Capt. Butch Rickey

The fishing report for Pine Island Sound for the week ending 7/11/09, is now available on-line at http://www.barhoppr.com/rept071109.html .
Capt. Butch Rickey the BarHopp'R
Office: 239-628-3522 Cell: 239-633-5851
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Major Lake Lanier Real Estate News

The Corps of Engineers announced some major news this week: there are only 174 Lake Lanier dock permits left and they'll be given out on October 28.
A little history: There has long been a limit of 10,615 permits, but the Corps had a two year freeze on new boat dock permits during the recent drought. It took that time to calculate how many it had left and how best to distribute them
How to apply: Go to http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=17733699&msgid=377237&act=738A&c=140741&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lakelaniersupl.com for forms and instructions. Requests will only be accepted by mail. The lucky winners will be randomly selected in October.
How will this affect real estate: Due to scarcity, prices are likely to increase for property with docks. Mary Thompson notes that Lake Lanier appraisals are on the rise.
The Best of the Lake Lanier Blogs
Here are the best blog posts from the last month:
Bart: Dock Permit Odds Better Than Mega Millions
1071 Coalition: June News from the 1071 Coalition
Zan Win: Lake Lanier is Steadily Dropping
Left on Lanier: Stan Brown, Local Hero
The North Group: Remaining Lanier Dock Permits Will Be Chosen By Lottery Click here to add your own blogs about Lake Lanier.
Lake Lanier Fishing Report
The downline striper bite is on fire on Lake Lanier. Downlined bluebacks fished 30-35 feet deep over a 60-80 foot bottom are working very well. We have had some 30-40 fish, catch and release mornings up north this week. These fish up north have been up to 12 pounds. Down south we have had many 15 to 20 fish mornings and these fish have been up to 20 pounds.
Shane Watson Guide Service. Click to read more.

FWP News: Montana

BEWARE OF FIRE DANGER
As summer temperatures heat up, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reminds everyone who plans to be outdoors to be aware that fire danger is also on the rise.
"We urge all recreationists to be cautious when building and extinguishing camp fires and to be prepared to prevent wild fires," said Ron Aasheim, FWP's chief of communications and education.
FWP suggests that everyone:
· Carry a shovel, bucket, axe, and garden-type weed sprayer full of water in vehicles.
· Restrict camping activities to designated camping areas and build campfires only in established fire rings.
· Drive only on established roads. Take care to ensure that catalytic converters and mufflers are in good repair.
· Do not stop or park vehicles over grass or brush.
DON'T MOVE YOUNG WILDLIFE
Young wildlife are stretching their legs and spreading their wings this time of year.
Don't move fawns and other young wildlife this summer. Wildlife often leave young animals hidden for periods of time and return periodically to feed them. This common practice helps to keep predators from finding the young wildlife.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks cannot accept, hold or rehabilitate deer or elk removed from the wild because of the impending threat of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and will ask you to return a wild creature to the location where it was found.
It is illegal to remove or possess game animals and other creatures such as game birds, songbirds, furbearers or birds of prey from the wild. For more information about living with wildlife, visit FWP’s Web page at fwp.mt.gov and look under Wild Things for Living With Wildlife.
JULY 30 LAST CHANCE FOR SUPERTAGS
Hunters have until July 30 to purchase chances for elk, deer, bison, antelope and mountain lion SuperTag hunting licenses.
SuperTag chances are available for purchase online and from most licenses providers.
Resident and nonresident hunters can buy an unlimited number of $5 chances to win a Montana SuperTag hunting license for some of the state's most popular big game species. Chances can also be purchased as gifts. Each SuperTag license allows one to hunt in any Montana hunting district.
The drawing for the elk, deer, bison, antelope and mountain lion SuperTags is set for early August. Sales for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat SuperTags ended July 2. The drawing for moose, sheep and goat SuperTags will be held in mid July.
Proceeds from the sale of SuperTag chances enhance public hunting access and boost FWP enforcement efforts. For information, visit FWP's Web site fwp.mt.gov. Click "Buy a SuperTag".
REGISTER FOR GAME DAMAGE HUNTER ROSTER BY JULY 15
Hunters interested in taking part in any game-damage hunting opportunities on private land this year must register online by July 15 with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Hunts could take place anytime from Aug. 15 through Feb.15, 2010. Game-damage hunts are only offered when needed and the need for such hunts may or may not develop. A final game damage roster, randomly generated from all the online registrations, will be posted by Aug. 1.
Prospective hunters must register online at fwp.mt.gov . Click "Game Damage Roster." To register, hunters will need their ALS number.
FWP SEEKS HUNTING-LICENSE AUCTION PROPOSALS
The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission is seeking proposals from groups or individuals interested in auctioning a 2010 bighorn sheep, moose, mountain goat, deer or elk hunting license to raise conservation funds.
The FWP Commission will consider proposals from wildlife conservation organizations or individuals seeking the opportunity to auction the hunting licenses. The deer and elk licenses may also be offered via ticket sales.
Organizations can retain up to 10 percent of the auction revenue to cover administrative costs. The proposed rules for the 2010 auction licenses are the same as in 2009.
Last year auctions were conducted by the Foundation for Northern American Wild Sheep, the Mule Deer Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
The 2010 annual auction rule is available on the FWP Web site, under Recent Public Notices, click "License Auction Proposals". Application deadline is July 28.
Send propoals to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Licensing Section, P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620-0701. The Commission will consider proposals in August.
FALL TURKEY APPLICATIONS DUE JULY 30
Hunters planning to pursue wild turkeys in parts of western Montana this fall must apply for a special permit by July 30.
The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will consider final fall turkey permit quotas at its July 8 meeting in Helena .
Prospective fall turkey hunters interested in these permits must apply by mail using an official application; at a regional office, or online. Mail-in applications, which can be found on FWP's Web site, must be received by 5 p.m. on July 30. Online applications are available at fwp.mt.gov under Online Services and must be completed by 11:45 p.m. on July 30.
Here are the proposed limited permit areas, season dates, and mail-in application information for each region:
· Western Montana-Region 2: Sept. 1-Jan. 1, 2010
o Bitterroot Valley Area—400 permits
o Mineral County Area—25 permits
o Missoula County Area—100 permits
· Southwestern Montana-Region 3: Sept. 1-Jan. 1, 2010
o Lewis & Clark/Broadwater County Area—25 permits; and two youth permits
o Gallatin/Madison County Area—10 permits and two youth permits
o Upper Missouri Area—20 permits and two youth permits
o Park County—30 permits and two youth permits.
All turkey permit applicants must use an official FWP application form. Applicants must have a 2009 Conservation License and ALS number and they must pay $5 for the non-refundable drawing fee. Mail-in applications must be sent to: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks; License Section; Fall Turkey Drawing; P.O. Box 200701; Helena MT 59620-0701. Mail-in applications, which can be found on FWP's Web site, must be received by 5 p.m. on July 30.
Successful applicants will be notified by mail and will be required to purchase a valid fall turkey license before hunting.
SANDHILL CRANE APPLICATIONS DUE JULY 30
Hunters interested in obtaining a special permit to hunt sandhill cranes in the Sweet Grass and Wheatland counties portion of the Central Flyway, as well as in three areas of western Montana in the Pacific Flyway, must apply by July 30.
The four limited permit areas proposed for sandhill crane hunting in Montana are:
· Central Flyway: Sept. 26 – Nov. 22
o Wheatland/Sweet Grass/Meagher County Areas—50 permits
· Pacific Flyway: Sept. 5 - 20
o Deer Lodge County Area (Warm Springs)—30 permits
o Ovando/Helmville Area—40 permits
o Dillon/Twin Bridges/Cardwell Area—75 permits
The FWP Commission will consider tentative sandhill crane seasons and permit quotas at its July 8 meeting in Helena.
Prospective fall crane hunters interested in these permits must apply by mail using an official application; at a regional office; or online. Online applications are available at fwp.mt.gov under Online Services and must be completed by 11:45 p.m. on July 30. Mail-in applications must be sent to: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks; License Section; Sandhill Crane Drawing; P.O. Box 200701; Helena MT 59620-0701. Mail-in applications, which can be found on FWP's Web site, must be received by 5 p.m. on July 30.
All crane applicants must use an official FWP application form, available from FWP or from the FWP Web site. Applicants must have a 2009 Conservation License and ALS number and they must pay $5 for the non-refundable drawing fee. Successful applicants will receive a permit to hunt sandhill crane during the season.
The sandhill cranes that inhabit the four limited-permit hunting areas in Montana are part of the Rocky Mountain sandhill crane population, which is smaller than the mid-continent population of lesser sandhill cranes that migrate through eastern Montana. Hunting for both sandhill crane populations is regulated by federal management-plan guidelines.
To hunt sandhill cranes north and east of I-90 in the Central Flyway hunters must obtain a free permit. The hunting season in this area is proposed for Sept. 26-Nov. 22. Permits will be available in early August from FWP offices in Billings, Helena, Glasgow, and Miles City, or from the Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge near Malta or Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge south of Plentywood. In Sweet Grass County, the area south of Interstate 90 will remain closed to crane hunting.
A Montana Migratory Bird license is required to hunt sandhill cranes. Montana residents 12-14, and 62 or older, or holders of a Resident Person with Disability Conservation License need only their conservation license to hunt sandhill cranes.
FWP SEEKS BISON RELOCATION PROPOSALS
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking proposals from tribes, private groups and land-management agencies capable of caring for 50 to 100 disease-free bison from Montana.
The bison are part of a four-year old research projected directed by FWP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at a bison quarantine facility near Corwin Springs north of Yellowstone National Park. The aim of the project is to capture, raise and breed bison calves from Yellowstone National Park that are free of brucellosis exposure, a disease that causes some pregnant cows, including domestic cattle, to abort their young.
In this phase of the program, officials are offering quarantined bison and their calves to an agency or organization capable of caring for the animals for an additional five years.
Proposals must include a bison conservation plan, and describe suitable habitat and secure living space for the animals. Applicants must be willing to participate in continued disease testing and monitoring that will be conducted by state and federal officials over the next five years. The quarantined bison and their offspring cannot be used or sold as commercial livestock and would eventually be managed as a wild herd.
For more information, visit FWP online at fwp.mt.gov. Click Recent Public Notices. Proposals, which are due Aug. 10, can be sent to Bison Translocation, Wildlife Division, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, P.O. Box 200701, Helena, MT 59620-0701, or via e-mail to Bisonphaseiv@mt.gov. For information call: 406-444-2612.

TPWD News Digest for July 10, 2009

July 10, 2009 — Bundled Plain Text
NOAA Grant to Restore Galveston Bay Marsh a ‘Happy Surprise’ for State
AUSTIN, Texas — When the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publicly announced the last week of June that it was providing $5,148,369 to help restore critical wetlands in West Galveston Bay, the news took Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staffers who wrote the grant request by surprise.
Learn How to Camp, Enjoy Outdoors at Texas State Parks this Fall
AUSTIN, Texas — The popular Texas Outdoor Family Program has released its fall campout dates for 24 state parks throughout the state.
July 9, 2009
TPWD Schedules Public Meetings for Land and Water Plan Revisions
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is inviting public participation in a major revision of its 2005 Land and Water Resources Conservation and Recreation Plan.
July 7, 2009
Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Season to Open July 15
AUSTIN, Texas — The Gulf of Mexico commercial shrimp season for both state and federal waters will open 30 minutes after sunset Wednesday, July 15, 2009. The opening date is based on an evaluation of the biological, social and economic information to maximize the benefits to the industry and the public.

FWC pilot locates crash site in Baker County

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) pilot assigned to locate a possible downed aircraft in Baker County Thursday afternoon actually located the site.
FWC pilot Joe Johnston, based out of Lake City, was called at about 2 p.m. to assist Florida Highway Patrol and Baker County Sheriff’s Office officials in locating a possible downed aircraft.
“The Emergency Operations Center had received ‘pings’ from an emergency beacon,” Johnston said. “They wanted it checked out. After getting the coordinates for the area, based on information received from the beacon, I headed out in the helicopter.”
At 4 p.m., Johnston advised FWC dispatch that he had located the aircraft in a remote area in southern Baker County. He then was able to direct the ground units of FWC, Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) and the Baker County Sheriff’s Office to the site.
“The site was a clear-cut area where pine trees had just been harvested. It was rough terrain,” Johnston said.
“This is a terrible thing to have happened and my sympathies go out to the deceased pilot’s family,” Johnston said. “But I am glad we were able to locate the crash site and recover the pilot.”
Other FWC personnel on scene included Johnston’s son, Officer Joseph Johnston, as well as Officers Don Bailey, Leslie Sharp, Harold Barry and Todd Hoyle. Captains Roy Brown and Gary Klein also assisted.

CAPTAIN JUDY HELMEY

POB 30771
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31410
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Captain Judy’s Cell 912 429 7671
July 13, 2009
Happy Fish Day!
Inshore Fishing Suggestions
Combat Fishing for Big Bull Reds
There are a lot of docks, but picking out the right one and you will find yourself the prefect place to fish! Docks offer shade lines, vertical feeding, flat feeding under the floats, and lot of washouts. Big platform dock with lots of pilings holds the interest of many fish. I always suggest when it’s possible as well as safe to fish all upright piling inside and outside. All fish from red fish, spotted sea trout, sheepshead, black drum, flounder, and etc find these vertical feeding spots a target rich environment!
Docks with cover that have a lot of bird “poop droppings” prove that some sort of fish is down below. After all if there weren’t, it definitely wouldn’t be for “the birds!”
Docks located near sloughs; deep drop offs, and where one creek or river meets another are great places to look for “big bull reds.” The best time of the year is during the “hot times!” (Late June till early September) Your best bait going to be live finger mullet, juvenile yellow tail, croaker, and peanut menhaden.
Here’s the set up we use when we try to do a little “combat fishing for red fish!” We like to use for main line at least 50-pound test Power Pro line, which is very abrasive resistance. For hooks we were using extra strong short shank 3/0 “J” style hooks. (18113 3/0 live bait hooks by Gamakatsu) These live bait hooks are very strong and sharp. For leader we are using 50 to 80-pound test YO-ZURI H. D. Carbon fluorocarbon pink. All suggestions are very important and work together when you are trying to control a big fish that is sporting tunnel vision. The best weight to use is an egg sinker type. We had sizes from ¼ to 1-ounce, because when fishing these depths you are going to have currents. It’s important to keep your bait on or very near the bottom.
“Combat Fishing” is basically targeting large fish around any sort of structure. Lets talk about fishing around a dock that has a stationary as well as a floating section. I am sure there are many docks like this around where you fish. Docks that have proven to be the best zones are those that fit particular criteria. Not just any old dock will do. Docks that are adjacent to 40 feet plus of water are great! Areas that have at least 15 plus feet of water at the low tide state are also a plus. Even if you have a dock that only has a small section in 15 feet at low tide you can count this spot in your list of possibilities. Here’s the theory: Large fish like spacious conditions in which to move. Their safe haven would be the adjacent deep-water area. Their feeding support would be those areas that never spent any time out of the water at the low tide stage. I am always talking about the spring and fall migrations of fish. When it’s fall red fish start to migrate towards the sounds and then the ocean. However, there are some fish whether they are small, medium, or large that don’t migrate. They become what we call “residents.” The definition of a resident fish is simple. It’s a fish that finds a place that is suitable for it’s survival. Since we are talking about docks lets use that as an example. First I certainly don’t think that a large fish picks a dock and stays there year around. However, I do think that large fish do pick an area in which they stay for long periods of time. At least as long as there is a food source available. This is also a fish that doesn’t have the instinct’s to travel.
Captain Alan of Miss Judy Charters showing off his red fish!
We have been catching large jack crevalle, trout, flounder, and bull reds while using this blue print that I have just shared with you. You noticed when I listed the baits that I didn’t list shrimp of any kind. There was a reason for that. No respectable large fish wants to or gets excited about a live shrimp hanging under a traditional cork rig. “Combat Fishing” is right up my alley, which is putting your live bait on the bottom. We call this bottom fishing offshore. Believe it or not, this style of fishing is also very popular with the big inshore species of fish.
Let’s talk a little more about bait. We used live finger mullet, dead finger mullet, small yellow tail, and peanut menhaden. All fish were lipped hooked and put on the bottom as near to the structure as you possibly deliver it. I might want to suggest that if you happen to throw haphazardly as I did quite a few times you just might end up on someone’s dock. If you can, please don’t leave your baited hooks there for a bird or someone’s dog to pick up. That would be terrible.
When using the menhaden, I suggest diagonally cutting the tail off. This gets the smells going, which in turn brings in fish of all sizes. After all where there is fish there is fish!
It’s best to anchor up current of the dock that you are planning on fish. The secret is simple when doing this type of fishing. The tide has to be moving. In other words, “you should be moving and looking during slack tide.” As you know I have fished a long time and setting the hook especially when using a “J” style hook is my special desire. Here’s how you get close to catching one of these big fish. Even though you are not using a circle hook in this case you do not set the hook. The problem is if you do the fish will just drop your bait. It happened to me so just take my word for it. Here’s how you do it and basically the only way you can get you best shot at a hook up. You need to lip hook your bait whether it’s live or dead. Once you have gotten your bait offering as close as you can to the structure in question close you bail. Now you should have already checked your drag, which should be semi-tight. However, not too much or you will get broke off. Now, lets assume that you feel a fish sucking on your bait. You first impulse is going to be to set that hook. Well, in this case you need to do the opposite. You need to drop your rod, which is better known as “bowing to the fish.” This allows the fish to mouth the bait naturally. Any move that comes across un-natural the fish will instantly drop your bait. Once dropping your rod the fish should suck your bait in and start to run off with it. This is when you slowly raise your rod and the fight starts. Now you are at the point where you have two main goals. The first is to catch this big fish. However, to accomplish this goal you must first keep the big fish away from the structure. Rubbing the piling a few times is acceptable (also in racing). You should be good to go especially if you are using the tackle that I suggested. Moving your rod from one side to other is a good way to disorient your hooked fish. I’m not talking about wildly back and forth just consecutively and strongly side-to-side. Don’t let any slack in your line. All fishermen know this, but we all need being told it over and over.
After the fight of a lifetime has been brought to the boat. You can rest a bit and take a real good look at your fine fish. I can’t explain the rush of excitement that you get trying to get control of your hooked fish. This all boils down to the fact that “you aren’t just regular fishing. You are “Combat Fishing!” It’s different and it’s a lot fun! Take a picture you deserve it! Please revive the fish as quickly as you can before you release it. Who knows there is a good possibility that you two might meet up again!
Inshore Sheepshead Time is here!
This could be called a “Basket of Sheepshead!” During this time of the year sheepshead hang around and feed under docks on the upright piling, inshore wrecks/reefs, and bridge up rights, and on anything that provides vertical feeding. It’s time to do a little sheepshead fishing. Your best bait is going to be fiddler crabs. However, live shrimp, green mussels, and barnacles with also work. The secret is to deliver your bait offering as close to the structure as you can, because sheepsheads are definitely piling huggers! Whatever you do don’t forget your dip net!
Inshore fishing Tips Straight from Captain Jack McGowan
During this time of the year when fishing the inshore areas fishermen have lots of catching opportunities. There is a lot of small red fish sometimes referred to as “rat reds and puppy drum reds” running in this area. There is also those red fish that fall into a totally different class these are called the “Big Bulls!” The bottom line when talking about the same kinds of fish, but difference sizes there is what can be called a “pecking order!”
With this being said, Captain Jack has a theory in regards to this situation. He says, “When you are fishing an area around oyster rakes and you find yourself catching small fish there can be another catch!” Captain Jack suggests fishing a little further off the oyster bank meaning put your bait in deeper water.” It’s a known fact that the larger fish aren’t as aggressive as the younger ones that is unless they see something they really want to eat! Smaller fish are not as experienced and jump at anything that moves or quickly triggers their attention. The larger fish got to be large, because they looked before they ate!
Captain Ray Crawley of Miss Judy Charters says..
As Captain Ray and I talked about the current different size red fish populations he offered up a serious tip. Captain Ray is one of those inshore captains that have the “red fish dialed in!” This means he knows what they think and where they want to go! During this time he targets the larger red fish and loves to do so. While talking with Captain Ray I picked up a few pointers myself, which I think would help any inshore fishermen “get their fish to the boat!” After all when talking about a red fish they are strong as well as determined pullers when it come to getting to the safety of the structure.
Captain Ray likes to go with “light tackle everything” from the rod/reel to the main line used, to the terminal tackle in which he presents his bait. With all that being said according to Captain Ray “light is right!” For bait when targeting the big bull reds he loves to use live or fresh dead finger mullet. During this time you can definitely catch your own bait if you just know where to look. You know what this leads into, “get out your cast net!”
While using a traditional adjustable float set up he hooks up his finger mullet. Captain Ray like to place the hook behind the dorsal fin, which directs the bait to “swim down not up.” Some fishermen like to lip hook their bait such as these. This will also work, but when going with this set up your finger mullet is going to “swim up not down.” It’s best to think about where the fish might be coming from, which would be down under deep or from above. Some say, “A fish eats a mullet from behind, because it’s easier that way and they can steak up on them!” Also it’s said, “Most of the time the mullet is swimming away and that’s the only way they can be approached.” After all if you look at a mullet when it jumps “the tail is the first back into the water!” So therefore if a fish is waiting “tails is what it going to get first!”
Captain Ray also suggests that if have hooked up a big bull red and it runs into the marsh that you open the bail and let the fish have at it. Most of the time once the pressure is released the fish slows down and doesn’t feel threaten any longer. Once the fish has slowed down especially if the tide if falling it’s coming out as soon as possible. According to Captain Ray opening the bail is an option, but the angler need to beware not to allow “bird’s nest to happen!”
Brian Allshouse “Welcome to Inshore Shark-ville!”
It’s that time of the year where a little bait can land you a very big fish. It’s shark time in the sounds and off the beachfronts. Our customers have been catching sharks from one foot to six feet long. Some sharks once hooked run side to side and out towards the deepest part of the sound while others put on quite an air show. No matter what they are strong pullers and lots of fun to catch. This is what I would call a “very short ride to big fish!” There have been some changes in the shark regulations, please check this out before heading out!
Heads Off, Heads on, Shark on!
Andy Lipski and crew took to the ocean in search of a king mackerel bite. Their first and last stop was the artificial reef L-Buoy. After trolling Drone spoons and Cedar plugs around and over the “Subway Car Area” the deed was done! They caught plenty. It was then decided to do a little shark fishing. With plenty of fresh caught fish in the cooler it was decided to use the least part used of their catch, which is the head section. Now I can say, “Most fishermen don’t cook the head.” However, over the years I have had plenty of customers that take the fish heads along with their fillets. According to those that do, the head makes for some great “Bula Baise.” (I certainly hope I spelled that right!) I even had a customer tell me that eating fresh eyes from a fish makes you smarter. I had to look puzzled with that statement. So therefore it was changed with them saying, “Fresh fish eyes are the best brain food!” (Now I am truly sick!”)
At any rate the head is a very good scent source and lasts a lot longer in the smelling department than apiece of fish does. So therefore with this in mind Andy cut a head off, hooked it up as bait, tossed it over, let it fall to the bottom, put the rod in the holder, and began the waiting for a bite game. Well, it didn’t take long before “lots of shark action was had!” According to the report Andy and crew hooked up a 7-½ foot bull shark, which put on quite a “pulling show!” After landing it some nice sharks steaks were had! Thanks Andy for this great big fishing report!
A Dolphin of a Different Color!
I am going to call this color “electric dolphin blue!” So therefore, especially at this time of the year, dolphin or schools of dolphin can and do come to your boat. The reason being is that they are curious and most of the time are very hungry by the time they arrive. The first thing you need to do when you “got dolphin” is to throw out a few pieces of bait, if the fish is truly hungry it will light up and suck your bait in. All you need to do is while this is taking place is to put a piece of bait on your hook, cast it out, let the dolphin suck your bait in, and wait until it makes a run. However, if you really want to be smart I suggest having a set up ready. All you need is a hook laced with squid or cut fish and the “hooking up deal will be done!” This is what I do, I dedicate one rod/reel baited and ready to cast when the “dolphin makes way my way!”
If you happen to get in a school of dolphin always leave one in the water hooked up.
The current federal regulations for dolphin aka “Mahi Mahi” is 10 fish per fisherman and they have to be 20” long forth length to keep.
Bottom fishing at the Savannah Snapper Banks
I have to admit that the bottom fishing has been a little crazy. Our customers have been catching large gag grouper, genuine red snapper, amberjack, vermilion, porgy, and black sea bass. Most of these fish listed even thought their sizes vary will hit small pieces of cut squid. However, when targeting the large species live bait is the ticket to this ride. I caught most of the larger fish on lip hooked sand perch and ruby red lips. My suggestion is to put these baits on the bottom while using a Carolina type rig and when you get a hit “crank don’t yank!”
Yes, we have dolphin at the Savannah Snapper Banks!
Gulf Stream Fishing
Same Old Same Old
There is an old saying and I am sure that most fishermen have heard it before, but for those that haven’t here goes.. “The blue water lights go out in Georgia at the end of June!” This basically boils down to “all waters are all about the same temperature as the stream.” When the waters of the stream are warmer and waters to the west are cooler “the blue water edge is formed.” Well when the waters warm to the same temperatures “the fish do scatter from deeper to much shallower water.” This means that the fish spread out and aren’t as isolated as they were. You know the old saying, “Fish always stay with the food source!” So therefore when the water warms everything from the bait to the fish spread out! With all this being said, “Blue water fishermen have some great catching options!”
The first thing and it was something that I loved is the fact that you really don’t have to ride as far to catch blue water fish.
Rips
130 to 200 feet
While I was heading out during the “hot times” I always gave every sustainable rip a very good look over. The reason being that some of the largest Wahoo I ever caught was taken from areas like this. For me to stop and “pull a rip” and the areas surrounding it ” it had to look “fishy!” When I said, “look” I meant, “smell too!” Since fish oils are heavier than water when they float up they clam the area in which they surface. Not only that, but there is a fishy smell. Another thing where you have fish oils you will most likely have some bird feeding action. Fish Here!
Ledges
130 to 200 feet
All and any live bottom should be considered as an area that you want to “pulls those baits.” These areas provide “safe havens” for the smaller fish, which means the larger ones will be there too. Fishermen always ask, “How do I find the ledge areas?” In the blue water world there is the big ones…”Deli Ledge, Triple Ledge, B Liner Hole, which has many ledges, South Ledge, and Sapelo Scarp. Any ledges not matter how small or large are potential areas to troll. Most of these areas that I have mentioned do fall into 150 to 200 feet of water range. However, as I said earlier “blue water fish have moved inshore!”
With that being said, here are a few areas to consider pulling those blue water baits. Also I am talking about “those fish sporting a bill too!”
Start at the M2R6 Naval Tower
Put your lines out here. This will be your starting point. Take a heading of around 120 to 160 degrees and keep an eye of the old fish finder. When you get a hit, write it down, and work the area a bit before moving on. Even If you don’t get another hit, still make a note of it. Write down any coordinates where you see any bottom or upper water activity. It’s a simple at that!
Freshies Suggestions
An Old Time Summer Suggestion “In The Weeds!”
When you have “bass on the mine” it suggested fishing the most extensive weed beds that you can find. The reason being is that these areas draw the most bait and fingerling fish, which in turn keeps the interest of the large mouth. On a sunny summer afternoon when the water is clear and you are fishing thick weeds use buzz bait “green or black.” For those fishermen that prefer to go with the hard to beat plastic worm it’s suggested to work around the edges and right in the pockets. For those fishermen that prefer a lure (crank bait) and just want to “crank it” go shallow right over the weed tops. Get them while it’s hot!
Little Miss Judy’s Believe It or Not!
The Old Yellow Cab Company
Part one
This is story would have fitted the content needed for the world famous “Jerry Stringer Show!” My father loved lots of women, but since he was married 8 times and never stopped dating “love didn’t last long!” With that being said, “I got to meet some pretty interesting characters in my life time. Not to mention the fact that I had 6 step mothers some more interesting than others! I am not using the real names, because since daddy mostly only dated married women 30 years younger than him, “they just might be reading my column!” This last statement leads into the fact the reasoning why we never become members of the local “yachting club!” (But, that’s another story that needs to be told, too!)
There are many things to write and I will, but there was one wife aka “step mother” that really was comical with her actions. Lets call her “Frances.” She was a beautiful dark haired woman that dressed to the “nines!” Don’t ask me where that saying came from, but it was used a lot back in the old days! At any rate Frances and daddy went out every night hitting key locations for dinner and drinks. As time went on my father started talking a bit about their adventures. When he started sharing what was going on I almost couldn’t believe it, but heck it was my father talking. And believe me over the years I had heard it all especially when it came directly from the “horse’s mouth!” Daddy “the horse” told me that most of the restaurants on Victory Drive had ask him not to bring “throwing the food every Frances” back. Just to name a few restaurants: there was Johnny Harris, Bill Hilliard’s, and even Shoney’s. Although this would have sounded strange to most it didn’t to me, because when it came to dating daddy did it all! According to daddy their places to eat on Victory Drive were narrowing down. My father then said, “We will just starting going downtown to eat!” He said this without blinking an eye as if this was all normal and if you knew my father it pretty much was.
As time went on “the partying” as you might call it was turned up a bit. In other words Frances went from just throwing food to plates-a-plenty. This is about when my father decided that maybe eating at home just might be an option. This boiled down too “bad for me and good for him,” but you already know I survived! In next week’s story I will explain why this story was called “The Old Yellow Cab Company!”
Thanks for reading! Captain Judy

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Captain Dave Kostyo

Since my last report, we've done our fair share of fishing along with Knot Nancy going into Whitewater for new electronics and many new upgrades. In general, we are now into our summer fishing mode. The unusual thing about this summer so far is the numbers of days that we've had south, southwest, and west wind. It's produced calm seas and driven the blue water edge out to anywhere from 600 to 1000 feet. This has resulted in many days of no current in the depths that we all like to fish. It has also given us a very poor dolphin season thus far. The bright spot has been that the kingfish action has been very good and bonito (little tunny) have shown up in massive numbers. Throw in some good mutton snapper and AJ fishing and it's been quite easy to find plenty of rod bending action.
Let's get caught up with the various reports on the fishing action aboard Knot Nancy.
Robert Dollar, Steve Pericht, and David Hirsch got in their tarpon trip after the first one had to be rescheduled due to heavy late afternoon and early evening thunderstorms. The wait was well worth it as the tarpon bite was very good that evening and when it was time to start heading back to TNT Marine Center, the final count was 4 for 4 on some healthy tarpon that tested each angler's skills.
Knot Nancy then spent 7 days at Whitewater getting outfitted with new electronics, transducers, and some upgrades.
Rob and Laura Hughes fished a 3/4 day trip and saw plenty of action with a variety of species. The deep rod produced red grouper. The flatlines and downrigger added cero mackerel, several kingfish, and plenty of bonito. There was action on every drift from the beginning to the end of the trip.
Brad Coren, Brad Kiassman, and Charline Morris also fished a 3/4 day trip. We spent the vast majority of the trip looking for the elusive dolphin. The lines we found were needle and eel grass. Not the best for finding dolphin but better than a clean ocean. We managed two strikes from small fish that both threw the hook as they jumped. Then we found and followed a frigate bird for several miles as the bird was also looking for fish. After leaving that bird, we found another one that was diving and we could see a dolphin jumping as we approached it. Slow trolling our baits in the area finally paid off and we caught 1 decent dolphin to break the ice and it was big enough for at least two good meals. It seemed that the further we went out, the less we saw. The little we did see was just a clump of grass here and there. We worked our way back in with no further action. We had just enough time to make a drift and catch a bonito before the end of the trip.
Todd and Scott Milne along with Tom McSweeney spent some good quality time together as well as seeing action with bonito on their trip.
Knot Nancy then went back to Whitewater to finish up with all the various upgrades.
My next trip was with Shannon and Dan Geister who had just returned from their honeymoon cruise. When Shannon called to book the trip, she said they wanted to fight some hard pulling fish. Species didn't matter, they just wanted action. After catching bait, we had action with the first bait I put out and got a clean cut line back. Then it was a bonito, followed by a kingfish, and then more cutoffs before the action died off. Two moves and about a hour and half later, I moved out to some deeper water and the action got real crazy. They both hooked up and were chasing their fish around and around the boat. I threw out another bait and it got hit immediately. As soon as one of them got their fish close, they handed me the rod and took the one with another fish on it. That's how it went for the next 45 minutes. They were both on the verge of saying enough when we got a break in the action. They had long enough to rest till I reset our drift and the action began again. Each drift after that saw action with either bonito or kingfish. They both got their wish for plenty of action with hard pulling fish.
John and Kree Perkins along with Charlene Wilkinson got into plenty of kingfish action with every fish cutting off the hook. When I put out wire leaders, we saw no action on that rod. Stick with the mono leaders and we got cut off. We finally got the hook to stay in a fish without getting cut off and it was work our way up the food chain starting with a houndfish and progressing to a remora. The break away lead rod finally started doing its job with barracuda and bonito. The flatlines saw some action with the bonito. Most people have no desire to eat bonito and consider them a nuisance while they are fishing for other species. Everyone in this group decided they want to try the bonito and form their own opinion on how good or bad it might be. I fillet two of the fish and took the loins off the skin. The report I got was that they prepared it both Greek and Blackened style. The consensus from all three anglers was that they liked it and would definitely eat it again. That's good news as there are plenty of them out there to give a hard fight and a good meal also.
There you have it, once again we're caught up to the current time with the reports on the action off the Miami Beach area. There are plenty of fish out there to test any anglers skills. If you want action, it's there to be had. When the wind turns back to the east and southeast, I would expect the dolphin action to pick up. In the mean time, take what Mother Nature offers and get out and enjoy the weather and the action.
Captain Dave Kostyo
Knot Nancy Fishing Charters, Inc.

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Low-number hunting license lottery drawing

The Division of Fish & Wildlife will conduct a lottery drawing August 12 to issue low-number Delaware hunting licenses with numbers less than 1000. The drawing will be held at the Richardson & Robbins Building in Dover at 9:30 a.m.
Licenses will be awarded to the selected applicants starting with the lowest and ending with the highest number via a live drawing. The lottery is open to the public but successful applicants do not need to be present as they will be notified by mail.
The following information applies to the low-numbered licenses:
- The license will be assigned permanently to the successful applicant.
- An applicant must be at least 15 years of age, and not older than 64 years of age on July 1, 2009.
- The license holder will be notified annually by mail for renewal.
- The license is not transferable by the selected applicant to any individual.
- Individuals who currently hold a low numbered license are not eligible.
To be considered, an applicant must submit one and only one postcard (either by mail or delivered to the Richardson & Robbins building in Dover) addressed to:
Amanda Belford
Low Number Hunting License Lottery
Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Also, the following information must be included on the reverse side of the postcard:
Applicant Name
Street Address
City, State, ZIP code
Phone Number
Applications will not be included in the drawing if there is more than one postcard per applicant, and if postcards are received without the information above. The deadline for applications is: postmarked Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 or hand-delivered to the Richardson & Robbins Building by close of business (4:30 p.m.) Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. No applications will be accepted after that date under any circumstances.
If you have questions or need more information about the low-number drawing, please call Amanda Belford at (302) 739-9911.
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Three new piping plover nests found

The July 4th holiday weekend was a busy one at Cape Henlopen State Park, both for people visiting the park and for the resident piping plovers. Three new plover nests were found, three plover nests hatched and two plover chicks have fledged.
“Fledging for piping plovers occurs when the chick is capable of flying 50 feet or more. It usually takes about 30 days for a plover chick to attain this level of flight capability,” noted Wildlife Biologist Matthew Bailey.
One of the fledglings has been seen on the ocean side of the nesting area at Gordons Pond, and it is only a matter of time before the young plover sets off on its southward migration, Bailey said. The other fledgling is being seen regularly with its attending adults on the bay side of the Point.
Three other nests have hatched on the Point so far this season. “All three hatched within a five day period, so right now, there are 11 little chicks running around out on the Point,” Bailey said. “One brood has moved out to the bay shoreline and the other two broods are foraging at ponded wet areas in the interior of the Point. If these interior areas remain wet enough to sustain the invertebrates upon which the plovers feed, it is possible that the broods will remain there for the entire time that they are chicks.”
One new nest was found at the Point this week with three eggs and is likely to remain at three eggs, Bailey said, noting this determined plover pair has already lost two previous nests to overwash. Re-nests frequently have clutches that are less than the typical four eggs, he added.
Two new nests were found this week at Gordons Pond. The first was spotted with two eggs on the mudflats on the edge of the pond but was lost to predators. The second nest was found with four eggs, out on the open sand of the ocean beach and is currently being incubated.
Also at Gordons Pond, two three-week-old chicks are being observed in the overwashes between the ocean and the pond.
For more information on beachnesters and monitoring efforts, please contact Wildlife Biologist Matthew Bailey at 302-382-4151.
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Presidential Approval Index

Alert!! - H.R. 1388 was passed

Whether you are an Obama fan, or not, EVERYONE IN THE U.S. needs to know.... Something happened... H.R. 1388 was passed, behind our backs.
You may want to read about it. It wasn't mentioned on the news... just went by on the ticker tape at the bottom of the CNN screen.
Obama funds $20M in tax payer dollars to immigrate Hamas Refugees to the USA ... This is the news that didn't make the headlines...
By executive order, President Barack Obama has ordered the expenditure of $20.3 million in "migration assistance" to the Palestinian refugees and "conflict victims" in Gaza ..
*The "presidential determination", which allows hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with ties to Hamas to resettle in the United States , was signed on January 27 and appeared in the Federal Register on February 4.
** * Few on Capitol Hill, or in the media, took note that the order provides a free ticket replete with housing and food allowances to individuals who have displayed their overwhelming support to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the parliamentary election of January 2006.
Let's review...itemized list of some of Barack Obama's most recent actions since his inauguration:
His first call to any head of state, as president, was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory.
His first one-on-one television interview with any news organization was with Al Arabia television.
His first executive order was to fund/facilitate abortion(s) not just here within the U. S. , but within the world, using U. S. tax payer funds.
He ordered Guantanamo Bay closed and all military trials of detainees halted.
He ordered overseas CIA interrogation centers closed.
He withdrew all charges against the masterminds behind the USS Cole and the "terror attack" on 9/11.
Now we learn that he is allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refuges to move to, and live in, the US at American taxpayer expense. These important, and insightful, issues are being "lost" in the blinding bail-outs and "stimulation" packages. Doubtful?
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http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-02-04-E9-2488
AMERICA NEEDS TO KNOW *WE are losing this country at a rapid pace.. SCARY THAT OUR PRESIDENT MIGHT BE THE MOST DANGEROUS ENEMY AMERICA HAS.*
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Largemouth Record Bass Broken

"George Perry" the name associated with the world record largemouth caught on June 2, 1932 that weighed 22 pounds, four ounces -- a record for over 7 1/2 decades, and a record some thought would never get broken. Well, it looks like it may have finally been broken.

The previous Japanese bass record tipped the scales at 19.15 pounds, a fish that was caught by Kazuya Shimada from Lake Ikehara on April 22, 2003 on a swimbait. A Japanese angler "Manabu Kurita", fishing at Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture of Japan reports landing a 22-pound, 5-ounce bass. Manabu Kurita, a pro staffer representing Deps Tackle Co. in Japan claims to have caught a bass that measured 29.4 inches long, but girth measurements were not given. It reportedly was weighed on a certified scale, but no other details were given, such as what he used to catch it. There is no information yet on what lure Kurita caught the big bass on, although a swimbait would be a logical guess given all the Big Bass that have been caught on this type of bait in the past. The fact that Kurita's bass reportedly weighs an ounce more than George Perry's current world record, Perry's name still may not disappear from the No. 1 spot as the IGFA rules state that a bass must weigh 2 ounces more than Perry's to break the record. So Kurita's catch would tie it, coming in at an ounce over Perry's current record.
The fact that Japan may have produced a world record size bass shouldn't be that surprising to anglers who follow largemouth bass fishing. Japan has been stocking the largemouth bass for a number of years and in particular "Lake Biwa" is a massive 259-square miles, and is one of the 20 oldest lakes in the world. A beautiful clear lake and over 300 feet deep in spots, it is home to Biwa trout (salmon), huge catfish, ayu, and more than 50 species unique to the fishery. Largemouth bass were introduced there years ago. There have been many close calls of largemouth bass that were not certified, were foul hooked or were just plain rumor, it appears this may not be.
Assuming the Big LargeMouth Bass is in fact certified by the IGFA the new bass would top the record bass list and the top ten record largemouth bass (black bass) catches would be:
1. 22 pounds, 5 ounces, by Manabu Kurita; July 2, 2009, at Lake Biwa, Japan
2. 22 pounds, 4 ounces, by George W. Perry; June 2, 1932, at Montgomery Lake, Ga.
3. 22 pounds, ½ ounce, by Bob Crupi; March 12, 1991, at Castaic Lake
4. 21 pounds, 12 ounces, by Mike Arujo; March 5, 1991, at Castaic Lake
5. 21 pounds, 11.2 ounces, by Jed Dickerson; May 31, 2003, at Dixon Lake
6. 21 pounds, 3½ ounces, by Raymond Easley; March 4, 1980, at Lake Casitas
7. 21 pounds, ½ ounce, by Bob Crupi; March 9, 1990, at Castaic Lake
8. 20 pounds, 15 ounces, by David Zimmerlee; June 23, 1973, at Lake Miramar
9. 20 pounds, 14 ounces, by Leo Torres; Feb. 4, 1990, at Castaic Lake
10. 20 pounds, 12 ounces, by Mike Long; April 27, 2001, at Dixon Lake
Not on the list is a 25-pound, 1-ounce bass caught by Mac Weakley on March 20, 2006, at Dixon Lake, but because the fish was foul hooked, Wekley chose not to pursue the record.
Because all the facts are not known yet and this is not the first time a buzz has started around the fact the largemouth bass world record may have been broken, BigFishTackle.Com has started a post in it's forum to hear your thoughts. Click here to weigh in on your thoughts about this catch and what you think the prospect of this record standing 77 years is? Drop by the fishing forums now and tell us your thoughts on this world record bass!!

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Personal watercraft accident injures two

Two personal watercraft with four Tennessee residents on board collided off Pensacola Beach Tuesday afternoon, seriously injuring two of the riders.
Lt. Brian Lambert of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Dave Van Keuren (DOB 08/02/81) was operating one of the personal watercraft and was air-lifted to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola with head injuries. His passenger, Dalton Huber (DOB 02/10/97) was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital with facial injuries.
The occupants of the other personal watercraft were uninjured. They were Jeremiah Moore (DOB 04/28/82), the operator, and passenger Hannah Hexter (DOB 02/09/96).
The four individuals were part of a Tennessee church group visiting Pensacola Beach.
Lambert said an accident investigation will take several days to complete. He said charges are pending.
All four riders were wearing a life jacket, which is required of anyone riding personal watercraft in Florida waters.
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Texas Hunting & Fishing Top Events

07/09 - TDA Annual Town Hall Meeting
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07/11 - TTHA 2009 Hunters Extravaganza
07/11 - Big Game Scoring Workshop
07/11 - State Line Challenge Duck & Goose Calling Contest
07/11 - Texas Outdoor Family Workshop
07/12 - TTHA 2009 Hunters Extravaganza
07/12 - TDA Deer Camp
Visit the Outdoor Calendar for time, location, and more details.
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Weekly Fishing Report Arkansas

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July 8, 2009 Edition
This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing report for July 8, 2009. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please call or e-mail us with information on possible sources for that lake or river.
Fishing Tip: When trout fishing tailwaters of dams, be very careful to watch for rising water. One way to remember when it’s time to go is to take a $10 or $20 bill and place it close to the water line. When the water rises close enough to scare you into getting your money back, it’s time to leave and head downstream.
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Arkansas Outdoors Weekly Newsletter

July 8, 2009 Edition
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Lake Conway summit expands focus on varied problems
MAYFLOWER – Lake Conway’s long-standing assortment of problems involve more than the lake itself. It’s a watershed issue, participants in a meeting last week agreed. Click here to learn more
AGFC wins lawsuit over timber damage
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is entitled to about $7.3 million from the United States government, according to a July 1 U.S. Court of Federal Claims ruling by Judge Charles F. Lettow. Click here to learn more
Rachel’s Law affects teens operating personal watercraft
LITTLE ROCK – Teens operating personal watercraft will face a new age restriction beginning this weekend. “Rachel’s Law” will take effect July 10, raising the minimum age to 16 years for individuals to legally operate a personal watercraft alone. Click here to learn more
Early breeding grounds surveys show duck numbers are up
LITTLE ROCK – There is some fresh news for Arkansas duck hunters, and it is good. Click here to learn more
Bass fishing successes show Coal Pile is coming back
PENDLETON – One of Arkansas’s most renowned fishing areas appears headed back to its former lofty status after the 2009 Big Bass Bonanza. Click here to learn more
Meeting scheduled to address habitat improvement on Bull Shoals tailwater
BULL SHOALS - The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have entered into a cooperative agreement to place habitat improvement structures in a one mile section of the Bull Shoals tailwater immediately below Bull Shoals Dam. Click here to learn more
UALR to defend college bass national championship title on Arkansas River
NORTH LITTLE ROCK – Approximately 138 collegiate anglers from 69 colleges and universities across the country will be making their way to North Little Rock for the fifth annual Under Armour College Bass National Championship. Click here to learn more
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Citizens Disarmed

Argue With Everyone
July 7, 2009
Welcome to Shreveport: Your rights are now suspended.According to Cedric Glover, mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, his cops “have a power that [. . .] the President of these Unites States does not have”: His cops can take away your rights.
Cedric Glover, mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, claims to have the authority to suspend the Constitution.
And would you like to guess which rights he has in mind?
Just ask Shreveport resident Robert Baillio, who got pulled over for having two pro-gun bumper stickers on the back of his truck — and had his gun confiscated.
While the officer who pulled him over says Baillio failed to use his turn signal, the only questions he had for Baillio concerned guns: Whether he had a gun, where the gun was, and if he was a member of the NRA. No requests for a driver’s licence, proof of insurance, or vehicle registration — and no discussion of a turn signal.
Accordingly, Baillio told the officer the truth, which led the police officer to search his car without permission and confiscate his gun.
However, not only does Louisiana law allow resident to drive with loaded weapons in their vehicles, but Mr. Baillio possessed a concealed carry license!
What does such behavior demonstrate, other than transparent political profiling — going so far as to use the infamous Department of Homeland Security report on “Americans of a rightwing persuasion” as a how-to guidebook, no less?
Mr. Baillio made no secret of his political affiliations: An American flag centers a wide flourish of pro-freedom stickers and decals on his back windshield.
In fact, when Baillio asked the officer if everyone he pulls over gets the same treatment, the officer said no and pointed to the back of his truck.
Baillio phoned Mayor Glover to complain about this “suspension of rights” only to find that his city’s morbidly obese “commander in chief” was elated at the story: According to Glover, Baillio got “served well, protected well, and even got a consideration that maybe [he] should not have gotten.”
Thankfully, Mr. Baillio recorded a good bit of that phone call. You can watch a video with the transcriptions here. I’ve reproduced a chunk of the call below:
Baillio: (in the context of being asked about the presence of a gun) Well, I answered that question honestly, and he disarmed me.
Glover: Which would be an appropriate and proper action, sir. The fact that you gave the correct answer — it simply means that you did what it is you were supposed to have done, and that is to give that weapon to the police officer so he could appropriately place it in a place where it would not be a threat to you, to him, or to anyone in the general public.
Glover: My direction to you is that, had you chosen not to properly identify the fact that you had a weapon and directed that officer to where that weapon was located; had you been taken from the vehicle, and the officer, in the interest of his safety, chose to secure you in a safe position, and then looked, found, and determined that you did, in fact, have a weapon…then, sir, you would have faced additional, [inaudible], and more severe criminal sanctions.
Baillio: So what you’re saying is: I give up all my rights to keep and bear arms if I’m stopped by the police: Is that correct?
Glover: Sir, you have no right, when you have been pulled over by a police officer for a potential criminal offense [which would be what?! - DB] to stand there with your weapon at your side in your hand [Baillio's weapon was nowhere near his side or his hand, and Glover knew that. -- DB] because of your second amendment rights, sir. That does not mean at that point your second amendment right has been taken away; it means at that particular point in time, it has been suspended.
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Will Grigg from ProLibertate, an excellent freedom blog, has this to say:
According to Glover, a police officer may properly disarm any civilian at any time, and the civilian’s duty is to surrender his gun — willingly, readily, cheerfully, without cavil or question.
From Glover’s perspective, it is only when firearms are in the hands of people other than the state’s uniformed enforcers/oppressors that they constitute a threat, not only to the public and those in charge of exercising official violence but also to the private gun owner himself.
NAGR spoke with Mr. Baillio, and he told us that he’s in the process of securing the official procedures and codes for firearm handling and private property confiscation for the Shreveport police department.
So far, the city has been half-heartedly cooperating with him.
“I felt sick,” Baillio told NAGR. “My uncles didn’t die for this country so I could surrender my rights like a wimp. I felt terrible. I was just thinking of all that my family has done for freedom in this nation — including dying — and here they are disarming me at a traffic stop.”
What to do?
1. Read Luke’s commentary here, and participate in the discussion by leaving a comment.2. Send this around. This kind of behavior cannot go unchecked.3. Call Mayor Glover’s office to complain: (318) 673-5050.
I’ll leave you with one last consideration. As a licensed firearms instructor in charge of a hundred different students every month, I’m often asked if citizens should voluntarily inform police officers of the presence of a firearm during a routine traffic stop.
While different states have different laws, my answer for Colorado citizens is an emphatic “No”: Colorado law doesn’t require you to volunteer that kind of information, and this case in Louisiana proves why, if at all possible, you should never invite trouble by doing so.
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FWC Police Blotter

FWC DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FIELD OPERATIONS WEEKLY REPORT
June 26 – July 2, 2009
This report represents some events the FWC handled over the past week; however, it does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement.
NORTHWEST REGION
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Officer Keith Clark checked an individual fishing from Pensacola Beach Pier and found the subject in possession of undersize king mackerel. A notice to appear citation was issued.
Two individuals fishing nearby were found in possession of eleven king mackerel. Both were issued notices to appear.
Officer Keith Clark checked an individual fishing from the Lexington Pier in Pensacola. He found the individual in possession of undersize red snapper. A notice to appear citation was issued.
Officer Faris Livesay and Capt. Mary Sumner were on water patrol of Perdido River. Upon checking a vessel with two fishermen, they discovered undersize redfish. The vessel operator claimed responsibility for the 13 ½ ­inch fish and received a citation.
Officer Keith Clark stopped a vessel in the Big Lagoon area of Perdido. The vessel, rented from a local livery, was short several life jackets. Officer Clark escorted the vessel back to the livery and spoke to the person who rented the vessel. Officer Clark discovered that the individual who rented the vessel did not possess a required boating safety card. Officer Clark issued the individual a notice to appear citation for the renting a vessel without a boating card and warned the individual for renting a vessel without the required safety equipment.
Officer Faris Livesay was on patrol at the Molino boat ramp when he recognized a wanted subject from an incident that occurred the prior weekend. The subject had fled from Lt. Dan Hahr and was wanted on charges of boating under the influence (BUI) and resisting arrest without violence. When Officer Livesay attempted to arrest the subject, he again fled into the woods. Assistance from the Escambia Sheriff's Office was requested and received. A canine tracked the man from the scene to a residence where he apparently obtained transportation. Another warrant was filed charging the man with another charge of resisting arrest.
Officer Keith Clark checked a vessel in Bayou Grande. He found the operator in possession of an undersized gag grouper. A notice to appear citation was issued for the violation.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Lt. Brian Lambert responded to a complaint that two individuals on Pensacola Beach were operating personal watercraft (PWC) possibly under the influence of alcohol. Lieutenant Lambert arrived at the ramp area and observed a vehicle towing two PWCs and leaving the ramp. After observing the truck complete an improper stop as he entered the roadway adjacent to the ramp parking lot, Lieutenant Lambert followed the truck and observed it cross the center line several times. Lieutenant Lambert stopped the truck and noticed signs of impairment. After performing poorly on field sobriety tasks, the operator was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI). A search of the vehicle revealed Oxycodone in a small plastic bag. A computer check revealed an active outstanding warrant for fraud out of Mississippi. The driver was transported to the Santa Rosa County Jail. At the jail, he provided a breath sample of .128 and .144 g/210L. The driver was charged with DUI and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. The warrant was also confirmed and Mississippi agreed to extradite. Two other related traffic citations were also issued.
OKALOOSA COUNTY
Officer Matt Webb conducted a fishery inspection on a vessel in Destin Pass. The inspection revealed undersize king mackerel. The captain of the vessel received a citation for the violation.
WALTON COUNTY
Officer Ken White observed a subject fishing in Choctawhatchee Bay along Highway 331. An inspection of a cooler revealed undersize red drum. The subject was cited for the violation.
On July 1, at about 11:30 p.m. Officer Randall Brooks received a call from FWC Dispatch that a Walton County Deputy Sheriff was checking properties on Choctaw Beach when he observed lights behind a residence. The deputy observed what he believed were four subjects fishing a gill net. Officer Brooks arrived on scene and began surveillance of the four subjects on a dock behind a residence. Officer Don Walker arrived on scene to assist Officer Brooks with the surveillance. The FWC officers observed the subjects harvesting fish from the nets and keeping the catch. After watching the subjects for several minutes, they approached and found the subjects in possession of two monofilament trammel nets (gill nets), undersize spotted sea trout, undersize snapper and other various species of fish. The four subjects lived and worked together in Crestview. The subjects were charged with being in possession of illegal monofilament trammel nets, taking fish by illegal methods (monofilament trammel nets), and other misdemeanor charges. In total, the two officers made four felony charges and 18 misdemeanor charges and issued four written warnings. The officers seized two 50­foot monofilament trammel nets.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Officer Larry Morris responded to assist the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with a request for an FWC boat to assist their dive team on Roache Lake. A woman, who had been fishing, recovered a woman’s garment and reported it to the Sheriff’s Office. The diver found no evidence of any suspected foul play.
HOLMES COUNTY
Lieutenant Hampton Yates found fresh litter among the patrons at Lake Cassidy. He addressed a few issues including open container of alcohol. Lieutenant Yates found an intoxicated 23 year-old DeFuniak Springs man passed out in a vehicle with over a dozen beer cans and litter on the ground and shore. Walton County EMS personnel and Holmes County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist. The subject was evaluated and released back to Lieutenant Yates for the issuance of a littering citation.
GULF COUNTY
While on water patrol in St. Joe Bay, Officer Tony Lee conducted a boating safety and fisheries inspection of a vessel. He found the charter captain and four customers in possession of 14 spotted sea trout fillets in a cooler. After being questioned about the fillets, the captain admitted to filleting the trout. He also admitted to knowing it was against the law, however, he explained that he did it because he had another charter fishing trip scheduled for that afternoon and wanted to expedite his clients back to the boat ramp. Officer Lee cited the captain for the misdemeanor and seized the 14 fillets. Officer Lee inquired about his charter fishing license and found that his fishing license had been expired since 2006. Later Officer Lee issued the captain a citation for having an expired charter fishing license.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Officer Travis Huckeba responded to a capsized commercial oyster vessel just south of the Apalachicola Bay Bridge. He arrived on scene to find the five occupants of the vessel all clinging to the side of the overturned vessel. Officer Huckeba, along with another commercial harvester, helped retrieve the individuals from the water. According to the operator of the capsized vessel, he attempted to leave the oyster bar before the approach of a thunderstorm but the vessel was swamped by waves causing it to sink and eventually capsize. No one was injured as a result of the accident and the commercial oyster vessel was recovered.
LIBERTY COUNTY
Officer Hank Forehand was on land patrol in the Apalachicola Wildlife Management Area. He was on Forest Road 115 in the area of Sheppard’s Slough when he observed a green Chevy truck parked at the entrance of the slough. Tire sign indicated an all­ terrain vehicle (ATV) had been unloaded. The ATV tracks led from the vehicle down a dim road in the direction of the slough. He did not see anyone in the immediate area, so Officer Forehand continued down the road to White Oak Landing and then returned to the Sheppard’s Slough area. At the entrance of the slough, he found that the green Chevy truck had left. He continued down Forest Road 115 when he spotted the Chevy truck. He approached and found the truck occupied with three individuals. The individuals had been fishing and each had a cooler containing freshwater pan fish in the bed of the truck. A freshwater fisheries inspection found one cooler to be substantially over­ the ­bag limit of pan fish. The individual had 65 pan fish in his possession. Officer Forehand explained that the daily bag limit of pan fish was 50 and that he was 15 fish over the limit. A citation was issued for being over ­the ­bag limit of pan fish.
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FWC to Jacksonville residents: Be 'bear aware'

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has received several calls about a black bear on the west side of Jacksonville.
The bear was spotted Saturday and Sunday near Interstate 295 and Normandy Boulevard in the Rolling Hills area and on Buck Point Road. Monday evening, the bear was reported near Seaboard and Timaquana.
FWC law enforcement officers and biologists are monitoring the situation closely and will provide information about bears to residents of these neighborhoods today.
This is the time of year when black bears become more active, looking for food sources within their home range. Problems arise when bears have access to garbage, pet food and birdseed. When bears learn to associate humans with food, conflicts with people can occur, and the bear is at increased risk because of traffic, poaching or management action.
“Just because a bear is seen, doesn’t mean that there’s a problem or it’s a threat to your safety,” said Rebecca Shelton, FWC wildlife assistance biologist. “Problems arise when bears have access to food sources such as pet foods, garbage, barbecue grills, bird seed or livestock feed. Bears learn very quickly to associate people with food.”
Black bears normally are too shy to risk contact with humans, but their strong food drive can overwhelm these instincts.
Residents can help this bear "move on," so it does not become a problem. Properly storing or securing garbage and other attractants is a proven method of discouraging bears. Bird feeders and grills should be stored in a secure place, such as a garage or a sturdy shed. Garbage can be placed outside on morning of pick-up rather than the night before. People can encourage their neighbors, community or local government to use bear-resistant trash containers or dumpsters.
“Another way people can help is to feed pets indoors or bring in dishes after feeding,” Shelton said. “Keep barbeque grills clean, and store them in a secure place. Picking ripe fruit from trees and picking up fallen fruit removes another food source.”
Relocating the bear is not a good option, because there are few places to relocate bears where they will not encounter people. Moving bears exposes them to increased potential for vehicle collisions and often puts them in another bear's home range. If the bear is threatening the safety of humans, pets or livestock or is causing property damage, it should be reported to the FWC at 888-404-FWCC.
“Another important reason for not relocating bears is that it requires chemically immobilizing the animal,” Shelton said. “This subjects the bear to additional stress with no guarantees of how it will react around people before it goes to sleep or how it will handle the administered drug.”
If residents see a black bear, they should remain calm. Often the bear is simply passing through the area.
“Don’t run away. Walk calmly towards a building or vehicle and get inside,” Shelton said. “If you have children or pets, bring them inside too. You also can encourage the bear to leave. Bang pots and pans, or blow an air horn or whistle. The more stressful a bear's encounter with you, the less likely it is to come back.”
If a bear is in a tree, leave it alone. Remove people and dogs from the area. The bear usually will come down and leave after dark when it feels safe.
Residents can find out more about black bears at MyFWC.com/WILDLIFEHABITATS/Bear_index.htm.
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JCAA Newsletter

July 2009
NOTICES Port Winners for Jersey Coast Anglers Association 15th Annual Fluke Tournament
The 15th Annual JCAA Tournament took place on June 13th. 2009. The Tournament had 577 boats with only 9 ports instead of 12. With the cut-back in the number of ports, the economy, the rainy spring and competing against the great striped bass season, we were happy to have 577.....
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15th Annual JCAA Fluke Tournament Report
by Sharon McKenna
It was a lovely day for fishing on June 13. The rain had been falling for over a week, but on Tournament day, there were blue skies and calm seas. It showed in the results! A few facts - The Fluke Tournament attracted 577 entries - .....
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In Memoriam
by John Toth
Joe Platoni
It is with deep sadness that I report that Joe Platoni passed away on May 22nd at the age of 90 years. He was a co-founder of the Montauk Surf Casters and also a member of the NJ State Marine Fisheries Council. Because of his.....
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President's Report by Mark Taylor
There is a General Membership Meeting on June 30, 2009 at Brick Civic Plaza, 270 Chambers Bridge Road in Brick. The 15th Annual JCAA Fluke Tournament was held on June 13 with a lot of anglers enjoying the day fishing. I have talked to a lot of anglers who participated and thanked us.....
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Fisheries Management & Legislative Report by Tom Fote
Memorial Day
I went to a Memorial Day service for WW II Veterans today and when I was looking at the hundred WWII veterans in attendance, I started to think of Joe Platoni, George P. Howard and Ray Marione. These three WW II Veterans are all JCAA Sportspersons of the year. When I returned.....
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June 9th Congressional Hearing
On June 9, I testified on endocrine disruptors before the House Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. The other members of the panel are Tracy Collier, Ph.D., Director, Environmental Conservation Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine.....
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There is no Summer Vacation
In the next two months I will be traveling to ICAST and make two trips to Alexandria, Virginia for ASMFC and a joint meeting between ASMFC and the Mid-Atlantic Council. We don’t usually publish a newspaper in the summer until mid-August. Check the JCAA webpage for updates.....
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Two Veterans, Anglers ALike, Die Hours ApartBY Rohan Mascarenhas, Star Ledger Staff, 5/25/2009
As he does every Memorial Day, Tom Fote thought of his heroes. But this year, those thoughts turned to sadness when he learned the two men had died just as the holiday weekend was beginning. The World War II veterans and old fishing buddies died Friday, Fote said, each of cancer.....
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DEP Updates Bluefish Consumption Guidelinesby Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times, 5/16/2009
Good news for bluefish lovers. Now you can eat more of it. Last week, the Department of Environmental Protection updated its recommendations for the consumption of bluefish. The DEP now recommends that the public consume no more than one meal every other.....
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EPA Test Reveals High Lead in Raritan LifeNo Set Standards for Aquatic Animalsby Aliyah Shahid, The Star-Ledger, 6/13/2009
Tests on mussels, clams and foraging fish in the Raritan Bay, near the Laurence Harbor Sea Wall in Old Bridge, have revealed high levels of lead, the Environmental Protection Agency reported yesterday. Fishermen, who have been eating fish caught from Raritan Bay for years, expressed.....
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Highly Migratory Species Report by John T. Koegler
Atlantic HMS Management and Permitting Meeting
NMFS reminds anglers who are interested in Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) management that public meetings on the recently reissued advance notice pf proposed rulemaking are approaching. This is a major overhaul of Bluefin, Swordfish and Sharks rules plus other.....
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Big Drilling Rig off New Jersey
An International team of researchers have placed a jack-up platform on the US continental shelf about 40 miles due east of Barnegat Inlet. This platform is part of an international project to document previous changes in both the ocean and land due to previous global warming periods.....
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New Hudson Canyon NOAA Weather Buoy
Officially designated 44066, it will be located at 39.35N and 072.36W which is about 80 miles offshore. It can be accessed from the NDBC buoy web page and will be listed as 44066-TT4. It is three meters wide and weighs 3800 pounds and is anchored in 250 feet of water. Give this buoy.....
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Youth Education Report by Greg Kucharewski
Boy Scout Troop 49 Learns Surf FishingDuring early June over thirty Boy Scouts from Troop 49 attended a surf fishing workshop at Fort Monmouth. The JCAA Youth Education committee provided instruction about surfcasting, lure presentation, saltwater baits, rig making, terminal tackle, New Jersey Marine rules/regulations.....
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources

July 2009
From the desk of...John R. Griffin, Secretary
Often we spend so much time focusing on the important work at hand that we fail to step back, take a deep breath and enjoy the fruits of our efforts.
Strangely,this is often true even here at the Department of Natural Resources, despite the fact that we are surrounded daily by evidence of all the beauty, diversity and natural bounty that Maryland has to offer.
So I propose a different message. Let's all go fishing. While spring is now past, summer offers a chance for cool respite on the water, enjoying one of the great pleasures of living in Maryland a great diversity of fishing opportunities. These opportunities are also affordable and available to anglers of all skill levels.
Whether out on the Bay, sitting on a beach by the ocean, cruising the shoreline of a favorite lake or wading a secret trout stream, Maryland provides a great diversity of quality opportunities to catch fish. But for many of us, catching fish is just a part of the experience. Fishing forces us to slow down, observe our natural surroundings, perhaps even experience ourselves as a part of our environment rather than speeding past it on the way to work or our next engagement.
And it is even better if we share that experience with family and friends, particularly the young people in our lives. Our children, nieces, nephews and neighbors will rarely remember days spent at home together watching television, but they will never forget time spent together on the water. At the same time, we also enjoy the benefit of knowing that we are setting them on a course of lifetime appreciation of nature and time spent outdoors.
Getting out there is not difficult, even for the novice. Visit your local tackleshop, book a charter trip or ask a friend to take you.
On-line resources are available. Two of the best are our own fishing report [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631709822&s=15195&e=0011lB_duF57cgQqcQbapokBu1h0jUOGSdWWc3dviKWkzZov71XzGuwuk0t5fopnaZvt79plQEPS2m1iacypipqXTLrN1iOKjheUFUPzWSHINk8D-VaDmihjU3_OGm6OjMhwMD1GpWrXEUp1HJQRPM8zgLNcS76fY-WKYxcLaRCSGU=] and information complied by the Recreational boating and Fishing Foundation [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631709822&s=15195&e=0011lB_duF57cj3bbo5z9XACYG4Qez_NlBuzhQnV4RnIoBE5h4syZa0jNhF6NJQNLAnPLdZg78jHazFGghAQ3wsF_7Hkv-OiNQl0wfs7jNTyPbN_e7cCluvD-QbxtsIefD1].
We have many challenges ahead. And a great responsibility to pursue that work relentlessly on behalf of our children and our children's children. But I propose that in the middle of another summer, we make it a point also to stop, rest and just go fishing.
NEWS
Expanded CJC Kicks Off Its Second Summer
Maryland Civic Justice Corps (CJC) began its second summer program in Maryland State Parks on June 22. Launched by Governor Martin O'Malley in 2008, the CJC provides at-risk youth summer jobs in Maryland State Parks, teaching them life skills andappreciation of nature. In response to its very successful first year, the CJC isexpanding this summer to provide jobs for 263 teens in Baltimore, Howard and PrinceGeorge's Counties. Read more about the CJC. [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631709822&s=15195&e=0011lB_duF57chrLiHO6tqD3Wlqr7iqvvRwWAl7kQF7nK2H_nyqhF_E0UGvAOPYq2OXXs38eH82SjdQ38ezU_PvEdMD7L_Uf9OObfNq-sAsIgbKsfs0Qu3rnI0_MrFDruAp4dwXmIZFenVevQTceWAkPCe7k7BMBNlWZ9uQPB2v4j8=]Governor O'Malley Congratulates Newly Certified Green Schools
Governor Martin O'Malley recently congratulated a record 70 schools from across the state that earned certification as Maryland Green Schools this year. The program recognizes schools for incorporating environmental education into their curriculum and using model best management practices on their campuses. Since the program's creation in 1999, 270 schools have earned the right to hoist the distinctive Green School flag, which is a map of the state superimposed against a field of green.
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Twelve Organizations Join Marylanders Grow Oysters Program
Maryland's citizen oyster growing program now has 12 new partners - non-governmentalorganizations (NGOs) that have agreed to coordinate oyster growing efforts in theirlocal tributaries in 2009. Created by Governor O'Malley last year, Marylanders GrowOysters creates living oyster reef populations in protected sanctuaries to help restore the iconic species and fosters stewardship of the Chesapeake Bay among citizens.Read more. [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631709822&s=15195&e=0011lB_duF57cieaCZMI7gc_ByUi-WZJWKWtkQd-l5_f5x12mUib8ZiAFRZvftPFOxckJFT2X0hK3PYiEXpslhsCXY-0cbHl6pVX_zlbWCJgsHs8WTXLisMdMD7KRu3w5boVrz_Xqw_z_cPsvC9K_XODIYRqnZIjTiY4Lz4lwo4Nic=]
Alleghany High School Students Spruce Up Green Ridge State Forest
Students from Alleghany High's ninth-grade government class planted and mulched trees around Green Ridge State Forest headquarters as part of a service-learning project. The project was funded by a mini-grant through the Maryland Urban CommunityForestry Committee.
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Maryland Partners With Mid-Atlantic States To Protect And Manage The Ocean
At an Ocean Summit in New York City, the State of Maryland joined with the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Virginia to announce a new Mid-Atlantic ocean partnership designed to address important issues including offshore energy, climate change, and water quality. Through this partnership, the states' governors will work together to manage these offshore areas and help guide federal and interstateactions.
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DNR and Partners Report Coastal Bays Seagrasses Up Slightly in 2008
Underwater seagrass abundance in Maryland and Virginia's Coastal Bays increased by 17 percent last year, from 9,319 acres in 2007 to 10,916 acres in 2008. These numbers were calculated from data collected by the partnership of DNR, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, the National Park Service Department of Interior and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Read more. [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631709822&s=15195&e=0011lB_duF57cghWNeq_y0p91bdW4_HDMtYYZkRJ-TfGg1Eq3i508wccdalnBaCuZEgotqmU9BWRa7XuUaRou-0KPxMtofWYtnnKms9JAKjR5UolvA299cO5mJI-00ZKgHy94kel2Pe4eUUK_3neX_ggP1rpi-n1oeN3JRR2yDBN4c=]
River of Words® Poetry and Art Contest Finalists Announced
Over the past year, 415 Maryland school children entered their artwork and poetry into Maryland River of Words®, a contest that teaches the next generation about watersheds and our natural environment through the arts. One poetry and one art finalist were chosen in each age category (grades K-6 and 7-12) representing nine of the ten tributary areas in Maryland. Contest champions will be announced during a ceremony on "Natural Resources Day" at the Maryland State Fair on Saturday, August29th.
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Get your Park Passport Online...
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Help Save the Bay!
As part of Governor O'Malley's citizen's call to action, DNR has created 10 simple things that Marylanders can do to do their part in restoring the Chesapeake Bay:
RECYCLE. The average American discards 1.5 TONS of garbage a year. Recycle just one aluminum can and save enough energy to power a TV for 3 hours. Recycle half of everything you throw out and... well, you do the math.
PICK UP AFTER YOUR PET. You wouldn't bathe with it. Why swim with it (or eat fish that do)?DRIVE LESS. Carpool. Combine Trips. Use public transit. Stay at home and read a good book.
USE LESS WATER. Turn it off while brushing. Run only full loads of dishes and clothes. Cut your shower time by 5 minutes, save 10 to 12 gallons of water and get that "5 more minutes" of sleep you've always wanted!
CONSERVE ENERGY. Use low energy light bulbs. Turn off or unplug appliances not in use. Install an adjustable thermostat. Then, kick back and watch your savings pile up. (An average family spends $1,900 a year on energy bills!)
DISPOSE OF CHEMICALS PROPERLY. Motor oil. Paint. Cleaning Fluids. Ugh! Find out how at your local government website.
EAT FOODS GROWN LOCALLY. Feed your family healthier, better tasting food, support local farmers, and reduce pollution from transport -- most foods travel 1,300 miles before arriving on our plates.
FREQUENT A CARWASH. Your driveway is a first class, non-stop ticket to the Bay for dirt, soap and chemicals.
BE PICKY ABOUT PAPER. Use recycled or unbleached paper products. Better for the Bay, better for your family, not to mention all those trees! Speaking of which...
PLANT A TREE. Clean the air. Cool the earth (and your home). Provide habitat for wildlife. Get a $25 coupon and register the trees you plant at www.trees.maryland.gov.[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631709822&s=15195&e=0011lB_duF57cjAicqh6rDSnuN679nHFkuTZ90d7b_yBUna3Ufl_afsnpgA6pWG4BYvrD88H3GsVIoOFj1BeZlrg9tEiHqROPtAPGBpawYot22vnjCW1l0v_p2uJ6ZM79nC]To learn more about what Maryland is doing for the Chesapeake Bay, visit www.baystat.maryland.gov.[http://www.baystat.maryland.gov.[http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631709822&s=15195&e=0011lB_duF57ch_3vR8MEwPV-B6lE6Gr_xzmk6XAfkOJBjW3F0ZVxIHZdl4sfLAuc-6bIo03FbXAI3MjUNNnjBidbOAgGqE1cV3TkRF6LONoJviDnN_Jm8YnXQre6kLyDnJ]
Plant a FREE virtual tree online and DNR gets $1 donation from Odwalla
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Time is limited!
STAY INFORMED
Governor Launches Maryland Green Registry
On June 23, Governor O'Malley launched the Maryland Green Registry, a new voluntary program to promote and recognize sustainable "greening" efforts by organizations of all types and sizes within the state. Membership is free and encourages businesses, churches, schools, governments and other organizations to share information on thepractices they have in place to reduce the environmental impact of their facilities and services.
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Explore the Month of July using DNR's Online Calendar.
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News for the Backyard Wildlife Enthusiast
The Summer 2009 issue of Habichat is now available online. Learn how to create a backyard pond for the children, landscaping with rocks and hickory trees to benefit wildlife, how to attract the Gray Catbird in your backyard and more!
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Get Up-To-Date Information on Water Quality
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Sign up to receive the latest updates on Chesapeake and Coastal Bays water quality events, publications and timely facts through the website or on Twitter.
Need to Find a Boat Ramp?
View DNR's Online Boating Access Guide to locate public boating access facilities in each county in Maryland, and retrieve some basic information regarding the facilities.You'll be all set for your next outing on the Bay!
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Get Ticked Off!
Learn more about protecting yourself from Lyme Disease (LD) this summer! Avoid areas heavily infested with ticks (woods, tall grassy areas) and at the end of the day, thoroughly check entire body (head to toe) on yourself and your children for attached ticks.
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JUST FOR KIDS
Go on an Outdoor Adventure!
Venture out on a trail with your family and see where it takes you, or canoe your way down a river with a parent (with your life vest on, of course!). There are 789 miles of maintained land and water trails in Maryland. Take a quiet walk or a peaceful kayak trip to enjoy the beautiful scenery and wildlife. It's the perfect way to get outside this summer. If you're at a park or nature center, be sure to pick up a map of the trail before you start your journey!
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SUMMER FUN
Calling All Anglers!
DNR's 2009 Maryland Fishing Challenge, The Search for Diamond Jim, is well underway,but Maryland's $20,000 rockfish is still at large! Still, the elusive Diamond Jim likes communicate with anglers from the deep. Become Diamond Jim's friend on Facebook [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631709822&s=15195&e=0011lB_duF57chvYNPohYiPDNiLkhM3OEBI4xYuF6Yi-hDBEH_9sjsVh0otISyYOaj9qEYwFgARIPMLr8dAT5b0hXmDKwSmAsjekASUxFnomPQbNoLg1uCo-hWE8nZ6Y-zlEx9K0dDz6tN21ZYnq_XHFFuX8CF-dYImq4M4LT8dPNZEZ8FOdyiaMQ==] or follow him on Twitter [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631709822&s=15195&e=0011lB_duF57cgXUxRmD8vYEbW3rYIC-9Gk2dsVUVVwMSxz0miv3KHTFKQQqooJp4XyFOL1SBxRYqFNe3jClFg0eIPXlzy7I8T5dvQ7fkFlpNCAvXURnaY5Q_X3A-wJAaz-] and stay in the know!
Sixth Annual Photo Contest Underway
Student, amateur and professional photographers alike are encouraged to submit their photos of Maryland's diverse natural resources to DNR's 6th Annual Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest. Photographers of all ages can win more than $1,200 in prizes and a chance to have their outdoor images published in print and online. Winning entries will be featured in the winter issue of The Maryland Natural Resource magazine as well as the 2010 DNR calendar.
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Day Camp Openings Still Available
The Natural Resources Club 2009 Day Camp still has room for more young explorers! There are openings during the July 13 to 17 and July 24 to 31 sessions. The campers spend Mondays in the Tawes Garden doing unique crafts and the rest of the week on fun-filled field trips to various parks and nature centers.
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DNR Partners With Maryland Public Television On Love Our Parks Website
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Park Quest Diaries
Learn about the adventures of families participating in this summer's Park Quest program on the DNR website. Families who explore State Parks across Maryland submit short "diaries" about their fun activities to share with others.
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News Releases for Idaho Fish and Game.

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Redband: Idaho's Most Widely Distributed Native Trout -- (Nampa, ID - 7/6/09)
Super Hunt Tickets On Sale Now -- (Boise, ID - 7/6/09) Chinook Salmon Season Update -- (Boise, ID - 7/6/09)
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WHY ARE WE BANKRUPT?

Informative, and mind boggling!
You think the war in Iraq is costing us too much?
Read this:
Boy, was I confused. I have been hammered with the propaganda that it is the Iraq war and the war on terror that is bankrupting us. I now find that to be RIDICULOUS.
I hope the following 14 reasons are forwarded over and over again until they are read so many times that the reader gets sick of reading them. I also have included the URL's for verification of all the following facts.
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year by state governments. Verify at: http://tinyurl.com/zob77
2. $2..2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. Verify at: http://www.cis..org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.HTML
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://www.cis..org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.HTML
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English! Verify at: http://transcripts.CNN.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.HTML
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.Verify at http://transcripts.CNN.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/%20TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.CNN.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social services by the American taxpayers.Verify at: http://premium.CNN.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt..01.HTML
9. $200 Billion dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSC%20RI%20PTS/0604/01/ldt.01.HTML
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US
Verify at: http://transcripts.CNN.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.HTML
11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border.
Verify at: Homeland Security Report: http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12. The National policy Institute, estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period.'
Verify at: http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/PDF/deportation.PDF
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances to their countries of origin.
Verify at: http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm >
14. 'The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One million sex crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States.'
Verify at: http: // www.drdsk.com/articleshtml < http://ww/ w.drdsk.com/articleshtml>
The total cost is a whopping $ 338.3 TRILLION DOLLARS A YEAR AND IF YOU'RE LIKE ME HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY; IT IS $338,300,000,000.00 WHICH WOULD BE ENOUGH TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY FOR ALLTHE LEGAL CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY.
Are we THAT stupid? YES, FOR LETTING THOSE IN THE U.S. CONGRESS GET AWAY WITH LETTING THIS HAPPEN YEAR AFTER YEAR!!!!!
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could, and should, do for themselves!!
~Abraham Lincoln
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Captain Charlie Conner

Fishing Report
Fort Pierce - Port St Lucie - Vero Beach - Jensen Beach
July 4, 2009
INSHORE:
Summertime.....heat, afternoon storms and more heat. Get out early to fish or late in the evening to enjoy the best times on the water. Drink plenty of fluids and have some fun this time of year. Most of our action came from the south of Fort Pierce this week. The water quality has been much better to the south. The power lines have held lot of trout on the west side of the river all week.
Trout fishing continues to be our best target on the river. We have enjoyed catching trout each day out on the water this week. DOA Deadly Combos will find you plenty of action out there this time of year on the grass flats. You can also use live shrimp on the popping corks if you choose. Three to five feet of water has worked best for us. Look for the glass minnows for your best chance at hooking up. Move deeper as the sun rises to continue to find some trout. Mike, Sarah and Alice were back visiting the area again and we found trout, snapper and other fish out on the flats. Jim and Ken were enjoying the trout bite until the storms sent us scurrying out of that area. Jamie caught trout and snook on his outing this week.
Redfish have been scattered, but mostly north of Fort Pierce the past week. Sarah her battle with a redfish as it got off on the way to the boat. Look for action to improve as the water quality gets better on the flats. Snook fishing is catch and release around the inlet area with lots of snook all over the river. Snapper are around the bridges and along the channel edges this time of year as well. It's a great time of year to fish if you work around the heat of the day.
Tip of the Week:
Remember, caution, courtesy and common sense will go a long way to provide a wonderful, happy and safe holiday for everyone!
As always, remember, fishing is not just another hobby....it's an ADVENTURE!!
Good Fishing and Be Safe,
Captain Charlie Conner
http://www.fishtalescharter.com/
email: captaincharlie@fishtalescharter.com
772-284-3852
(Captain Charlie Conner has been fishing the Indian River Lagoon for over twenty-five years. Specializing in light tackle fishing in Fort Pierce, Vero Beach, Jensen Beach, Stuart and Port St Lucie, Florida. His weekly South Indian River Lagoon Fishing Report gives you the latest inshore fishing information for the Treasure Coast area on the Indian River Lagoon.}
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Man arrested reckless boating, felony endangering

DNREC Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Agents on July 5 arrested a Lewes man in connection with an incident on Herring Creek off Rehoboth Bay in which the man was allegedly operating a boat which struck a navigation marker and another vessel and then left the scene of the accident.
Bryan K. McCall, age 41, of 34137 Oak Drive, Lewes, was arrested on July 5 and charged with felony first degree reckless endangering by creating a substantial risk of death to another; criminal mischief less than $1,500; two counts of excessive vessel speed/failure to proceed at reasonable speed to avoid collision; inattentive operation of vessel/failure to maintain proper lookout; negligent operation of vessel; no type 4 personal floatation device aboard (a required throwable floatation device); no fire extinguisher aboard; required navigation lights not on at time of incident; invalid registration.
McCall was taken to Justice of the Peace Court No. 3 in Georgetown and released on $3,700 unsecured bond, with arraignment in the Sussex County Court of Common Pleas scheduled for Thursday, July 9.
For further information, contact Sgt. Gregory Rhodes, Fish and Wildlife Enforcement, at 302-542-6102 or 302-739-9913.
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Bill To Designate Gun Owners, Tax Protesters As Terrorists

Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Monday, July 6, 2009
Amendments to the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act, which has already been passed by the House, would empower the Attorney General Eric Holder to define gun owners, anti-abortion activists and tax protesters as domestic terrorists in light of recent federal reports that classify millions of Americans as “extremists”.
Former impeached Florida judge and now Democratic Congressman Alcee Hastings has introduced amendments to H.R. 2647: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, which would give Holder dictator powers to demonize legitimate protest groups as being affiliated with violent race hate organizations.
The bill is ostensibly aimed at preventing race “extremists” and gang members from joining the Army, but since the Army already hires felons, criminals, racists and gang members, the real purpose behind the legislation is to codify the move to label gun owners, “anti-government” activists and tax protesters as domestic terrorists, a process that has been ongoing since at least the start of the decade.
The bill’s definition of “people associated or affiliated with hate groups” include, “Groups or organizations that espouse an intention or expectation of armed revolutionary activity against the United States Government,” or “Other groups or organizations that are determined by the Attorney General to be of a violent, extremist nature.”
The evidence required to show that such an organization is affiliated with a violent hate group includes people possessing tattoos identifying them with the group, individuals who attend conferences or rallies sponsored by a “hate group,” people who engage in online discussion forums of an “extremist” nature, people who possess documents, books or photographs or simply “related materials as defined by the Attorney General” that represent “hate propaganda.”
The amendments introduced by Hastings were passed by the House and the bill now moves on to the Senate for approval before it is signed by the President.
Since the definition of an “extremist” has already been established by numerous federal documents over the last few years that list law-abiding citizens as domestic terrorists, Hastings’ amendments are simply an attempt to centralize the power to demonize such groups into the hands of the Obama administration.
“This is arguably one of the worst pieces of legislation to come down the pike in a long, long time. In essence Attorney General Eric Holder — a Bill Clinton retread — will have the discretion to label Americans terrorists. Hastings is a dangerous man and should be forced to resign from congress. This amendment is part and parcel of the trend in this country to suppress dissent by patriots by calling them domestic terrorists,” warns writer Mike Baker.
Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ) expressed his concern about the amendment on the house floor, noting that under Homeland Security’s very definition of what constitutes an “extremist”, the majority of Americans will be characterized as hate criminals.
“While the amendment seeks to keep gang members and members of violent groups out of the military, the amendment by its language is much more broad. Specifically, it confers upon the Attorney General the ability to categorize groups as hate groups, and this sounds an alarm for many of us because of the recent shocking and offensive report released by the Department of Homeland Security which labeled, arguably, a majority of Americans as “extremists,” warned Franks.
“I take extreme offense that the federal government — through a report issued under the authority of a Cabinet-level official — would dare to categorize people who are “dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition or abortion or immigration” as “right-wing extremists” and it begs the question of whether the Attorney General, under Mr. Hastings’ Amendment, can look to the Napolitano report to decide who is an extremist, or can make the same categorization of the majority of Americans as extremists who may then be kept from joining the military, or who may be discharged,” said Rep. Franks.
As we reported in April, a recent Department of Homeland Security intelligence assessment equates gun owners with violent terrorists and states that radical extremists are “stockpiling” weapons in fear of an Obama administration gun ban.
The document, Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment, states;
“Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups), and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.”
A similar report was also issued by the DHS at the end of March which listed the “alternative media” with other radical extremist groups and implies that people who disagree with the mass media’s version of events are potential domestic terrorists.
Both documents were just the latest in a long sordid line of training manuals in which the federal government characterizes millions of American citizens as potentially violent terrorists who are a threat to law enforcement, and designates them under the umbrella term of “extremists,” in the same context cited in Hastings’ amendments.
As we have exhaustively documented with the MIAC report and a whole host of others, the federal government apparently has very little concern for any perceived terrorist threat to America coming from the MIddle East or Al-Qaeda cells within the country, and indeed if any such threat existed we are only in more danger, because the feds have been busy training law enforcement that law-abiding American citizens who exercise their legal right to purchase firearms or who exercise their first amendment right to discuss politics or run websites, are potential terrorists who want to instigate a violent revolution.
In addition, current Department of Defense anti-terrorism training course material states that the exercise of First Amendment rights in the U.S. constitutes terrorist activity.
Over the last few years we have documented countless examples of security assessment reports from the likes of the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, as well as police training manuals, which state that anti-war protesters, gun owners, veterans, Ron Paul supporters and those who merely cite the Constitution should be equated with extremists and domestic terrorists.
The fact that the government is now treating people who merely criticize its conduct as domestic terrorists is the clearest signal possible that the United States has entered a period in history similar to Germany in the early 1930’s and that it can only be a matter of time before the right “emergency” provides the justification for dissidents to be targeted for round-ups and mass imprisonment.
No one can claim now that this is merely a paranoid delusion – the government itself is training its law enforcement and military arms that protesters and people who use their First Amendment rights are domestic terrorists.
The facilities for round-ups of “extremists” who dare to exercise their First or Second Amendment rights are already being prepared, again with the help of Hastings, who sponsored (HR 645) – the National Emergency Centers Establishment Act.
The bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to set up a network of FEMA camp facilities to be used to house U.S. citizens in the event of a national emergency.
Ominously, the bill also states that the camps can be used to “meet other appropriate needs, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security,” an open ended mandate which many fear could mean the forced detention of American citizens in the event of widespread rioting after a national emergency or total economic collapse.
The bill mandates that six separate facilities be established in different Federal Emergency Management Agency Regions (FEMA) throughout the country.
The camps will double up as “command and control” centers that will also house a “24/7 operations watch center” as well as training facilities for Federal, State, and local first responders.
The bill also contains language that will authorize camps to be established within closed or already operating military bases around the country.As we have previously highlighted, in early 2006 Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root was awarded a $385 million dollar contract by Homeland Security to construct detention and processing facilities in the event of a national emergency.
The language of the preamble to the agreement veils the program with talk of temporary migrant holding centers, but it is made clear that the camps would also be used “as the development of a plan to react to a national emergency.”
As far back as 2002, FEMA sought bids from major real estate and engineering firms to construct giant internment facilities in the case of a chemical, biological or nuclear attack or a natural disaster.
A much discussed and circulated report, the Pentagon’s Civilian Inmate Labor Program, was more recently updated and the revision details a “template for developing agreements” between the Army and corrections facilities for the use of civilian inmate labor on Army installations.”
Alex Jones has attended numerous military urban warfare training drills across the US where role players were used to simulate arresting American citizens and taking them to internment camps.
Hastings’ efforts to have millions of law-abiding American citizens lumped in with racist gangs and designated as “extremists” arrives on the back of Federal hate crimes legislation, which in reality would criminalize “thought crimes,” that has cleared the House and now faces the Senate as S.909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (officially, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act).
S.909 is a direct violation of the First Amendment. It allows the federal government to prosecute people involved in “hate speech” transmitted over television, radio, and the internet. The House version of the bill states:
“Whoever transmits in interstate or foreign commerce [radio, TV, internet] any communication, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to a person, using electronic means to support severe, repeated, and hostile behavior, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. (HR 1966, SEC 3, Sec. 881a)”
In other words, if a talk show host engages in “hostile” speech against a person or persons of the above mentioned federally protected group that talk show host will face federal prosecution and the prospect of a two year prison term.
The Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act would similarly criminalize free speech on the Internet if it can be deemed in any way to have been “harmful” to an individual. This represents the end of political blogging and free speech on the world wide web.
If both bills are not opposed and thrown out then the First Amendment will become nothing more than a relic of a bygone age.
All of these coordinated moves to demonize informed, armed and pissed off Americans as extremists, terrorists and hate criminals represents the federal government’s final push to brainwash the population into accepting the notion that some Americans are dangerous, that they are enemies of the state, and that they can be targeted in the same way that victims of the “war on terror” are now being targeted across the world – through misappropriation of guilt, torture and indefinite imprisonment.
RELATED: ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CLASSIFY PRO-LIFE, PRO-GUN AMERICANS AS TERRORISTS
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Woman dies after being pulled from Lake Lanier

By Katie Highsmith

UNDATED - The woman who was placed on life support after being pulled out from under the surface of Lake Lanier at Van Pugh Park Sunday has died. Corp. Adam Loudermilk with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said 23-year-old Ngoc Minh Vo of Stone Mountain passed away at 6:30 Monday morning.
Loudermilk said Vo went into the water to help a 6-year-old boy who fell off a float. He said Vo, who could not swim, stepped off a steep drop off and did not resurface.
Hall County Fire Chief David Kimbrell said fire and rescue personnel arrived by ground and water and began the search for the woman. "Hall County Marine rescue personnel located the victim approximately 12 minutes later and began resuscitative efforts," Kimbrell said. "The victim was transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in critical condition."
Vo remained in grave condition and on life support through the night before passing away Monday.
Kimbrell said while that rescue was in progress, a Gwinnett County Fire Department water rescue team helped pull the 6-year-old boy from the water.
He said the youngster was taken by ambulance to a children's hospital in Atlanta.

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Corps to use lottery system for new boat docks

By Ken Stanford

MOBILE, Ala. - With the lifting of the moratorium on new boat docks on Lake Lanier, the Corps of Engineers has now announced plans for a lottery to decide who gets a permit from the limited number available.
The corps announced several weeks ago that the two-year moratorium was being lifted. Now, officials say they'll start taking requests for new boat docks on Friday. There are only 174 remaining dock permits available.
Forms for requesting a boat dock will be available beginning Friday at www.lakelaniersupl.com or at the corps office in Buford.
Link: Lake Lanier Boat Docks

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CAPTAIN JUDY HELMEY

POB 30771
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July 6, 2009
Inshore Fishing Shorts
During this time of the year when fishing inshore light tackle you could find yourself with all kinds of different hook ups! It’s amazing what a live shrimp on a hook can do.
The bottom line is this …everything that swims will just about eats shrimp “dead or alive!” There is more good news. If you don’t want to purchase it at you local bait shop you can catch it on your own. This means that a little casting could be in your future.
Throwing the old cast net is a lot of fun. Not that but, it’s another type of fishing that you really never know what you might catch. For those that just want to fish and not go technical all you need is a standard bottom rig or Carolina rig. In other words put your bait on the bottom “dead or alive” and play the waiting game.
Just A Drifting or a Trolling!
For those fishermen that want to use floats with live bait or pitch artificial there is a plenty of opportunity for this type of fishing. The first thing I am always asked, “Where do I find fish?” Well, without getting too boring with this answer there are several things that you can do to locate fish. The first plan could be “just plain old drifting” an area.
This could be done by basically drifting down a bank with the current. Another plan would to do a little trolling and once you find the bite, anchor, and cast or float bait to the strike zone. Taking bait for a drag is always a good suggestion.
Fishing the out skirts of schools of bait. I do have to say, “Not all schools are pushed to the surface by larger fish down under!” However you know the old saying, “where you have fish you have fish!” The bottom line to these suggestions is that they work especially at this time of the year!
Puppy Drum AKA Red Fish, Spot Tail Bass
The “puppy drum” also known as the “rat reds” have arrived! The all boils down to a lot of fun just catching even though these fish are big enough to keep. I call this the best kind of fishing practice that there is. If you happen to get in a school of these fish, please handle with care, because you are catching your “trophies to be!” Also large red fish AKA bull reds are showing up at docks and other areas that offer them a place to feed and chill out! More next week on “Combat Fishing!” (Dock fishing at it finest for big red fish!” Wip and Fishing Friends “have done it again! Saturday June 20, 2009
I know this report seems old! However, it’s not the report itself that’s importance, it’s the fishing suggestions offered in it. My friend Wip McCuen and crew love to fish and when they do “bites happen!” On this particular fish day the crew headed out to the CCA Buoy to do a little king mackerel fishing. I don’t know if you remember, but I wrote an article about some of his king mackerel fish abilities about this time last year. His tip last year was that he always caught most of his bait about ¼ to ½ mile before reaching the CCA Buoy. According to this suggestion there seems to be bait as well as “kings staging in the outskirts” in this area. Well, as you know I always listen when a fisherman talks, because it “nine times out of ten” pays off in “fish catches!” In this case, I tried it, we caught bait, we caught kings and one time we even caught one of the largest red fish I have even seen while working this area. However, the “2009 Bait Season” has almost been non-existence, but you might want to put that shared tip down somewhere in the old fishing tips ledger. I know I did and it definitely worked in my favor as well as my customers. I looked very good on this particular day.
As I mentioned earlier “2009 cigar minnow and Spanish sardine Season” hasn’t started and it’s my opinion that we might not have one. After all “time for these arrivals has of yet not happened,” but I am still hoping!
When Wip fishes for king mackerel he likes to use light tackle. So therefore he goes with around 20 pound test main line and his rigs are custom made to his liking. Taking in consideration the “non offshore bait situation” the crew worked hard casting for pogies, which definitely turned out to be the right thing to do. They caught plenty of pogies before heading out off the front of Little Tybee Island. So therefore pogies also known menhaden was used for this fishing day.
Wip used his down riggers to get his baits at different depths. He places his downriggers at around 50 feet. On one side he pulled his baits with 4 ounce trolling sinker and on the other with no weight. The pogies caught weren’t the large so therefore a plan for double baiting was put into place. Instead of using the standard king mackerel made with “small live bait hook and then the treble Wip made a few changes. He made his standard king mackerel light tackle rig, but he has a second treble. Wip rig now had a total of three hooks boiling down to small live bait “J” hook, and two #4 extra sharp treble hooks. The leader material can be from 30 to 40 pounds. Please remember the more flexible the wire the better. However, king mackerel teeth are very sharp and a big king can cut easily through this pound test wire especially if they hit it direct. Most tournament fishermen don’t mess around with the real light leader and small hooks, because they believe that if a large king mackerel “sees their bait and likes it they are going to eat it!” So therefore if you go light tackle and keep loosing your fish you might want to beef up you’re live bait rig.
With being dealt small pogies Wip decided that two baits had to be better than one. So therefore he pulled a pogy on the first hook (“J” style) and bait on the second hook, (Treble hook) and he third hook (treble) was the “free stinger.” I like to call this third hook “the fish getter!” The group trolled the CCA Artificial reef catching their limit of king mackerel with all fish averaging around 10 pounds each. Wip thanks so much for this fishing report!
Little Tunny By Catch!
Most fishermen don’t eat this fish, but “It’s a serious puller for sure!” So therefore with that being said and since I really don’t eat fish anyway, “I just love a good puller!”
I am asked a lot about how do you catch a little tunny. Well, I wrote something just a couple of weeks ago on how you might get them to bite your hook. Here are some other ideas that “The Cracker” shared with me.
It’s his theory that little tunny love to eat small minnows. The small minnows that he is talking about are those that you seeing schooling around anything that floats Sargasso weeds, flotsam, jetsam, and jelly balls. When targeting the little Tunny and in regards to bait used “match the hatch!”
Bird with spoon in tow
Small spoons pulled about 4 feet behind mini birds works like a charm. The Cracker suggests using 40-pound test fluorocarbon, because of it’s disappearing act and it’s durability in the not breaking department due to “nicks delivered!” I also can add you will get more fish to the boat using this pound test leader. Please remember if you are not keeping these fish “don’t gaff, release unharmed!”
The bird is the word. The bottom line to this bird is that you can customize any way your want to. All you do is purchase bird with out any sort of leader attached. To rig all you need is this: Two 90 pound test swivels, about 6 foot of 40 pound test monofilament line or fluorocarbon leader material, and Clark 0-RBMS (You can use a smaller or large Clark spoon if you like. If you don’t have a Clark spoon you can also use any lure, but use one that matches the size of this spoon.) To make tie first swivel on the leader, then pull through bird, cut leader behind bird about 4 inches and tie on second swivel. Now tie on remaining leader material to back end swivel and then tie on spoon.
This is a pre-rigged bird, which works great for Spanish mackerel. However the leader material used is a little on the light pound test side when targeting little tunny. This size works great when pulling throw schools of Spanish mackerel. The pre-rigged bird works great. However, after every “pull in” always pull the leader through your fingers so as the check for nicks. Please remember “any nick will result in breakage not only losing your fish, but also your lure. Always take time to “check your leaders and change them when needed!”
The Great Inhalers!
The fish that I am talking about is Dolphin also known as Mahi Mahi!
What to do when a school of dolphin aka Mahi Mahi comes to your boat Most of my customers love to bottom fish, which means I do a lot of drifting especially at the Savannah Snapper banks. During this time of the year we have lots of opportunity to catch dolphin fish. They are curious fish, most always hungry, and will suck in just about any thing that you throw at them especially in this situation. The first thing, better known as step one is to immediately throw out some cut bait, which automatically gets them in the feeding mode. You can always tell this because the fish actually “light up” when any sort of food is introduced! We call this “triggering the bite mode!”
The second thing to do is to bait up two to three single hooks and put them in the water. No weight is needed! Wait until the dolphin picks it up, sucks it in, and then set the hook. At this point all fish will have there “eating lights on!” The third and most important is to always leave a hooked up live dolphin in the water! More in next week’s fishing report on “How to Catch a
dolphin when it comes to your boat!” It’s that time of the year. You might even see them at the artificial reefs and closure inshore!
Freshies Suggestions
I don’t know about you, but I am one of those type of fishermen that when another fisherman talks “I listen!” With that being said, “Richard Weekly” did just that. Richard and group come to offshore fish with me every year. On this past visit “the wind was howling and there was a small craft advisory posted!” We didn’t get to go offshore, but that didn’t stop us from “talking fishing.” As always Richard brings me the latest and greatest lures as well as some “awesome” freshwater fishing tips.
Robber Dover of Lafayette Georgia showed me one his favorite “Rapala crank bait types,” which really gets the fish’s attention!
It’s my opinion that this is one of those freshwater lures that works both ways, “while retrieving and relaxing!” The scoop makes this lure a deep diver and the harder you reel the deeper it will go. Another specialty of the lure is when you stop reeling the lure actually pops backwards offering up another type of “trigger the bite opportunity.” I have always said, “Fish that watch a potential bait too long quite often passes it by.
However, when a lure does something different and out of the ordinary the fish watching can’t help but act stupid!”
Richard always suggest having both types of in line spinner baits in your tackle box, because when one doesn’t work the other will!
Leland’s Lures Pink Trout Magnet
Great for bass, trout, and pan fish
This is a lure that looks great and will work when tied directly on to you main line.
However, according to Richard there is a very important addition that needs to be added to this lure. First as suggested tied directly on to your main line and then slip on a small yellow cork. The secret to making this cork addition work is where you situate the cork. It’s best to adjust it so that it keeps your lure about 6 to 8 inches off the bottom. So therefore the depth of water determines exactly where the cork should be placed! It’s best to anchor above strike zone and let current take the bait to the fish.
Since trout face up stream waiting for their “meal delivery” this will be your best option.
Before saying “No Way!” I really suggest giving this set up a try! The bottom line is this “It works!”
The Crème Lure Company and its lizards!
The Crème Lure Company has been around for a long time. That last statement leads into the fact that these lures have worked consecutively for a long time. Take for instance the orange spotted curl tail and legs lizard lure. Just from looking at this design “like it or not,” but a lot of thought went into the making of this lure. When you retrieve it at the right speed, which is “slow to go” it really does act as well as look better than the real thing. The reason being is “most real lizards can’t and don’t want to work it as long as a fisherman does!” Richard suggests using this lure with a Carolina rig type bottom rig, which means “sinker first, lure last!”
I asked Richard, “What kind of main line do you use?” His answer came quick and precise, “I will use 4 pound test monofilament line. However, my personal favorite is to load all my reels with 4 pound test fluorocarbon line.” This statement could cause the reader a “whole lot of head scratching” and “empty wallet syndrome thinking” due to the fact it takes about $40.00 of fluorocarbon to fill the spool. Although this is an expensive suggestion it’s the best to get you the most action. After all if you think about we don’t get to fish all of time. So therefore when you do, you want success! The bottom line is when Richard does get the chance to fish he wants the best opportunity that he can get.
With that being said, “If you want this same scenario then it going to cost you!” I don’t know about you, but I would have to give a full spool of fluorocarbon a try “$40.00 or not!”
“Little Miss Judy’s Believe It or Not!”
“The BLUE BEEP”
It’s live shrimp time so I though I would tell you about daddy’s original bait business. If you have been reading the stories that I have been writing about Daddy you already know that he never did anything half way. So when it came to the bait business you guessed it “we had it all.” Daddy brought a small shrimp boat or should I say, “A boat that he turned into a shrimping boat.” The boat when he purchased was painted was a “cobalt blue.” So therefore he named it the “Blue Beep!” As I am writing this I am smiling and every now and then I have to stop typing so that I can laugh. This truly happened.
After Daddy had purchased the boat, re-powered it, and added the necessary trawling equipment we were in business. The “Blue Beep” was basically a cabin cruiser that had been gutted of all of it comfortable interior design. So therefore it was really now a true “Shrimping Boat!” My father knew how to do almost everything when it came to fishing and shrimping, but he didn’t especially want to be a shrimp boat captain. So he hired a captain to run the “Blue Beep.” The captain would receive as pay 30% of earnings from the boat. This all sounded good to the new employee/captain. According to the newly hired captain, he knew it all when it came to shrimping. In fact according to his story I though he should have had his own boat, but being a
child what could I possibly know.
The first day that the “Blue Beep” was out fishing the captain accidentally, while pulling in the net, drifted over it, and badly tangling it in the wheel.
There were no wrecker services in the ocean during this time. So therefore Daddy had to get his boat, go to the ocean and tow the “Blue Beep” back to the dock. After a little discussion of which I wasn’t suppose to hear, they repaired the net, at least what was left of it, and back to the ocean the “Blue Beep” went. The second day wasn’t much better. At least net didn’t get tangled in the wheel. However, the captain forgot about the rocks at the mouth of the Savannah River at least until he hit them. Once again, Daddy had to tow the “Blue Beep” to the dock. I went to the house for this lecture.
The damage wasn’t too bad. Daddy fixed it in less than a week giving the captain a chance to get his shrimping plan together.
On the Captain’s first day back with hopefully all of his mishaps behind him I suppose he was thinking about all that money he was going to make. After all 30% could be a hefty amount especially if he caught as many shrimp out of the ocean as he had figured in his mind. However, after a while my father figured it out. NOTHING FROM NOTHING IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! Our “shrimping boat business” didn’t last very long!
Thanks for Reading! Captain Judy
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Maryland Natural Resources Police Blotter

Anne Arundel County –
On June 28, 2009, the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged John Allen Schuman 2nd of Pasadena, Maryland with operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol, operating a vessel while impaired by alcohol, negligent operation and exceeding the six knot speed limit. This incident occurred in Bodkin Creek on the Patapsco River in Anne Arundel County.
Cecil County –
On June 30, 2009, the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) investigated a single vessel boating accident on the Sassafras River. The accident involved a Jonathan Shillingford of Chester Springs, Pa. that was injured while wake boarding. Shillingford was on a wake board that was being towed behind a vessel. Shillingford lost control of the wake board and sustained non-life threatening injuries. Shillingford was transported to Christiana Hospital in Delaware. No charges are being filed as the result of the accident.
Cecil County –
On June 27, 2009, the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged Anthony Paul Foster with operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol, operating a vessel while impaired by alcohol and operating a vessel while under the influence of a combination of one or more drugs and/or alcohol. This incident occurred on the C & D Canal, Chesapeake City, Maryland.
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I Need A Kidney

Went to the doctor's office and here's the latest news about my kidney failure.
Many have asked my blood type. I finally found out. It is A positive. If this is your blood type and you want to donate a kidney to me, please let me know.
I will begin dialysis on Monday, July 6th. I will go every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3pm, until I get a new kidney in me. If the transplant board approves me, when the time comes, the opeartion will be done at Piedmont Hospital.
The doctor told me "don't get in a hurry as the transplant process to get a kidney could be long and laborious.
Speaking of which, the doctor told my nurse to start the process for getting me a kidney. So, now it's the waiting game.
To answer another question.."How do you feel?"
Well, I feel just fine. To look at me you wouldn't know I need a kidney. I look the same (not a pretty picture).
I'll keep you updated.
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Presidential Approval Index

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Obama Approval Index

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I need a kidney for transplant

Well, they put a cathater in my jugular vein in my neck for dialysis. It could take up to 3 months for my arm to "grow" to be able to be used. The cathater in my neck, with two big tubes hanging out, is so they can hook me up to dialysis right away. I have an appointment with my kidney doctor on Tueday, June 30th to find out what my schdeduled days for dialysis will be.
Once they can use my arm for dialysis the cathater in my neck will be removed.
At this point, I don't know my blood-type, in order to get a matching kidney. They are trying to get that information in order to start the process of finding a kidney/donor.
That's all the information I have at this time.
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Block Gun Sales to Over a Million Americans

Kurt Nimmo
Infowars
June 20, 2009
New Jersey Democrat senator Frank R. Lautenberg plans to introduce legislation designed to cancel the Second Amend rights of well over a million U.S. citizens this coming week, according to the New York Times. “Mr. Lautenberg plans to introduce legislation on Monday that would give the attorney general the discretion to block gun sales to people on terror watch lists,” the newspaper reports.
Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has promised to deny Americans their Second Amendment right if they end up on the government’s error-prone terrorist watch list.
Lautenberg is a notorious gun-grabber. He introduced a similar measure in 2007.
Lautenberg’s action comes in the wake of statistics compiled by the Government Accountability Office drawing attention to an “odd divergence” in federal law that allows erroneously designated terrorists to exercise their Second Amendment right to bear arms but prevents them from getting on a plane or getting a visa.
The Inspector General of the Justice Department reported that the Terrorist Screening Center — the FBI-administered organization that consolidates terrorist watch list information in the United States — had over 700,000 names in its database as of April 2007 and that the list was growing by an average of over 20,000 records per month, according to the ACLU. In March of this year the list hit the one million mark, a 32% increase from 2007.
The actual number may far exceed one million entries. The FBI says the number of names on its terrorist watch list is classified. In addition to the National Counterterrorism Center watch list, the FBI keeps a list of persons said to be domestic terrorists, according to ABC News.
Lautenberg said he was frustrated by an FBI refusal to disclose to investigators details and specific cases of gun purchases beyond the aggregate data included in the GAO report, the Times notes.
Inside Story asks just how effective the watchlist system is and what risks it poses to personal freedoms.
Earlier this year, a Department of Homeland Security report on “rightwing extremism” designated advocates of the Second Amendment, pro-life and anti-illegal immigration activists, and returning veterans as “terrorists.” It is not known if members of these groups are on the so-called terrorist watch list, although it is a fair assumption to conclude they are.
On May 15, 2007, then Illinois representative Rahm Emanuel, speaking at the annual Stand Up For a Safe America event sponsored by the gun-grabbing Brady Center, said that if your name appears on the bloated and error-ridden terror watch list your Second Amendment right should be denied (Emanuel’s comments are included in the Alex Jones clip below).
Obama chief of staff Emanuel’s promise may soon carry the force of law if Lautenberg’s proposed law makes it through Congress. According to the New York Times, however, the Justice Department is “noncommittal” about whether it would develop guidelines if Congress moved to give the attorney general discretion to block gun sales.
Lautenberg’s proposed bill is one of several now working their way through the labyrinth of Congress. On April 29, with little fanfare or corporate media coverage, H.R. 2159 was introduced and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The bill would “increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or the issuance of firearms or explosives licenses to a known or suspected dangerous terrorist.” Another bill, H.R. 1022, sponsored by New York Democrat Carolyn McCarthy and 67 co-sponsors, would provide AG Holder with the ability to ban guns at will.
Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, told WorldNetDaily that H.R. 2159 will be used in conjunction with the DHS “Rightwing Extremism” report. “By those standards, I’m one of [DHS Secretary] Janet Napolitano’s terrorists,” Pratt said. “This bill would enable the attorney general to put all of the people who voted against Obama on no-gun lists, because according to the DHS, they’re all potential terrorists.”
Lautenberg’s proposed bill would go one step further and allow Holder to deny the Second Amendment to officially designated enemies of the state.
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Need of a Kidney Transplant

Well, I just returned from the cardio vascular surgeon's office with my evaluation. My viens and arteries in my left arm are great. So, wednesday, June 24th, one of the doctors will put something natural together in my arm for me to be hooked up to the dialysis machine. If they get in there and can't do the procedure, they will put a plastic tube in my arm. The natural thing will last a lifetime. The plastic tube, if necessary, will last about two years and have to be replaced.
While I'm in surgery, which will be done as an outpatient at Kennestone Hospital, they will put a cathater in my jugular vein in my neck. It could take up to 3 months for my arm to "grow" to be able to be used. The cathater in my neck, with two big tubes hanging out, is so they can hook me up to dialysis right away.
Once they can use my arm for dialysis the cathater in my neck will be removed.
At this point, I won't find out my surgery time until Monday, June 22nd.
I don't know my blood-type yet, in order to get a matching kidney. They are trying to get that information in order to start the process of finding a kidney/donor.
That's all the information I have at this time.
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Peacock Bass trip

Greetings!
Have you ever wanted to experience the most aggressive fresh water fish in the world - the ultimate; Peacock Bass?I will be taking a group of anglers down to the Amazon on November 13th thru the 21st to experience just that! Peacock Bass are known for their aggressive strikes and incredible fight. If you need proof watch these videos now!
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On our GSS hosted Amazon Peacock Bass trip, we will set out daily, two per boat, in Nitro Bass Tracker Boats with a professional native guide. Our state of the art bass boats are fast, rugged, and can easily access lagoons and backwaters with large concentrations of fish. View our Peacock Bass Fishing website by clicking here. All fishing tackle (Falcon rods and Shimano reels) and lures are provided by the Lodge. I will be focusing on Fly fishing and will bring my 9wt. & 10wt. fly rods with sinking tip lines. If you plan to fly fish, you'll need to bring your own gear as well as flies. I would be happy to suggest proper gear as well as tested fly patterns!
Contact Colter, if you have any questions regarding this Peacock Bass Fishing Trip or you are ready to make a reservation.
Please contact me today toll-free at 888-850-4868, ext. 6 or 307-235-4650, Ext. 6.
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5 Tips to Prepare for 2009 Hurricane Season

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 28, 2009 - Historically, whenever a hurricane comes ashore along the Gulf or Atlantic coasts that's where the most damage is found. But even though a tropical storm system weakens significantly as it moves over land, it will often continue to carry a significant punch over a wide area inland -- possibly hundreds of miles from landfall.
With the start of the 2009 hurricane season June 1, BoatU.S. says inland boat owners should take these storms seriously and make preparations, even though the system may no longer be classified as a hurricane.
"Hurricane Ike, which ravaged the Texas coast last year, is a good example," said BoatU.S. Marine Insurance Technical Director Bob Adriance. "Though it was officially downgraded to a tropical depression soon after coming ashore, a combination of unrelenting wind and heavy rain continued to damage boats all the way up into Canada. One-fourth of the Ike claims filed with BoatU.S. Marine Insurance came from outside Texas -- including states such as Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. As they move inland, these storm systems have been known to dangerously swell creeks and rivers, sweeping entire marinas downriver," added Adriance.
Here are some tips from BoatU.S. to help inland boaters prepare for this 2009 hurricane season which continues through November 30:
1. Know the storm-worthiness of your marina, and be prepared to respond by removing your boat to high ground. Some marinas and private slips or docks on rivers are vulnerable to flash flooding. While freshwater lakes do not have a problem with wind-driven storm surge, rains can quickly raise lake levels and those dockage facilities in exposed locations can also get hit hard by wind and wave action.
2. Boats in the water at a marina or private dock should have extra lines with chafe protection added. Fenders and fender boards may also help.
3. Clear cockpit scuppers (deck drains) of any debris so rainwater will drain freely. Make sure your batteries are fully charged and your bilge pump is operating properly.
4. Remove "windage" items like cockpit biminis, dodgers and sails. These items are easily damaged in high winds. They also add undue strain to mooring or dock lines. If your boat is in a covered slip, lower and secure antennae and outriggers.
5. For boats on moorings, ensure all ground tackle is in top condition and chafe protection is added to prevent a breakaway.
Boaters can get some free hurricane preparation help, including a hurricane preparation worksheet, an in-depth Guide to Preparing Boats and Marinas for Hurricanes, and checklists for what to do before and after a hurricane strikes, go to the BoatU.S. "Hurricane Resource Center" at http://www.BoatUS.com/Hurricanes. The web site also helps boaters monitor incoming storms with up-to-the-minute storm tracking tools with live satellite imagery.

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LAPD Implies Owning Guns Is “Illegal”

Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Friday, May 22, 2009
A CBS News clip out of California that was prominently featured on the front page of Yahoo.com showed the LAPD melting down 40,000lbs worth of “illegal weapons” to ‘”prevent them ending up on the streets in the hands of criminals” and yet most of the guns shown were perfectly legal and were handed in by law-abiding citizens who had kept them in their own homes.
The sheer gall of the propaganda on show here is staggering, because for anyone who doesn’t have a decent knowledge of firearms, the clip leaves the impression that guns are illegal and owned by criminals - despite the fact that the vast majority of the guns shown being melted down, many of them rifles and pistols, are perfectly legal.
“We’re taking illegal weapons off the streets and putting them to better use,” states the LAPD officer at the end of the clip, failing to mention the fact that most of the guns being destroyed are perfectly legal and were handed in by law-abiding citizens who had kept them at home.
The anchor states, “Weapons that could have ended up in the hands of criminals are melted down,” implying that the LAPD is doing everyone a favor by destroying legal firearms owned by law-abiding citizens.
Only fully automatic firearms can be deemed “illegal,” yet most of the guns shown in the clip, which include a M1 carbine, used in deer hunting, a Walther PPK pistol, as well as a Winchester Ranger Model 120 shotgun, are completely legal to own.

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RELEASE OF CONGRESS API

A NEW DATA SOURCE THAT TRACKS SPECIAL-INTEREST POSITIONS ON KEY BILLS
BERKELEY, CA—MAPLight.org, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization that shows the connection between money and politics, announces the release of its new Congress API. The MAPLight.org Congress API provides live, up-to-date feeds of companies', organizations' and interest groups' positions in support or opposition to key bills in Congress.
MAPLight.org launches this free Congress API on the heels of Data.gov, the Obama administration’s vast new reservoir of downloadable government datasets and the Sunlight Foundation’s “Apps for America 2: The Data.gov Challenge” contest to encourage the creation of new data mashups that support the government transparency movement.
“The MAPLight.org Congress API was designed to help talented software developers create the next government transparency killer app to hold elected officials accountable,” said MAPLight.org’s executive director Daniel Newman. “The Congress API allows programmers and other websites to easily show, in their own programs and websites, whether companies like ExxonMobil or interest groups like the Sierra Club support or oppose key legislation,” said Newman. “MAPLight.org researchers comb through public information sources daily to shine a much-needed light on special-interest groups’ influence on U.S. Congress. We’re making this dataset freely available to foster transparency and promote participatory democracy.”
MAPLight.org’s API provides data on which special-interest groups support or oppose key bills. MAPLight.org’s researchers gather this support and opposition data from public-record sources: testimony at Congressional hearings, news articles and public statements of trade associations and other interest groups.
The API, updated daily, provides access to interest-group positions for the current session of Congress (111th), the 2007-2008 Congress (110th), selected bills from the 109th Congress, and the California State Legislature (2003-2004).
The MAPLight.org Congress API is available free to anyone who registers and abides by the Terms of Service.
Using the API requires enough programming knowledge to be able to parse JSON or XML.
For more information visit: http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=277969501&u=3029752
Non-programmers may also be interested in our Money and Votes Widget, which displays the amount of contributions received from organizations that supported and opposed a given bill.
To create a widget for a bill, first find a bill, select the Votes tab, then select Widget; this provides an interface where you can customize the widget and embed it in your website or blog.
For more information about the Sunlight Labs Data.gov Challenge visit: http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=277969501&u=3029754.
For more information about Data.gov visit: http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=277969501&u=3029755.
About MAPLight.org:MAPLight.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization based in Berkeley, California. Our mission is to illuminate the connection between Money and Politics (MAP) using our groundbreaking database of campaign contributions and legislative votes.
We combine data from the Federal Election Commission, the Center for Responsive Politics, GovTrack.us, the National Institute on Money in State Politics (NIMSP), the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission and other sources to better inform Americans and local and national media about the role of special-interest money in our political system.
Hundreds of newspapers, TV stations, radio shows and online news sites have cited our research, including CNN, the public radio show “Marketplace,” Harper’s magazine, The Washington Post, Reuters, and The Wall Street Journal.
MAPLight.org has received numerous awards including a Knight-Batten Award for Innovations in Journalism; a James Madison Freedom of Information Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter and a Webby nomination for best Politics website. To learn more, visit: MAPLight.org.

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Free NRA Memberships

Please pass on to all non NRA members (family and friends).
The NRA is giving FREE 1-yr memberships to everyone who wants to join.

They are trying to build up their membership to fight pending legislation that impacts our right to keep and bear arms.
It is very important that anti-gun congressmen see how many people they will have to fight to get their legislation through.
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These people are in line at a soup kitchen

First Lady Michelle Obama showed up as a "surprise volunteer" at Miriam's Kitchen, a soup kitchen for homeless poor people in DC. She brought with her some food donated by White House staff. The first lady served up mushroom risotto and broccoli to a long line of homeless men and women during part of her lunch hour, and in these photos poses for a picture for one homeless diner -- understandably excited to be in the First Lady's presence. Let's ask two simple questions about this news photo: 1) If this unidentified meal recipient is too poor to buy his own food, how does he afford a cell phone (it's a Blackberry)? 2) And if he is homeless, where do they send the cell phone bills? ... We are all being played as idiots...... as usual. WHY DOESN'T OUR MEDIA ASK THESE QUESTIONS?

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Going Boating? A Crew Safety Briefing

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 29, 2009 - Having friends and family aboard is what boating is all about. But in an emergency could they quickly locate a fire extinguisher or provide accurate location information to rescuers -- without your help?For National Safe Boating Week May 16 - 22, BoatU.S. Seaworthy magazine
Editor Bob Adriance has developed a short Crew Safety Checklist. "Boating is supposed to be fun, so we do not want to unduly alarm our guests. However, every skipper should take a few minutes before they leave the dock to share these tips with crew." They are:
1. Life Jackets: Offer a correctly sized life jacket to those who wish to wear one, show guests where they are stored and how they are properly worn.
2. Fire Extinguishers: They should be easily visible near engine and galley areas. Take a moment to explain what types they are and how they are meant to be used. Point out any fire port locations for snuffing out engine compartment fires.
3. Flares: Show where they are located and how to safely activate without causing injury.
4. Engine and Fuel Shutoffs: Especially on sailboats, it's not always clear how to shut off the engine (usually by pulling out the "kill" knob).
5. VHF Radio: It's very important to familiarize the crew with its operation, how to make a radio distress call, and DSC one-button rescue mode (if equipped).
6. Battery Switch: Show the crew how to turn off power in case of an electrical fire.
7. Chartplotter, GPS, and Loran: At a minimum, crew should know to find a latitude/longitude position with these electronics. Pinpoint its location on the unit's screen. Have a paper chart aboard, show your crew where you're departing from and headed for the day.
8. Man Overboard Gear: Show where it is and give a brief explanation on how to use it.
To help boaters learn more about these and other safety related items, the BoatU.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has an Online Boating Safety Study Guide at http://www.BoatUS.com/foundation/toolbox>>.

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Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009

Dear Concerned Citizen,
The liberals are at it again. In a new bill introduced the first day of the present session of Congress, and with zero coverage from the MSM, H.R. 45 (Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009) targets all gun owners in the U.S.A. While the media the world and everyone else is focused on the "phony plan" to spend tax dollars legislation is sneaking through the House and Senate for more gun control.
This nefarious bill seeks to strip us all of our Constitutional Rights to possess and bear firearms of any distinction. It requires, within the first two years, that all new guns be registered. The bill goes retroactive after two years. Meaning that two years after the passage of the bill, ALL FIREARMS in a citizen's possession must be registered, not just those purchased after the bill passes, and this apparently applies to antique firearms as well.
Reject Gun Bans and call, email or fax all 100 Senators and all 435 House Representatives
Every five years the firearm owner must go through a complete renewal process for each weapon owned. Failure to comply carries stiff penalties including confiscation of the firearms and jail time (penalties as high as ten years imprisonment in some cases). The bill also authorizes government searches without warrant, the creation of a federal bureaucracy to monitor firearm possession, etc.
The following is a summary of the bill as provided by the Congressional Research Service. If you read the whole bill, you'll find it will effectively preclude the ownership of any firearms by law-abiding people unless directly licensed by the Attorney General :
1/6/2009--
Introduced. Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 -
Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a person from possessing a firearm unless that person has been issued a firearm license under this Act or a state system certified under this Act and such license has not been invalidated or revoked.
Prescribes license application, issuance, and renewal requirements.
Prohibits transferring or receiving a qualifying firearm unless the recipient presents a valid firearms license, the license is verified, and the dealer records a tracking authorization number.
Prescribes firearms transfer reporting and record keeping requirements.
Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a federal record of sale system.
Prohibits:
1. Transferring a firearm to any person other than a licensee, unless the transfer is processed through a licensed dealer in accordance with national instant criminal background check system requirements, with exceptions;
2. Licensed manufacturer or dealer from failing to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements of this Act;
3. Failing to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the Attorney General within 72 hours;
4. Failing to report to the Attorney General an address change within 60 days;
5. Keeping a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, knowingly or recklessly disregarding the risk that a child is capable of gaining access, if a child uses the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of firearms provisions covered by this Act. Directs the Attorney General to:
6. Establish and maintain a firearm injury information clearinghouse;
7. Conduct continuing studies and investigations of firearm-related deaths and injuries; and
8. Collect and maintain current production and sales figures of each licensed manufacturer.
Authorizes the Attorney General to certify state firearm licensing or record of sale systems.
Like all other threats against our freedoms, we must rise and defeat this bill, slap it down hard.
In order to stop Schumer and Feinstein and there fellow gun-grabbers we need to let the Congress know with thousands of faxes telling them to leave guns alone. Americans like you who understand what our Founding Fathers envisioned for our nation...and who are willing to fight to defend our Constitution and for what it stands.
So please, help the Citizens Committee defeat those who wish to gut and trash the United States Constitution. Help flood the U.S. Senate and the House with the sea of FAXES big enough to drown each and every Senator and Representative willing to vote away the Second Amendment. Douglas G. Platt
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LET THE FIGHT BEGIN

Nobody can sell any ammunition after June 30, 2009
It has already started....
Ammunition Accountability Legislation
Remember how Obama said that he wasn't going to take your guns? Well, it seems that his allies in the anti-gun world have no problem with taking your ammo!
The bill 20 that is being pushed in 18 states (including Illinois and Indiana ) requires all ammunition to be encoded by the manufacture in a data base of all ammunition sales. So they will know how much you buy and what calibers.
Nobody can sell any ammunition after June 30, 2009 unless the ammunition is coded.
Any privately held uncoded ammunition must be destroyed by July 1, 2011. (Including hand loaded ammo.)
They will also charge a ....05 cent tax on every round so every box of ammo you buy will go up at least $2.50 or more!
If they can deprive you of ammo they do not need to take your gun!
This legislation is currently pending in 18 states: Alabama , Arizona , California , Connecticut , Hawaii , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , Maryland , Mississippi , Missouri , New Jersey , New York , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , and Washington ..
Send to your friends in these states AND fight to dissolve this BILL!!
To find more about the anti-gun group that is sponsoring this legislation and the specific legislation for each state, go to:
http://ammunitionaccountability.org/Legislation.htm

Sportsmen Call on Rush Limbaugh

(Columbus) "The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) is spearheading an effort calling on American sportsmen and women to ask radio personality Rush Limbaugh to disassociate himself from the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the largest animal rights group in the country.
On April 14, 2009, the HSUS revealed that Rush Limbaugh had recorded two radio announcements supporting two of its programs. This revelation has caused an uproar in the sportsmen's community due to HSUS's long-standing history of assaulting hunting, fishing, and trapping rights.
"Many of Mr. Limbaugh's supporters are the very people targeted by the HSUS," said Bud Pidgeon, USSA president and CEO. "By lending such a prominent voice to supporting HSUS, he is helping to deceive people about the real agenda of the organization."
After being notified of Mr. Limbaugh's promotion of the HSUS, the USSA sent him a letter to shed light on HSUS's true agenda and outlining anti-hunting activities undertaken by HSUS. The letter also urged Mr. Limbaugh to disassociate himself from the group.
The letter, signed by the USSA President and CEO, Walter P. Pidgeon, Jr., details why the HSUS is the top opponent of sportsman rights:
¦every major piece of legislation, lawsuit or ballot issue that would restrict the rights of Americans to hunt originated with HSUS. This includes bankrolling ballot issues to ban the hunting of America's #1 game bird, the mourning dove, lobbying legislation to ban the only effective hunting methods to control black bear numbers, opposition to hunting on Sundays, and opposition to allowing parents the ability to choose at what age their sons and daughters are permitted to begin hunting and much, much more.
"The HSUS is the number one opponent of sportsmen in America today," said Pidgeon. "It uses seemingly harmless campaigns like the ones endorsed by Mr. Limbaugh to raise funds for the organization to advance its controversial mission. It is our hope that once Mr. Limbaugh hears from American sportsmen and women he will understand how his endorsement aids HSUS in its quest to to destroy American freedoms such as hunting, fishing and trapping."
Take Action: All sportsmen and sportswomen should immediately contact Rush Limbaugh and urge him to sever his ties with HSUS. Explain that regardless of the issue being promoted by HSUS, their true agenda is to destroy America's heritage of hunting, fishing, trapping, and all scientific wildlife management methods.
Call his line at 1-800-282-2882 from noon to 3 pm eastern standard time on weekdays
E-mail him atelrushbo @ eibnet dot com
Mail a letter to:
The Rush Limbaugh Show
1270 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and sportsmen's organizations that protects 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, http://www.ussportsmen.org//page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ussportsmen.org%2f&srcid=1571&srctid=1&erid=2785655.

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Have you got this is your scope

Very Important for you to be aware of a NEW BILL HR 45 introduced into the House. This is the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record ofSale Act of 2009 .
Even gun shop owners didn't know about this because it is flying under the radar. To find out about this - go to any government website and type in HR 45 or Google HR 45 Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sales Act of 2009 . You will get all the information.
Basically this would make it illegal to own a firearm- any rifle with a clip or ANY pistol unless:
-It is registered
-You are fingerprinted
-You supply a current Driver's License
-You supply your Social Security #
-You will submit to a physical & mental evaluation at any time of their choosing
-Each update - change or ownership through private or public sale must be reported and costs $25 - Failure to do so you automatically lose the right to own a firearm and are subject up to a year in jail.
-There is a child provision clause on page 16 section 305 stating a child-access provision. Gun must be locked and inaccessible to any child under 18.
They would have the right to come and inspect that you are storing your gun safely away from accessibility to children and fine is punishable for up to 5 yrs. in prison.
If you think this is a joke - go to the website and take your pick of many options to read this. It is long and lengthy. But, more and more people are becoming aware of this.
Pass the word along. Any hunters in your family - pass this along.
The best way to fight this is to tell all your friends about it and "spring into action". Also we should all join a pro-gun group like the Colorado Rifle Association, hunting associations, gun clubs and especially the NRA.
This is just a "termite" approach to complete confiscation of guns and disarming of our society to the point we have no defense - chip away a little here and there until the goal is accomplished before anyone realizes it.
This is one to act on whether you own a gun or not.
If you take my gun, only the criminal will have one to use against me. HR 45 only makes me/us less safe . I know this bill, if passed, would make them happy and in less danger from their victims. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.45 http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/show http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-45
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Sportsmen Should Tell 'American Idol' : "No!"

Sportsmen should contact Fox Broadcasting, the company that airs American Idol, immediately.
They should be told that country music star Carrie Underwood’s rendition of “Home Sweet Home” isn’t so sweet for the millions of sportsmen who will be attacked by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) after they make money off the tune.
According to Carrie Underwood’s official website, the song is going to be used each week on the hit television show when a contestant is voted off.
Unfortunately, Underwood has made clear that a portion of the proceeds from subsequent sales of that song will go to benefit the largest anti-hunting organization in the nation, HSUS. This will give HSUS even more money to direct towards hunters, anglers, and trappers nationwide.
“Carrie Underwood has decided to use her talents to benefit an organization dedicated to destroying the rights of thousands of her fans,” said U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) senior vice president, Rick Story. “HSUS does not operate or oversee animal shelters; it is a radical organization that seeks to end hunting and other responsible uses of animals in America.”
Story said that sportsmen must send American Idol a strong message that its indirect support of HSUS, is not appreciated.
Sportsmen can make a difference. Companies such as Iams, General Mills, Accor Hotels, Pet Safe, Sears, Meijer Inc, and Ace Hardware ended relationships with HSUS after thousands of sportsmen levied strong protest.
Take Action! Sportsmen are urged to contact key personnel at American Idol’s parent company, Fox Broadcasting and demand that Underwood’s song not be given a stage to raise money for HSUS.
Mr. Peter Liguori Fox Broadcasting Company Chairman of Entertainment 10201 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90064-2606 Fax: 310-369-1283 Phone: 310-369-3553
For more information regarding the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alert Network, call 614-888-4868.
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance 801 Kingsmill Parkway Columbus, Ohio 4322929

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Babying Big Bass

How you handle a lunker impacts its chances of survival.
ATHENS, Texas—One of the biggest factors that influences the survival of fish entered into the ShareLunker program is how those fish are handled and cared for prior to being picked up by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) employees.
ShareLunker handling and care tips on the TPWD web site emphasize minimal contact with the fish and keeping it in a stress-free environment as much as possible. Removing the fish from the livewell or holding tank for photographs stresses the fish, increases the chance the fish will get fungal infections where touched and multiplies the risk of serious injury such as a broken jaw.
All big bass are powerful, but anglers who have never tried to hold a fish weighing 13 pounds or more may be surprised at how strong the fish is and how hard it is to control. “We have all seen pictures of bass being held up with one hand grasping the lower jaw,” says Jim Matthews, hatchery manager at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, which is home to the ShareLunker program. “Doing this with a lunker bass will almost ensure a serious injury to the fish’s jaw.”
As the person in charge of caring for ShareLunkers while they are at TFFC, biologist Juan Martinez sees all the problems that arise from improper handling. “Over-handling stresses the fish,” he says. “If anglers would just take one or two pictures and then leave the fish alone, it might not get as stressed. Other problems we see are fish coming in with missing scales or scrapes, which might come from being held in a wire basket or small container, from spawning activity or brushing against trees.”
Martinez agrees with Matthews that broken jaws on fish are usually caused by the fish being held incorrectly when being landed or photographed. “A misconception is that the mouth of a fish with a broken jaw will remain open,” he says. “This is not always the case. If the jaw is broken in the middle and not where the jaw is connected to the skull, the mouth will remain closed. This type of injury is common when fish are held in a vertical position with the lower body not being supported.”
David Campbell, ShareLunker program manager, offers the following tips for handling big bass to avoid injuring them.
--Wet your hands before touching the fish.
--Using your dominant hand, grip the fish with your thumb inside the mouth and your fingers locked on the outside of the mouth.
--Support the rear of the fish with your other hand placed beneath the fish just forward of the tail.
--Lift the fish out of the water in a horizontal position using both hands for support.
--DO NOT hold the fish by the lower jaw in a vertical position. This can dislocate or break the jaw, practically guaranteeing the fish will not survive, since it will not be able to eat.
--Handle the fish only when putting it into a livewell or holding tank. Do not keep the fish out of water or keep removing it from the water for photographs.
“Remember that the fish has to be in the water to be able to breathe,” Campbell says. “The fish is already stressed by being caught and put into a different environment, and holding it out of the water increases the stress level. This may develop into a serious medical condition, and one to three weeks later, the fish may die. Taking photos is okay if everyone gets ready before the fish is removed from the water and is put back within thirty seconds.”
--If you must handle the fish, try to do so out of the wind and keep it out of water as little as possible. Wind can dry out the eyes very quickly and result in damage.
A 13- or 14-pound bass is the equivalent of a 170-class whitetail buck, with the difference being that the buck goes on the wall, while the fish, if properly handled and cared for, can live to continue to produce more fish. Anglers who want to continue to have the opportunity to catch big bass can improve their chances by treating those big bass like babies.

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National Geographic Bass Quest

Hey guys,

National Geographic did a special on the quest for the world record Largemouth.

Here is a clip of "Dottie" the 25 pounder that got foul-hooked a few years back.

It even shows the fish being weighed= 25 lbs 1 oz.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=51335470

Too bad she died.

Deer colorblind to orange

Another fall hunting season is winding down, and while the sport continues to be very safe, there have been some accidental shootings that could have been prevented. Not all of those who were involved in the shooting accidents were wearing the proper amount of sometimes-required and always-recommended hunter orange.
If hunters think they are reducing the likelihood that deer will see them by forgoing orange safety hats and vests, they are mistaken. What deer can and cannot see is surprising.
“Deer are somewhat colorblind,” said Cory Morea, deer management program coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
“During the day, deer see colors in what we could consider blue to yellow-green,” added Elina Garrison, a biologist with the FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. “Some believe they are completely red-green colorblind, like some humans,” she said.
Wearing orange is a good practice when afield during any hunting season.
“Not properly identifying your target and what is beyond, is the leading cause of hunting fatalities,” according to the FWC’s “2007-08 Florida Hunting Incident Report.”
Although animal vision is often much better than human sight, distinguishing colors in daylight is not a strong point for the white-tailed deer, although detecting UV light is.
Drs. R. Larry Marchinton and Karl V. Miller of the University of Georgia studied what white-tailed deer see in daylight. Scientists from California and Wisconsin also participated in the 1993 study.
The study showed that white-tailed deer have two classes of cone photoreceptors; humans have three. Deer have dichromatic (two-color) vision; humans have trichromatic vision. So what deer don’t see are the oranges and reds that stand out so well to people. These facts have been echoed by others:
“Idaho law does not require the wearing of hunter orange but it is highly recommended,” according to that state’s hunter-education information. “It is a color not found in nature, and most game animals cannot see the bright fluorescent color, since they are colorblind.”
The International Hunter Education Association advises, “Wearing highly visible hunter or ‘blaze’ orange clothing makes it much easier for other hunters to see you and increases your safety while hunting. That’s why the majority of states and provinces recommend or require hunter orange clothing for most kinds of hunting activities.”
Here is the rule in Florida: “It is unlawful to hunt deer or to accompany another person hunting deer on public lands unless each person is wearing a minimum of 500 square inches of daylight-fluorescent orange material as an outer garment … above the waistline.”
The reasoning is sound, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. In its report titled “Hunting-associated injuries and wearing ‘hunter’ orange clothing,” the CDC noted that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation and the N.Y. Department of Health analyzed hunting-associated injuries from 1989 to 1995. “The findings indicate that most injured hunters in two-party incidents were not wearing hunter orange.”
One caveat: Some hunters are colorblind too and may not detect the orange clothing. The FWC says, “Colorblind hunters must use extra caution. They may have trouble identifying game and recognizing hunter-fluorescent orange.
“Good vision is the foundation for good shooting and hunting safety. Have your eyes examined on a regular basis.”
A second caveat: A deer’s keen vision includes detecting UV light, according to manufacturers of hunter clothing. Some cite studies indicating that deer can detect clothing made or washed with UV brighteners. If so, hunters not only should wear orange; they should be careful what else they wear in the woods to be more effective. According to “How Game Animals See and Smell,” a book by Kurt von Besser of Atsko/Sno-Seal Inc., most camouflage clothes and laundry detergents contain UV brighteners, which deer can detect. He says that hunters can avoid brighteners by choosing camouflage outfits that are manufactured free of brighteners and by washing them only with a laundry detergent free of UV brighteners.

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Homegrown

What in the Hell is going on in this country. If it was the Branch Dividians or some of the Right Wing groups up in Montana setting up a training ground, 8 different Federal agencies would have already set up a siege or killed somebody. Why is this being ignored? This is being reported by Fox News none the less also. http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?maven_referralObject=3625333&maven_referralPlaylistId=&sRevUrl=http://www.foxnews.com/hannity/index.html

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National Right-To-Carry Reciprocity Bills

Click here: NRA-ILA :: Update On National Right-To-Carry Reciprocity Bills

http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=4402


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Basic Homemade Wine

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
4 cups sugar
1 (12 fluid ounce) can unsweetened frozen juice concentrate - (any flavor except citrus), thawed
3 1/2 quarts cold water, or as needed

Combine the yeast, sugar and juice concentrate in a gallon jug. Fill the jug the rest of the way with cold water. Rinse out a large balloon, and fit it over the opening of the jug. Secure the balloon with a rubber band. Place jug in a cool dark place. Within a day you will notice the balloon starting to expand. As the sugar turns to alcohol the gasses released will fill up the balloon. When the balloon is deflated back to size the wine is ready to drink. It takes about 6 weeks total.
FOOTNOTE: Use a frozen juice concentrate without added sweeteners for best results

Deer Story

I've had some deer emails in the past and I thought some of you would find this interesting. I think this happened near the SD and Iowa border and the folks that took these pictures live in Larchwood Iowa.
All photos are from Terry and Sherry Bolding
On November 6, a relative, Donna Viereck, called to tell us that she was driving to Canton, South Dakota and had seen a buck in the distance with his head down. It wasn't moving, and although she honked the car horn repeatedly, he wouldn't raise his head.
She grabbed her binoculars and looked at him, and saw that the buck's horns were entangled with those of another one, which was dead. So she called us and asked if we wanted an adventure -- untangling the animals! Well, we went, pronto!!! I took my camera and we walked right up to them.












They were tangled in an old fence line just east of a golf course, where some railroad tracks had been. The live buck was on the high side, and the dead buck on the slope. The other buck had been dead for 2 or 3 days, we estimated.

Terry attempted to break a point off the dead buck's rack with his pliers, but couldn't.... He tried turning the dead buck's head but the other one just became more frightened and started backing up.
The live buck had the bigger rack - a 5 x 6. The dead buck was bigger bodied and looked to be an older deer. It had more "stickers" on its rack.


The now scared buck eventually got out of the fence, and out in the open. Terry pulled an old post out of the fence line and used it to try and pry the racks loose, but it didn't work.


We finally decided to go to a friend's house in order to borrow his chainsaw, but then we thought something quieter would be better, and so got a hacksaw instead. Terry sawed the main beam on the dead buck and then other one was free!


The buck didn't realize this for probably 30 seconds or so. When he did, he started striking the dead buck in the face repeatedly.


He finally raised his head a little, and then a little more. He stood there with his head held high looking at both of us and we wondered if he were going to try charging us too! Then he turned and ran off rather wobbly. He went a short distance, lay down briefly, and then got up and took off in the direction of the Big Sioux River .


Terry and Sherry, thanks for the great story and photos, and for setting the big guy free! Maybe now one of our readers has the chance to meet up with him under better circumstances.

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HOPE FOR CHESTNUT TREES

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (Dec. 22, 2008) - Location, location, location.
It's the mantra of Realtors everywhere. But it may also be the reason a mighty tree long since gone from most of the Georgia landscape may get another chance to thrive.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources biologist Nathan Klaus made national headlines in 2006 after discovering a stand of American chestnut trees near President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Little WhiteHouse at Warm Springs, Ga. Once a fairly dominant species, the majestic chestnut was virtually wiped out by a fast-spreading fungal blight that swept through Georgia in the 1920s.
A long-time supporter of efforts to bring back the nearly extinct tree, Klaus recently began working on research that could continue to help restore the chestnut to its native range.
A few months ago, Klaus began looking at land lottery maps and using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to plug in historic locations of American chestnuts. He hoped to develop a map showing the range and density of the trees in Georgia before the blight.
Researchers with The American Chestnut Foundation are working to develop blight-resistant chestnut sprouts, using an established program known as backcross breeding to create American chestnuts that are 1/16th Chinese chestnut, a hardier cousin. The goal is to have a tree that has enough of the Chinese species genes to resist blight but mostly is the tall, hardy American species once known and loved in the U.S.
Klaus' research is important in helping determine the best place to plant the genetically strengthened trees. Old land lottery maps show where chestnut trees once were. Klaus scanned the paper maps into a computer-modeling program and has been able to determine which areas had a higher density of chestnuts trees and what species occurred with them.
The Georgia chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation has been working for 25 years with the national organization's backcross-breeding program. The chapter is now using pollen found in the wild to pollinate orchard-grown chestnuts. The hope is that using the information from Klaus' work, the American chestnut will have a higher degree of success as the seeds or seedlings are brought back to the South for planting.
Pollinating trees in the wild can be a difficult process, according to Martin Cipollini, the chapter's breeding program coordinator.
"It relatively easy to collect the pollen from wild trees in Georgia and use it to pollinate hybrid trees in orchards. This "father tree" approach is easier than trying to pollinate flowers on wild trees that are often in rather inaccessible locations on steep slopes," Cipollini said.
"In the past 25 years, The American Chestnut Foundation has made considerable progress toward breeding blight-resistant trees. But, its ultimate goal of reintroducing these trees to the wild in large numbers requires knowledge of proper habitat requirements and planting techniques." The American Chestnut Foundation, working with its state chapters, has created hundreds of lines of trees that are well advanced through the backcross-breeding process. In the next few years, thousands of "final" generation nuts will be ready for testing in the wild. So far, the Georgia chapter has created three lines using surviving Georgia trees as "fathers."
These lines are in orchard test sites.This past summer, the chapter produced four more lines using Georgia trees. These will go into test orchards next spring. The chapter wants to produce at least 20 lines using different Georgia chestnuts and including genetic diversity from throughout the tree's historical range in the state.
But the question remains, just where is that range?
"Where do they belong and where will they thrive today? What was their true historical range? Did they grow near creeks or up on ridges, and if so, in what type of soils? These are answers we need before we begin to restore this species," said Klaus, a senior wildlife biologist with the DNR's Wildlife Resources Division.
Klaus is using property line records from the early 1800s to develop mathematical models that look at factors such as slope, soil composition, landforms, geology and aspect and elevation. An accurate description of the tree's native range is needed as most institutional knowledge has been gone for several generations and the anecdotal knowledge available is not always accurate or reliable. The hope is that these new models can be applied to modern maps to show the actual historic range for the trees.
For instance, Klaus says chestnuts were not everywhere in the mountains, although anecdotally it has been suggested the trees were dominant in the Blue Ridge.
An elevation map will show where best to plant the trees since they have different relationships to elevation depending on the region.
"There was definitely a well-defined niche in the world for these trees," Klaus said.
"The tree's range extended well down into the Coastal Plain. Many people do not realize that the trees were in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions of Georgia."
Hybrid trees for blight resistance testing are being planted in orchard sites around the state, including Berry College and the Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center, operated by the University of Georgia. Georgians can help conserve rare plants such as the American chestnut as well as animals not legally hunted, fished for or trapped and their habitats, through buying wildlife license plates featuring a bald eagleor a ruby-throated hummingbird. They can also donate to the Give Wildlife a Chance state income tax checkoff. Both programs are vital to the Nongame Conservation Section, which receives no state funds.
Visit www.georgiawildlife.com for more information, or call Nongame Conservation offices in Social Circle (770-761-3035), Forsyth(478-994-1438) or Brunswick (912-264-7218).
To find out more about the Georgia chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation, visit http://www.gatacf.org/
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Boat Trailer Maintenance

"Most problems can be avoided if boaters spend a little time and effort in pre-season maintenance, trouble-shooting and trailer repairs. February is a good time to start because of poor boating weather, and a prime time to accomplish those tasks" said Leon Hudson.
Boat Trailer Maintenance
Trailers are the most ignored piece of boating equipment, but the one on which everything else rides, literally. When going on an outing the last thing you want to happen is to be stranded on the side of the road where you may have to leave your investment unprotected while you seek help. It is important to make sure your boat trailer is not the problem.
“People tend to take their boat trailer for granted,” said Leon Hudson president of the 50 year old Houston-based McClain Trailers, Inc. "But boat trailers are just like any other piece of equipment; you have to maintain them to get the best from them."
Most boat trailer problems can be traced to one crucial part.
“Bearings probably account for 99% of the problems people have with their boat trailer,” Leon says.
Bearings bear and disperse friction of revolving wheels. They are, by far, the hardest working part of a boat trailer.
If bearings are not kept properly lubricated, or if they are subjected to abuse, they can rust or deteriorate from friction caused by heat. When a trailer’s bearings stop doing their job, the wheel stops working. Thus causing one or more of the following, seizing, ruining the spindle, disintegrating and causing the wheel hub to collapse and ride on the spindle.
A common cause of bearing problems occurs when a boater drives a couple of hours to a destination, then immediately launches their boat. “The (wheel) hub is hot, and then it’s put into cold water” Leon said. "You get water pulled past the (bearing) seals, and then it condenses there." If the water is left there bearing will rust causing them to fail even if grease is present.
This water in the bearing lubricant is especially problematic for coastal anglers; saltwater is very corrosive.
What to do?
"During the off season, boaters should remove their boat trailer’s tires, and check their bearings, races and hubs," Leon said. "If there is any problem - a grinding when the hub is spun, or a hub that wobbles – replace the bearings and races, inspect the hub and spindle for damage, and repair or replace them as necessary."
How to replace bearings:
"Maintaining proper bearing lubrication also is crucial," Leon said. "For most boat trailer wheels, a Bearing Buddy® or similar item which uses a spring-tensioned seal to force lubricant into the hub works well."
"Boaters should avoid allowing their boat trailer to sit unmoved for weeks or months," Leon said. When a boat trailer sits idle, bearing lubricant can settle to the bottom of the hub, leaving upper portions of the bearings with little or no lubrication." I recommend moving the trailer often and this will keep bearing grease on all the bearings,” Leon said.
"Boat trailer springs take a beating from the load they support and the conditions they endure," said Leon . "Boaters, particularly those who launch in saltwater, should check their springs for rust." Leon recommends regularly coating trailer springs with a protection such as a penetrating oil or even grease.
"Investing in a spare wheel hub (fit with bearings and races) and a spare tire is good insurance against wheel bearing problems on the road. If a hub’s bearing craters, it is relatively simple to remove the damaged hub and bearings and replace them with the spare. Complete hub assemblies for the most common trailers can be purchased for $35-$90," Leon said.
"Many times a boater will have a spare tire but when a flat occurs they are unable to loosen the lug nuts because the studs have become rusted to a point the lug nuts cannot be removed. Spending time, a minimum of twice annually removing the lug nuts and treating the studs with an anti-corrosive additive will save time and expense when it becomes necessary to replace a tire, Leon said"
"Boat trailers typically come with six-ply tires. These tires often are designed to hold much higher air pressure than automobile tires. Under-inflating trailer tires will cause severe tire wear. Boaters should check the recommended air pressure for their tires and maintain that pressure," Leon said.
No boater should be without a tool box. It should include, at minimum, wrenches, a socket set, a variety of screwdrivers (Phillips and slot), electrical tape, duct tape, hose clamps, at least a couple of styles of pliers, and a means of jacking a trailer. McClain can offer several solutions for carrying and storing equipment.
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Here's more information:

Boat Trailer Maintenance Is Critical In The Marine Environment

Here’s what to do:

Wash your trailer after each use, especially if it was in saltwater. Do this every time! Rinse every part of the trailer with fresh water, especially the suspension and behind the wheels. Flush out the brakes if your trailer equipped with a flush kit.

Saltwater is very corrosive.

The sure things in life are: death, taxes and trailer corrosion. Rinsing will greatly prolong your trailer’s life. Protect your tailer hardware with Corrosion X spray (available at some boating stores.) Spray the nuts, bolts, leaf-springs, winch gears and all other hardware items.

Use tie down straps.

These inexpensive ratchet-type straps help secure your boat to the trailer. Wal-Mart and Home Depot have great prices on tie-downs. Every boat should be secured with several. Tie down the transom and the bow (even if your winch strap is already connected.) Your winch strap is not a tie down strap. I was surprised that my boat towed better with the straps than without.

Keep an eye on the news.

You regularly see boats that have fallen off their trailers and onto the freeway. It’s amazing.

Grease bearings.

Do this every couple of weeks. Remove the hub cover. Locate the "Zirc" grease fitting--it's the "nipple" that fits into the femaie end of a grease gun. Squeeze grease from the gun until bearing are full (but not too full.) My dealer recommended using heavy duty DISC BRAKE grease on the trailer. Others have suggested using heavy duty marine grease. It’s important that the grease doesn’t degrade in water. Try out Kendall Super Blue grease. Feel your hubs for excess heat when traveling. They should not feel any hotter than a cup of coffee. Use Bearing Buddies or other such bearing-saving devices. Milky grease is a sign that it has been compromised by water. If this happens, repack all bearings. Repack wheel bearings every six months as part of scheduled maintence. They can be repacked annually if you use a bearing saving device such as Bearing Buddies.

Lubricate your lug nuts/posts so that you will be able to loosen them to change tires. This is especially important if you are fixing a flat by the side of the road. Lug nuts tend to rust easily. Use "Never Seize" grease, Boeshield T-9 or frequent applications of WD-40, penetrating oil or silicone spray. Replace steel lug nuts with stainless steel.

Check your tire pressure.

Trailer tires are different from car/truck tires. Check the tire sidewall for correct pressure (usually 50-65 psi.)

Check your tire tread.

Use the penny test by inserting a penny into the tread. The tread should touch the top of Abe Lincoln’s head.

Check the lights.

Have someone depress the brake pedal and use the turn signal while you stand behind the vehicle and ensure the correct lights illuminate.

Check fastners and all trailer hardware to make sure they're tight.

Use safety chains correctly. Chris-cross the chains below the tongue. Position the hooks to your tow vehicle in such a way that they won't easily "boune off." Even better, use a closed-end fastner.

Do not put too much weight on the trailer.

Gear can add a lot of weight - even if your boat can handle all of the gear, look at the weight rating on your trailer and do not exceed the maximum weight.

If you are storing your boat be sure to block and cover your trailer tires.

Remember rubber degrades when exposed to sunlight and also rots when exposed to the ground. You may wish to shade your tires. Moving your trailer periodically or jacking your trailer off the ground will help reduce dry rotting of your tires.

As you do with your car, carry emergency equipment for your trailer.

Make a trailer emergency kit that contains a spare wheel and tire, lug wrench, wheel chocks, bearing grease, extra hub assembly, extra line (for the winch and tie-down straps), replacement light bulbs, wheel bearings and road flares/markers.
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