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Facist Dismisses 10th Amendment Cause As 'Unconstitutional'16
Dennis A. Henigan, the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence Vice President, author of "Lethal Logic," and elitist worm-tounge, cherry picks his way through history and court rulings to support his skewered contention that, essentially, the 10th Amendment in unconstitional in his Nov. 2 hysteria-blog -- Guns in Montana and Tennessee: Is Secession Next? -- posted on huffingtonpost.com. Read it to see how this Big Brother bamboozler uses rationalized benevolence to hoodwink the unthinking into unthinking his way.
Only a liberal could say the tenth amendment is unconstitutional.
Hard Work=Consistency8
Many deer hunters will tell you that luck is definitely a factor in any successful hunt. On the other hand, the die-hard hunters who consistently tag top-heavy bucks season after season will also tell you that a lot of hard work is involved as well. Everything has to fall into place at just the right time to connect with a mature whitetail. Locating and patterning a bruiser buck is tough enough, but knowing exactly where to hang and when to hunt a particular stand is also a difficult task. Many hunters feel this is where luck enters the equation. However, some hunters like Spook Spann who are dragging giants out the field every season disagree with this theory.
In spite of the negative comments above, it is obvious that Spann has a high drive for success. I applaud that. Congrats on a job well done. If I could spend that much time afield, I would be there in a New York minute.
World Record? Hmmmmm.....17
The internet is burning up with reports of the "new" world record whitetail. The stud 12-pointer apparently tallied a gross green score of 217 5/8 which puts it as the new No. 1 for both P&Y and B&C. The hunter, Michael Gregoire of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, shot the 240-pounder last week.
Beautiful, I hope it makes it. Congrats on a job well done.
Rooting Out Poachers8
Investigators in Ohio believe rising unemployment and a tough economy is driving some ginseng diggers in the state to illegally harvest the root on private land and out of season.
For the past month, State Wildlife Officers from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife have been contacting many Ohio ginseng dealers and diggers as part of an ongoing investigation.
I have the same sentiment for any poacher, KTA, LGSTO. Well maybe not that extreme, but a few years of making big rocks into little rocks, sound really good when I hear of stuff like this.
Buck Wins Battle—Lose War9
Here’s a story to file under the Newshound’s heading of “be careful who you pick a fight with.”
It’s also a great indicator that the whitetail rut is well underway in the state of Wisconsin.
A 7-point buck point obviously chose the wrong adversary in his testosterone-induced attempt to exhibit male dominance when it challenged a 640-pound concrete elk statue in the yard of Mark Brye in rural Viroqua, Wisc.
So, my question is, who got the deer? Males lose all common sense when they are thinking with the head that is getting the most blood, ala my wife, Ingrid.
NRA Firing Back at California Gun Bill16
The NRA and its supporters are promising to fight California Assemblyman Kevin DeLeon’s (D-L.A.) AB 962, a state bill recently signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger that requires stricter control over the purchase of handgun ammunition and bans all Internet ammunition sales. Because Schwarzenegger vetoed the same bill one year ago, gun groups were surprised by the action, reported Katie Browning on Sandiegonewsroom.com on Oct. 27.
Ruck, these Hollywood types are not a contemptuous culture of children. Children would at some point in time learn to be ashamed of their behavior. These people revel in it and think they are better than we are. I watched the decline of culture back in the 60's as we lost the underpinnings of our civilization. We do not live in a civilized society anymore. For all of its faults, the 50's were not as bad as it has been portrayed. With a few exceptions, (that being the Civil Rights movement) the 50's were far more "civilized" than the 60's. The one thing the 60's brought was a consciousness of civil rights. In that aspect it was good. Just about everything else turned into a downward spiral to degadation and debasing behavior under the name of "freedom."
Hunter, Shooter, Hero7
The police officer who shot the suspected shooter in the rampage at Ft. Hood was an avid hunter and shooter, according to this (www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/us/07police.html?hp). She sounds like a remarkable woman. I hope she recovers quickly from her wounds.
You know it would be too bad if he needed a skin graft and they had to use pigskin for it. Just so he knew it before he dies.
Game On in the Northeast5
Although warmer weather for the early part of this week threatens to slow things down a bit, bucks seem to be on the move in many parts of the country right now as chase-phase activity kicks into gear. Buddy George Hamilton sent this treestand report from Friday...
Had a great morning today. The temperature was just below freezing and the winds were not too bad and out of the NW which was perfect for my setup. Off and on throughout the morning, there was a light snow coming down. Conditions seemed perfect and historically, November 6 has proven to be a good day to be in the woods. It felt like the rut to me!
Nice deer, in Oklahoma, 180 lbs is big. I wouldn't turn that one down. Congrats.
Bruiser In Sight...And Still Going6
I am not a patient hunter. I'm successful largely because I cover lots of ground and prepare to hike longer and farther and higher than the other guy. Make me mobile and '‚m going to get game.
So it's a special kind of torture for me to spend all day in a treestand, unable to get on the ground and make my own luck. We were told in our orientation here in Illinois that "walk-abouters" weren't tolerated here. And I understand it. We have so many folks on stand that if someone started meandering around the woods would screw everyone up.
Patience is a virtue. That is what they tell me. The only time I can sit still is in my blind. My wife doesn't believe I can do it, but I do most of the time. I spend some time walking but almost all of the deer I have killed in the last 10 years or so have been from a stationary position. I feel your pain.
NRA Firing Back at California Gun Bill16
The NRA and its supporters are promising to fight California Assemblyman Kevin DeLeon’s (D-L.A.) AB 962, a state bill recently signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger that requires stricter control over the purchase of handgun ammunition and bans all Internet ammunition sales. Because Schwarzenegger vetoed the same bill one year ago, gun groups were surprised by the action, reported Katie Browning on Sandiegonewsroom.com on Oct. 27.
outspoken, I am SHOCKED to learn that, I would never have believed it if you hadn't told me. ;-D, lol, go figure.