Sporting Clays Shoot for Able/Disabled in Alabama The DSOA Mickey Roy sporting clays shoot that was to be held in Montgomery April 5 was rained out and a new date for the shoot is Saturday May 31^st. If any of your group at Buckmasters in interested in shooting please have them contact me at 205 907 2604. There is no charge for disabled shooters and shells are supplied. Thanks for your help. If you get an opportunity please come. My son and I went down to Jennings Louisiana for the Buckmasters shoot there and had a great time. Buckmasters really puts on a great show! 

Danny Coker

205 907 2604

New Deer Stand Helping you, get back into the tree!  The Mann Stand is mobilized to a location on the small trailer towed by a 4 wheeler or other means.The stand is balanced on the trailer so it maneuvers easily by hand when detached from the 4 wheeler. It only takes a few minutes for the setup.  

A 12V-DC hydraulic remote controlled motor powers the stand. Once the motor is engaged it only takes a few seconds to ascend to its height. The lower platform line of sight, when elevated, is approx. 16’ and the upper platform is around 20’. When not in use the stand is raised and left in the up position. See it at www.kripplekreek.com.

The Wisconsin River Power Company (WRPCO) is hosting its first disabled deer hunt in 2008.  The hunt will take place from October 11-12, 2008.  The hunt will be located within the Petenwell Wildlife Area which is owned by WRPCO.  The Petenwell Wildlife Area is an area approximately 750 acres in size that has been set aside by WRPCO as a wildlife refuge.  The majority of the area is permanently closed to any other hunting activities.  The area is located 3 miles east of Necedah in central Wisconsin.  WRPCO is looking for a total of four hunters for the 2008 hunt.  Each hunter may bring an assistant.  Hunter will be chosen by replying to the questions below and sending the information to wrpcohunt@yahoo.com.  In order to qualify for the hunt, a person needs to qualify for a State of Wisconsin ‘Class A’ Disability Permit.  Hunters selected will need to obtain a Wisconsin Class A Disability Permit and a Wisconsin deer hunting license prior to the event.  Wisconsin laws allow the holder of a Class A Disabled permit to take a deer of either sex with their regular deer hunting license. 

Information on the WI Disability Permit is located here: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/wildlife/HUNT/Disability.pdf

   To apply please answer the questions below and email them to wrpcohunt@yahoo.com.  Please do not apply if you are not serious about attending.  Hunters will be drawn and notified on of before June 20^th, 2008.  1. Name2. Complete Mail Address with Zip Code

3. Email address4. Age5. Explain disability/illness6. When did you become disabled/ill?7. Number of deer taken lifetime?8. Number of deer taken since disabled?9. How many times did you hunt last season?10. Have you been on a BADF hunt or are you scheduled to be, explain?11. Explain what you need to accommodate you for a hunting stand12. Will you need to bring a non-hunting attendant with you?  If so male or female?13. If you use a wheelchair is it manual or electric?14. Do you already have a State of Wisconsin ‘Class A’ Disability Permit?15. Do you have everything you need to be able to hunt?  If not, what do you need?16. How far can you shoot and keep your shots in a 3inch group?17. How did you become disabled?19. Describe your mobility.   To apply please answer the questions above and email the answers to wrpcohunt@yahoo.com 

If you have any questions email dsullivan@buckmasters.com

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Rolling to glory: John Lee caps

comeback at Wheelchair Games

Christina Stolarz / The Detroit News

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A small pop explodes from John Lee’s rifle as he inhales quickly into a clear plastic tube held in his mouth.

The tube, which serves as a trigger for the carbon-dioxide-powered gun, then falls as the 48-year-old quadruple amputee waits for a gun range safety officer to check his shot with binoculars and reload another lead pellet.

To perfect his low aim, Lee slowly uses his amputated arm to maneuver a joystick that aligns his gun with the paper target 10 yards away. That time, his shot was right on.

Read the rest of the story here at the detnews.com

U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance

Sportsmen Alert!

For information about the following message, please contact:

U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance

801 Kingsmill Parkway, Columbus, OH 43229

Phone: (614) 888-4868     Fax: (614) 888-0326

Email: info@ussportsmen.org       Website: www.ussportsmen.org

May 9, 2008

Urgent – Action from Journalists and Outdoor Industry Required

The following is being issued on behalf of the Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA):

Every member of the outdoor industry needs to contact their congressman or congresswoman and respectfully request he or she become a co-sponsor of H.R. Bill 5502.

If passed, H.R. 5502 will greatly reduce the fees and bureaucratic red tape individual journalists and small media crews must pay and cut through to film on public lands in the United States.

The bill is currently in committee. (See details below)

The House Committee on Natural Resources is waiting to hear from the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Department of Agriculture (DOA) regarding the language of the bill.  Neither DOI or DOA is in favor of changes to the existing law.

Congressional co-sponsors for the bill are vitally important.  Without them, this bill could die at the committee level and the current law, which is confusing and economically unfair to journalists, will remain in effect.

Review the H.R. Bill 5502 on the Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) Web site.

Contact Your Congressman/Congresswoman and ask them to co-sponsor H.R. Bill 5502.

Filming on Public Lands Bill

H.R. 5502 (”The POMA Bill”) was filed in February by Congressman Dan Boren (D-OK) and Congressman Don Young (R-AK), members of the House Committee on Natural Resources.

The bill, should it get out of committee and pass the legislature, would direct the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture to create an annual permit for individual photographers or film crews of five or less who photograph on public lands.  The annual permit would replace the exorbitant, arbitrary fees currently assessed for filming, photography and sound recording on public lands.

Passage of this bill will create a uniform process for working media, save the media dozens of hours of time and thousands of dollars and ensure the continued coverage of public-land opportunities and wildlife and public land-use issues.

POMA has worked closely with Representatives Boren and Young on this issue, but to ensure a positive outcome, we need your help.

For more information, contact POMA Executive Director, Laurie Lee Dovey at lldovey@professionaloutdoormedia.org, 814-539-6030.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and sportsmen’s organizations that protect the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs.  For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website, www.ussportsmen.org.

Youth Turkey Hunt Weekend Summary

The Northern New York chapter of Hunters Helping Kids, Inc. held their 3rd annual Youth Turkey Hunt weekend event on April 26 & 27th, 2008.  Fifty youngsters between the age of twelve thru fifteen registered for the event with fourteen hunters harvesting a turkey.

On Saturday the 26th, after the turkeys were weighed in and pictures taken, hot dogs and hamburgers were served at the Sandy Pond Sportsmen Association’s Clubhouse to the youth hunters, their family and the callers. The Oswego County 4-H had their laser hunting game for the youth, which all enjoyed trying their luck. Also Katie Eastman gave a seminar, “The Life Cycle of a Turkey” which gave the young hunters some knowledge of the turkey.

On Sunday, back to the SPSA clubhouse again, there was weigh-in of the birds with pictures. Mr. Don Miller of Lakeside Taxidermy gave a demonstration of a full turkey mount, prior to a delicious roast beef dinner.  Prizes were handed out to all the youth turkey hunters, even the younger youth were given something to take home. Dallas won the essay contest and won a Primo hunting blind. There were numerous door prizes given to the youth. Also the lucky successful hunter’s name drawn was Ora and he won a full turkey mount from Lakeside Taxidermy in Fulton.

We were honored to have in attendance:  NY State Senator Darrel Aubertine, Assemblyman Will Barclay, Oswego County Legislator of District I, Margret Kastler, NYS DEC officer Matt Harger,  the new Pennsylvania HHK chapter, headed by Mr. & Mrs. Troy Miller and Mike Strickhouser with his daughter, Danielle, which was one of the successful youth turkey hunters  plus Mr. Dale Dodson, National Director of Operations of Hunters Helping Kids who flew in from North Carolina to take part in the event.

A big THANK YOU goes out to the Sandy Pond Sportsmen’s Assn, the many sponsors and all the volunteers that made this a big success.

News-Leader staff • May 2, 2008

Bass Pro Shops is offering a $5,000 gift card for information leading to the return of a record-setting whitetail taken by a 16-year-old in Iowa in 2003, and the arrest and conviction of the persons who stole the mount in 2004.

The fall of 2003 was 16-year old Brian Andrews’ first year of bowhunting. He didn’t own a bow, so he borrowed some outdated archery gear from his sister’s boyfriend and started practicing. On Nov. 13, after numerous unsuccessful hunts, Brian arrowed a 26-point record-breaking whitetail in Buchanan County, Iowa. The enormous buck B&C net scored 253 1/8, making it the non-typical state record and the world’s No. 2 bow-taken whitetail that year.

On June 18, 2004, Brian’s buck was stolen from the Andrews home.

Almost four years later Brian’s trophy of a lifetime still has not been found and no arrests have been made.

Outdoor writer Les Davenport, who has been investigating the theft of the Andrews buck, along with several other ongoing thefts of Iowa trophy whitetails, contacted Bass Pro Shops to see if it would be interested in putting up a reward to help Brian get his deer back.

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Wild Wing Shoot Out

Saturday, May 17, 2008
Wild Wing Kennel
21608 Lac Sue Lane, Hammond

FREE!

Open to the Public with emphasis on Special needs children and adults

Activities: Archery / Trap Shooting / Fishing / Bird Watching / Nature Photography / Boat and Planter Construction

FREE FOOD!

For more information contact:
Dave Townsend, SE Louisiana Buckmasters Chairman
985-507-4354