31 December 2013

End of the Year Humor

Pictures found on the Internet

"We were in a hurry officer, and couldn't field dress him"
"I got here first! Find your own tree stand!"
"The truck broke down"
Outfoxing the prey
"Whose trophy buck is it?"
"Trust me Honey. What could go wrong?"

05 December 2013

Time Magazine ~"America's attitudes about hunting have to change"

Not going to go gung ho and expect that urban media sources are suddenly going to get sensible, but this may be a start. We may actually buy a news-stand copy to read the entire article.

QUOTE:
"Faced with an outbreak of lyme disease and rising deer-related car accidents, the city council of Durham, N.C., authorized bow hunting inside city limits in November. Authorities in San Jose, Calif., in the heart of Silicon Valley, voted to allow hunting wild pigs within that city in October. Rock Island, Ill., one of the five Quad Cities on the Mississippi River, recently approved bow hunting in town, provided that it occurs in green spaces — golf courses, parks, cemeteries — or on private land."

"Across the country, hunting is poised for a comeback, and not just because the folks on Duck Dynasty make it look like so much fun. We have too many wild animals — from swine to swans. Whether you're a Walmart employee in Florida wondering what to do with the alligator at your door, a New Yorker with a hawk nesting on your high-rise or an Ohio golfer scattering a flock of Canada geese, you now live, work and play in closer proximity to untamed fauna than any other generation of Americans in more than a century".

"Too many deer, wild pigs, raccoons and beavers can be almost as bad for the animals as too few. This is why communities across the country find themselves forced to grapple with a conundrum. The same environmental sensitivity that brought Bambi back from the brink over the last century now makes it painfully controversial to do what experts say must be done: a bunch of these critters need to be killed."

Read more: America's Pest Problem: It's Time to Cull the Herd - TIME http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2158676,00.html#ixzz2mfJHvVbA

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NOTICE: This excerpt is re-posted here in accordance with U.S. Copyright Law, USC Title 17 - section 107 through 118, better known as the "Fair Use Doctrine". The intent is to raise an issue, comment, report an important news event, aid in teaching about hunting and changing social attitudes. The Moodus Sportsman's Club re-posts this with no intent to profit from its use, and for nonprofit educational purposes.

03 December 2013

UPDATES: 1- 12/31/13 Deadline for Registering Firearms and magazines; 2- Blazing Trails with the Conservation Commission; 3- MSC 2014 Calendar

1- Registration documents for high capacity guns & magazines is required to be turned in no later than December 31, 2013 to the CT Dept of Emergency Services and Public Protection.

Emmett has volunteered to assist anyone who needs to fill out the required forms. He will be at the club on Sunday - Dec 8th at noon.

More info can be down loaded from the CT Dept of Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection web site.


Click on these links for pistol permits, application for an ammunition certificate,the Long gun eligibility certificate and instructions on filling out the forms.

This webpage posted information earlier about the changes in Connecticut firearms laws which you can also review.


2- Blazing Trails with Conservation Commission

Contact Jim Ventres or Will Brady for the site locations.


3- Next year's [2014] MSC Calendar has a slight modification - we decided to keep the black powder event in November (on the 30th) and leave the Harvest Day out

. If you are on the membership list a revised copy has been e-mailed.