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Just happened. Maybe by Grizzly. https://buckrail.com/two-elk-hunters-attacked-by-bears-guide-still-missing/

Hey, anybody can protest anything they want. But when it has been proven to be a myth, they just look foolish when they refuse to accept the facts. What is worse, is when they get support from others who refuse to accept the facts. The only logical reason to continue a protest based on a myth, would be to push a social agenda that is a lie.

Up 3 points over last week. Give it time. Nike is supporting a myth and sooner or later it's going to come back on them. "Blacks make up 23 percent of New York City’s population, but they commit 75 percent of all shootings, 70 percent of all robberies, and 66 percent of all violent crime, according to victims and witnesses. Add Hispanic shootings and you account for 98 percent of all illegal gunfire in the city. Whites are 33 percent of the city’s population, but they commit fewer than two percent of all shootings, four percent of all robberies, and five percent of all violent crime. These disparities mean that virtually every time the police in New York are called out on a gun run—meaning that someone has just been shot—they are being summoned to minority neighborhoods looking for minority suspects." https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/ Click on the link and learn the truth about this leftist agenda and how it's working to cause higher crime rates. "The police could end all lethal uses of force tomorrow and it would have at most a trivial effect on the black death-by-homicide rate. The nation’s police killed 987 civilians in 2015, according to a database compiled by The Washington Post. Whites were 50 percent—or 493—of those victims, and blacks were 26 percent—or 258. Most of those victims of police shootings, white and black, were armed or otherwise threatening the officer with potentially lethal force."

http://www.napo.org/files/4815/3608/8570/NAPO_Ltr_NIKE_Re_Kaepernick_Campaign_003.pdf

I once shot a deer at last light, gutted it in the dark and went in. Came out before light the next morning and the entire gut pile had vanished, along with all the bloody leaves around it. I find the remains of deer on my land as well. Bones, hide and hooves, that they don't eat, but all the rest is gone. My land is too far off any road for a car hit deer to be dying and the hunting season for deer is over long before I find these remains in late February and March.

There isn't a fireman in the country, paid or volunteer, that isn't feeling down today. Respect.

He thought Hillary was going to win when he was saying that and she was supposed to make sure of it. We really dodged a bullet when we elected Trump!

Remembering 9/11/2001 and all of the innocents that were killed. Never Forget.

Pete Rickard's Indian Buck Lure is the only thing I use, and I use it sparingly.

I find plenty of deer carcasses as well as turkey remains on my land, mostly after the deer season is over. Many are killed in the winter snows of February. I suspect coyotes are the culprits. In the spring they kill lots of fawns and take them into the den for their pups. You will not find anything from those kills.

I love the part where NY helped them set up Creedmoor and in 1892 political opposition forced it out of NY. Even back then NY was anti gun. It seems NY has always had an idiot electorate. "Political opposition to the promotion of marksmanship in New York forced the NRA to find a new home for its range. In 1892, Creedmoor was deeded back to the state and NRA's matches moved to Sea Girt, New Jersey."

No issues on my laptop

What is your new bear rifle?

Obama put this country in the toilet and it's hard for me to believe that wasn't the plan. Hillary was supposed to flush it. The money that props both of these losers up comes from billionaires and governments that hate America. All of this leftist whining, crying and lying about everything that's going on is propaganda designed to keep the leftist base on the attack against Trump. It's sedition, nothing less. We really dodged a bullet when we elected Trump. We need to re-elect Trump in 2020 to really make America great again.

Anyone hunting the early bear season right now? This cooler weather has me planning for it.

Most be just on your device. Not seeing that here.

Good day to get some squirrels.

It's also quite possible a lot of that un-pressured land has very few deer. One would have to scout it to see. I used to be the hunter that went into these places to hunt where no other hunters went, only to find very little sign and even fewer deer. Always thought that's where the trophy bucks would be, but that never worked out. Besides, it's a whole different hunt when you need to start hiking in at 4 AM to get there, especially if you plan to come out after dark. You need to pack everything you might need in with you and be prepared to get back out when you're dead tired or dragging a nice buck. This type of hunting isn't for the faint of heart. That's why so few hunters do it.

A Brief History of the NRA Dismayed by the lack of marksmanship shown by their troops, Union veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate formed the National Rifle Association in 1871. The primary goal of the association would be to "promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis," according to a magazine editorial written by Church. After being granted a charter by the state of New York on November 17, 1871, the NRA was founded. Civil War Gen. Ambrose Burnside, who was also the former governor of Rhode Island and a U.S. senator, became the fledgling NRA's first president. An important facet of the NRA's creation was the development of a practice ground. In 1872, with financial help from New York State, a site on Long Island, the Creed Farm, was purchased for the purpose of building a rifle range. Named Creedmoor, the range opened a year later, and it was there that the first annual matches were held. Political opposition to the promotion of marksmanship in New York forced the NRA to find a new home for its range. In 1892, Creedmoor was deeded back to the state and NRA's matches moved to Sea Girt, New Jersey. The NRA's interest in promoting the shooting sports among America's youth began in 1903 when NRA Secretary Albert S. Jones urged the establishment of rifle clubs at all major colleges, universities and military academies. By 1906, NRA's youth program was in full swing with more than 200 boys competing in matches at Sea Girt that summer. Today, youth programs are still a cornerstone of the NRA, with more than one million youth participating in NRA shooting sports events and affiliated programs with groups such as 4-H, the Boy Scouts of America, the American Legion, Royal Rangers, National High School Rodeo Association and others. Due to the overwhelming growth of NRA's shooting programs, a new range was needed. Gen. Ammon B. Crichfield, adjutant general of Ohio, had begun construction of a new shooting facility on the shores of Lake Erie, 45 miles east of Toledo, Ohio. Camp Perry became the home of the annual National Matches, which have been the benchmark for excellence in marksmanship ever since. With nearly 6,000 people competing annually in pistol, smallbore and high-power events, the National Matches are one of the biggest sporting events held in the country today. Through the association's magazine, The American Rifleman, members were kept abreast of new firearms bills, although the lag time in publishing often prevented the necessary information from going out quickly. In response to repeated attacks on the Second Amendment rights, NRA formed the Legislative Affairs Division in 1934. While NRA did not lobby directly at this time, it did mail out legislative facts and analyses to members, whereby they could take action on their own. In 1975, recognizing the critical need for political defense of the Second Amendment, NRA formed the Institute for Legislative Action, or ILA. Meanwhile, the NRA continued its commitment to training, education and marksmanship. During World War II, the association offered its ranges to the government, developed training materials, encouraged members to serve as plant and home guard members, and developed training materials for industrial security. NRA members even reloaded ammunition for those guarding war plants. Incidentally, the NRA's call to help arm Britain in 1940 resulted in the collection of more than 7,000 firearms for Britain's defense against potential invasion by Germany (Britain had virtually disarmed itself with a series of gun-control laws enacted between World War I and World War II). After the war, the NRA concentrated its efforts on another much-needed arena for education and training: the hunting community. In 1949, the NRA, in conjunction with the state of New York, established the first hunter education program. Hunter Education courses are now taught by state fish and game departments across the country and Canada and have helped make hunting one of the safest sports in existence. Due to increasing interest in hunting, NRA launched a new magazine in 1973, The American Hunter, dedicated solely to hunting issues year-round. NRA continues its leadership role in hunting today with the Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC), a program that allows youngsters to build on the skills they learned in basic hunter education courses. YHECs are now held in 43 states and three Canadian provinces, involving an estimated 40,000 young hunters. The American Hunter and The American Rifleman were the mainstays of NRA publications until the debut of The American Guardian in 1997. The Guardian was created to cater to a more mainstream audience, with less emphasis on the technicalities of firearms and a more general focus on self-defense and recreational use of firearms. The Guardian was renamed America's 1st Freedom in June of 2000. Law enforcement training was next on the priority list for program development. Although a special police school had been reinstated at Camp Perry in 1956, NRA became the only national trainer of law enforcement officers with the introduction of its NRA Police Firearms Instructor certification program in 1960. Today, there are more than 13,000 NRA-certified police and security firearms instructors. Additionally, top law enforcement shooters compete each year in eight different pistol and shotgun matches at the National Police Shooting Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In civilian training, the NRA continues to be the leader in firearms education. Over 125,000 certified instructors now train about 1,000,000 gun owners a year. Courses are available in basic rifle, pistol, shotgun, muzzleloading firearms, personal protection, even ammunition reloading. Additionally, nearly 7,000 certified coaches are specially trained to work with young competitive shooters. Since the establishment of the lifesaving Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program in 1988, more than 28 million pre-kindergarten to fourth grade children have learned that if they see a firearm in an unsupervised situation, they should "STOP. DON'T TOUCH. RUN AWAY. TELL A GROWNUP." Over the past seven years, Refuse To Be A Victim® seminars have helped more than 100,000 men and women develop their own personal safety plan using common sense strategies. In 1990, NRA made a dramatic move to ensure that the financial support for firearms-related activities would be available now and for future generations. Establishing the NRA Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization, provided a means to raise millions of dollars to fund gun safety and educational projects of benefit to the general public. Contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible and benefit a variety of American constituencies including youth, women, hunters, competitive shooters, gun collectors, law enforcement agents and persons with physical disabilities. While widely recognized today as a major political force and as America's foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, the NRA has, since its inception, been the premier firearms education organization in the world. But our successes would not be possible without the tireless efforts and countless hours of service our nearly five million members have given to champion Second Amendment rights and support NRA programs. As former Clinton spokesman George Stephanopoulos said, "Let me make one small vote for the NRA. They're good citizens. They call their congressmen. They write. They vote. They contribute. And they get what they want over time."

Tell the man you're willing to help him out with his new place any way you can. Ask if he likes wild game meat and offer to provide it. Let him know how much you want to earn the right to hunt his place and that he will be the boss. Every property owner would like to have a partner who does some of the heavy lifting and can be trusted. Brush up on your salesmanship skills and sell the benefits of forming a partnership.

Marketing folks count on there being a lot of people out there with more money than brains.

My first firearm was a 12 ga Wards Westernfield pump that was made by Mossberg. Same as their Model 500. I got it in 1970.

It was at 80.50 on 8/8/18 and one month later is at 80.30 (as of the close yesterday). How is it up 27%?

Chris looks as if he's on crack. Kid's on weed.

I don't want to be near either one of those guys.