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Yellow Tail wine company turns tail on HSUS http://www.collegian.com/index.php/article/2010/02/yellow_tail_wine_company_turns_tail_on_hsus

This thread is open to talk about any brand of sights. If any of you know me from around the internet; I will help promote and talk about any product that I feel works great and will help other hunters. I will also let people know if I think a product is not that good and people should stay away from (Scent Lok). I am a huge fan of Primos calls, Gorilla tree stands, ScoutGuard T-cams, Bowtech & Hoyt bows, Lowa boots, Horn Hunter packs, Sitka & Under Armour clothing, Easton Axis arrows, Shuttle T broadheads, Cabela’s Alaskan Guide pack, Bob Dozier & Russell knives, and a few other brands and products that I just can’t think about right now. I would highly recommend for all hunters to purchase these products.

I will start it off with my personal favorite archery sight Spot-Hogg. Spot-Hogg sights are built from 6061 aircraft aluminum and put through rigorous inspections. All Spot-Hog sights have a white ring around the pin guard to help keep your form the same and as accurate as possible. Levels that are squared off to a vertical wire will also increase your accuracy while sighting in your bow, target shooting, or even while hunting. The Hogg Father, Boss Hogg, Tommy Hogg, Hogg-it , and Hunter sights allow a second and third axis adjustment to get the most accurate and precise sight that any archer would dream about. Here are some key features that the Spot-Hogg sights have: Hogg Father: Has quick release knob, horizontal & vertical adjustments, detachable dovetail bar, 2nd & 3rd axis adjustment, no tools needed for windage or elevation adjustments, removable rack for traveling, traveling case, available in 1, 3, 5, or 7 pins. HoggFather allows for shots that are beyond your last pin, but still within effective range. The option to quickly adjust your sight is available and then the lower pin is only needed for great accuracy. Boss Hogg & Tommy Hogg: 2nd & 3rd axis adjustment, horizontal and vertical adjustments, no tools needed for windage & elevation adjustment, yardage knob, available in 1, 3, 5, or 7 pins. Boss Hogg & Tommy Hogg sights allow for shots that are beyond your last pin, but still within effective range. The option to quickly adjust your sight is available and then the lower pin is only needed for great accuracy. Hogg-It: Quick release knob, 2nd & 3rd axis adjustment Hunter: 2nd & 3rd axis adjustment, micro adjustment pins Real Deal: Micro adjustment knobs and pins Right On: Micro adjustment pins What do people think about the yardage knob, available in 1, 3, 5, or 7 pin for the Hogg Father, Boss Hogg & Tommy Hogg sights allowing for shots that are beyond your last pin, but still within effective range. The option to quickly adjust your sight is available and then the lower pin is only needed for great accuracy. This would be great for 3-D or target shooting and maybe even for that bedded mule deer buck out in the middle of nowhere with nothing for a hunter to hide behind to get closer. It would all depend on how many pins you had and what your effective range is.

http://www2.allenpress.com/pdf/WILD74_2_203_209.pdf

Wolves Give Parasites to Humans & Wildlife http://mainehuntingtoday.com/bbb/2010/01/06/two-thirds-of-idaho-wolf-carcasses-examined-have-thousands-of-hydatid-disease-tapeworms/

I can’t believe that this is public information. No these hunters will probably have to deal with being harassed. Wall Of Shame (Wolf Killers Montana 2009) http://howlingforjustice.wordpress.com/wall-of-shame-wolf-killers-montana-2009/

Send in your comments ASAP about USDA Forest Service Planning Rule. Quote: "The USDA Forest Service has issued a notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a new planning rule. The Forest Service is seeking comments on what issues should be considered in the proposed rule and the EIS. Comments are due to the Forest Service by February 16, 2010." http://fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinte...%20Rule%20Home

More information. Quote: “Don't forget to tell how slimy this really is Johnnie. State Senator Albert Kookesh, who represents the area in the Alaska State Senate, appeared at a meeting the Craig City Council was considering passing a resolution opposing this land transfer. Sen Kookesh is also a board member of Sealaska Corp. At the council meeting, Kookesh threatened the city of Craig with the fact he could withhold funding from the State to the City of Craig if they voted not to support the land transfer. His exact quote........ "I am the state senator that represents Craig. I'm not a vindictive person," Kookesh told the council. "I see you're going to have your 2010 capital projects on the table here tonight. And who's it going to go to? It's going to go to me. And to (Rep.) Bill Thomas, who is also a Sealaska board member. We have to be good neighbors." ‘There are times you are going to need my help and Bill Thomas' help," Kookesh said. "And this is a time we need yours." Unethical and probably illegal to boot. There is a lot to lose and Johnnie is right. This legislation needs to be stopped.” twodux

It is quick and easy to email you comments in to help fish, wildlife, and habitat; even if it is not in your state. We should all stick together. Legislative Action Center: http://capwiz.com/ussportsmen/home/

Quote from Ropes: “We do not dispute the fact that Sealaska has legitimate claim to acreage on the Tongass. However, the locations for selection were clearly defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971. Now, almost 40 years later, Sealaska is trying to change the rules by picking high-value public lands outside these defined selection areas. Sealaska’s land selections outlined in S. 881 include many of the best hunting, fishing, subsistence, and outfitter/guide use areas on the Tongass. We understand that Sealaska seeks title for, and intends to intensively log, roughly 65,000 acres within proposed Development Sites, conduct tourism operations on 5,000 acres at 46 Native Futures Sites, and set aside another 2,400 acres for 206 Cultural and Traditional Sites and three customary trade routes. We are concerned that S. 881 will: • Put Fish and Wildlife at Risk: The proposed selections focus largely on areas that are prime producers of fish and wildlife. The proposed Development (logging) Sites concentrate on some of the last remaining productive habitat on Prince of Wales Island, an area that, despite intensive past timber harvest, still supports healthy populations of deer, bear, wolves, salmon, steelhead and trout. Sportfishing alone contributes $274 million a year to Southeast Alaska’s economy. • Limit Public Access: The legislation would not guarantee public access to or through selected lands. Current Forest Service Outfitter and Guide permits, which have increased 75% since 1999, would be honored only through their termination date. Permit renewal would be through Sealaska, if they chose to renew at all. • Increase Commercial Development: The defining language for Native Future and Cultural Sites contains no limits on the scope or scale of infrastructure or site visitation allowed. The corporation says these areas will be managed for small tourism opportunities, but in reality the sky is the limit for development should they obtain title to the areas. • Displace Existing Businesses and Operators: Sealaska says there legislation will create jobs but what about the many lodges, guides, outfitters and tourism businesses that currently rely on the permitted use of the Tongass that S. 881 will displace? Aside from simply shrinking the availability of wild places for them to operate in, S.881 would give Sealaska free land and an unfair advantage over these businesses. Management of the Tongass National Forest has been one of the most intractable, high profile and longest running environmental conflicts in the United States. The time has come to move past the old way of doing things in the Tongass and the Tongass Futures Roundtable is the obvious way forward. Unfortunately, the Sealaska land exchange bill threatens ongoing good-faith negotiations. Sealaska should work with other interests in the region to settle its land claims while they play a vital role in creating a long term vision for the Tongass that balances its corporate needs with conservation and sustainable timber management. Thank you for your continued support for fish and wildlife conservation on America’s public lands. Sealaska is the regional Native for profit corp that was set up back in 1971 under the settlement law ANSCA. Congress gave them boxes to pick their entitlement lands in. some of the lands they picked had high volume timber stands on it ... some was mountain tops and some was muskeg. low volume timber production lands. If you have ever been to SE Alaska especially Prince of Wales Island you will see what they have done to those lands. Clear cut from boundary to boundary. Now that they are out of timber .. which was all exported in the round to japan and china .. they want to trade back the low volume timber lands to the USFS for 'outside the box' High volume USFS timber lands. SB 881 is a law introduced by AK Sen Lisa Murkowski and will allow this ... Also there is 46 'Future sites' that will be from 5 to 50 acres for possible tourism development. Some of those are with in federally designated Wilderness Areas. All current Sealaska lands are posted no trespass and they do not allow fire wood cutting or hunting on those lands. They have never given any Guides hunting rights by permit. I have tried several times. In fact such massive clear cutting is very hard on the Sitka Blacktail and those lands are very bad for hunting. After some years the Bear come back as berry brush takes over the area. Lots of bear is anti Blacktail making it even harder on the Blacktail. If this bill passes it will set a very dangerous precedent on encroachment into Wilderness Areas across the country. The USFS is not happy about this legislation .. if passed and all this timber ground is removed from the timber base it could possibly mean a rewrite of TLMP. Among other major objections. I have been in touch with many persons about this building my basic knowledge and developing 'talking points' .. I just got off the phone with Edna Bay and Myla was so overjoyed that we were getting involved (APHA, Alaska Wilderness League, Trout Unlimited, Sportsman's Alliance for Alaska) that she broke down in tears. Seems Edna Bay has been fighting this since 2007 or so when Don Young first introduced the House version of the bill. And definitely felt like they were alone. Of all the communities affected by the outside the box lnds pick by Sealaska Edna Bay will take the worst hit. It will be devastated to say the least. Of the POW area communities (I have found out) that Craig, Edna Bay, Nakuti, Thorne Bay, Port Protection, Point Baker, Whale Pass are opposed .... Hydaburg, Kasan, Klawock has some opposition but are staying neutral (probably because of shareholder conflict) and Coffman Cove is in favor. Hollis hasn't taken a stand. There was a half page add in todays Ketchikan Daily News by SEAAC showing the maps and urging everyone to contact Don Young, Lisa Murkowski and Energy & Nat Res Comm Chair Sen Jeff Bingaman and ask for then to hold hearings in SE Alaska on this bill. In the outside the box land selections taxpayers have paid for ......... There are 101 miles of road selected on Kosciusko Island. There are 70 miles of road selected on Tuxekan Island. There are 145 miles of road selected on NPOW. There are 24 miles of road selected in the Election Creek and Polk Inlet selections. Add this with bridges and LTF's ... This is a very sizable chunk of change / investment that is about to be taken from the public domain and turned over to private enterprise .. that has a history of NO TRESPASS. This is a very serious and grave situation. In other words within in the 'outside the box' land selections US taxpayers have built 340 mile of roads that will go with the lands selected by Sealaska Native Corp. The lowest multiplier you can use for basic spur roads constriction is $100,00 per mile ... some of these roads are Spec (specification) roads built at $250,000+ per mile ... add bridges and log transfer facilities. Not to mention the value of the timber ... which some of these out side the box selections .... contain some of the largest stands of old growth spruce there is. The Polk Inlet pick is where I hunt / guide. Within this outside the box selection is the Old Tom Creek Research Natural Area ... established by the USFS in 1951 ... It is 4,544 acres of cedar-hemlock old-growth forest. A low-site cedar-dominated watershed. It also includes some examples of riparian spruce forest, extensive tidal meadows, and dense bald eagle and black bear populations. The USFS has never even been able to road or harvest timber any where near it's proximity. If Sealaska gets this it will be stripped from boundary to boundary. This is just one example of the travesty of this bill. I feel so strongly about this bill that I am traveling to Washington DC on Sunday the 21st of Feb to meet with Senators / Congressman and staff for the whole week to voice my opposition. I have never hardly ever been east of Reno in my life. Wheather your from Or. Wa. Id. or Cali .... I ask your help on defeating this bill. If you have ever hunted Prince of Wales Island or ever planed to (or SE Alaska in general) you must get involved with this one. It just takes a few minutes to email your Senators and Congressmen. Those guys very rarely hear from boots on the ground Alaskans like me. But they are going to. I'm not going to get biological or scientific or political ... I am just going to tell stories about what I know. I logged for over 20 years ... I've hunted this area since 1980. I even logged for Sealaska Timber Corp back in the early '80s. But tuning all this land from the public domain over to for profit private industry who will log it as fast as they can with all disregard for the fish and wildlife .... all for round log export is not the way it should be done. Never before in the history of Alaska has so many community, hunting, fishing, eco, and even green organizations got together in one united front to oppose any legislation or do anything." Ropes Legislative Action Center: http://capwiz.com/ussportsmen/home/

Are There Really Wild Horses in the Old West? http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/338272/the_difference_between_wild_and_feral.html?cat=16 Where Feral Horses Came From http://ezinearticles.com/?Wild-Mustang-Horses-in-the-American-West&id=1496190 Groups push to slaughter horses for meat, possibly starting in Oregon: http://advocatesforag.blogspot.com/2009/07/oregon-tribes-looking-at-horse.html Feral horses overcrowd rangeland: http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/02/wild_horses_elk_threaten_to_ov.html BLM Feral Horses Website: http://www.blm.gov/education/LearningLandscapes/explorers/lifetime/wildhorse.html Feral Horses and Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex http://www.onda.org/enforcing-conservation-laws/legal-actions/public-comments-1/pdfs/Sheldon%20CCP%20scoping%20cmmts%20%286-30-08%29.pdf Oregon's horse population outpaces ability to care for them http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x169025 http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/oregons_horse_population_outpa.html OHA Quote: Feral horses overrun Murderers Creek The feral horse population in Murderers Creek Management Area is out of control. The resulting habitat destruction and resource damage is tremendous. The Malheur National Forest’s Murderers Creek Wild Horse Territory/Herd Management Area Management Plan states 436 horses were counted in 2006. A BLM report titled Oregon BLM Wild Horse and Burro Population Data (June 17, 2008) estimated the Murderers Creek population at 628 horses. The Forest Service gathered 134 animals in 2008. With the 20 percent recruitment rate indicated in the plan, the population of 494 animals would be back to 592 in 2009. The management plan set the Appropriate Management Level (AML) for Murderers Creek’s wild horses at 50 to 140 horses. The plan requires wild horses to be managed within the AML range. Once the population reaches or exceeds 140, the excess animals will be removed down to 50 horses. With the population exceeding the maximum by 450 animals, the Forest Service must remove 540 horses to be in compliance with its management plan. The management plan states “When the herd was around the 200 head level (1979), significant use (and damage) occurred at Vester Meadows and the South Fork of Murderers Creek, while at 100 head few areas of concentrated use were found and no areas of damage were found.” Just imagine the damage with the herd at 500 to 600 horses. Murderers Creek Herd Management Area is not alone in having out of control feral horse populations in Oregon. Of 19 wild horse areas listed by BLM, only nine are in compliance with their AML. According to the 2008 BLM report, the total estimated population for the 19 areas was 3,730 horses. The total number of horses allowed by the AML high level is 2,855. That is 875 over the maximum allowed. To bring the total population in compliance with management plans would require removing more than 2,000 horses. To deal with the rapid population expansion, the 1971 wild horse act was amended in 2005 to require the sale of horses over 10 years old or those offered unsuccessfully for adoption three times. The proceeds from selling excess animals are to be used by BLM for costs relating to marketing and adoption of wild horses. Oregon Hunters Association, led by its Redmond Chapter, has invested many thousands of dollars and volunteer hours in habitat improvement in the Murderers Creek area. Over 100,000 shrubs were planted and several miles of fence built or repaired. With a 20 percent recruitment rate, the rapidly expanding feral horse population could destroy all that investment in a few years. Wild horse herds have the potential to double every four to five years. Murderers Creek was selected by ODFW to be one of the first five units in the Mule Deer Initiative. There are many problems to overcome in the recovery of Oregon’s mule deer herds. Competition and habitat damage by feral horses are a significant detriment to the mule deer of Murderers Creek. The Forest Service and BLM must bring the herds into compliance with their management plans.

The Wildlife Society: Feral Horse Advocates Declare Horse “Native” to North America Feral Horse Advocates Declare Horse “Native” to North America Thu at 3:31pm In a recent Los Angles Times editorial, Jack Carone, CEO of Return to Freedom, a feral horse advocacy organization, boldly declared the modern horse native to North America. This is a new tactic for animal rights extremists. Their reasoning: The public might support efforts to control popualtions of destructive non-native animals, but not native animals, which must be protected at all costs. This, of course, isbad reasoningas well; populations of many species of native wildlife, such as snow geese and white-tailed deer, must be controlled when they become overabundant and impact other species and their habitats. The public’s confusion about this particular issue is not surprising. Some biologists, like Jay Kirkpatrick and Patricia Fazio, have supported a prohibition on the lethal control of feral horse populations, arguing that the last extinctions of Equus in North America occurred a mere 10-13,000 years ago. They cite studies of Anne Forsten of the University of Helsinki, which suggest that the Yukon horse (Equus lambei), whose relatively intact remains were discovered in permafrost, is “genetically indistinguishable” from the modern horse. These biologists contend that from a “biological perspective,” horses are more appropriately considered native fauna and not non-native interlopers. However, this conclusion is debatable. Many, if not most, biologists are still uncomfortable with this notion and all federal and state agencies still classify the modern horse as an introduced species. Even very small genetic variations can result in huge physical and behavioral differences. Take humans (Homo sapiens) and chimpanzees (Pan sp.), for example, which share over 98% of their genomes. Based on our genetic similarities, some taxonomists have argued that great apes be classified in the genus Homo, but there are vast differences between humans and great apes. One has gone to the moon and written symphonies and the other uses sticks to probe in termite mounds. In addition, historical context no doubt means something. The North American landscape and its inhabitants—even the horse itself—were very different in the Pleistocene when the fauna also included giant sloths, mammoths, and mastodons. The Yukon horse itself was comparatively small, standing only four feet tall at the withers. Perhaps even more important, however, the guild of predators that preyed on the Yukon horse and kept its numbers in check was very different. Predators included not only the gray wolf (Canis lupus) and lynx (Felis canadensis), which are still around today, but also three extinct species—two large cats, the scimitar cat (Homotherium serum) and the American lion (Panthera leo atrox), and the short-faced bear (Arctodus simus). Although some, like American paleoarchaeologist Paul Martin, have fancied the idea of restoring a “Pleistocene fauna” to the western United States, can we seriously contemplate reintroducing elephants and lions to the North American landscape? Like it or not, regardless of whether they are considered native or non-native, feral horse populations must be managed. And that means we need a more effective and realistic policy on the management of feral horses, one that must come to terms with population control. The alternative, that is, to let populations spiral out of control, can result in pervasive and deleterious environmental impacts. According to Tom Gorey, a BLM spokesman, “If we allowed the exponential [population] increase, we would see the horses eating themselves out of house and home. We’d see destroyed wildlife habitat, erosion. This would be the equivalent of an ecological disaster.” Legislative Action Center: http://capwiz.com/ussportsmen/home/

Obama Administration Links Hunting and Conservation Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack have announced the creation of a special advisory committee, the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council. Secretary Salazar stated: “Theodore Roosevelt understood the vital role that hunting plays in American life, as well as the importance of protecting lands and wildlife to sustain that tradition…The early efforts of America’s hunters and anglers to preserve our nation’s wildlife heritage fueled the modern conservation movement and left us the natural bounty we are now entrusted with protecting.” Having been to two direct meetings with Secretary Salazar in the past few weeks, I believe that he is sincere in his support of wildlife and habitat conservation, and in his dedication to and support of America’s sportsmen and women. It is clear that he believes that conservation should be a non-partisan issue that appeals to politicians on both sides of the aisle. In that, he is very much in line with TWS’ core policies and beliefs. TWS is currently working on technical reports on the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and the Public Trust Doctrine and is also planning on developing a supplemental issue of The Wildlife Professional focused on the role of hunting in wildlife and habitat conservation. TWS has also, in the best Leopoldian tradition, challenged some aspects of modern hunting, based on science, including some aspects of baiting and feeding, and the use of lead ammunition. It is currently working on a technical report on predator control to artificially augment ungulate populations. Strengthening North America’s proud hunting heritage will not only involve promotion of the rich tradition, but also its ethics and conservation role. Modern hunting practices should be compatible with conservation, animal welfare, ecological principles, and ethics of fair chase. However, hunting has become critical in controlling numbers of some over-abundant species, such as deer and snow geese and destructive invasive species, such as nutria and feral pigs. Perhaps most important is its role as a source of essential funding to support conservation of both game and non-game species, especially at the state and provincial level.

Yellowtail Wine supports Anti Hunting!!!!!! http://advocatesforag.blogspot.com/2...s-to-hsus.html Here is their email. http://www.yellowtailwine.com/contact-us

http://www.ussportsmen.org/Page.aspx?pid=2174 Quote: “Both bills will guarantee that access for America’s sportsmen to prime public land won’t arbitrarily be denied,” states USSA President and CEO, Bud Pidgeon. “The USSA wholeheartedly supports these bills and urges sportsmen everywhere to contact you members of Congress and urge them to sign on.” USSA I'm not sure if it is too late for emails. Legislative Action Center http://capwiz.com/ussportsmen/home/

Quote: From the January 29, 2010 Statesman Journal: Governor picks Port Orford man for Fish and Wildlife Commission “Bob Webber, a semiretired attorney from Port Orford, is Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s pick to replace Zane Smith on the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The selection was announced today by Mike Carrier, the governor’s natural resources policy director. A decision has not been made on a candidate to replace commission chairwoman Marla Rae of Salem, and she will continue to serve until a replacement can be selected and confirmed by the Legislature, Carrier says in an e-mail announcing the selection of Webber . Webber’s confirmation will be held during the upcoming interim legislative session. Smith, of Springfield, is a natural resources policy consultant and retired regional forester with the U.S. Forest Service. His term expired on Feb. 15, 2009. Carrier’s e-mail describes Webber as an avid sportsman who has participated on various Department of Fish and Wildlife task forces and committees. In 2009, he was appointed as a special prosecutor in Curry County to prosecute wildlife crimes, an unpaid position.” Here is where Bob stands on one of our issues in Oregon. Quote: ARGUMENT IN FAVOR PREDATOR PROBLEMS ARE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH IN OREGON. • Measure 18 has crippled Oregon's ability to control predator populations and has resulted in more conflicts between predators and people, livestock and pets in Oregon. • Measure 18 has eliminated the best tool wildlife managers have for controlling Oregon's expanding populations of black bear and cougar: sport hunting. • After failing to get their way with the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, which supports traditional hunting methods, animal rights fanatics from out-of-state resorted to the Measure 18 initiative and successfully duped voters who simply weren't informed of the facts. • Without sportsmen to control predator populations, the only relief from predator problems now comes after attacks occur, when government-paid trappers pursue the marauding predators from the site of the attack. Even then, most attempts at tracking problem predators prove unsuccessful. • Prior to the passage of Measure 18, Oregon had a very successful management program in place that brought predator populations back from the brink of extinction to healthy numbers. Now Measure 18 has destroyed the balance. • Vote to repeal Measure 18, correct our mistake, and return Oregon's wildlife management to our trained professionals. Vote YES on 34! (This information furnished by Robert Webber.) (This space purchased for $500 in accordance with 1993 Or. Laws 811 §11.) The printing of this argument does not constitute an endorsement by the State of Oregon, nor does the state warrant the accuracy or truth of any statement made in the argument. http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections...S34/M34ARF.HTM Here is the short simple letter I have sent to our senators and representatives. I would like to show my support for Bob Webber to replace Zane Smith on the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. Oregon could not ask for a better replacement than Bob Webber. Bob Webber gets my vote. Please send in your emails as soon as possible. Let’s make a change for Oregon’s Fish & Wildlife.

First Ever "Animal Rights" Caucus Formed in California Legislature! Importance of COHA Reaches New Heightened Level In a move that further validates California as the front line in the nationwide fight to protect the future of hunting, the California State Legislature has laid claim to the first ever Caucus formed solely to push an animal rights agenda. According to a press release issued by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the new "Animal Protection Caucus" - co-chaired by Senator Dean Florez (D-Shafter), Senator Tony Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks), Assembly Member Cameron Smyth (R-Santa Clarita), and Assembly Member Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara) - will serve to highlight important issues affecting animals and to educate legislators and their staff on the need for "sensible" animal protection legislation. This bold move by certain members of the California Legislature and the animal rights community clearly demonstrates their focus on California and their increased priority of passing legislation in our state that directly challenges your freedom to hunt. "Although it may be unfathomable, hunters and other conservationists have just been served serious notice that California will now face even greater challenges to our outdoor traditions," stated California Outdoor Heritage Alliance President, Bill Gaines. California's outdoorsmen and women simply have no choice but to ensure their voice is loud and united in the halls of the State Capitol by supporting the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA) and COHA's Political Action Committee (COHA PAC). Do your part - unite with COHA and help meet this challenge by joining COHA at Join COHA. Support COHA PAC and enter to win great prizes by purchasing tickets for the COHA PAC raffle at COHA PAC. COHA PAC funds are only used to help elect pro-hunting candidates for statewide public office

I found this on the internet. Quote: MANDATORY HUNTER ORANGE CLOTHING? FYI - At the OHA state board meeting yesterday, ODFW reported that the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is considering adopting rules to make hunter orange clothing mandatory for hunters. Evidently, there is a significant push from certain groups to make this happen due to a recent unfortunate hunting accident that took life of a 15-year-old hunter. OHA's position is that we support the VOLUNTARY use of hunter orange. The Commission has directed ODFW to put together a rules package proposal that will be shopped around later this year. Basically, that means that they will roll out their proposal after it's been initially approved and ask for public comments. In real terms that means that they will be telling us what's coming "down the pike" and our comments will likely not do much good. The real opportunity to impact what ODFW's proposal looks like is NOW, during its formative stages. Due to that fact, OHA will have representatives at the table even though we only support the VOLUNTARY use of hunter orange clothing. Absent some common sense input from hunters, we could all end up wearing FULL HUNTER ORANGE JUMPSUITS to hunt ANYTHING with ANY WEAPON. You can (and should) be part of the process too. Your thoughts on the state mandating the use of hunter orange clothing can be sent to several entities to impact this process. Remember, your comments will mean much more now then they will after ODFW staff presents their completed proposal. Time to get busy... Rick Williams OHA Vice President Contacts Regarding Mandatory Hunter Orange Clothing: Oregon Governor's Office Governor Kulongoski 160 State Capitol 900 Court Street Salem, Oregon 97301-4047 Governor’s Citizens’ Representative Message Line - 503.378.4582 Fax -503.378.6827 Email Comments Here Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Commission Web Page With Individual Contact Information Email Comments - [email protected] Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Written Comments: ODFW 3406 Cherry Ave. Salem, Oregon 97303-4924 Re: Mandatory Hunter Orange Clothing Email Comments: ODFW Director Roy Elicker - [email protected] ODFW Wildlife Division Administrator Ron Anglin - [email protected] ODFW Information and Education Deputy Administrator Rick Hargrave - [email protected] Here is an email response I got from ODFW: Thank you for your comments regarding the mandatory wearing of orange while hunting. The department is reviewing this issue at the request of Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission. The department is currently gathering information on hunting-related firearms incidents and research related to hunter orange. This information will be presented to the Commission at the June 4th meeting. The Commission will review the information and hear public comments to make their decision on whether or not rules related to the mandatory wearing of hunter orange are needed. Prior to the June Commission meeting, the department will be asking for public input and comments at the annual big game tag meetings held by each wildlife district in early May. The meetings will be publicized through the media, on the agency’s website, to include the department’s social media outlets. If the Commission decides to proceed with potential rulemaking related to hunter orange requirements, they would do so at the October 1st Commission meeting where public comments would also be accepted. There will be information available on this issue on the ODFW website at www.dfw.state.or.us by February 1. If you have additional comments or questions please contact: Chris Willard – Education Services Manager 503-947-6015 [email protected] Richard Hargrave – Information and Education Division Deputy Administrator 503-947-6020 [email protected]

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I missed this one during the summer. http://www.katu.com/news/national/51029207.html I just found this site. http://www.cougarinfo.org/attackex.htm

Fire Behavior Synopsis Cougar attacks Oregon dog: http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20100107/NEWS/100109806/1051&parentprofile=1055

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Apex Predator vs Mesopredator http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/...91001164102.htm Could herbicides sprayed on clear-cuts affect fawn survival like it has these frogs? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1203225038.htm Springtime Sheep Grazing Helps Control Leafy Spurge http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1002100714.htm Did sheep help open up forage for mule deer back in Oregon's sheep hayday? Nitrogen Loss Threatens Desert Mule Deer http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1106145308.htm Mercury affecting Polar Bears http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1208170915.htm Climate Change and Nutrition Stress http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1116131822.htm Could climate change and nutrition stress on cattle lead to even more stress on deer and elk? Sage-grouse Affected by Energy Development http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1016094045.htm Biodiversity loss increases disease in humans http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1203132157.htm Small clear-cuts help Amphibians? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1103112249.htm Predation and nutrient cycling http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1102085819.htm Predation helps nutrient cycling just like how salmon dying after spawning help add nutrients into rivers. Wolves Lose Predatory Edge http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1026125539.htm

I plan on getting a Havalon Paranta and possibly a Cutco Knife Drop Point Hunting Knife Double-D® edge knife (as a backup).