Rabid Mass. bobcat clobbered with ball bat
Today is doubleheader day.
In the first game it was a hit that luckily made an out!
The second game is a preliminary report on the past deer season harvest.
Kelly Bassett was sitting in her Montgomery home at the stroke of midnight when “WHAM,” something hit their window.
Howard, their 19-pound dachshund with the heart of a lion charged the window, where it was greeted by a large bobcat snarling and scratching at him through the glass.
http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/02/animal_officer_bats_bobcat_for.html
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on 2/09/2010 at 8:19 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
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Zero tolerance: Boy reprimanded for tiny toy gun at school
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A 9-year-old New Dorp boy earlier today learned there is no wiggle room in the Department of Education's "no toy gun" policy -- even if the toy gun is just two inches long.
Patrick Timoney, a fourth-grader at PS 52, South Beach, was nearly suspended after playing with LEGOs during his lunch period because one of the action figures was carrying at toy machine gun.
He and his friends had planned a playdate with their respective toys, and were sitting around the cafeteria table when the principal walked in and saw the action figure carrying the fake gun.
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/02/big_brouhaha_over_tiny_toy_gun.html
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on 2/05/2010 at 8:17 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
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It's official: Deer is new Ohio black powder record
A southwestern Ohio hunter has set an Ohio hunting record.
Brian Stephens’ 18-point, non-typical (non-symmetrical antlered) deer was certified with a score of 232 5/8. It becomes the largest non-typical rack ever taken with a muzzleloader in Ohio history, beating out the 2004 record of 225.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife announced the record on Monday.
Stephens harvested the deer on Nov. 30 in Highland County.
http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x231968365/It-s-official-Highland-County-deer-sets-state-record
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on 2/04/2010 at 8:15 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
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PGA pro Boo Weekley is true to his outdoor roots
PGA pro Boo Weekley was talking about hunting, a subject he preferred yesterday over golf after surviving the South Course at Torrey Pines and making the cut to play the weekend in the Farmers Insurance Open.
Hunting and fishing have been Weekley’s passions since he was a youngster growing up in Florida’s Panhandle, hard by Alabama. But in all the years he’s hunted and fished, he saw something recently in the woods that he’d never seen before.
“I was just easing down the woods there and going in to fix some of my stands and such, cleanin’ up,” Weekley said yesterday after his second round. “I looked up and see this rattlesnake eatin’ a rabbit. I couldn’t believe it. I’ve seen a lot of things in the woods, like deer fightin’ and things like that, but I’ve never seen anything like this. This was one of those milestones for me.”
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/30/weekley-has-stayed-true-to-his-outdoor-roots/
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on 2/03/2010 at 8:16 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
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Summit Treestands announces product recall
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Talon Hunting Hang-on Tree Stands and Brackets/Straps
Units: About 6,800
Manufacturer: Summit Treestands LLC, of Decatur, Ala.
Hazard: The tree stand can unexpectedly detach from the tree when the brackets fail, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received four reports of the brackets failing, resulting in reports of falls and injuries including broken bones.
Description: This recall involves Talon Raptor brackets/straps and Cabelas Realtree series hang-on tree stands with the Talon brackets/straps. A safety label sewn onto the bracket reads “Treestand Strap Assembly.” Tree stands involved in this recall have the following model numbers: rsEagle 82044, rsOsprey 82041, rsFalcon 82042, rsHawk 82043 and Cabelas Realtree Outfitters Series Hawk Deluxe 81509. Model information is printed on the tree stand warning label that is sewn onto the seat.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10126.html
Posted by: NorthlandOutdoors.com on 2/02/2010 at 8:16 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
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