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A federal judge ruled that the Harrison County, Mississippi, sheriff made "an honest mistake" when he destroyed several acres of a hunting club's deer-attracting food plots, mistaking the kenaf plants […]

The article discusses the stand of the 2008 presidential candidates on hunting and fishing issues in the U.S. It explores the stand of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama, and vice presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joseph Biden on sportsmen's issues. A chart that shows the stand of the 110th Congress' incumbents on sportsmen's issue is presented. Moreover, a roundtable discussion on the primary issues that needs to be considered in the election is also presented.

The article features several conservationalists in the U.S. Ray Howell, founder of the Kicking Bear Foundation, holds free bowhunting and archery for disadvantaged youths. Dick Sternberg, former biologist for the Department of Natural Resources, convinced the state legislature to approve the Accelerated Stocking program which aims to raise fish stocking at lakes. Under the leadership of Dick Blythe, chairman of the Indiana Grand Kankakee Marsh Restoration Project, the program has obtained 18,000 acres of wetlands and raised over $15 million since 1994.

The article features several leaders in the sport of fishing and hunting in the U.S. Gary Loomis is a fishing-rod innovator, fishing conservation leader and pioneer of modern carbon-graphite rod technology. Brothers Dick and Jim Cabela operate Cabela's, a retail sporting-goods store and support 40 conservation organizations. Champion archer Jennie Richardson stands as the state coordinator for the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) school program.

Previous imaging and neurophysiological studies have suggested that the posterior inferior temporal region participates in tasks requiring the recognition of objects, including faces, words, and letters; however, the relationship between accuracy of recognition and activity in that region has not been systematically investigated. In this study, positron emission tomography was used to estimate glucose metabolism in 60 normal adults performing a computer-generated letter-recognition task. Both a region of interest and a voxel-based method of analysis, with subject state and trait variables statistically controlled, found task accuracy to be: (1) negatively related to metabolism in the left ventrolateral inferior temporal occipital cortex (Brodmann's area 37, or ventrolateral BA 37) and (2) positively related to metabolism in a region of the right ventrolateral frontal cortex (Brodmann's areas 47 and 11, or right BA 47/11). Left ventrolateral BA 37 was significantly related both to hits and to false alarms, whereas the right BA 47/11 finding was related only to false alarms. The results were taken as supporting an automaticity mechanism for left ventrolateral BA 37, whereby task accuracy was associated with automatic letter recognition and in turn to reduced metabolism in this extrastriate area. The right BA 47/11 finding was interpreted as reflecting a separate component of task accuracy, associated with selectivity of attention broadly and with inhibition of erroneous responding in particular. The findings are interpreted as supporting the need for control of variance due to subject and task variables, not only in correlational but also in subtraction designs.

The article offers information on the various issues the presidential candidates in the U.S., President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, should address to earn the vote of sportsmen in the nation. The issues include the catch-share regulations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the regulations to address wildfires across public lands, and risks posed by the increase in the number of population of wolves in Norwestern states. Another issue the conversation funding.

The article discusses the recent expansion of mountain lions across the states in the U.S. Some experts predict that cougar sightings' may soon become routine in states like Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota and Illinois. Cougar expert and photographer Maurice Hornoker says much of the Eastern U.S. is the potential mountain lion country. Several mountain lion sightings recorded by the Cougar Network are mentioned.

The article offers information on several incidents of white-tailed deers that are trapped in commercial or residential buildings in the U.S. An 8-point buck has entered the house of hunter Ron Cooper in Belpre, West Virginia through the Plexiglas storm door into the kitchen. A North Dakota piano teacher was busy drilling a young student on her scales and octaves when a whitetail buck crashed into the room through a narrow window and sent the pair scurrying to the back yard for safety.

Several personal narratives are presented which explores the authors' experience and encounters with whitetail bucks.

The article cites several issues about the wild and unusual side of waterfowling and retrievers in the U.S. A tenacious 6-year-old Chesapeake Bay retriever needed to be rescued after she continued swimming into a thick-as-soup fog on New York's Great South Bay to retrieve a wounded goose. Hunter Kent Ferguson was hunting pheasants with his two Labrador retrievers in Landsford, North Dakota, when one of his dogs came face to face with the snarling mountain lion.

This section describes several human-whitetail deer encounters in the U.S. Authorities said that a rut-crazed whitetail buck crashed through the Irma Beard's home in BAttle Creek, Michigan. Greg Vincent of Trumann, Arkansas recalled a deer hunting experience where his 13-year-old son shot a spike deer. Conservation officer Greg Oldakoswki discussed his experience in witnessing two trophy white-tailed deer fighting.

The article features several conservationists in the U.S. Doctor James Earl Kennamer, senior VP for conservation programs at the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), has strengthened ties between hunters and wildlife agencies to restore turkey population across North America. Senators Kent Conrad and Pat Roberts introduced the Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive program in 2003 and in May 2007. Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee helped pass the Amendment 75 which requires the designation of a portion of sales tax to agencies.

The article features several innovators in the sport of fishing and hunting in the U.S. Garment entrepreneur Michael McGinley has developed the Hydro2 PowerLock or the H2P Waterproof System to offer hunters a 100% waterproof and windproof material. Doctor Keith Jones and product development director John Prochnow has created the Gulp! baits for Berkley/Pure Fishing company. Ammunition manufacturer Dave Emary has designed ammunitions such as the .376 Steyr, .204 Ruger and LeverEvolution.

The article presents stories of white-tailed deer breaking and entering homes, establishments and schools across the U.S. Deer urine was placed in the air-conditioning unit of Volunteer High School in Church Hill, Tennessee which caused a roomful of students to complain of nausea. Hilda Schoenthal relates how she got rid of a deer who entered their kitchen. It describes how Raymond, Mississippi Police Chief Frank Prince dealt with a deer that crashed through the front window of the Raymond Hardware Store.

This section offers news briefs related to hunting in the U.S. The "Sheboygan Press" reported that Anthony Lee accompanied his cousin George Lee and father Tou Moua Lee in Evergreen Park in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, when a 6-point buck leapt onto the trail in front of them, angrily snorted several times, and charged. Scottsboro, Alabama, resident Angel Hill returned home to find her trailer trashed by a full-grown antlered whitetail buck. Steve Niese from Ohio was charged, and subsequently convicted, of shooting a deer with an illegal weapon.

The article relates some stories of deer-related encounters. A Pennsylvania hunter named Robert Hanna told authorities that he was robbed by three armed men and they demanded he hand over his doe. Wayne Goldsberry was in his daughter's rural northwest Arkansas home when he heard glass breaking in the rear of the house and discovered a whitetail buck in the master bedroom napping. A whitetail buck turned the tables on stunned Maine bowhunter Vito Coulombe, charging him with its head lowered in attack mode.

The article offers archery news briefs. Permission given to bowhunters by Louisiana and Nevada for carrying firearms. Louisiana lawmakers approved hunting archers for sidearms and caliber handgun. Updation provided by regulatory language Commission for permitting handguns to bowhunters while hunting.

The article discusses the comments made by nonprofit organization International Bowhunting Organization (IBO) president Bryan Marcum on an article by Joe Bauernfeind about IBO's policies regarding tournament structure and vendors. Topics highlighted include the role of IBO in establishing the standard for three-dimensional tournament competition, IBO's initiative to help vendors by acquiring a registration trailer, and use of sponsorship funds to protect the right to hunt.

The article reports that the first National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP)/International Bowhunting Organization (IBO) 3D Challenge had 2,005 competitors as the event was held in Louisville, Kentucky. Topics discussed include the event being a collaboration for both NASP and IBO in using 3D simulations for bowhunting education, the average archery score for high school participants was 250, and the event being backed by the National Wild Turkey Federation.

The article features several bowhunters recognized as the IBO Shooter of the Year by the International Bowhunting Organization (IBO). They include Chris Abrahamsen of Poughquag, New York, Frank Burns of New Richmond, Ohio and Charles Buhler of Clinton, Lousiana. Also mentioned are Allen Conner of Attalla, Alabama, Lara Chenault of Utica, Ohio and Bob Heltzel of LaGrange, Indiana.

The article reports that teenager Eddie Coughlin of Freehold, New Jersey suffered a broken jaw and several scratches when he collided with a running whitetail while playing after-dark hide-and-seek with friends. It relates that Coughlin was running across the dark street near his home when the unseen deer crashed into the left side of his face. According to the family, the animal was bedded behind some neighborhood shrubbery and was unintentionally frightened by the children as they played that night.

The article reports that the claim of poacher Jonathan Martin of Greenfield, Ohio that he was addicted to killing deer did not affect Judge David McKenna of Hillsboro Municipal Court when sentencing him and three other men with a combined 28 wildlife violations related to poaching trophy deer in 2007. It relates that the hunting privileges of Martin were canceled for 20 years and he was ordered to pay over $2,500 in fines and restitution. It narrates that Martin was also ordered to forfeit a rifle, archery equipment, deer antlers and meat to the state.

The article reports that deer hunter and Hamilton, Pennsylvania Township Supervisor Tim Beard recommended the town to buy several digital deer-cameras in an effort to fight an increasing problem of illegal roadside trash dumping. Beard notes that they will get pictures of individuals who are doing the dumping and pictures of their automobiles and license plates. He adds that they are going to prosecute those who are doing the illegal dumping to the full extent of the law.

The article focuses on a whitetail buck that crashed through windows at the Beavercreek (Young Men's Christian Association) YMCA in Dayton, Ohio, and landed in the deep end of the indoor pool of the health and fitness facility. It relates that a cleaning crew was the only person in the building during the incident, who stated he responded to the noises in the pool area and found the cut and bleeding deer running around the deck area. It notes that responding members of the Greene County Animal Control and Beavercreek Police chased the deer out a door.

The article focuses on a whitetail buck which was injured when it broke through a window linking Lilly Hall and the Life Science Plants and Soils Laboratory on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. It notes that Purdue is also the home of one of the finest schools of veterinary medicine in the U.S., which was located adjacent the building the deer had decided to crash into. It relates that anesthesiologists and veterinarians from the Large Animal Hospital of the university tranquilized and treated the animal.

The article reports on a trend for female-only parties as a way to say farewell to the single life in the U.S. A day at a shooting range is said to become increasingly popular among women. Indoor ranges display full-auto guns which range from military rifles to the classic Thompson submachine gun.

The article offers news briefs related to poaching in the U.S. Mark Nelson, Wyoming Game and Fish Department warden, has investigated an illegal mule deer hunting that led to charge and fine of two poachers. Kyle Hall of Idaho has taken photographs through his cellular telephone three men illegally shooting a mule deer.

The article offers U.S. news briefs related to hunting in 2008. Delegates at the Republican and Democratic conventions have presented their platform on gun laws for the next four years. A national survey conducted in July for the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation found that sportsmen in the country want their elected officials to protect public hunting and fishing lands and help expand outdoor opportunities by opening more land.

The article reports that 96-year old Pearl Sutphen of Horseheads, New York has experienced her first turkey hunting. It states that Sutphen has put a lethal shot on an 18-pound male turkey. Her call maker and turkey guide Joe Sears regards the experience as the most memorable of his many years afield. Meanwhile, Sutphen exclaimed "Praise the Lord," after experiencing his first hunting.

The article reports that the Texas Department of Public Safety is struggling with demand for concealed hand-gun carry licenses, which has increased nearly 40 percent in 2007. By the end of April 2008, 40,545 Texans had applied for a license, up 39 percent from the same time in 2007. It is believed that the 2008 presidential election is a major contributing factor in the spike.

The article reports on the creation of the Kansas Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus making Kansas as the 35th state to form a law-makers' affiliate to the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses. In just a little more than five years, legislators have come to understand America's hunting, fishing and trapping heritage, its importance to wildlife management and its economic value to a state.

The article announces that Colorado Governor Bill Ritter has signed a legislation that sets new penalties for all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) riders who fail to keep to designated trails on federal property. The law authorizes game and fish officers, state police and county law officers to issue citations. In addition to implementing $100 and $200 fines, the law adds suspension points to Colorado hunting and fishing licenses if the violator is engaged in either activity at the time of the infraction.

The article reports on an increase in sales of hunting gear and firearms in the U.S. in 2006. According to statistics released by he National Sporting Goods Association, sales of these equipment reached $3.7 billion, placing the category ahead of golf equipment and second in the overall sporting-goods market. It states that the 2006 hunting-and-shooting equipment category figures represented an increase of 4.1 percent from the previous year. It is inferred that only exercise equipment performed better, with sales of $5.22 billion.

The article reports on a legislation approved in March 2008 which will make West Virginia the first state in the U.S. to offer hunting and firearms safety education course for students grades 5 through 12 in public schools. Supporters of the bill said that they hope that the measure will help stem the decline in hunting participation in the Mountain State by making the classes more accessible to potential hunters.

The article reports on the investigation into to 62 felons who bought hunting licenses in November 2007 conducted by state probation agents in Wisconsin. The agents examined records from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and the Department of Natural Resources. Forty-three of the felons investigated did not possess guns but 19 were arrested for illegal possession of firearms under the terms of their probation. Convicted felons in the state are not allowed to possess a firearm but may purchase a hunting license.

The article reports on the decision of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to deny a request to ban bowhunting by supervisors from Clinton Township. The DNR found out that bow-and-arrow hunting does not pose any threat to public safety. The attempt of the township to ban bowhunting was said to be based on perceived safety issues. DNR Law Enforcement Division lieutenant Sherry Chandler stated that the department based its decision on a public hearing it held, in which four residents appeared to comment.

The article reports on mergers and buyout activities in the gun industry. The multinational corporate trend toward mergers and mega-buyouts appears to have gained a solid foothold in the firearms industry with the December 2007 announcement of the acquisition of Marlin Firearms Co. by Remington Arms. A year earlier, Smith & Wesson made a similar aggressive business move when it acquired Thompson/Center Arms, immediately positioning the handgun maker securely in the long rifle and muzzleloading marketplace.

The article reports on the decision of U.S. federal boarder agents of the to halt the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-authorized duck hunting game due to an avian-flu outbreak on a chicken farm in Saskatchewan. The bird flu outbreak also coincides with the opening weekend of many Canadian waterfowl and upland bird seasons. As a result of the USDA's misinterpretation of its own directives, thousands of birds were confiscated at border crossings after the agency banned all imports of poultry and unprocessed avian products from Saskatchewan.

The article focuses on states in the West that are turning to the firearms industry to create jobs and increase tax revenues to help spark their economic development. The states, including Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming, are portraying themselves as "firearms friendly" to manufacturers who may face excessive restrictions and political roadblocks in the states in which they presently operate. Illinois, California, New York and Connecticut continue to pass laws further restricting law-abiding sportsmen and gun owners.

The article reports that repeal of a cumbersome permit process in Missouri fuels surge in handgun sales. As a result, Show Me State gun shops reported that business surged upward of 25 percent in the first weeks after the change. It was passed earlier in the year as part of the state's Castle Doctrine legislation, but many prospective buyers put off making purchases until the law became effective.

The article introduces a series of articles on the recipients of the first annual awards of the periodical "Outdoor Life," which recognizes the most influential people in fishing and hunting in the U.S. People nominated for the awards include Gary Loomis, Ray Scott and Ted Nugent for the leader category, Michael McGinley, Dave Emary and Doug Hannon for the innovator category, and Doctor James Earl Kennamer, Senator Kent Conrad and Governor Mike Huckabee for the conservationist category.

The article features bass fishing enthusiast Dave Romeo who caught and released 25,000 bass. He won the "Guinness Book of World Records" title for catching the most bass in a single fishing season in 1984. It mentions that Romeo has counted, measured and documented every bass he has caught since 1981. Romeo always carry a clickable counter and tape measure when fishing.

The article reports on the decision of online auction site eBay to expand its restrictions for the listing of gun-related items to include any firearm part that is required for the firing of a gun. Among the parts to be restricted are bullet tips, brass casings and shells, barrels and magazines according to vice president of trust and safety Matt Halprin. It notes that the move is a response to the shooting incident at Virginia Tech. GunBroker.com CEO Donald Hall says that the policy has caused a substantial shift of listings to his company's site.

The article focuses on the refusal of Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory to fire a blank-shooting starter pistol to begin the Cincinnati Rhythm Race 5K running race in his city, claiming that he would be setting a bad example to residents in Ohio. Another mayor who opposed the right-to-carry laws is Michael Bloomberg of New York City. Mallory argued that the symbolism is bad and opted to blow a whistle instead.