Delist the timber wolves now

In recent years the population of timber wolves in Michigan and other states has increased to the point where the wolves could be delisted from endangered to threatened. An article at Michigan outdoor news discusses this issue. If wolves had been delisted many of the draconian regulations imposed by the endangered species act would no longer apply to the wolf. This is important because these regulations often drastically increase costs. If the wolf has stable populations as the USFWS states then there is no need to worry about delisting.

Dove hunting

An interesting article was posted today exposing the truth about those backing the recall of the dove hunt here in Michigan. While those FEW who oppose the hunt would have it seem that a majority of people in Michigan oppose the hunt it simply isn't true. The article points out that in order to get even close to the required number of signatures a large portion had to be collected by an agency. This initiative was sponsored by the fringe, national and international "animal rights" groups that have tried to infiltrate all edges of society.

In addition the groups opposing the dove hunt are furthering the illusion that most people in Michigan oppose the dove hunt. An Anti Group opposing the hunt has a group called Michigan sportsman against dove hunting listed under their links. A search for sportsman against dove hunting returns only the original page linked here with the specific reference. I have been unable to find any information on this group after some fairly rigorous searching I have come up with nothing. I wonder if they even exist. I will attempt to find out more. If anybody has an info on this "group" let me know. If they do exist they have allied themselves with the anti-hunters and may as well join PETA in my book. They are helping to limit our rights. The next season they go after maybe the one you hunt.

My thoughts on this are pretty solid. I don't hunt for doves currently. I would like to some time. Hopefully in Michigan. If you are a sportsman or sportswoman and you value your hobby and your rights you will join together with those that do hunt doves and help them overcome those who oppose our sport. We need to stick together or they will take away our hunting one species at a time. If they can ban hunting on the most prolific game animal in the world (the dove) it will be easy to justify stopping the hunt of every other species. If you still aren't sure think about how you would feel if your season was stopped by national and international organizations with a very misleading campaign.

San Fran Gun Ban

Again and again it amazes me that people are so ignorant. The concept that making handgun ownership illegal will prevent crime is silly. The gun ban will only prevent honest citizens from owning and possessing handguns. Criminals will and most likely already are obtaining their weapons of choice through already illegal means such as theft or the black-market. These sources are not any "more" illegal due to the new law nor will criminals be more deterred from using these sources. They will however be more confident when committing crimes that the victim will be unarmed. I wouldn't be surprised to see increased violent crime rates if the proposal passes muster with the courts.

Of course the politicians, the rich, and the famous will still be able to have their permit carrying armed body guards while the general population will be left with no defense for the police who are particularly poor at stopping a crime in progress and according to the courts have no obligation to prevent a crime from occurring. They may catch the criminal after the fact but if you have been assaulted, murdered, raped, robbed, or any other myriad of things you may find this to be of little comfort.

Defend yourself, your family, your property, and most of all your rights. Even if you don't live in San Fran (Thankfully, I don't) you should be concerned. Any increase in gun control gives people like Handgun Inc and the Brady campaign another inch in the door. Your rights could be next.

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