Rod & Gun Club

Sportsmen monitor gas drilling in Marcellus Shale

Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:46 PM EDT

By Kevin Begos , Associated Press (Clipped by Tim Boothby)

Fishermen are gearing up and hunters are taking aim — for Marcellus Shale gas drilling.

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us, us-news, fishing, marcellus-shale, fracking

Could Your Shotgun Soon be Outlawed? Maybe, if the ATF Has It's Way.

Seeded on Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:09 PM EDT ()

Seeded by onomatopoeia

What's the definition of a "shotgun?" According to Dictionary.com it's "a smoothbore gun for firing small shot to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals." For the gun enthusiasts, that's only partly true, as there is …

politics, gun-control, atf, shotguns

Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others

Seeded on Wed Mar 16, 2011 1:16 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by philipe

Some interesting thoughts from The NY Times columnist Mark Bittman whose specialty is food.

food, crime, animal-rights, hamsters, aspca, agra-business, animal-farming

MA Moving Towards Requiring Mandatory GPS Trackers In Firearms

Seeded on Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:43 PM EST ()

Seeded by onomatopoeia

How this is slipping below the national radar is beyond me, but, in late January, the Massachusetts legislature once again looked to put our state in the forefront of national policy.

politics, massachusetts, gun-control, gps-tracking

The Cruelty of US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke

Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:56 AM EST

By bore-head007 (Clipped by rottlady)

Five weeks after Gov. Deval Patrick asked Commerce Secretary Gary Locke for emergency increases in groundfish catch limits, the man who stands between northeastern fishing families and economic survival remains silent.

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new-england, obama, us-news, fishing-industry, gary-locke, jane-lubchenco

Right to hunt, fish on ballot in four states

Seeded on Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:53 AM EDT (Reuters)

Seeded by LogicalAbsurdity

Worried that their pastime may get waylaid by a growing animal welfare movement, U.S. hunters and anglers in some states are seeking constitutional safeguards.

arkansas, arizona, tennessee, hunting, politics, constitutional, rights, fish, vote, voting

NY Times: The Bullet That Keeps on Killing

Seeded on Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:30 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by philipe

"Scientists have established a clear link between lead from ammunition and the poisoning of some 75 species of birds — especially waterfowl and scavengers like condors, eagles and ravens. "

hunting, politics, steel, lead, waterfowl, rifles, bullets, ammunition, shotguns

Flash Flood! A Narrow Escape

Sun Aug 8, 2010 9:50 PM EDT

By Jim Helbig (Clipped by rottlady)

It was a typical mid-July day in Missouri, which dictated a high temperature in the nineties and high humidity as well. Pulling myself out of a deep slumber at 5:30 A.M. presented no problem, since I was about to engage in my favorite pastime.

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rain, nature, fishing, flash-flood

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