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“With this lawsuit, we intend to do just that, even if we have to go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court,” said Bach.
New Jersey Continues To Trash Second Amendment In Right To Carry Lawsuit
SAF founder Alan Gottlieb added, “ With the help of our members and supporters we will fund this legal action all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court just like we did with McDonald vs. Chicago. This case will impact states all across the country.”
MAR 17, 2011 04:43P.M. New Jersey Continues To Trash Second Amendment In Right To Carry Lawsuit NJ Attorney General Argues That The Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms Does Not Apply Outside the Home and That the Public Needs to be Protected From Those Legally Carrying!
. The case is now submitted for consideration by a U.S. District Court Judge, who could rule as early as September. Appeals are anticipated regardless of the decision. SAF will keep you apprised of major case developments as they occur. Please watch for future alerts. Join The Fight! Support SAF Efforts to Restore The Second Amendment in every state. Donate to SAF’s Litigation Projects now! About: The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control. SAF has previously funded successful firearms-related suits against the cities of Los Angeles; New Haven, CT; and San Francisco on behalf of American gun owners, a lawsuit against the cities suing gun makers and an amicus brief and fund for the Emerson case holding the Second Amendment as an individual right.
Second Amendment Foundation BELLEVUE, WA --(Ammoland.com)- On March 16, the New Jersey Attorney General filed its final lower court response in the recently-filed lawsuit challenging New Jersey’s extreme and subjective handgun carry laws. As in its previous papers, the Attorney General again trashed the Second Amendment, arguing that the right to bear arms does not apply outside the home, and that New Jersey’s carry laws are constitutional and necessary to protect the public from those who legally carry firearms. The federal lawsuit, filed in November of last year by Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, the Second Amendment Foundation, and six individual plaintiffs, challenges New Jersey’s unconstitutional “justifiable need” standard for issuance of handgun carry permits – a nearly impossible standard to meet that has all but eliminated the right to self defense with a firearm in the Garden State.
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“It is now crystal clear that the State of New Jersey has no intention of ever respecting the right to defend yourself with a firearm outside the home, and will have to be dragged, kicking and screaming, into compliance with the Heller and McDonald decisions,” said ANJRPC President Scott Bach.
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partisan effort dedicated to the preservation and advancement of all gunowners’ rights in Maryland, with a primary goal of CCW reform to allow all law-abiding citizens the right to carry a concealed weapon; and to the education of the community to the awareness that ‘shall issue’ laws have, in all cases, resulted in decreased rates of violent crime.
Anti-Gun Group Sends Impostor to Testify at Maryland House Hearings
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MAR 17, 2011 04:22P.M. Anti-Gun Group Sends Paid Impostor to Testify at Maryland House Hearings The group, Ceasefire Maryland, continues to trade off of the name and misrepresent itself before the General Assembly as a legitimate organization.
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Team ITI Shooter Allen Takes Home Title At 2011 IDPA FL State Championship
Maryland Shall Issue Maryland -–(Ammoland.com)- As many of you know, the organization formally recognized as Ceasefire Maryland no longer exists as such in the eyes of the Maryland government due to forfeiting their corporate charter.
MAR 17, 2011 01:42P.M. Team ITI Shooter Morgan Allen Takes Home ESP Division Title At 2011 IDPA FL State Championship
Contrary to all common sense, this group continues to trade off of the name and represent itself before the General Assembly as a legitimate organization. On March 8th, professional lobbyist Eric Gally testified before the House Judiciary Committee as representing Ceasefire Maryland. After his brief and predictable testimony in favor of HB1043, which would have given the Maryland State Police the authority to inspect gun dealers’ records without cause, much hilarity ensued as Delegate Michael Smigiel proceeded to dismantle Mr. Gally’s charade before the entire committee and audience. We took the time to cull the pertinent video from the more than 5 hours of testimony.
International Training Inc SHACKLESFORD, VA --(Ammoland.com)- Morgan Allen of Team International Training, Inc. (ITI) took home the title of ESP Division Champion, as well as the Most Accurate, with a score of 148.67 (38) at the 2011 IDPA FL State Championship, held March 11-13, 2011 in Pinellas Park, FL.
Aside from the obviously distasteful manner in which this group of individuals continues to represent itself, it is even more so that, while our people are true grassroots activists who take leave time from work in order to attend these hearings, the other side can’t be bothered with such trivialities and brings in hired guns to do their dirty work.
Although IDPA does not officially recognize High Overall, Allen was able to successfully clinch this title as well. Over 275 competitors, including some of the country’s top shooters, came out to compete in the Florida heat and humidity.
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challenging stages that had more than one top shooter mulling over plans longer than usual for how to address each one,” commented Allen.
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“That’s the mark of a great IDPA match: stages every shooter can accomplish, and in the same breath, ones that force every shooter to think about the stages and come up with their best plans. And then execute. Sounds simple, and it’s a lot easier when you have good tools to work with, including training like that offered at ITI.”
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Winchester Adds Varmint HE Segmenting Bullet To Rimfire Ammunition Line-Up MAR 17, 2011 01:20P.M. Winchester Adds Varmint HE 3/1 Segmenting Bullet To Rimfire Ammunition Line-Up
Team ITI Shooter Morgan Allen Takes Home ESP Division Title Allen will next be competing at the IDPA Carolina Cupheld in Oxford, NC from June 16-18, 2011. Follow Team ITI on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TeamITI Watch videos of ITI on YouTube: www.youtube.com/wwwitiwsicom About International Training, Inc. International Training Incorporated (ITI) is a subsidiary of Wackenhut Services Inc. Founded in 1989; ITI is committed to providing benchmark security training programs emphasizing professionalism, quality, customer service, and a fair price. ITI conducts both mobile and fixed site training in security assistance and security service programs for the U.S. Government, U.S. military, corporate America, and now private citizens. For more information on ITI or any of their courses, log on to www.itiwsi.com.
Winchester Ammunition East Alton, IL – -(Ammoland.com)- Winchester Ammunition continues to pioneer innovation and expand its rimfire offerings in 2011 by adding the Varmint HE 3/1 Segmenting expansion bullet to its rimfire hunting lineup. The unique 3/1 segment design exclusive to Winchester, features a 37 gr plated HP fragmenting expansion bullet that delivers a blistering 1435 fps velocity, optimized for maximum accuracy.
About Morgan Allen It’s hard to believe that Morgan Allen has only been shooting pistols since 2005, considering he has over 20 IDPA State and Regional Division Championship titles under his belt since 2007. Having moved up the ladder from an IDPA Novice to Master in only 14 months, Allen has also won three top five Division finishes at the Smith & Wesson Indoor Nationals. Allen is an NRA Certified Pistol Instructor, as well as an IDPA Safety Officer and PPC Master. Visit:
The programmed hollow-point fragments include three forward segments, plus a solid rear core designed to provide explosive impact energy plus penetration. In addition, the Varmint HE consists of non-corrosive priming and clean burning powder to generate a sure fire ignition every time. “Without a doubt, Varmint HE ammunition provides
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explosive impact,” said Brett Flaugher, vice president of sales and marketing for Winchester Ammunition.
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“The 3/1 segmenting design makes this product truly innovative, but unlike other high energy bullets on the market, our new 3/1 fragmenting design allows initial impact shock, and deep penetration resulting in maximum terminal effect.”
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Carbon Express Shooters Dominate in Denmark MAR 17, 2011 01:09P.M. Carbon Express Shooters Dominate in Denmark
Winchester Varmint HE 3-1 Segmenting Bullet Ammunition The new Varmint HE Bullet features: * Velocity: 1435 fps * Grains: 37 gr * Bullet Type: 3/1 segmenting expansion bullet * Cartridge: 22LR * Availability: 2011
Denmark Team Carbon Express: (L-R), Martin Damsbo, Louisa Laursen, Patrick Laursen, Camilla Soemod and Torben Johannessen.
Winchester is Proud to be a Leader in the Shooting Sports Winchester Ammunition pledged $500,000 to permanently endow the NRA’s Marksmanship Qualification Program, thus becoming the exclusive sponsor of the officially renamed Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program. The Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program is a selfpaced shooting development program. Open to adults and youngsters alike, the program measures an individual’s shooting proficiency against established par scores in 13 courses of fire across three disciplines: pistol, rifle and shotgun.
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Michigan --(Ammoland.com)- All But One Gold Medal Belonged To Carbon Express. Carbon Express, a leader in arrow technology, innovation and precision is proud to announce that Carbon Express tournament shooters took all, but one gold medal at the Danish Indoor Nationals.
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A listing of the Carbon Express shooters that received medals is listed below.
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Carbon Express Shooters Take Top Spots Across Canada
. Winners:
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Men’s Compound Senior:
Carbon Express Shooters Take Top Spots Across Canada Two World Records Set With Carbon Express Arrows.
• Gold – Martin Damsbo, • Silver – Patrick Laursen • Bronze – Torben Johannessen European Championship Team: • Torben Johannessen Carbon Express
Women’s Compound:
Michigan --(Ammoland.com)- Carbon Express, a leader in arrow technology, innovation and precision is proud to announce that:
• Gold – Camilla Soemod Cadet Compound:
Carbon Express tournament shooters, Christopher Perkins and Dietmar Trillus set world records at the Canadian Indoor Championships.
• Gold – Simon Mikkelsen
Different venues all across Canada hosted this FITA event and Carbon Express was represented very well.
• Silver – Stephan Hansen Women Recurve Senior: • Gold – Louise Laursen It is quite evident that Carbon Express was well represented with the top three finishers in the Men’s Compound Senior and top two finishers in the Cadet Compound using and winning with Carbon Express arrows. About Carbon Express Carbon Express, an Eastman Outdoors Inc. brand, is the leading manufacturer of high performance carbon hunting and target arrows and arrow components for hunters and target shooters. For more information or customer service visit www.carbonexpressarrows.com, or call 800.241.4833. Brought to you by - AMMOLAND.COM - Firearms & Shooting Sports News Ammo Land.comSubmit Gun, Ammo and Shooting Related News at Ammo Land.com
Carbon Express Shooter Christopher Perkins Putting the feather in the hat was young Christopher Perkins, of Ontario, who set a World Record with a score of 599.
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Perkins, who is only 17 years old, broke the record which has been in place since 1999, using the new CXL Pro 350 arrows. Carbon Express International Shooting Staff Director, Dietmar Trillus
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also set a Masters World record with a score of 594 using the X-Buster 350 arrow.
Bad Boy Buggies AUGUSTA, GA --(Ammoland.com)- Production of Bad Boy Buggies has now moved to Augusta, Ga. All Bad Boy Buggies vehicles are now built at E-Z-GO’s world headquarters, a facility recognized repeatedly for its world-class operations and the high quality of the vehicles it produces. The former facility in Natchez, Miss. that produced Bad Boy Buggies has now closed.
About Carbon Express Carbon Express, an Eastman Outdoors Inc. brand, is the leading manufacturer of high performance carbon hunting and target arrows and arrow components for hunters and target shooters. For more information or customer service visit www.carbonexpressarrows.com, or call 800.241.4833.
The 650,000-square-foot Augusta plant houses four major manufacturing lines, as well as warehouses and shipping facilities for parts and accessories. An on-site logistics facility ships products across the United States and beyond, with easy access to major domestic rail hubs and international ports in Charleston, S.C., Savannah, Ga. and Jacksonville, Fla.
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In addition to building Bad Boy Buggies vehicles, the Augusta facility also produces Cushman utility vehicles for the industrial and commercial markets, and E-Z-GO golf cars, utility vehicles and street-legal “lowspeed vehicles” for consumers and golf facilities worldwide.
AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS The plant was named one of Industry Week magazine’s top 10 plants in North America in 2009, and also received the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence, often called “the Nobel Prize of manufacturing,” that same year. The facility is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified, meaning that it has world-class procedures for manufacturing and environmental protection.
Bad Boy Buggies Production Moves to Augusta Georgia MAR 17, 2011 11:14A.M. Bad Boy Buggies Production Moves to Augusta Georgia All Bad Boy Buggies Models Now Being Manufactured in World-Class Production Facility.
“We are excited to begin producing Bad Boy Buggies in our facility,” said Ron Draper, Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain for E-Z-GO. “By combining the industry-leading Bad Boy Buggies product line with the manufacturing capabilities and quality controls of our plant, we will build vehicles that offer consumers the highest quality, most features, and best performance available anywhere.” For more information about Bad Boy Buggies, visit www.badboybuggies.com or join Bad Boy Buggies’ Facebook community at www.facebook.com/badboybuggies. About Bad Boy Buggies Bad Boy Buggies is a leader in utility vehicles for hunting and outdoor lifestyles. Bad Boy Buggies pioneered the category of electrically powered 4×4 vehicles, ideal for hunting and outdoor recreation due to their silent, odorless operation and environmentally friendly, emissions-free drivetrains. Today, the Bad Boy Buggies product line ranges from fourwheel-drive electric hunting machines such as the XTO, a fully electric, 4WD vehicle with seating for four, to the Work Series of diesel, gas- and electric-powered utility vehicles, including the Bad Boy Buggies XD, a versatile 4WD, diesel-powered utility vehicle with a total capacity of 1,600 pounds.
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BB Buggies Inc. is an operating unit of the E-Z-GO division of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT).
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• Any permits still remaining for all zones = Saturday, March 27th until end of season, 10am – midnight For information on how many permits remain in each zone and when, where, and how to purchase a leftover permit, please visit the DNR’s 2011 Spring Turkey Leftover Permit Availability website at www.dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cs/springturkey/.
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Best of luck for an enjoyable and successful spring turkey season! AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS • To see this week’s press release announcing the upcoming leftover spring turkey permit sales, please visit: www.dnr.wi.gov/news/weekly.asp
Wisconsin’s Leftover Spring 2011 Turkey Permits On Sale Starting March 21st
• To visit the DNR’s Wild Turkey website, please visit: www.new.dnr.wi.gov/Default.aspx?Page=72659862-f510-474f8f33-0f0d2a0b08d9
MAR 17, 2011 11:06A.M. Wisconsin’s Leftover Spring 2011 Turkey Permits On Sale Starting March 21st
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GA State Senators Pass Constitutional Carry – For Themselves
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MADISON, WI --(Ammoland.com)- Wisconsin department of natural resources wild turkey update – leftover 2011 spring turkey permits go on sale next week!
GA State Senators Pass Constitutional Carry – For Themselves
The 2011 Spring Turkey Season is just around the corner and leftover spring turkey permits will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis starting next week! Sales begin Monday, March 21 and leftover permits will be first issued for sale by zone, one zone per day, with each zone having a designated sales date as follows: • Zone 1 = Monday, March 21st, 10am – midnight • Zone 2 = Tuesday, March 22nd, 10am – midnight GA State Senators Pass Constitutional Carry - For Themselves
• Zone 3 = Wednesday, March 23rd, 10am – midnight • Zone 4 = Thursday, March 24th, 10am – midnight • Zone 5 & Zone 6 = Friday, March 25th, 10am – midnight
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requirements for gun owners throughout the state. Georgia Gun Owners’ mailing address is 1635 Old 41 Hwy., Ste. 112-202, Kennesaw, Georgia 30152. Georgia Gun Owners can be contacted at 678-719-2348. Georgia Gun Owners’ web address is www.georgiagunowners.org.
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Kennesaw, Georgia --(Ammoland.com)- As many of you know, a number of pieces of firearms legislation were hurried through the Georgia State Senate over the last few days.
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A last-second gun related amendment was added to a Senate bill yesterday that would grant “all persons holding elected state or local offices” the ability to carry a firearm WITHOUT a Georgia Weapons License.
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Repeal Pistol & Crossbow Transfer Permit HB 390
The equivalent of Constitutional Carry. Elected Republicans passed Constitutional Carry for themselves! Apparently it’s politics as usual down at the State Capitol in Atlanta.
MAR 17, 2011 10:37A.M.
What makes an elected official more deserving of a Constitutional right than you and I?
Repeal Pistol & Crossbow Transfer Permit HB 390 Thank the sponsors.
Contact your State Senators today – especially the Republicans – tell them that you don’t appreciate being considered a “second-class gun owner”: State Senate contact info — Click HERE. The good news is that there is still time to fix the problem. Call and email your elected Representative today.
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Demand that if they are going to pass Constitutional Carry for themselves that all Georgians should be included, not just elected officials.
North Carolina --(Ammoland.com)- Representative MARK HILTON will be introducing HB 390 whose long title gives a good explanation of its purpose: an act to repeal the state law that requires a person to obtain a license or permit to purchase, sell, give away, receive, or otherwise transfer a pistol or crossbow.
State House contact info – Click HERE. Make your voice heard.
Central to this – not to mention almost all pro-gun legislation in North Carolina over the last 16 years – is GRNC.
For liberty, Knowing that the National Instant Check System (NICS) has made these permits both redundant and archaic. Not to mention the fact that sheriffs have, for years, offered a variety of obstacles to purchase permit applications.
Patrick Parsons Executive Director Georgia Gun Owners About: Georgia Gun Owners in a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots firearm advocacy organization dedicated to countering the gun control lobby through an aggressive program designed to mobilize gun owners and liberty activists across the State of Georgia, while seeking to enlist public support for legislation that would remove compulsory government
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED: Thank the sponsors listed below: Sponsors Michael H. Wray
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919-733-5662 Michael.Wray@ncleg.net Mark K. Hilton 919-733-5988 Mark.Hilton@ncleg.net George G. Cleveland 919-715-6707 George.Cleveland@ncleg.net About: Grass Roots North Carolina/Forum for Firearms Education is a nonprofit, all volunteer organization devoted to educating the public about trends which abridge the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, and engaging in grass roots activism to preserve those freedoms. Formed in 1994 to conduct a highly successful rally for the Second Amendment, GRNC has gone on to conduct projects like “Remember in November: A Gun Owner’s Guide to Voting,” bringing concealed carry to North Carolina. Visit:www.grnc.org
Pennsylvania Game Commission STATE COLLEGE, PA --(Ammoland.com)- Pennsylvania Game Commission officials today announced they plan to begin the second phase of controlled burns on the Scotia Barrens on State Game Land 176 in Patton, Ferguson and Halfmoon Townships, Centre County, to improve habitat conditions within this unique ecosystem. This year, the Game Commission has scheduled using prescribed fire on four different burn units totaling 630 acres when weather conditions are appropriate between March 21 and May 6.
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Originally outlined in public meetings and meetings with news media in the area in March of 2009, the Game Commission’s use of prescribed fire in the area last year has already reduced the risk of a wildfire to surrounding developed communities and improved habitat for unique Barrens plants and animals.
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Pennsylvania Game Commission Schedules More State Game Land Burns
“If weather conditions cooperate, we will begin phase two of our habitat improvement project on State Game Land 176 that involves the use of prescribed fire,” said Bill Capouillez, Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management director. “Last year, we used prescribed fire on three parcels totaling about 300 acres near the periphery of the surrounding community. This reduced the fuel load closest to the nearby homes, and created a large safe area for our interior burns this year.”
MAR 17, 2011 10:31A.M. Pennsylvania Game Commission Prepares For Year Two Of Controlled Burns On SGL 176 Year One results in reducing wildfire concerns for nearby communities and takes steps to preserve Barrens unique habitat.
In reiterating the importance for this controlled burn, Capouillez said that the Scotia Barrens ecosystem, which is a scrub oak/pitch pine barrens, depends on fire to regenerate itself. “Prescribed burns are a tool used by the Game Commission to improve habitat and, in this case, will help maintain the ecological integrity of this unique habitat, which supports a number of wildlife and plant species of special concern,” Capouillez said. “Also, this controlled burn will reduce the fuel load – the leaf litter, pine needles and twigs on the forest floor – that increases the chance of a catastrophic wildfire being ignited by a lightening strike or by a cigarette carelessly tossed on the ground. Because of decades of fire suppression,
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fuel loads are unnaturally high. Prescribed fire allows us to control when and where fire occurs rather than react to an emergency situation.”
we carefully plan and conduct a burn when weather conditions favor smoke dispersal, this reduces smoke-related problems. Dealing with a little bit of smoke now is infinitely better than trying to control a raging wildfire later.”
To begin the preparation, agency employees have coordinated with all other jurisdictional agencies on the protection of any known cultural resources, as well as plants and animals designated as having a higher status of special concern. To alert the public, a series of news advisories will be issued closer to the time the burn will be conducted, including a news advisory on the day of the burn.
“We also would like the public to remain out of the burn areas while there is still smoke being generated, and on any windy days, because of the large number of gypsy moth killed trees. Last year we had mountain bikers back in the area while we were still mopping up the burn, which creates safety issues for both the bikers and the firefighters.”
Capouillez noted that residents may see smoke emerging from the Scotia Barrens during the window of opportunity that the agency has targeted for the controlled burn, which is from March 21 to May 6. This window was specifically selected to avoid peak incubation period for ruffed grouse (May 8), songbird nesting (May 14) and the birth of fawns (June 1).
Capouillez noted that the Game Commission has conducted prescribed burns on more than 2,000 acres of State Game Lands over the past four years. “Added benefits from this prescribed burn will be a temporary reduction in ticks, a reduction in exotic and invasive species, training for those who participate in prescribed burns and informing the public about the benefits of prescribed burns,” Capouillez said.
“While we want to avoid the nesting, brooding and birthing cycles, the low-intensity heat from a slow, controlled burn will enable wildlife in the burn areas to escape in advance of the fire,” Capouillez said. “We had a woodcock flush from an empty nest on Scotia last year and return to the burned area to lay eggs and successfully hatch a brood. That would not be the result in the case of a wildfire.”
Pennsylvania’s Wildlife Action Plan cites fire as an important tool in managing certain habitats, including barrens, forests and grasslands, and for species of greatest conservation need. For more information, visit the Game Commission’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), click on “Wildlife” in the left-hand column, click on “Pennsylvania Wildlife Action Plan.”
Capouillez emphasized that burning will be done when the weather is suitable to allow for a safe burn, including the rapid rising and dispersal of smoke. Also, he noted that the partnerships involved in this burn will ensure safety throughout the process.
SGL 176 currently contains 6,231 acres in Ferguson, Half Moon and Patton townships.
“Once again, the Nature Conservancy has agreed to serve as ‘burn boss,’ and oversee the entire project,” Capouillez said. “Since controlled burning requires careful timing and a thorough knowledge of weather and fire behavior, highly trained fire personnel with either state or national certification from the Game Commission, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs will partner to conduct this burn, as well as to provide equipment, materials and support.”
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Capouillez said the agency has also notified local elected officials, emergency management agencies, fire companies, local airports and local Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials. Optimal weather conditions will be chosen for smoke dispersal, but Capouillez noted that during these controlled burns nearby residents will certainly see and smell smoke. The majority of the smoke disappears by the end of the first day, but a small amount of smoke will be generated by slow burning trees inside the units for up to three days. “People become upset when there is smoke in the air if they don’t know the reason for the fire,” Capouillez said. “That’s why we’re trying to get the word out about prescribed fire. If
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Don’t Shoot! We’re Republicans! MAR 17, 2011 09:46A.M. Don’t Shoot! We’re Republicans Not your normal FBI agent – Retired agent turned author Jack Owens takes a light-hearted look at a serious and honored service.
Interstate Sportsman Outdoors Oneonta, Alabama --(Ammoland.com)- Here is your free copy of the latest edition of IS Outdoors Magazine! IS Outdoors Magazine is one of the first all digital nationwide hunting and fishing publications designed specifically to meet your hunting and fishing needs. The IS Outdoors Magazine has grown out of the talk radio show that brought two well-known outdoorsmen Brock Ray & Don Kirk, to the VoiceAmerica Sports Network with hunting/fishing info and news – talking about everything from new sporting gear, places to hunt & fish, & getting more from your recreation time. Now they bring you their same great Sportsmans’ entertainment, news, and information to digital press with their IS Outdoors Digital Magazine! Click here to view your free February issue of IS Outdoors Digital Magazine.
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crew-cuts, field agent Jack Owens wore loafers and long hair. Yes, he was a dedicated career agent, but viewed some policies as unnecessary and enjoyed doing things his way.
About the Author Jack Owens spent 30 years in the FBI trenches, mostly in Birmingham, Alabama. After retiring from the Bureau, he took up writing and has written articles for a variety of magazines. In 2003 he appeared in the CBS reality TV show Big Brother (BB4). With his winning smile and charming disposition, he was voted the most popular cast member.
“One night I sat alone in a tree during a rainstorm wearing a government-issue waterproof coat that wasn’t waterproof, waiting for a fugitive to walk into my handcuffs,” Owens says. “You can’t have that much fun being sensible.”
Owens was born in Texas and spent his youth in small towns in West Virginia. He has a BA in Public Administration from American University, and a law degree from the University of Alabama Law School. He joined the FBI in 1969, spent a year in Denver and 29 years in Birmingham, Alabama, where he investigated bank robberies, extortions, kidnappings, terrorism, and other crimes. He spent four years in counterintelligence, and served on Alabama’s first SWAT team.
The title of his book, Don’t shoot! We’re Republicans!, refers to one of the many zany incidents that occurred during his pursuits, stakeouts, and arrests. Fun-loving and fearless, he considered each assignment an adventure, from chasing army deserters and bank robbers to putting down prison riots and working undercover in counterintelligence. Owens combines his personal stories with an in-depth look at the workings of the FBI. He describes the rigid but effective management style of J. Edgar Hoover, critiques the methods of Hoover’s successors, and praises the Bureau’s move to recruit women and minorities.
He and his wife live in Birmingham. He has six children and eight grandchildren. Brought to you by - AMMOLAND.COM - Firearms & Shooting Sports News Ammo Land.comSubmit Gun, Ammo and Shooting Related News at Ammo Land.com Don’t Shoot! We’re Republicans! Tags: Gun Books, History Publishing Company, Police Gear
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He recounts in detail the handling of a number of nationally publicized crimes such as the Atlanta child murders. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, he describes new directions for FBI activities, such as cooperative efforts to fight global crime and terrorism, and programs to train former communist police officers how to enforce laws in their new democracies. What never changed in 30 years was Owens’ sense of humor, his deep respect for the Bureau, and his admiration for his competent fellow agents. While he writes that “the FBI lives on gripes and stale air” and acknowledges that mistakes are made, he asserts that “the Bureau is still the best equipped and trained law enforcement organization anywhere.” Don’t Shoot! We’re Republicans! Jack Owens List $16.95 Published by History Publishing Company Trade Paperback, 247 pages ISBN 978-1933909-67-7
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Resources and Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) today announced a number of updates to the court-approved rules that govern Chippewa Indian hunting, fishing and trapping offreservation rights in Wisconsin’s Ceded Territory.
coordinate communication by agency leaders in DNR and GLIFWC, and agrees that both parties will make good faith efforts to coordinate regarding their respective management and regulatory authorities. Biennial Stipulation Review. Allows both parties to coordinate discussion of proposed management and regulatory issues and to provide a regular schedule for stipulation review and possible amendment in that the parties agree to make good faith efforts to undertake a review of, and propose changes to, the stipulations no less than biennially.
The 1991 court judgment in Lac Courte Oreilles Indians v. State of Wis., most commonly known as the Voigt decision, required the six Wisconsin Chippewa bands to establish a conservation code by which their off reservation treaty rights would be exercised. They did so by creating the Off Reservation Model Code.
Technical Updates and Amendments. Establishes a mechanism that allows for automatic implementation of provisions of a GLIFWC “Commission Order,” after consultation with the state and agreement of the parties, for issues that substantially mirror existing and future state law changes to the management of resources within the ceded territory. A Tribe may choose to adopt more restrictive measures thereby reserving each Tribe’s authority. This amendment makes the implementation of a Commission Order less cumbersome by eliminating the need for continuous ratification of the tribal codes that previously had to be amended after the issuance of each Commission Order.
“Changes in hunting, fishing and trapping opportunities since the original agreement support these modifications both to maintain the original intent of the agreement and to streamline implementation,” said DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp “These changes will not endanger our wildlife, fish and forest resources but will make things simpler and more efficient.” GLIFWC and DNR representatives worked closely over the past year and a half to address the areas where changes were needed to the Off Reservation Model Code and succeeded in producing modifications without the need for litigation. Both the tribes and the state view the result as a step forward in the way these issues are handled for all parties. “It is really significant that we were able to institutionalize the communication and dialogue between the parties,” said James Zorn, GLIFWC Executive Administrator.
Adjacent Spawning Stream Segments. Establishes designated adjacent spawning stream segments as one “unit” for spearing purposes where the walleye declaration for a particular lake applies to both to the lake and designated river segment. Designated River and Stream Segment Regulation – Long Term Six Year Joint Study
Many of the modifications mirror changes in state hunting, fishing and trapping codes, and other changes represent an increase in the level of shared knowledge and cooperation between the department and GLIFWC staff.
Establishes a six year joint study of existing stream segments which may be amended upon agreement of the parties, that allows for the harvest of 60 walleye per segment per day without restrictions on the number of boats or spearers, and without the five fish daily bag limit, while maintaining the 120 fish total annual harvest per segment with a maximum of two days allowed for harvest.
Updates include changes in walleye spearing harvest monitoring for small-quota lakes, streamlining of tribal wildlife quota declarations for antlerless deer, bear, fisher, otter and bobcat and a pilot project that allows tribal offices to issue gathering permits for certain forest products.
Additional Designated River and Stream Segments – Long Term Six Year Joint Study
The changes in walleye harvest reporting procedures apply only to lakes with a harvestable walleye quota of 75 or fewer fish. All fish speared in these lakes must still be reported. In the past, walleye harvest could only be reported at the landing of the lake just speared. Fish speared in these small-quota lakes can now be reported at a location other than the landing of the speared lake. Quotas are not increased, only the reporting procedure has been modified.
Establishes a long term six year joint study for spearing in eight designated stream segments that the tribes have had annual recurring access for ongoing study. Calculation of Safety Factors. Establishes defined timeline for the parties to review data, methodology and calculations for the appropriate “safety factors” used in setting walleye and muskellunge safe harvest levels every 10 years, unless both parties agree to meet earlier, or if such review is unnecessary.
DNR can now also move ahead with season structure setting ahead of receiving tribal harvest declarations for antlerless deer, bear, fisher, otter and bobcat if tribal harvests remain below 15% of the tribal share of these species, thereby simplifying the season setting process.
Gillnet Mesh Size – Six Year Joint Study. Establishes a six year joint study that makes permanent existing ongoing annual studies which may be amended upon agreement of the parties, that continues to allow for the use of additional gillnet mesh sizes on lakes 1,000 acres or larger.
The changes were filed with the court as an amendment to the final judgment entered in 1991. A summary of the changes: Meetings of the Agency Leadership. Allows for a regularized process to
Alternative Monitoring of Tribal Walleye Harvest on Certain Lakes.
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Creates an administrative mechanism that sets forth the list of certain low quota harvest lakes (maximum quota of 75 walleye) where on-site monitoring is not required, upon agreement of the parties. Registration of the harvest is still required.
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Wildlife Quotas/Bag Limits – Thresholds. Establishes a stipulation change identical to what is currently in place for turkey to implement the threshold harvest system in Wisconsin for the following species; antlerless deer, black bears, fishers, otters and bobcats. The shift from a declared quota prior to harvest to a system limiting harvest in the following year is designed to mirror the state’s management system for the species listed, and is based on the fact that the tribes rarely approach the 50% harvest limitation for those species. Tribal members would be regulated by a daily bag limit, registration would still be required (within 3 working days of harvest), and carcass tags are still required.
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Wisconsin DNR Announces Updates to Chippewa Conservation Code
Tribal Gathering on State Lands – Two Year Joint Assessment. Establishes management and regulatory principles pertaining to tribal gathering on select DNR properties for a two year trial study period. This stipulation change will provide a means for tribal self regulation while establishing the necessary assurance that the tribes will ensure that their members’ gathering activities are consistent with the state’s management objectives. Tribal Mentored Hunting Regulations. Codifies the regulatory change established via state law for mentored state youth less than 12 years in age and GLIFWC Commission Order #2009-01, that established culturally appropriate regulations to provide tribal members more treaty harvest opportunities in line with state harvesters by expanding hunting opportunities for tribal hunters less than twelve years of age and for tribal hunters that have not been issued a certificate of accomplishment from a tribal hunter education and firearm safety course. Deer Unit Goal Review. Allows the Department the flexibility to reevaluate the three (3) year time frame for deer unit goal review by establishing a deer unit goal review every five (5) years. Committee Updates. Updates the list and mechanism for on going updates to the current DNR committees that routinely address treaty reserved resources covered by the Voigt decision while continuing to deepen and further the ongoing GLIFWC-DNR relationships established to date, and providing for a framework for continued dialogue. Tribal State Park Hunting Document Established. Establishes an administrative mechanism that sets forth the regulations and state parks available to tribal harvest entitled. CITES Export Program. Establishes a stipulation change pertaining to GLIFWC’s Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Export Program. CITES tags issued under this program would be provided to GLIFWC, which would be responsible for distributing them to the tribes, and which would report to the U.S. Management Authority as required by the program delegation. Brought to you by - AMMOLAND.COM - Firearms & Shooting Sports
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