Sheep wars part I
Outdoor Life
Steve and his brother were busy setting up their base camp after flying into the Brooks Range in northern Alaska to hunt Dall sheep. They were pumped. Months of preparation had brought them to this spot. As they sorted their gear for the arduous task ahead, they weren't too surprised to see a large fellow coming over from a guide's base camp, which had been set up at the airstrip. People are usually few and far between in that country, so cordial visits are normal when running into others. The tone of the situation quickly changed, however, when the guide started talking. "You guys need to stay out of this canyon. There's some rams up there that we're saving for clients," he said, pointing back toward a drainage to the west.More

Colorado House panel to consider reviving black bear hunting in spring
The Denver Post
A Colorado State House committee will consider a bill that would repeal the 19-year ban on black bear hunting in the spring. House Bill 1294, sponsored by Rep. J. Paul Brown, R-Ignacio, is drawing criticism from animal rights advocates who say that black bear cubs would be orphaned and likely starve to death. The bill would repeal one part of Measure 10, a 1992 statewide ballot measure that banned spring bear hunting. About 70 percent of voters favored the measure.More

Federal court rules in favor of hunting on wildlife refuges
Ducks Unlimited via Field & Stream
Hunters won a major victory recently when a federal court ruled in favor of allowing hunting on dozens of national wildlife refuges. More

Russian illegal argali hunters may escape punishment
News BCM
The defendants in the case of illegal wild sheep hunting straight from a Mi-171 helicopter in the Altai Republic may escape punishment. The prosecution, represented by the Kosh-Agach Altai district attorney Evgeny Morozov, requests to declare the former Altai Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Bannykh, general director of the Ineko company Boris Belinsky and Deputy Director of the Institute of Economy and Legislation of Moscow Nikolai Kapranov guilty as their guilt has been proved, but free them from punishment owing to the expiry of the limitation period for the crime.More

Benelli MR1 review: An Italian coyote rifle
BigGameHunt.net
We live in a global economy. Al Voth's television was made in China, his new camo jacket in the Philippines, his truck was designed in Japan but built in Tennessee and now he has a coyote rifle from Italy. Of course, Italian firearms aren't anything new, some of the finest guns made originate from the land that gave us spaghetti. The U.S. Marine's combat shotgun for more than a decade has been the semi-auto Benelli M4 (military name - M1014). Its reputation has been built on their ultra-reliable ARGO (Auto Regulating Gas Operated) system. That same gas system has now been adapted into a semi-auto rifle in 223 Remington and Voth has been successfully hunting coyotes with one. For this review, he will take a look at the Benelli MR1 rifle.More

Teaching youths to be responsible hunters
Peace River Record Gazette
The Youth Wilderness Mentorship program was launched in 2008 by Canadian Fish and Wildlife officers and community members who have successfully offered hunting opportunities to youths for three consecutive seasons. The program is geared towards teaching youths, both boys and girls between the ages of 12–17 how to safely, responsibly and ethically hunt wildlife.More

How to paint a new camo rifle stock
BigGameHunt.net
Hate the look of your synthetic stock? Want something more spiffy? Want a "one of a kind" rifle? No problem, with about two hours worth of time and about $15 in supplies, you can have a new custom camo look to your stock. Jim Boyd took a Stevens Model 200 and completed this stock job very easily.More

24 Hours in the life of Lance O'Rourke
The Timaru Herald
Lance O'Rourke is the senior partner at taxidermy firm GD O'Rourke and Sons in Pleasant Point, New Zealand working in the business with his brothers, Nevin and Kerry. He left school the day he turned 15 to work for his dad, and he's been there since then, so that's about 42, 43 years. They open up at 7.30 a.m., and a lot of the time they'll have a mount prepared ready, so they can start work on it then.More