This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
Topics - Michael
1
« on: February 19, 2020, 07:11:56 AM »
 https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200214/washington-house-to-vote-on-magazine-ban-bill?fbclid=IwAR2VvxERKUuZZeLT1QGyC1HbOclshudSWLWSrjfN9VN4icjxv-Yldv7blXcYour NRA has learned that anti-gun legislators are attempting to hold a floor vote on House Bill 2240 to ban standard capacity magazines during the floor session this Sunday. It’s imperative you contact your state Representative today and urge them to oppose this egregious legislation! Click Here to TAKE ACTION!!! https://act.nraila.org/actions/campaigns/7910House Bill 2240 bans the manufacture, possession, sale, transfer, etc. of magazines that hold more than fifteen rounds of ammunition. This bill is strongly supported by the Governor and the Attorney General. These so called “high capacity” magazines are in fact standard equipment for commonly-owned firearms that many Americans legally and effectively use for an entire range of legitimate purposes, such as self-defense or competition. Those who own non-compliant magazines prior to the ban are only allowed to possess them on their own property and in other limited instances such as at licensed shooting ranges or while hunting. Restricted magazines have to be transported unloaded and locked separately from firearms and stored at home locked, making them unavailable for self-defense. All bills must be voted out of their chamber of origin by February 19th at 5:00PM. Multiple gun bills are expected to receive votes in the next few days, so please stay tuned to your email inbox and www.nraila.org for additional updates.
2
« on: February 17, 2020, 08:41:11 AM »
 https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/700-pound-black-bear-new-jersey-world-recordA 700-pound bear shot in New Jersey last year has set a new world record as the largest black bear ever killed with a bow and arrow in North America. Last week, the Pope and Young Club, a national bowhunting organization, announced that there was a new world record for the largest bow-harvested black bear on the continent. The bear was shot by outdoorsman Jeff Melillo on Oct. 14, in Morris County. A 700-pound bear shot in New Jersey, pictured, has set a new world record as the largest black bear ever killed with a bow and arrow in North America. A 700-pound bear shot in New Jersey, pictured, has set a new world record as the largest black bear ever killed with a bow and arrow in North America. (Pope and Young Club) On Feb. 8, the bowhunting and conservation group Pope and Young Club assembled a special panel of judges during the Great American Outdoors Show in Harrisburg to verify the record, the club said in a news release.
3
« on: February 08, 2020, 01:47:36 PM »
4
« on: February 04, 2020, 03:11:08 PM »
 https://www.sportsmensalliance.org/news/washington-bill-would-establish-a-pilot-cougar-hunt-with-dogs/?fbclid=IwAR0OKFo0nmk7ejldRl46zlw_MZfTJ20tsn2pydzgfRErAk5qp79MXUUYd1gLegislation introduced in Washington by State Senator Timmy Sheldon would establish a 5-year pilot program allowing hunters to use dogs for cougar hunting. The pilot would then be used to determine the effectiveness and need for such a program moving forward. Senate Bill 5100 is awaiting a hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources and Parks. Take Action Today! Washington sportsmen should call their state senator and ask them to vote YES on SB 5100. Sportsmen can contact their legislators by using the Sportsmen’s Alliance Legislative Action Center Directory. Animal-rights groups bankrolled a ballot issue in 1996 that banned using dogs to hunt cougars. However, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is still able to use them to track individual problem mountain lions. Under Washington Senate Bill 5100, hunters would again be allowed to use dogs to hunt cougars in certain game management units in Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Chelan, Okanogan, Mason and Klickitat counties. The majority of the counties included have prime cougar habitat and a higher population of the big cats. “The use of well-trained dogs to track and harvest cougars is an way to control those species that have no natural predators, which the state has been doing at great cost to taxpayers for years,” said Jacob Hupp associate director of state services at the Sportsmen’s Alliance. “This pilot program is a positive step toward a broader understanding of why predator control is necessary and how hunting dogs can be used to greater protect Washington’s citizens and its natural resources.”
5
« on: February 04, 2020, 06:31:13 AM »
6
« on: February 01, 2020, 10:56:45 AM »
Trump Administration Publishes Historic Rulemaking to Modernize America’s Firearm Export Regime MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 On Jan. 23, the Trump administration published rules that will be a boon to the United States firearms industry and all who utilize its products. The new regulations will become effective March 9, 2020. The rules update America’s regulatory regime for the export of firearms, as well as related parts, components, and accessories. They are the result of an intensive, years-long interagency review process, as well as consideration of thousands of public comments. No more will small, non-exporting businesses – including gunsmiths – be caught up in an expansive regulatory scheme for manufacturers of “munitions” and their parts that requires a $2,250 annual registration fee with U.S. State Department. And Americans temporarily traveling overseas with their own guns and ammunition won’t have to register them in a government database or deal with the complexities of completing lengthy forms in commercial exporting software.
7
« on: February 01, 2020, 10:53:20 AM »
This month the Theme is Open. Any picture can be entered...
Rules:
1. Pictures can be shot anywhere, as long as they are shot by you.
2. ONE picture with a maximum length on the long side of the photo must be no more than 800 pixels.(If either side of your image is larger than 800 resolution it must be re-sized to comply.)
3. If you win one month, you are out the next.
4. Anyone can submit images including moderators. This is because the winner will be chosen by the site on an anonymous poll at the end of the month.
5. Winners will have their picture put on the front page of the site.
6. No artistic creations are allowed. In general, if you are taking something out of the photo it's ok but if you are adding something to an image or changing the original intent of your image and subject it isn't allowed. For example, adding in more antler on a deer, cloning in more birds, or adding in rain/snow is no longer allowed. However, if you take the color out and make it black and white, clone out a barb wire fence that was distracting, or sharpen an image that is OK. The intent of this contest is for natural captures only although other artistic creations can be posted in the photo section. HDR is allowed. This is a subjective area to judge and we will have to judge if you have gone too far in post process.
7. Theme: Open
8. If you accidentally enter two Images the last one that you submitted will be entered in the Contest.
9. Images will be accepted for the contest until the Poll for that month is put up.
Proposed POM Schedule:
January - Snow/Winter
February - Open
March - Predators
April - Open
May - Birds
June - Fishing
July - Open
August - Velvet
September - Elk
October - Fall
November - Open
December - Harvest Photos. Any picture can be entered
Modify message
8
« on: January 24, 2020, 12:06:15 PM »
9
« on: January 06, 2020, 03:56:22 PM »
Congrats to Dennis Kirkland for Wining our 2018 P.O.Y. Award!!!
10
« on: January 02, 2020, 07:47:37 AM »
https://www.foxnews.com/science/3-mountain-lions-in-arizona-killed-after-feeding-on-human-remainsThree mountain lions found eating human remains and determined to be a danger to the public near a popular Tucson hiking trail have been killed, Arizona officials said Wednesday. While the animals were not considered linked to the deceased’s death, they failed to show any fear of officers trying to remove the remains, the Arizona Game and Fish Department said in a statement, the Arizona Daily Star reported. Authorities closed off a portion of the Coronado National Forest for a day while officials attempted unsuccessfully to trap the mountain lions. The medical examiner will try to identify and determine a cause of death for the victim, who was found Tuesday morning off the Pima Canyon Trail. The trail – at the base of Mount Lemmon – reopened Wednesday, ahead of a planned Jan. 14 date, after authorities decided there was little danger to the public with the lions gone.
11
« on: January 01, 2020, 07:45:53 AM »
The Winner will receive their choice of either an SD Card or a Compact Flash Card and get their Image on the Home Page!!! Good Luck All!! 
12
« on: January 01, 2020, 07:20:22 AM »
This month the Theme is Snow/Winter. Any picture can be entered...
Rules:
1. Pictures can be shot anywhere, as long as they are shot by you.
2. ONE picture with a maximum length on the long side of the photo must be no more than 800 pixels.(If either side of your image is larger than 800 resolution it must be re-sized to comply.)
3. If you win one month, you are out the next.
4. Anyone can submit images including moderators. This is because the winner will be chosen by the site on an anonymous poll at the end of the month.
5. Winners will have their picture put on the front page of the site.
6. No artistic creations are allowed. In general, if you are taking something out of the photo it's ok but if you are adding something to an image or changing the original intent of your image and subject it isn't allowed. For example, adding in more antler on a deer, cloning in more birds, or adding in rain/snow is no longer allowed. However, if you take the color out and make it black and white, clone out a barb wire fence that was distracting, or sharpen an image that is OK. The intent of this contest is for natural captures only although other artistic creations can be posted in the photo section. HDR is allowed. This is a subjective area to judge and we will have to judge if you have gone too far in post process.
7. Theme: Snow/Winter
8. If you accidentally enter two Images the last one that you submitted will be entered in the Contest.
9. Images will be accepted for the contest until the Poll for that month is put up.
Proposed POM Schedule:
January - Snow/Winter
February - Open
March - Predators
April - Open
May - Birds
June - Fishing
July - Open
August - Velvet
September - Elk
October - Fall
November - Open
December - Harvest Photos. Any picture can be entered
13
« on: January 01, 2020, 07:11:41 AM »
Congrats to Dennis Kirkland for Winning our December P.O.M. Contest!!! 
14
« on: December 28, 2019, 08:27:22 AM »
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/hunter-acts-fast-when-charged-by-mountain-lion/ar-BBYp10k?li=BBnbfcLThe frightening incident occurred Thursday afternoon in the Custer Mine hunting area near Garrison while Gary Gorney of Minot was on his cellphone, according to the Minot Daily News. When his dog suddenly went on point, Gorney quickly put his cellphone in his pocket, expecting a pheasant to take flight. Instead, a mountain lion appeared and charged him. "I dropped my dad's 100-year-old double-barrel [shotgun], I don't even remember doing that, and went for the sidearm that I carry with me underneath my jacket," Gorney told the Minot Daily News. "My instincts as a military law enforcement officer took over. There was no thought process. It was self-defense." The attacking mountain lion was 10 feet away when Gorney shot the animal with a 9-millimeter handgun. Gorney's dogs then went after the mountain lion. He said he wanted to pull the dogs off, "but I wasn't going anywhere near that lion." "I bow-hunt the Badlands and I've been hunting the Custer Mine for 31 years and I've never seen a cat," Gorney told the Minot Daily News. "I felt like I was in Africa hunting. The grass perfectly matched it's coat." Gorney reported the incident to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Officials determined it was a female mountain lion that weighed more than 100 pounds.
15
« on: December 25, 2019, 08:54:49 AM »
|
Site Sponsors
Donations
We are now accepting Donations for Maintenance costs through PayPal.
|
Show Posts