Given the new commission member’s first act was to cancel the 2022 spring bear hunt, contradicting the recomendation of biologists, its hard to see their agenda has anything to do with supporting non-game wildlife rather than what it clearly is, just an anti-hunting agenda. Otherwise their...
https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2022/11/05/public-access-fight-draws-state-into-court-with-townships/
Pretty cool to see how South Dakota had the foresight to include these section lines to ensure public access to landlocked public land. But frustrating to see how an adjacent landowner was...
I don’t see why states don’t just settle this and use emminent domain to put it all to rest. It easily meets the “in the public interest” bar that it would survive any court challenge. The cost of acquiring a couple of square feet per parcel would be fairly insignificant.
I recently retired and we actually chose to retire to California where I’ve lived off and on much of my life. Many likley are incredulous, but if you’ve ever lived here or spent a lot of time here you know how incredible it is for anyone who enjoys any type of outdoor activity. It truly has it...
https://fox5sandiego.com/2018/10/01/hunter-hospitalized-with-life-threatening-injuries-after-bear-he-shot-rolls-on-top-of-him-in-alaska/
Not a bear hunter, but I found the first line of this article bizarre and misleading. “Bear meat is no delicacy and hunters almost never eat it.” Bizarre...
Hunting D16 deer, unfortunately did not get out at all during bow season and have only been out twice in general. Hunting national forest, did minimal scouting but saw a little sign. Saw deer (and turkey!) while going to/from where I’m hunting but on private land. No deer and no sign lately...