- The nomination IS stoppable IF Americans let their voices be heard

Hunt the West

Off To Wyoming - I'll be in Wyoming next week, hunting antelope in Unit 61, one of the fabled Red Desert units.
Oregon Fall Hunting Forecast Available - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife released its fall hunting forecast today. Based on surveys by staff biologists, the report offers hunters a good look at what to expect this fall.
Helicopter Crash Kills Idaho Fish and Game Biologists and Pilot - A helicopter carrying two Idaho Fish and Game fisheries biologists and a pilot crashed in Kamiah between 9:30 and 9:45 Tuesday morning, leaving three dead.
$5,000 Reward Offered in Arizona Sheep Poaching - The Arizona Game and Fish Department is asking for the public’s assistance in finding the person or persons responsible for the illegal killing of a bighorn sheep lamb along Highway 88 (also known as the Apache Trail), northeast of Apache Junction, on Tuesday, Aug. 24. At the time the department received the phone call, the bighorn sheep, though mortally wounded, was reportedly still alive.
A Note on Ammunition Shortages - I haven't been hearing as much about ammunition shortages as I was a year or so ago, but there are still some problems with supplies out there.
Snow Goose Forecast Excellent ... For Eastern Hunters - Could a bumper crop of snow geese be in the offing for waterfowl hunters this year? Dr. Robert “Rocky” Rockwell, a biology professor at City University of New York and one of North America’s leading authorities on snow geese, thinks so.
Environmental Protection Agency Rejects Lead Ban Petition - On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency denied a bold petition calling for a ban on the production and distribution of lead hunting ammunition. What will we do with the breathing room this has given us?
Colorado Small Game Seasons Kick Off September 1st - Small-game and upland hunters in Colorado can look forward to the debut of small game, fall turkey, and upland bird hunting seasons in the upcoming days and weeks. Time to buy my fall turkey tag.
Kansas Regulations Finally Available - Months after the deer application deadline and draw have already been complete, the Kansas 2010 hunting regulations are finally available.
Hunting Antelope in New Mexico, Part 2 - After the ranch owner finally agrees to honor his contract and let me on the ranch, I stumble through the next series of obstacles ... specifically, there's not really any antelope.
Arizona Spring Hunt Regulations Available - The Arizona Game and Fish Department has released the 2011 spring hunting and drawing information for turkey, javelina, buffalo and bear. Electronic copies of the application form and regulation booklet are available online, but there is no online application process.
Montana Confirms It Will Appeal Wolf Ruling - Montana’s top wildlife official confirmed last week that his agency will appeal the recent district court ruling that returned the region’s recovered wolves to the federal endangered species list. Joe Maurier, director of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, told a coalition of wildlife conservation and livestock groups that Montana has "a recovered wolf population and we will appeal."
California Struggles to Understand Decline of Blacktail Deer - A new study is under way to determine why Black-tailed deer populations in some areas of northern California have declined over the past 20 years. Statewide, the harvest of black-tailed deer bucks has declined 46% from 1989 to 2009.
Hunting Antelope in New Mexico, Part 1 - A surprisingly complicated story of Texas politicians, iPhones, Game and Fish wildlife managers, and Longhorn cattle. A little about antelope hunting as well.

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