http://coloradohuntingtoday.com/blog Online Hunting Magazine Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:29:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As the courts continue to decide what the Endangered Species Act is for, we have reached a point where it appears now that our wildlife that needs protecting is in eminent danger. Yesterday, Federal Judge Paul L. Friedman, ordered that the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes region be ... http://coloradohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/30/the-endangered-species-act-is-now-endangering-our-species/ The ideal thing for hunters is for every landowner to leave his or her land open to hunting during the various seasons. We know that doesn't happen for a variety of reasons, one of them being the realization that in some cases a landowner can rake in a sizable hunk ... http://coloradohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/15/maybe-hunting-leases-on-private-lands-not-such-a-great-idea/ SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Outdoor television star Michael Waddell has been selected as honorary chairman for this year’s National Hunting and Fishing Day, set for Sept. 27. In the volunteer role, Waddell becomes the official spokesman for the annual commemoration’s key message: Conservation succeeds only because of America’s 34 million hunters and ... http://coloradohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/10/michael-waddell-to-chair-national-hunting-and-fishing-day/ Think for a moment about the title of this article. I have heard that simple statement repeated unendingly it seems and there is never a shortage of places to read about it either. Many who espouse to the feel-good title of an ethical hunter do so because they deem themselves ... http://coloradohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/07/fair-chase-is-ethical/ Are you looking to get a different perspective on wolves other than the Disney version or one that is perpetuated by the mainstream media? Now is your chance. Western Institute for the Study of the Environment says: http://coloradohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/20/undue-burden-the-real-cost-of-living-with-wolves/ A bill that was sponsored by Colorado democrat Rep. Debbie Stafford and supported by the Humane Society of the United States, to end hunting in enclosures died in the House Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources Committee on February 6, 2008. HB1096, a bill that many said was poorly worded and very ... http://coloradohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/11/colorado-anti-hunting-bill-deadfor-now/ "And I don't see how you can ever bear to shoot them." "Don't you?" said I. "Well; suppose you've been climbing a mountain late in the afternoon when the sun is on the other side of it. It is a mountain of big boulders, loose little stones, thorny bushes. The slightest ... http://coloradohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/11/the-mountains-on-seeing-deer/ Many of you have probably read several times or perhaps even heard me on my radio show talk about George Dovel and his ongoing efforts to reach people and educate them with facts about wildlife, etc. through his print publication, "The Outdoorsman". (If you would like to subscribe to Mr. ... http://coloradohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/28/when-do-wolves-become-dangerous-to-humans/ By Robert Lane Bob Lane is a Licensed Master Maine Guide and photographer. He has also guided Caribou Hunters and Fishermen on float trips in Southwest Alaska. Deer season in Maine is a longstanding tradition marked by cold, frosty mornings, treks through the pre-dawn darkness to a coveted tree stand, a swamp’s ... http://coloradohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/take-a-kid-hunting/ By A. Sayward Lamb This is another instance to substantiate the fact that it is possible to have a deer in your rifle’s sights, and still not get a shot at it. This happened to me one year, in early November, when I went hunting at Sanborn Valley, in South Woodstock. ... http://coloradohuntingtoday.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/20/disappearing-act/