April 2009 Updates page 6
9 April
Mister Whitetail
"...One from last season ...cheap camera that I bought based on a recommendation that it was a good one is the source of the poor picture...you can see it is a good buck...the interesting part is the time ...I put that camera out around 5, just before the buck came ....I was in a near by stand ...never saw the buck ...right farm, wrong spot..."
Thanks Gary, we understand the challenge fully. Good luck.
Evolution
One of those quotes worth sharing as best as we can remember it: "I hunt back home with friends and family. I joined MAHA and for the first three years hunted alone. Then some friends and some family joined MAHA. I found they interfered with my hunt. I have now scheduled my hunts claiming work commitments to hunt alone again."
10 April
From a Seasoned Traveling Hunter
We did well on quail on Saturday and pheasants on Sunday.
Thank you Adam for the feedback. Good to see dogs and a reminder of that special part of the day when all is well.
For the rest of us, Adam travels a good distance to make a weekend hunt. A reminder it is better out there.
The Other Side
Obama letter slams 'inhumane' seal hunt, Apr 09, 2009, Mitch Potter, Washington, TheStar.com, Today's Toronto Star.
"...Obama sees the Canadian seal hunt as 'inhumane' and vowed to express his 'outrage'...'I share your concerns about the Canadian seal hunt,' Obama wrote to a member of...PETA...'so far he has been very responsive on animal rights,' said Dan Mathews, senior vice-president of PETA..."
Bear hunt expansion plan in California under fire, April 9, 2009, Los Angeles Times, Kelly Burgess.
"...A coalition of 37 groups, including the Humane Society of the United States, Big Wildlife and Los Padres Forest Watch, stated in a letter delivered to the DFG that the proposals are 'misguided, unnecessary and scientifically indefensible.'...Coalition members also argue that bear hunting is 'cruel, unethical and environmentally harmful' and that the Fish and Game Department is not acting in the best interests of the state's wildlife..."
