AVERAGE WHITE HUNTER

Buy American?!? Is it really American?!?!?

2008-12-22T01:32:00Z

I would like to clear up is the whole buy American issue. Everyone thinks the F-150 is a great American Truck and it is but it is NOT made in America. It is assembled here but that is about it. I will explain in detail what I mean by that. To make a plastic part like the dash-board or the center console you need to make a mold for that. You have to machine steel in 2 halves in the shape you want the part to come out in. This is a very simple way of explaining it but it is very technical thing with high tolerances. Most molds have to be built with in about .002 to .005 of an inch tolerance. A human hair is .003 of an inch and a piece of paper is .005 thick for an example. Now that I have explained that I will get to the part that will really piss you off!! I worked on a group of molds for the 2009 F-150 a couple of years ago. All of the molds built the center counsel and the instrument panel. The company that will make the plastic part is the molder and they actually inject the mold with plastic to make the part and then ship it to Ford for assembly of the truck. Summit polymers in Kalamazoo, MI are the molder for this package of tools. So the way it works is Ford wants the parts for as cheap as possible because they are trying to cut costs therefore Summit polymers gets the job for a rock bottom price. The price is so low in fact that there is no money to build the molds in the United States. Ford knows this by the way!!! This is where the shop that I worked at comes in, I worked there for about 6 years. They build molds and are based in Utica MI. Summit hires them to build the molds for the F150 center Console. It took about 10 or 11 molds to build for all the parts needed for the center console. We can’t build all 11 molds for as cheap as summit and Ford want, so we send 9 of them to China and keep 2 for ourselves. The shop in China builds them in a few months and ship them back to us. They test run the molds to make sure that they are good. If they pass inspection then they come back to us and the final thing that is done is the MADE IN THE USA logo and the FORD label are machined on the Mold. NO BS!!! If look at Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and BMW they have built somewhere around a dozen major plants around the US in the last few years. Ask yourself this question when was the last time the big 3 was built a plant that was in the US that added jobs. If you look at foreign cars sales 65 percent of them are built here in one way or another. I own 2 GM cars by the way before you attack me. I am not telling people what to do I just want you to no the truth on the matter. The domestic car companies like to say buy American but they don’t practice what they preach. I will gladly elaborate on this China subject further if anyone likes or you don’t believe me.

PETA pics Oprah as "PERSON OF THE YEAR"

2008-12-21T14:32:00Z

Peta chose Oprah as Person of the year. I find this selection funny because you don't get that fat by eating salad all day.

There has to be a pile of fried chicken or ribs in that fridge!!!!!!!!!!! By the way the previous winner Robert Bird some of you might know he was in another group along time ago the KKK!!!! No bull look it up!

CHICAGO (AP) -- Animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has named Oprah Winfrey its "Person of the Year."

PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk says Friday that Winfrey has used her "powerful voice to defend those without one."

Norfolk, Va.-based PETA says the group will send Winfrey an award plaque and a letter of appreciation.

Winfrey's Chicago-based Harpo Productions says the talk show host is on hiatus and not available for comment.

Previous winners of the PETA award include U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia in 2007 and the founders of the San Francisco-based cleaning product company Method in 2006.

Obama sounds more like Regan than Carter!!!

2008-11-26T00:49:00Z

The last few days Obama has had several press conferences about the economy and his cabinet appointments. The first thing that I have noticed is that most of his appointments have been centrist Democrats who are pretty heavy hitters when it comes to the economy. Larry Summers, Tim Geithner and Bill Richardson just to name a few are all free traders, Richardson help negotiate NAFTA for god sakes. He’s also an A+ rating from the NRA which doesn’t hurt!! These guys aren’t the protectionist that the far right warned us about. Most of Wall Street agrees with my point of view on that subject by the way.

The second thing that has really blew me away is this supposed radical left winger is pushing tax cuts as the best and fastest way to help the country. That sounds like a little supply side economics to me i.e. Reaganomics. Which I know is a 4 letter word in left wing circles. He does have the typical public works programs that all democrats like in his stimulus plan, but most would agree the roads and bridges could use some repair around the country.

Also he stated today that he is going to make cuts throughout the budget! Which we all no needs to happens!! Tighten the budget belt a few notches is another subject that some guy named Regan used to like to talk about from time to time.

Muscular national defense is a main part of a Regan legacy and just an hour ago it was leaked that the current secretary of defense Bob Gates is going to be asked to stay on with the Obama administration. That doesn’t sound like “The first thing I am going to do when I reach office is pull the troops form Iraq” That sounds like big time change to me. LOL!!!

Obama sometimes has the optimistic can do attitude (Regan Quality) which is a rarity for most liberals in this country. He has liberal ideas for sure but a lot of his talk sounds more like Reagan than Carter or Johnson!! Man if I was a real left winger I would be a little nervous because I know that when they voted for him they hoped for more of the latter two presidents I mentioned then the former!!!!!!!

Of course he is not even sworn in yet and we all remember the last A$$#ole promised about fiscal responsibility, so I don’t want to get carried away.

Primos Buck Roar Sucks!!!

2008-11-20T01:59:00Z

I bought a primos buck roar grunt tube a few weeks ago for a wopping 24 bucks at gander mountian. The thing sounds great when it is set to dominate buck, but if you set it to any of the other settings( ie doe grunt or young buck grunt) it doesn't work at all !!!!! A few weeks ago I had a small buck in front me chasing a doe so I switched the buck roar to a doe bleat setting and it didn't make any sound no matter how hard I blew on the call. On opening morning I tried to use the call set on young buck so I blew on the call and all I got was a hissing sound . For almost 25 dollars I would expect a little better performance!! The problem with a grunt tube that will only work on a dominate buck setting is that it scares every deer off that isn't a 300 pound 12 pointer!! Last time I checked they aren't hiding behind every tree!! I would not reccomend this call to anyone except when calling to a monster buck. I don't know if the call has manufactering defect or the call just sucks I think the latter!!

TAXES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-11-04T22:43:00Z

The Tax Poem

At first I thought this was funny...then I realized the awful truth of it. Be sure to read all the way to the end!

Tax his land,

Tax his bed,

Tax the table

At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,

Tax his mule,

Teach him taxes

Are the rule.

Tax his work,

Tax his pay,

He works for peanuts

Anyway!

Tax his cow,

Tax his goat,

Tax his pants,

Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,

Tax his shirt,

Tax his work,

Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,

Tax his drink,

Tax him if he

Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,

Tax his beers,

If he cries

Tax his tears.

Tax his car,

Tax his gas,

Find other ways

To tax his ass.

Tax all he has

Then let him know

That you won't be done

Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers,

Then tax him some more,

Tax him till

He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,

Tax his grave,

Tax the sod in

Which he's laid.

Put these words

Upon his tomb,

'Taxes drove me to my doom...'

When he's gone,

Do not relax,

Its time to apply

The inheritance tax.

Accounts Receivable Tax

Building Permit Tax

CDL license Tax

Cigarette Tax

Corporate Income Tax

Dog License Tax

Excise Taxes

Federal Income Tax

Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)

Fishing License Tax

Food License Tax

Fuel Permit Tax

Gasoline Ta x (44.75 cents per gallon)

Gross Receipts Tax

Hunting License Tax

Inheritance Tax

Inventory Tax

IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)

Liquor Tax

Luxury Taxes

Marriage License Tax

Medicare Tax

Personal Property Tax

Property Tax

Real Estate Tax

Service Charge Tax

Social Security Tax

Road Usage Tax

Sales Tax

Recreational Vehicle Tax

School Tax

State Income Tax

State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)

Telephone Federal Excise Tax

Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax

Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes

Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax

Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax

Telephone State and Local Tax

Telephone Usage Charge Tax

Utility Taxes

Vehicle License Registration Tax

Vehicle Sales Tax

Watercraft Registration Tax

Well Permit Tax

Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middleclass in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What in the hell happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'

And I still have to 'press 1' for English!?!?!?!?

I hope this goes around THE USA at least 100 times!!!!! YOU can help it get there!!!!

GO AHEAD - - - BE AN AMERICAN!!!!!!

Obama pledges support for animal Rights!!! Hunters might want to read this!!

2008-10-18T15:33:00Z

Obama Pledges Support for Animal Rights

By AP/NEDRA PICKLER Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008

(HENDERSON, Nev.) — Democrat Barack Obama says he won't just be a president for the American people, but the animals too.

"What about animal rights?" a woman shouted out during the candidate's town hall meeting outside Las Vegas Wednesday after he discussed issues that relate more to humans, like war, health care and the economy.

Obama responded that he cares about animal rights very much, "not only because I have a 9-year-old and 6-year-old who want a dog." He said he sponsored a bill to prevent horse slaughter in the Illinois state Senate and has been repeatedly endorsed by the Humane Society.

"I think how we treat our animals reflects how we treat each other," he said. "And it's very important that we have a president who is mindful of the cruelty that is perpetrated on animals."

Here is the link to time magazine for you to read for yourself!!

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1704179,00.html

Great Quote From Heston

2008-04-13T16:14:00Z

Everbody knows about Heston's death this week. Here is just 1 of his great quotes.

In a 1997 speech, he deplored a culture war he said was being conducted by a generation of media, educators, entertainers, and politicians against:

"...the God fearing, law-abiding, Caucasian, middle- class Protestant-or even worse, evangelical Christian, Midwestern or Southern- or even worse, rural, apparently straight-or even worse, admitted heterosexuals, gun-owning-or even worse, NRA-card-carrying, average working stiff-or even worse, male working stiff-because, not only don’t you count, you are a down-right obstacle to social progress. Your voice deserves a lower decibel level, your opinion is less enlightened, your media access is insignificant, and frankly, mister, you need to wake up, wise up, and learn a little something from your new-America and until you do, would you mind shutting up?"

[...]

THIS WILL NOT TURN OUT WELL!!! PIGS WILL GET OUT FOR SURE.

2008-03-05T22:57:00Z

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23479970/from/ET/wid/18298287/?GT1=45002

READ THIS LINK. I AM CERTAIN THAT THERE WILL BE A PIG SEASON SHORTLY, IN OUR STATE, IF MORE FARMERS TRY THIS. OH WELL. THEY ARE FOOLISH TO THINK THAT THIS WILL NOT TURN INTO AN ECOLOGICAL DISASTER. YOU WON'T HERE ABOUT ANY PIGS GETTING AWAY, THERE WILL JUST BE A PIC OF A 250LB BOAR IN THE DETROIT NEWS ABOUT 3 OR 4 YEARS FROM NOW!!

Good article on where candidates stand on guns, from the American Spectator

2008-01-03T22:42:00Z

Political Hay
Bang Bang Kiss Kiss
By Robert VerBruggen
Published 12/31/2007 12:08:24 AM

When Americans nominate their presidential candidates next year, the Second Amendment won't be the first thing on their minds. The issue didn't even appear in a recent CNN poll that found that the economy, Iraq, health care, immigration, and terrorism are the nation's biggest concerns.

But in a country where 36 percent of Democrats and 48 percent of Republicans have firearms in their homes, the issue is still a locked and loaded one for candidates of both parties.

Republican presidential hopefuls, as expected, worked hard to win over the members of the National Rifle Association at the organization's convention in September. But even otherwise gun-shy Democrats are expressing Strange New Respect for gun owners.

Recently, Senator Barack Obama told a Harlan, Iowa, crowd that his wife Michelle had been traveling "up...in eastern Iowa...and she said 'Boy, it's really pretty up here,' but she said, 'But you know, I can see why if I was living out here, I'd want a gun. Because, you know, 9-1-1 is going to take some time before somebody responds.'"

So now we know that Obama's wife has some vaguely pro-Second Amendment views. Her husband, and many other presidential aspirants, are proving harder to get a bead on. Before they cast ballots for president, there are two Big Questions that informed gun owners want answered. They are:

1. Will candidate X veto anti-gun legislation? And by "anti-gun legislation" we mean assault weapon bans; gun registration; and attempts to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (Lawful Commerce Act hereafter), which prohibits lawsuits against firearms manufacturers when criminals use their products.

2. Will he appoint judges who will strike down gun-control laws? This is especially important because the Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of D.C.'s handgun ban next summer. A little judicial-branch muscle in the aftermath of a pro-gun ruling could set the tone for the next several decades, at least.

TO TAKE THE DEMOCRATS first, it's worth mentioning that not one official website of the three frontrunners prominently features the candidate's stance on the right to keep and bear arms.

However, the issue isn't totally ignored. John Edwards actually makes some pro-gun statements under his plan for "Restoring Hope to Rural America." He supports gun rights in a limited fashion, but usually links them to hunting rather than self-defense. Edwards also opposed the Lawful Commerce Act -- what, you thought a former trial lawyer would vote to limit legal liabilities? -- and supports assault weapon bans.

The other leading Democrats candidates have clearer positions that they're currently trying very hard to ignore. Clinton has a long-established anti-gun record. While in the Illinois legislature, Obama voted against giving leniency to people caught defending their homes with banned handguns.

Edwards's stance could peel off rural voters while ceding some big-city liberal votes to Clinton and Obama in the primaries. This is part of his overall strategy, including his faux working-class image and an emphasis on rural poverty.

It could work. Rural-dwellers made up a quarter of 2004 presidential election voters, and they're under-served by the other two candidates. Many big-city heavy states (California, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois) won't hold their primaries until February 5, giving Edwards time to build momentum in smaller states.

Edwards's moderate pro-gun position could help even more come general election time. Republicans only narrowly won rural areas in the 2006 midterms and aren't making much progress. In a general election, increased rural support won't mean decreased urban support, because city liberals will still vote Democrat.

THERE ISN'T A LARGE constituency in the Republican Party for gun control. Half of Republicans have firearms in their homes and few want to go grab guns from others. As such, Republican contenders play down any gun-grabbing tendencies they might have at least until the general election, and preferably until after they've left the White House and started writing their memoirs.

Those Republicans who aren't gung-ho about the Second Amendment walk a tightrope. They don't want to lose gun owners' support by not coming far enough in their direction, but the candidates are also wary of moving too far away from their former position, too fast. The shift can attract the "flip-flopper" label, which endangers their standing with both pro- and anti-gun voters.

Republican voters are a little more demanding than Democrats on this issue. They worry not only about stated positions but also about trustworthiness. Fred Thompson, Mike Huckabee and John McCain have basically strong, consistent records. Though McCain supports some control measures, he's done so pretty regularly. Rudy Giuliani and Mitt "I shot me some varmints" Romney, on the other hand, are coming off stints as Northeastern RINOs. They're praying to a benevolent Judeo-Christian Deity that voters won't hold their records against them.

Giuliani ran a city with a handgun permit system that bordered on a ban, and even today professes a sort-of federalist, ruralist interpretation of the Second Amendment. He's said, "maybe you have one solution [in a big city] and in another place, more rural, more suburban, other issues, you have a different set of rules," which would put him in roughly the same category as John Edwards and Michelle Obama. He has claimed to think D.C.'s outright ban is unconstitutional, but he's never bothered to explain why it's unconstitutional while the law he enforced is A-OK. Also, as mayor he sued the gun industry for legally distributing its products to government-licensed dealers.

As an olive branch to conservatives, Giuliani has promised to appoint "strict-constructionist" judges and stressed his respect for federalism. Conservatives have been skeptical on both fronts, reacting cooly to his NRA address and wincing at the notion that a fundamental constitutional right should depend on regional politics or population density.

As Massachusetts governor, Romney defended the state's "tough gun laws." He waited for his presidential campaign to join the NRA and discover that the Second Amendment protects an individual right. He claims the only gun law he would sign is an assault-weapon ban, and like Giuliani he professes strict-constructionism.

If Giuliani or Romney manages to escape hostile fire in the primaries, the nominee's positions might prove attractive to some moderates. But he would have a much harder time than any of the basically pro-gun candidates in bringing home the normal pro-gun vote, if the Supreme Court strikes D.C.'s gun ban down, or harnessing the anger of tens of millions of Americans, if the Supremes narrowly decide to ignore the clear meaning of the Second Amendment.

THE GREAT WILD CARD in all this is the National Rifle Association. The Washington Times recently reported that the organization was considering breaking with tradition by making a primary-election endorsement. Head lobbyist Chris Cox cited the "front-loading" of the process -- if neither party picks a true Second Amendment defender, there'll be no one worthy of a general-election NRA endorsement. The organization doesn't want to sit out the way it did in 1992 and 1996.

Even the NRA's fiercest critics have to concede that its efforts -- from grassroots activism to Capitol Hill lobbying -- bring results. A recent Independence Institute study found that, in any election for a seat in the House of Representatives, an endorsement can increase a candidate's share of the vote by 3 to 5 percent per 10,000 NRA members in that district.

If Giuliani and Romney's gun records set them back a bit now, an NRA intervention could tip the balance in many close primary elections, especially if an announcement were made between Iowa and New Hampshire...

This helps explain most of the problems that we have!!!

2007-09-26T23:26:00Z

I bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it with seed. What a beauty of a bird feeder it is as I filled it lovingly with seed. Within a week we had hundreds of birds taking advantage of the continuous flow of free and easily accessible food.

But then the birds started building nests in the boards of the patio, above the table, and next to the barbecue.

Then came the poop. It was everywhere: on the patio tile, the chairs, the table...everywhere!

Then some of the birds turned mean. They would dive bomb me and try to peck me even though I had fed them out of my own pocket.

And other birds were boisterous and loud. They sat on the feeder and squawked and screamed at all hours of the day and night and demanded that I fill it when it got low on food.

After a while, I couldn't even sit on my own back porch anymore. So I took down the bird feeder and in three days the birds were gone. I cleaned up their mess and took down the many nests they had built all over the patio.

Soon, the back yard was like it used to be...quiet, serene and no one demanding their rights to a free meal.

Now let's see..... our government gives out free food, subsidized housing, free medical care, and free education and allows anyone born here to be an automatic citizen.

Then the illegals came by the tens of thousands.
Suddenly our taxes went up to pay for free services; small apartments are housing 5 families; you have to wait 6 hours to be seen by an emergency room doctor; ! your child's 2nd grade class is behind other schools because over half the class doesn't speak English.

Corn Flakes now come in a bilingual box; I have to 'press one' to hear my bank talk to me in English, and people waving flags other than 'Old Glory' are squawking and screaming in the streets, demanding more rights and free liberties.

Just my opinion, but maybe it's time for the government to take down the bird feeder. If you agree, pass it on; if not, continue cleaning up the poop

GET READY FOR PRESIDENT HILLARY!!!

2007-08-19T21:55:00Z

Get ready for President Hillary. I know most of you guys are thinking no way but I am telling you right now it will happen. If you watch any show on TV the liberal commentators just go on about how great she is. No one asks her any tough questions they just toss her softballs all day. She gets crushed in all of the debates but no on says a thing about it. She tries to act like a moderate but she is left of Stalin. She tries to act like because her husband was president that will make her a good leader. LOL!!! Most people see thru that bull$#!T, but there are a lot of uneducated and ill-informed people out there who don’t. She does very poorly in polling when it comes to married women, highly educated women, people in the armed forces, business leaders, wealthy people, hunters, fishermen, and basically anyone else who has there S#!T together. So that leaves the uneducated, the PETA people, welfare recipients, single young women, the permanently unemployed, vegans, peace nicks, and basically anyone else who has there head in there A$$!! So if you want the country run by people like that make sure you sit on your ass and let it happen. Or you can get out there and vote and make sure that the beast doesn’t make it to the Whitehouse.

P.S. Don’t let your wife, sister, mother or any sissy guys that you know fall for her crap!!!

Be careful who you vote for!!!!

2007-07-07T17:20:00Z

OLD VERSION*:

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house
and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the
summer away.

Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed.

The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.

MORAL OF THE STORY : Be responsible for yourself!

************************************************************

*UPDATED VERSION:*

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house
and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the
summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands
to know why the ant should be warm and well fed while others are cold and
starving.

CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering
grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table
filled with food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast.

How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is
allowed to suffer so?

Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper, and everybody cries
when they sing, "It's Not Easy Being Green."

Jesse Jackson stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the
news stations film the group singing, "We shall overcome." Jesse then has
the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake.

Nancy Pelosi & John Kerry exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the
ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an
immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.

Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity and Anti-Grasshopper Act
retroactive to the beginning of the summer. The ant is fined for failing to
hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay
his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the government.

Hillary gets her old law firm to represent the grasshopper in a defamation
suit against the ant, and the case is tried before a panel of federal judges
that Bill Clinton appointed from a list of single-parent welfare recipients.

The ant loses the case.

The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of the
ant's food while the government house he is in, which just happens to be the
ant's old house, crumbles around him because he doesn't maintain it. The ant
has disappeared in the snow. The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related
incident and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders
who terrorize the once peaceful neighborhood.

MORAL OF THE STORY : Be careful how you vote!!

Microsoft funds Anti's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-06T20:11:00Z

U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance

801 Kingsmill Parkway, Columbus, OH 43229

Ph. 614/888-4868 • Fax 614/888-0326

Website: www.ussportsmen.org • E-mail: info@ussportsmen.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Beth Ruth (614) 888-4868 ext. 214

May 31, 2007

Microsoft Funds the Anti-Hunting Movement

(Columbus) – Microsoft has rejected a U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance request to abandon its partnership with the nation’s leading anti-hunting organization.

Microsoft, the software giant, will make a $100,000 donation to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and is partnering with the group on a pilot program called the i’m Initiative. Through the new program, whenever a Windows Live Messenger user has a conversation using i’m, Microsoft will give a portion of the program’s advertising revenue to one of ten organizations selected by the user. The HSUS is one of the choices, and there is no limit to the amount of money that can be donated.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, the nation’s leading sportsmen’s advocacy organization, has urged Microsoft to end its support of HSUS, but the company refused. According to Microsoft representative Tara Kriese, Microsoft believes the i’m Initiative is “a great way to enable people to help causes that are important to them.”

“Microsoft is going to pour hundreds of thousands of dollars, probably more, into an organization that recently issued a manifesto that targets hunting for extinction,” said USSA President Bud Pidgeon. “If there was ever a time for sportsmen to take grassroots action, this is it.”

Sportsmen should contact Microsoft and demand that its financial support of HSUS be terminated. Contact Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft, 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052. Phone: (425) 882-8080. Fax: (425) 936-7329.

The Humane Society of the United States opposes all animal use, including trapping, hunting and fishing. It was a key player in the campaigns to outlaw dove hunting in Michigan, trapping in California, and black bear hunting in Colorado. The organization has created a hit list of hunting traditions that it hopes to dismantle, including bear hunting and hunting with hounds.

“The HSUS already has a multi-million dollar budget that it invests in legislative and ballot campaigns to ban trapping and hunting,” said Pidgeon. “The partnership that it has formed with Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox, will allow the organization to make money hand over fist, and continue to fund efforts to ban outdoor sports.”

Sportsmen can make a difference in an issue like this. Companies such as Iams, General Mills, Accor Hotels, Pet Safe, Sears, and Ace Hardware ended relationships with HSUS after thousands of sportsmen levied strong protest.

In 2002, Jeep raised the ire of sportsmen when it aired a blatantly, anti-hunting commercial called the “Deer Hunter.” After a flood of sportsmen’s contacts, Jeep pulled the commercial in three days.

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and sportsmen’s organization 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, www.ussportsmen.org.

United States Senator replied to my letter on State wildlife funding!!!

2007-05-31T01:43:00Z

United States Senator replied to my letter on State wildlife funding!!! I sure it was just one of her aids but it is nice to see a reply. I would hope more of you would send e-mail and letters to Washington so they don't forget that sportsmen vote!!! Here is a copy of the e mail.

Thank you . . .

. . . for contacting me about your support for funding of the State Wildlife Grant program. I share your views.

This program provides essential federal funding to help states protect wildlife and habitats. It is important to defend vulnerable populations of animals and fish, and I support full funding of this program. As the federal budget process for 2008 unfolds , I will fight to maintain funding for the State Wildlife Grants and other critical environmental protection programs.

Thank you again for contacting me. Please let me know if I can be of assistance to you or your family in the future.

Sincerely,

Debbie Stabenow

United States Senator

Contact your Senator to get an increase in State Wildlife Grants !!!!!

2007-04-12T22:22:00Z

I received this letter from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership please read. This is a chance for your voice to be heard. There are some Senators on our side and we need to give them support when they stand up for us!!!

TRCP asks you to urge your U.S. Senators to support funding for the State Wildlife Grants program by signing the "Dear Colleague" letter

(http://www.teaming.com/pdf/Senate_SWG_FY2008.pdf) being circulated by Senators Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and John Warner

(R-VA) to members of the Senate requesting $85 million for State Wildlife Grants in FY2008.

This amount would restore funding to the FY2002 level, and is only $15.5 million more than the amount already included the President?s budget request.

We absolutely need your Senators to add their names to the Senate "Dear Colleague" letter by 5:00 PM EST on April 16th by contacting Todd Wooten in Senator Lincoln?s office (4-7499) or Tack Richardson in Senator Warner?s office (4-5494).

You can take action on this alert via the web at:

http://trcp.ga0.org/campaign/swg_senateletter/wbeskxsroxnwedk?

Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.

http://trcp.ga0.org/campaign/swg_senateletter/forward/wbeskxsroxnwedk?

We encourage you to take action by April 16, 2007

Senate Letter Urging Funding for Fish and Wildlife

INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND VIA THE WEB:

If you have access to a web browser, you can take action on this alert by going to the following URL:

http://trcp.ga0.org/campaign/swg_senateletter/wbeskxsroxnwedk?

Your letter will be addressed and sent to:

Your Senators

----THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT IN YOUR NAME---- Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here],

The State Wildlife Grants Program is our nation's core program to prevent wildlife from becoming endangered. The program supports innovative, on-the-ground conservation projects in every state to conserve and restore wildlife.

I highly value wildlife, and so do many other residents and visitors to our community. Taking action to conserve wildlife also helps prevent conflict over endangered species, and it will ultimately save taxpayer dollars down the road.

Please support inclusion of $85 million for State Wildlife Grants funding in the Fiscal Year 2008 budget.

We ask that you add your name to the growing bipartisan list of signers of the Dear Colleague letter being circulated by Senators Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and John Warne (R-VA).

Contact Todd Wooten in Senator Lincoln's office (4-7499) or Tack Richardson in Senator Warner's office (4-5494) by 5:00 PM EST on April 16 to add your name to the Dear Colleague letter.

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