December 7, 2009 Hunting & Fishing News

Staind - Staind Star Prepares For Battle Over Hunting Show (ContactMusic)
STAIND star AARON LEWIS is anticipating publicity problems when he takes part in an upcoming hunting show on TV in America and he's challenging PETA animal activists to take...

New Labeling Highlights Survival Features of Lightload Towels

Dyna-E International, producers of Lightload Towels (www.ultralighttowels.com) have announced the release of a new packaging design intended to give consumers a better idea of the product’s unique survival features. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2009)

Salem teen killed in hunting accident (Yamhill Valley News-Register)
A Salem teen died Sunday morning after he was shot by a member of his hunting party near Grand Ronde, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office.

The World's Biggest Sport Fishing Website Just Got a Whole Lot Bigger

SportFishermen.com launches an online store featuring products every fishing, hunting, camping, boating and outdoor activity enthusiast will love. (PRWeb Oct 26, 2009)

Clarity Defog It Anti-Fog Gets Hunters Focused for Deer Season - Keeps Shooting Glasses and Eyewear Fog-Free Safe All Day

Deer hunting season is in full swing and hunters are taking to the woods with a new safety accessory: Clarity Defog It™ anti-fog liquid and towelettes for shooting glasses, eyeglasses and scopes. (PRWeb Dec 4, 2009)

Conn. charity gets fishing vessels, jobs for vets (Park Hills Daily Journal)
BOSTON (AP) — His father was a lifelong scalloper, his uncles are fishermen, and 23-year-old Chris Pinto realized as he got older that fishing is “in my blood.” It just didn’t look like it was in his future.

Vessel Bottom Line Burned and Sank During the Start of the Bisbee's Black and Blue!

The sport fishing yacht The Bottom Line is resting on the bottom on the Sea of Cortez. Minutes after the flare starting the 29th Annual Bisbee's Black & Blue Marlin Tournament doused in the ocean, one of the participating sport fishing boats already miles away caught fire and sank. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2009)

Mother Lode Fishing Report (Calaveras Enterprise)
Mother Lode Fishing Report

Crocodile Rug and Mastodon Tusk Among 850 Taxidermy Mounts at Fort Worth Big Game Trophy & Western Auction

A 13-foot Crocodile rug with open jaws and a 164 pound tusk of an extinct Mastodon are among 850 exotic and unusual taxidermy mounts and artifacts being liquidated at auction in Fort Worth, Texas. The hunting trophies, animal rugs, fish and bird mounts being offered to the general public at the World Class Big Game Trophy & Western Auction are from private collections of renowned big game hunters and natural history museums. (PRWeb Oct 24, 2009)

What Does Hunting Mean to You?

Hunting is a very personal experience, and we don't all do it for the same reasons. Or maybe we do, and we don't always express it the same way. Anyhow, this article is meant to be a collection of quotes from readers, telling what hunting means to them. Check it out, and if you'd like to contribute, just follow the link to the forum and share your thoughts!

A Forest Memory

A walk through the forest in deer hunting season is bound to bring back pleasant memories. This hunter, recalling his first buck, enjoys one of the more pleasant aspects of hunting in familiar woods.

How Much Gun Does it Take to Kill a Deer?

This topic always sparks discussion, especially among devotees of small-and-fast cartridges. The article I'm linking to is about cartridge performance for big game hunting - how velocity, energy, and Taylor Knock-Out (TKO) values can be used effectively for comparison, and how they relate to the real world.

Review: Utility Knife Hook Blades for Skinning/Dressing Big Game

Review: Pelican 1750 Double Rifle Hard Gun Case

If you're anything like me, you hate to pay a high price for something when you can get something about as good for less. Well, in the case of the Pelican 1750, that didn't happen. I did a good bit of comparison and arrived at the conclusion that it was about the best value I could find... but it isn't perfect.