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§ April 16th, 2012 § Filed under Hunting § Tagged Hunting Comments Off
If Donald Trumps adult sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump, Jr., are under fire for recent photos that have surfaced of their big game hunt in Africa last year.
Watch the montage of pics in the video below and its clear why.
Eric and Donald Jr., both of whom are featured on Trumps NBC reality show Celebrity Apprentice, went on a big game hunting adventure in Zimbabwe a year ago.
But thanks to a wildlife enthusiasts recent video of photos from that trip, featured on the website Hunting Legends, theyre now getting some attention:
§ April 5th, 2012 § Filed under Hunting § Tagged Hunting Comments Off
The Labour peer and QC Baroness Mallalieu dropped in to join us on the Sunday Politics this week.
Im pretty sure Ann Mallalieu is my only Sunday Politics guest so far whos also featured on Desert Island Discs (where she chose Twist and Shout as her first record).
She is also President of the Countryside Alliance.
So – before we sank our teeth into the weighty topics of health reform and immigration – I asked her about hunting.
More specifically I wanted to know whether she hoped the government would deliver on its pledge to offer a free vote on repealing the hunting ban in this Parliament.
Now, on the face of it, this is a bit like asking Imelda Marcos whether she has a passing interest in footwear.
But – as previously discussed on this blog – its not as simple as that.
Hunt masters and pro-hunting MPs have made it clear theyre far from eager to unleash the present parliamentary intake on this issue.
They fear the Commons as currently composed would vote to retain the ban rather than overturn it.
I put that to Lady Mallalieu:
§ April 4th, 2012 § Filed under Hunting § Tagged Hunting Comments Off
Chinese stimulus hopes and the easing of eurozone tensions fuelled bargain hunting in big cap stocks, sending the Australian sharemarket sharply higher.
The SP/ASX 200 index climbed 50.9 points, or 1.21 per cent, to 4247.6 points, back above its medium-term uptrend channel as investors wagered that the US economic recovery would revive sagging global growth.
Sentiment was buoyed by expectations that European finance ministers would approve the Greek bailout, extinguishing eurozone contagion fears, while the bullish US growth outlook was enough to offset the diminishing prospect of a stimulus announcement from the US Federal Reserve’s open market committee meeting tomorrow.
Overnight Wall Street closed little changed on the lowest volumes for the year, and the lowest non-holiday volume since 2008, with investors waiting on the sidelines for a catalyst to drive the market to a new high for the year.
The Shanghai composite index reversed early losses to settle 0.3 per cent up at the close of the ASX, while Japan’s Nikkei index was up 1.1 per cent.
The increased risk appetite lifted the Australian dollar from a seven-week low of $US1.0470 to $US1.0550.
However, despite an overnight fall, stubbornly high oil prices remained the biggest headwind for markets, with Brent crude oil at near four-year highs of $126 a barrel from ongoing tensions in the Middle-East and Chinese stockpiling.
The broader All Ordinaries index was up 48.3 points, or 1.13 per cent, at 4,336.5.
On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was 52 points stronger at 4,248, with 148,911 contracts traded.
CommSec market analyst Juliette Saly said every sector was well supported following a flat trading session yesterday because of public holidays.
Buying is coming through a lot stronger today,” Ms Saly said.
I think the fact that US and European share markets didn’t fall significantly overnight meant that investors were pretty hopeful about the Greek debt deal and also the fact that they waved off that trade deficit from China.
Even with base metals (price) movements in London overnight, we didn’t see any significant response there.
Mining giant BHP Billiton was up 44 cents, or 1.27 per cent, at $35.15 and Rio Tinto put on 61 cents to $64.35.
In the oil and gas sector, Woodside added four cents to $35.90, Oil Search shed five cents to $6.99 and Santos backtracked eight cents to $14.40.
The big four banks were stronger by between 1.11 per cent and 1.7 per cent.
Ms Saly said GrainCorp was a strong performer amid belief that the grains industry was ripe for consolidation, as rumours swirled that Swiss trading giant Glencore was seeking to take over Canadian company Viterra, which controls most of South Australia’s grain storage and handling system.
Viterra yesterday said it had received expressions of interest from third parties.
Shares in the company were down 28 cents, 2.04 per cent, at $13.47.
Ms Saly said GrainCorp was looking relatively cheap at $8.63, up 19 cents, or 2.25 per cent.
Also, childrens’ toy supplier Funtastic has taken over KP Multinational for almost $3 million and picked up a licence to manufacture and distribute some LEGO products as part of the deal.
Funtastic’s shares closed steady at 15 cents.
Shares in Gunns were suspended from trading at the woodchipper’s request while it negotiates a capital raising.
Gunns shares last traded at 16 cents.
The spot price of gold was $US1704.10 per fine ounce, up 75 US cents from Monday’s local close of $US1703.35.
Australia’s biggest gold miner, Newcrest, was 23 cents firmer at $31.86.The best performing stock on the SP/ASX 100 index was Aquarius Platinum after a substantial shareholder increased its stake in the miner by 1.4 per cent.
Aquarius shares were up 12 cents, or 5.58 per cent, at $2.27.
The worst performing stock on the SP/ASX 100 index was retailer JB Hi-Fi, down 17 cents, or 1.57 per cent, at $10.65.
Preliminary national turnover was 2.05 billion shares, worth $4.36 billion, with 615 shares up, 410 down and 369 steady.
§ April 2nd, 2012 § Filed under Hunting § Tagged Hunting Comments Off
MANCHESTER, England, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
LateRooms.com today reveals that hotel bookings to Glasgow have increased by almost 200% in the last four years, attracting shoppers and tourists to the heart of Scotland. Often second to Edinburgh in terms of popularity, Glasgow has risen to the top of the discount hotels specialist’s list of high climbers, and is second only to London in the most popular list of shopping destination cities.
Glasgow is currently notching up an average of three times more room bookings a night than it did in 2007, providing a great source of income and a boost for tourism in the city where as Edinburgh Hotels have seen a smaller increase of 130%. People are snubbing the traditionally popular Italian and Spanish destinations for their shopping, with Glasgow beating both bookings in Barcelona and Rome Hotels over recent months. Visitors flock to the numerous shopping malls and stores in Glasgow every weekend, including the Forge, St Enoch and ‘StyleMile’.
Glasgow also took on other popular European shopping cities in the price stakes, proving the cheapest for hotel stays, at its lowest average room rate since 2007. Rooms in suave destinations such as Paris, Geneva and Rome are currently all averaging a higher price on the site, but cosmopolitan London, despite being popular with hotel goers, is the most expensive city destination for an average room rate.
“Shopping is one of the nation’s favourite past-times, and we wanted to analyse where the UK are spending their money on hotels,” said Lynda Matthews, Offline Marketing Manager at LateRooms.com. “LateRooms.com customers are incredibly savvy at snapping up a bargain, and we are pleased to see our home-grown shopping destinations of London and Glasgow doing so well against their European counterparts, in the hotel market as well as the shopping stakes.”
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§ March 30th, 2012 § Filed under Hunting § Tagged Hunting Comments Off
For Immediate Release, March 13, 2012
Contact: Jeff Miller, (415) 669-7357
100 Groups Ask EPA to End Wildlife Poisoning From Lead Hunting Ammunition
Lead Kills Millions of Birds, Including Eagles, Condors, and Hurts Human Health
WASHINGTON– One hundred organizations in 35 states today formally petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate toxic lead in hunting ammunition to protect public health and prevent the widespread poisoning of eagles, California condors and other wildlife. Up to 20 million birds die each year from lead poisoning after consuming spent lead shot and bullet fragments left in the wild from hunting.
“The unnecessary poisoning of eagles, condors and other wildlife is a national tragedy that the EPA can easily put an end to,” said Jeff Miller with the Center for Biological Diversity. “There are safe, available alternatives to lead ammo for all hunting and shooting sports, so there’s no reason for this poisoning to go on. Getting the lead out for wildlife is in line with traditional American conservation, hunting and fishing values.”
Today’s petition follows the EPA’s refusal in 2010 to review a petition asking for a ban on lead bullets, shotgun pellets and fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act, and seeks federal rules requiring use of nontoxic bullets and shot for hunting and shooting sports. It was filed by groups representing conservationists, birders, hunters, zoologists, scientists, American Indians, wildlife rehabilitators and veterinarians.
In the United States, 3,000 tons of lead are shot into the environment by hunters every year, while another 80,000 tons are released at shooting ranges. Birds and animals are poisoned when they scavenge on carcasses containing lead-bullet fragments or ingest spent lead-shot pellets, which can cover popular hunting grounds at high densities.
Spent lead from hunting is a widespread killer of bald and golden eagles, trumpeter swans, endangered California condors and more than 75 other species. Nearly 500 scientific papers have documented the dangers to wildlife from lead exposure.
“It’s encouraging to see so many groups unite to end lead poisoning of wildlife,” said Miller. “This isn’t about hunting — it’s about switching to nontoxic materials to stop preventable lead poisoning. Getting the lead out of hunting ammunition will reduce hunters’ lead exposure too, as well as the health risks to anyone eating shot game.”
There are many commercially available alternatives to lead rifle bullets, shotgun pellets, fishing weights and lures. More than a dozen manufacturers market hundreds of varieties and calibers of nonlead bullets and shot made of steel, copper and alloys of other metals, with satisfactory to superior ballistics. Nonlead bullets and fishing tackle are readily available in all 50 states. Hunters and anglers in states and areas that have lead restrictions or have already banned lead have made successful transitions to hunting with nontoxic bullets and fishing with nontoxic tackle.
“We wisely removed lead from gasoline and paint because of the dangers of lead poisoning, and now it’s time to do the same for hunting ammunition. Future generations will thank us,” Miller said.
For more information, read about the Center’s Get the Lead Out campaign. Media-ready photos and videos are also available here.
Background
Lead has been known to be highly toxic for more than 2,000 years. Its use in water pipes, cosmetics, pottery and food is suspected to have been a contributing factor in the collapse of the Roman Empire. It is dangerous even at low levels; exposure can cause death or severe health effects, from acute, paralytic poisoning and seizures to subtle, long-term mental impairment, miscarriage, neurological damage, impotence or impaired reproduction, and growth inhibition. There may be no safe level of lead for fetuses and the young. In recent decades the federal government has implemented regulations to reduce human lead exposure in drinking water, batteries, paint, gasoline, toys, toxic dumps, wheel balancing weights and shooting ranges.
At least 75 wild bird species are poisoned by spent lead ammunition, including bald eagles, golden eagles, ravens and California condors. Despite being banned in 1992 for hunting waterfowl, spent lead shotgun pellets continue to be frequently ingested by swans, cranes, ducks, geese, loons and other waterfowl. Many birds also consume lead-based fishing tackle lost in lakes and rivers, often with deadly consequences.
Lead ammunition also poses health risks to people when bullets fragment in shot game and spread throughout the meat that humans eat. Studies using radiographs show that numerous imperceptible, dust-sized particles of lead can infect meat up to a foot and a half away from the bullet wound, causing a greater health risk to humans who consume lead-shot game than previously thought. State health agencies have had to recall venison donated to feed the hungry because of lead contamination. Nearly 10 million hunters, their families and low-income beneficiaries of venison donations may be at risk.
In denying the 2010 lead ban petition, the EPA claimed it lacks authority to regulate toxic lead bullets and shot under the Toxic Substances Control Act, which controls manufacture, processing and distribution of dangerous chemicals in the United States, including lead. Yet congressional documents and the language of the Act explicitly contradict the agency’s claim. The House report on the history and intent of the Act states it “does not exclude from regulation under the bill chemical components of ammunition which could be hazardous because of their chemical properties.” Petitioning organizations sued the EPA over the improper petition denial, but hit a procedural snag and the lawsuit was dismissed in September 2011. The EPA never evaluated lead ammunition risks to wildlife and human health, and the court never ruled on the merits of the petition or lawsuit.
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§ March 26th, 2012 § Filed under Hunting § Tagged Hunting Comments Off
Here is a press release from state Fish and Wildlife on the public meeting to discuss hunting proposals:
The state Fish and Wildlife Commission heard public comments on proposed hunting rules, and approved a water-rights transfer in Okanogan County during a public meeting last weekend.
More than three-dozen people testified on new hunting rules proposed for the 2012-14 seasons. Those proposals range from a measure allowing waterfowl hunters to use electronic decoys to one that would add a day to western Washington elk seasons.
The commission, a nine-member citizen panel appointed by the governor to set policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), is scheduled to take action on more than a dozen proposals at a public meeting April 13-14 in Olympia. The proposals are posted at the state Fish and Wildlifes website.
In other action, the commission approved transferring a future water rights interest on a unit of the states Scotch Creek Wildlife Area in Okanogan County to the Washington Department of Ecologys Trust Water Right program. The transfer is designed to improve stream flows for threatened steelhead and maintain irrigated agricultural production.
State wildlife managers also briefed the commission on steps taken by WDFW to implement the states wolf conservation and management plan. That plan, approved last December after extensive public review, is designed to re-establish a sustainable wolf population in Washington, while outlining management options to address conflicts with livestock and elk and deer populations.
Steve Pozzanghera, WDFW eastern region director, briefed the commission on a new online reporting tool on the departments website that allows the public to report wolf activity, including sightings, howls, or tracks. Click here for the new reporting system website.
He also outlined WDFWs ongoing work with livestock owners and county officials in northeast Washington to address potential conflicts with wolves.
Wolf management is a priority for us and we are closely following the departments implementation of the states wolf management plan, Commission Chair Miranda Wecker said in a news release. We need everyones cooperation to learn where wolves are dispersing and encourage our fellow citizens to use our new online reporting tool to report their observations.
Also discussed at the meeting was a draft Statement on Wolves in Washington developed by the commission to guide WDFWs implementation of the states wolf plan. The state Fish and Wildlife Draft Statement is available on the commissions website.
§ March 24th, 2012 § Filed under Hunting § Tagged Hunting Comments Off
WHITE EARTH INDIAN RESERVATION, Minn.
Some Ojibwe in Minnesota are worried about the fate of the states wolf population as state lawmakers consider a hunting and trapping season for the animals.
Wolves were removed from the federal endangered species list last year, and that upsets some tribal members. For many Ojibwe, wolves are important to traditional culture. Some believe wolves are sacred, and they want to see protections continue.
A painting of two wolves hangs prominently on the living room wall in Mary Favorites home in Wauben on the White Earth Indian Reservation.
Favorite is a tribal elder and a member of the wolf clan. That means many in her large, extended family associate themselves very closely with the animal. Favorite considers wolves among her relatives.
Its very special to me. When I read that in the paper that they were thinking about… passing a law about killing the wolves, Favorite said. It broke my heart.
Favorite remembers decades ago when gray wolves nearly disappeared. Now there are an estimated 3,000 gray wolves in Minnesota.
The Department of Natural resources proposes to let hunters and trappers kill 400 wolves this fall. Favorite hates the idea.
§ March 23rd, 2012 § Filed under Hunting § Tagged Hunting Comments Off
The Wisconsin Assembly is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a bill that would set up a season for hunting wolves, which were recently removed from the federal endangered species list.
Democrats are hoping to amend the bill to set the season at October through December. The bill, which has already been passed by the Senate, calls for a season to run from October through February. But that concerns wolf experts because female wolves carry their young in late January and February.
State Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, one of the sponsors of the amendment, said he has had emails from residents around the state objecting to a season that would allow the shooting of pregnant wolves. Theyre appalled, Hulsey said Monday.
Hulsey also said legislators hope to introduce an amendment that would remove a provision in the Senate bill that allows night hunting.
Wisconsin is now home to about 1,000 wolves thanks to a recovery program that started in the 1980s after wolf populations in the state dropped to near zero due to over-hunting and bounties.
The Assembly is scheduled to convene at 11 am
Read more about the proposed wolf hunting season here.
§ March 22nd, 2012 § Filed under Hunting § Tagged Hunting Comments Off
Ellisville may opt to allow hunting on private property to deal with deer overpopulation.
During a work session March 7, City Council members discussed possible guidelines for such hunts though they dont plan a final decision on allowing hunts until April at the earliest, Mayor Matt Pirrello said.
The council initially is looking at restrictions that would limit the hunting to properties of three acres or more, only allow the use of bows or crossbows, only allow hunting from a tree stand, only allow property owners to do the shooting, and require a certificate of liability insurance to be filed with the city.
We have so few parcels of three acres or more in Ellisville that few would qualify for hunting under such a law, Pirrello said.
§ March 20th, 2012 § Filed under Hunting § Tagged Hunting Comments Off
Mitt Romney is doing his best to seem like a Southerner, but he joked Monday that his lack of knowledge of at least one topic is lacking.
I am looking forward to going hunting with you sometime, Romney told comedian Jeff Foxworthy during an appearance in Mobile, Ala. And you can actually show me which end of the rifle to point.
The attempt at levity came after a few awkward moments from a candidate trying hard to seem less like the wealthy Northeasterner that he is, particularly before Tuesday primaries in Alabama and Mississippi. Romney was mocked for his attempts to sound Southern in Mississippi last week, where he insisted he likes to eat grits.
He also talked up Southern food on Monday, when he said he ate catfish for the second time and liked it, despite previously saying he wasnt a fan.
Past statements Romney has made about hunting have been similarly awkward. In his 2008 presidential run and again in 2012, Romney has insisted that he is a lifelong hunter. During the last election, he was mocked when he explained away a low number of actual hunting trips — he had been on two — by saying he hunted varmints all of his life.
Ahead of the 2012 election, Romney is still asked about that hunting gaffe, but has taken pains to boost his gun rights bona fides. The campaign said on Feb. 29 that Romney owns two shotguns, both purchased after the 2008 election.
Im not the great hunter, he said when asked about varmint hunting during a January debate in South Carolina. Im not a serious hunter, but I must admit — I guess I enjoy the sport and when I get invited, I’m delighted to be able to go hunting.
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