Maine Hunting Forum
by AroostookbasserNovember 21, 2009
Are you looking for a place to talk hunting? A place full of friendly hunters. Than MHT is your place. Come see us soon.
Say Hi to “Rev. Jeff” for me. As moderator Jeff is the last line of defense for the forum. An avid blogger he can be found over at his site as well, The Sacred Hunt
Sorry to torture you guys, but…
by dihardhunterNovember 20, 2009
6 hunts in the books. 4 by me. 2 by dad. Let’s just say he didn’t not hunt the 2 other sits because he was sick. I’ll let you fill in the blanks on that one.
I’ve decided to recap the hunt live-hunt style, but not until I get back in Alabama. All I’ve got to say so far is Kansas is a whitetail deer mecca. More on that in a couple days. I’m such a tease.
MOSES…….. internet licenses for Maine Outdoors
by AroostookbasserNovember 20, 2009
The link will take you to the MDIFW website…….all you need is proof of previous licensing as the site will specify ….and a credit/debit card.
It may be November….. but there are deer to hunt…….coyotes to shoot, and birds and bunnies to harvest.
See you in the woods!!!!!!
Flying Carp Invading Great Lakes?
by Greg L JohnsonNovember 20, 2009
Here in the Upper Midwest, one of the more notorious invasive species is the flying carp, and for residents of the Great Lakes, the enemy is at the gates.
The decade-old battle to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes may be over.
New research shows the super-sized fish likely have made it past the $9 million electric fish barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Now the only thing left standing between the fish and Lake Michigan is a heavily used navigational lock at Navy Pier.
Dave Dempsey at Planetsave quotes an official who points out that no actual carp body has yet been found beyond the barrior. Once that happens, of course, it’s pretty much too late.
Last-ditch efforts to stop the carp could include poisoning the entire canal. That’s an extreme measure, and there’s already reason to wonder if it could be done fast enough.
Utah Firearms Freedom Act
by Tom RemingtonNovember 20, 2009
The Utah Firearms Freedom Act has been pre-filed with, and has passed, an interim committee of the Utah Legislature. Until it gets an official bill number on December 1st, it is known as File # 0032. Because the bill has been adopted as a committee bill of a joint House/Senate interim committee, it will come to both the House and Senate with definite legs when the full Utah Legislature convenes in January.
The Utah bill is at:
http://le.utah.gov/interim/2009/pdf/00001506.pdf
Utah news stories about this are at:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13818284
and
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/state/story/Utah-to-Feds-Keep-your-laws-off-our-guns/x9NOL-GMukKofxGgxcmo8g.cspx
or HERE
The list of states with introduced FFA bills includes: Alaska, Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Kentucky, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Colorado are poised to introduce FFAs. Quite a few other states are intending to introduce in the near future. See:
http://FirearmsFreedomAct.com
Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.mtpublish.com
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Gone Hunting – One more try with stick and string
by Phillip LoughlinNovember 20, 2009
Well, I’m outta here for the weekend. Gonna head back to the Hedgepeth Ranch (Golden Ram) in Sonoma County for another go at the hogs and maybe a turkey with my bow. The weather is kinda messy right now, but it should blow out tonight, and tomorrow could be a really happening day.
Well, wanna make God laugh? Tell him your plans, right? We’ll have to see.
Until Monday…
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Hunters Reminded To Keep Chronic Wasting Disease Out of Maine
by Tom RemingtonNovember 20, 2009
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 
is reminding hunters who harvest deer, caribou, elk or moose in another state or province to do their part to prevent the introduction of Chronic Wasting Disease in Maine.
This week, 18 caribou harvested in Canada were transported over the border into Maine as carcasses that had not been fully prepared for transportation into the state in accordance with state law. The caribou reportedly were harvested by nine Maine hunters who intended to prepare the animals in Maine. The Maine Warden Service is investigating the incident.
Chronic Wasting Disease is one of a group of diseases known as Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs). It is known to occur in mule deer, elk, and white-tailed deer, although other cervids such as red deer, fallow deer, sika deer as well as moose, and caribou may also be susceptible.
CWD is thought to be caused by an infectious protein called a prion that upon entering the body; causes the host’s normal proteins to take on a diseased form. These prions accumulate in the brain and spinal cords, as well as lymph nodes, spleen, eye tissues, bone marrow, saliva, feces and urine in diseased deer.
CWD causes irreversible damage to brain tissues in affected animals and ultimately leads to death.
State laws make it illegal for hunters who hunt and kill a deer, caribou, elk or moose in another state or province to transport any carcass parts that pose a risk of containing CWD prions back into Maine. Hunters may return to Maine only with boned-out meat, hardened antlers (with or without skull caps), hides without the head portion, and finished taxidermy mounts. If still attached, skull caps must be cleaned free of brain and other tissues.
It is legal for individuals to transport cervid carcasses or parts through the state of Maine if they are destined for other states, provinces, and countries. Transportation is to occur without undue delay and must use the most reasonably direct route through Maine to the final destination. Cervid carcasses or parts must be transported in a manner that is both leak-proof and that prevents their exposure to the environment.
The laws are a result of the fact that no state or province can claim to be free of CWD.
If it emerges in Maine, CWD could seriously reduce infected deer populations by lowering adult survival and de-stabilizing populations. Monitoring and control of CWD is extremely costly and would divert already scarce funding and staff resources away from other much-needed programs.
If you plan to hunt deer, caribou, moose or elk in a state/province known or suspected to harbor CWD there are some commonsense precautions you should take to avoid handling, transporting, or consuming potentially CWD-infected specimens.
The precautions include:
· Do not eat the eyes, brain, spinal cord, spleen, tonsils, or lymph nodes of any deer.
· Do not eat any part of a deer that appeared sick.
· If your out-of-state deer is sampled for CWD testing, wait for the test results before eating the meat.
Field dressing:
· Wear rubber or latex gloves while handling the carcass.
· Minimize contact with the brain, spinal cord, spleen, and lymph nodes (lumps of tissue next to organs or in fat and membranes) as you work.
· Use a hunting knife, not knives used at the dinner table.
· Remove all internal organs for proper disposal by burial, or other means that prevents contact by live deer.
· Clean knives and equipment of residue and disinfect in a 50/50 solution of household chlorine bleach and water for 1 hour.
Currently, there is a high demand for CWD testing in states known to harbor CWD. Unfortunately, existing laboratory tests for CWD are expensive, time-consuming, and they can only be performed at a small number of federally approved labs. Although our system in Maine can accommodate enough samples (less than 1,000) from farm-raised and wild deer to scientifically monitor for CWD, we are not able to routinely test hunter-killed deer in Maine at this time.
Are Urine-Based Deer Lures Safe? Until more is known about whether commercial deer lures pose a realistic risk of spreading CWD, we recommend that hunters use caution in spreading urine-based lures in the environment, and avoid placing the lures on their clothing or skin.
Random Thoughts – Open Air w/ Tom Remington
by Tom RemingtonNovember 20, 2009
Some random thoughts really! The $100 million health care bill bribery; If politicians stopped meddling in things they don’t understand, we could shut down Washington; Taking the moral high ground is kind of like claiming you’re only in ankle deep when you really went in head first; Global warming cheaters; Getting out of paying bad debt and back taxes.
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PETA Founder “Goes Rogue” on Sarah Palin
by John StableyNovember 20, 2009
From the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance
PETA Founder “Goes Rogue” on Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin’s newly released autobiography, “Going Rogue”, is causing quite a stir inside and outside of the political arena. The former vice presidential candidate has also been targeted by anti’s as the book pokes fun at vegans and discusses the merits of being a meat eater. Most recently, the former Alaska governor took several shots from Ingrid Newkirk in an “open letter‘ posted on the PETA founder’s blog November 17.
Newkirk is unhappy with quotes from Palin’s book such as, “If any vegans came over for dinner, I could whip them up a salad, then explain my philosophy on being a carnivore: If God had not intended for us to eat animals, how come he made them out of meat?”
Not surprisingly, Newkirk sharpens her own knives and questions whether “there is an original line” in the book and suggests Palin should “keep an eye on the New York Times Bestseller List” to see that vegan cookbooks are all the rage. She then proceeds to criticize Palin for her pro-meat stance and concludes by saying, “Ms. Palin reportedly finds evolution a bit hard to swallow. Judging from her book, that applies to the evolution of ideas and attitudes as well.”
“It’s no surprise PETA and Ingrid Newkirk do not like Sarah Palin,” said Doug Jeanneret, USSA vice president of marketing. “Maybe Ms. Newkirk should follow her own advice and evolve her ideas and attitudes to fit the majority of Americans who eat meat, think it’s fine to use animals to protect human life, and who support hunting.”
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Hunter’s Specialties Wins Judgements Over Unauthorized Use Of Johnny Stewart Sounds
by John StableyNovember 20, 2009
Over the course of the past year Hunter’s Specialties has obtained court judgments and injunctions against three separate companies for unauthorized use of its copyrighted Johnny Stewart sound recordings.
The copyright infringements included said companies playing the copyrighted sounds on their web sites and allowing the sounds to be downloaded from their sites. There were also unauthorized sales of hand-held and remote calling devices loaded with the copyrighted Johnny Stewart sounds.
The companies in question have admitted infringing on Hunter’s Specialties valid copyrights and have agreed to remove the sounds from their web sites, refrain from further infringing activity, make payments to Hunter’s Specialties, and in some instances destroy inventory of electronic callers using the infringing sounds.
“Johnny Stewart sounds are recognized as the purest, most authentic sounds on the market” said Hunter’s Specialties Co-CEO David Forbes. “Our consumers are very important to us and we are committed to producing high quality products through our Johnny Stewart line. We will continue to actively protect the hard work and dedication that goes into the technology, design and development of these products. Hours of hard work went into creating the Johnny Stewart sounds and we will continue to protect the copyrighted Johnny Stewart sound recordings and enforce our legal rights.”
For more information, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.
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