Are you a city slicker that could ROCK IT in the WILD?! Are you SUPER OUTGOING and up for a CHALLENGE?Have you always had a LOVE for the OUTDOORS (Camping, rock climbing, gardening, fishing etc)? A prominent cable network may be lookin' for you! We are currently seeking a side kick to pair up with a famous hunter in TEXAS! Requirements:MUST have an outgoing personality- the funnier the betterUnder 5'10 heightLove for the outdoors A degree in wildlife/forestry is a definite plus!Must be willing to relocate to TX for shooting To be considered email CastReality@Gmail.com a recent photo, contact information (cell, email), and why you think you would ROCK it in the wild!

SeeMeHunt. On September 9th to the 12th 2011, SeeMeHunt.com will Sponsor a Bow Hunt for Deer, Still in Velvet at the Double Deuce Outfitters in Kentucky.   Come Join us and spend a long weekend with other members of SeeMeHunt. This is a Semi-Guided hunt. It is $800 for the Hunt and Lodging. You are responsible for your own licensing ($200 for Out of State license), Food and transportation.   For further details you can email Derek Lloyd on SeeMeHunt.com   We look forward to Hunting with you.   Sincerely,   SeeMeHunt Management

Missouri conservation officials have confirmed that a tuft of hair found on a fence in southwest Missouri came from a mountain lion.   WEST PLAINS, Mo. (AP) — Missouri conservation officials have confirmed that a tuft of hair found on a fence in southwest Missouri came from a mountain lion. Conservation resource scientist Jeff Beringer says DNA from the hair showed it belonged to a mountain lion. The hair was found March 9 on a fence near the Oregon County town of Rover. The Missouri Conservation Department says a resident said he saw a mountain lion get its hind leg caught in the fence before escaping. The Carthage Press reported Tuesday that the hair will be sent to a genetics lab in Montana to try and determine the cat's origin. This is the sixth verified mountain lion sighting in Missouri since late November. Beringer says the conservation has no evidence that a breeding population is living in Missouri.

Arrow Puller from TenPoint Crossbow Technologies® by Mia Anstine The Little Gal was fortunate enough to receive a compound bow for Christmas. We practice shooting three to four times a week and she is really getting pretty good. If any of you have spent any time shooting targets with a compound or crossbow, you probably know it can sometimes be hard to pull your arrow [...] Read more of this post

TDK Safaris still have the following available in Zimbabwe. Male lion Buffalo Combo hunt Day rate $1500.00/day 18 days minimum 1x Male lion @ $10000.00 trophy fee 1 x Buffalo @ $3300 trophy fee And   Leopard/Buffalo Combo hunt Day rate $1350.00/day 15 days minimum 1x Male Leopard @ $5000.00 trophy fee 1 x Buffalo @ $3300 trophy fee     Other Species Available to hunt: Kudu        $ 1950 Zebra        $ 1350 Grysbok    $ 600 Tuskless   $ 4500 Hyena       $ 900   Contact: theo.verster@tdksafaris.com

Wild horses — symbols of the American West that receive protections from the federal government — would have less standing than mollusks when it comes to Nevada water law under a measure that seeks to deny mustangs and burros status as wild animals. CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Wild horses — symbols of the American West that receive protections from the federal government — would have less standing than mollusks when it comes to Nevada water law under a measure that seeks to deny mustangs and burros status as wild animals. The six lines contained in the measure define the term "wildlife'' as "any wild mammal, wild bird, fish, reptile amphibian, mollusk or crustacean found naturally in a wild state, whether indigenous to Nevada or not and whether raised in captivity of not. The term does not include any wild horse or burro.'' Under state law, holders of water rights must show "beneficial use" of the valuable resource before a permit is granted by the state engineer. Benefiting wildlife is one such allowable use. Wild horse advocates say if the bill passes it will deprive the animals access to water across the harsh desert landscape. Backers of the bill deny that claim. They argue that the bill's intent is to keep the federal government from obtaining new water rights specifically for horses in the future, and force the federal government's hand to deal with too many horses on the range. AB329 received bipartisan support in the Assembly, passing 35-7. It's up for hearing Friday before the Senate Natural Resources Committee. "Contrary to the claims of AB329 supporters, this proposed law could have a catastrophic impact on wild horses and burros who depend on these natural waters for survival," said Bruce Wagman, a lawyer representing the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign and American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in opposing the bill. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is charged with overseeing the estimated 33,000 wild horses that roam freely in 10 Western states. About half of those are in Nevada. Kelvin Hickenbottom, deputy state water engineer, said the BLM currently holds 28 water right permits for wildlife in which horses and burros are identified as users of the water. The bill, he said, "would not allow us to issue a water right for wild horses." The state agency is neutral on the bill. Alan Shepherd, BLM wild horse program manager in Nevada, said the agency's existing water rights are at or near designated herd management areas, where wild horses and burros were included under the wildlife definition. If the bill becomes law, it will "put a different spin on how permits are evaluated in the future," he said. One sponsor of the measure, Assemblyman Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka, said he introduced the bill at the request of ranchers and hunters. Goicoechea said the bill would not deny animals access to water, and any water rights currently held by the federal government for horses would be grandfathered. And while the state is responsible for its own wildlife, it lacks jurisdiction over horses and burros that are federally protected under the 1971 Free-Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Act. Based on that argument, the BLM should take care of them, he said. Democratic Assemblyman David Bobzien of Reno, another sponsor, said the goal is to not perpetuate the horse problem by making water available. "We have a situation out of whack," he said. "I don't want to see an exacerbation of the situation." Granting water rights, he said, "releases the pressure value on the federal government to manage wild horses." "There is a broad coalition asking for management of wild horses," Bobzien said. Kyle Davis, with the Nevada Conservation League, agreed. "Wild horses are currently causing significant environmental damage on the range," he said.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation wants to open new areas east of the Hudson River to bear hunting and establish uniform bear hunting season dates across the Southern Zone starting this year.   ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state Department of Environmental Conservation wants to open new areas east of the Hudson River to bear hunting and establish uniform bear hunting season dates across the Southern Zone starting this year. DEC Commissioner Joe Martens says black bears are thriving in New York and have expanded their range considerably in recent years. He said expanding bear hunting will help ease homeowner and farm conflicts with bears. The proposed changes would open bear hunting in all of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Rensselaer, and Washington counties, and the portion of Rockland that was not already open for black bear hunting. Public comments on the changes will be accepted by DEC through July 5. ___ Online: www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/propregulations.html

                                      I dreamed of Africa For as long as I could remember, I have always dreamed about going to Africa. As a child, when I would go on camping trips, I would hide out in the woods and imagine that I was stalking the dangerous game of the “Dark Continent”. I would hide in the brush and as stealthily as possible, I would stalk my prey. I would use a stick from the woods as my rifle but it was as accurate as a Remington 700. I never missed. Every shot was carefully placed in the kill zone. Lions, Elephants, Cape Buffalo, I successfully tracked them all. In my minds eye, my trophy room was unsurpassed. I would proudly walk the room admiring my triumphs and victory’s.   When I was ten years old, we had taken a school trip to Sagamore Hill – President Teddy Roosevelt’s house. I was awe-struck from the moment I entered his home. There, in every room of his home were the trophies that I had been dreaming about. There were Lion Rugs, Cape Buffalo, Rhino mounts through out the house. In the great room, two American Bison mounts flanked either side of the huge fire place. I was in complete amazement of his hunting exploits. I knew then, that Teddy Roosevelt had left a life long impression on me that would leave me longing to experience the thrill of the dangerous game of Africa as he did a century before. Through the years, hunting in Africa was never far from my thoughts. Occasionally, I would speak to friends about planning a trip but the answers always seemed the same. “Sure, let’s plan something for next year” but next year would never come. Something always seemed to come up. We are buying a house, we are having a baby. I would love to but…….   A week ago, I received a call from Judge Julie Mogenis. I am part of her pro-staff for her new show “World Wild Adventures”. She began to tell me how bogged down her schedule was and how there just was not enough time to go on all of the hunts that she had booked. I did not expect her next question. She had asked if I would fill in on a hunt for her and co-host the segment of the show for her. I was caught a little off guard but without knowing anything about the hunt Julie was speaking about, I agreed to fill in thinking that maybe it was a deer or an elk hunt.   Awesome! You will have to be in Africa by Monday. I was silent for a moment trying to process what I had just heard. You want me in Africa by Monday to fill in for this hunt, I repeated? What kind of Plains game will we be hunting? No plains game Julie said. This will be a Green Hunt for Rhino. This conversation was getting better by the minute. My first trip to Africa and I will be hunting one of the Big Five? This was like a dream come true. Weather I wanted to fill in for her on this hunt or not was not even a factor. The only issue I had was that we had a family vacation planned to Cabo San Lucus and the dates would overlap by a few days. I needed to speak to my family to shuffle around some dates. After I hung up the phone I woke up my girlfriend to tell her about the conversation. I was not sure how we would work out the dates but she said not to worry about any of that and I should just go to Africa. I really did not have to be told twice so I booked the flights the next day.   All I know is, one minute I was laying on my bed watching the Cartoon Network with my son and the next minute, I am on a plane to South Africa to hunt rhino. It is an experience of a life time. I can honestly say that if you work hard enough and you want it bad enough – Dreams do come true- So follow your dreams.

ROCKLEDGE -- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers were called to a home in Rockledge on Wednesday after they were told a 10-year-old boy dragged a 6-foot alligator home from a nearby canal. Michael Dasher said he was fishing with his friends from the side of the canal, near Green Road and Fiske Boulevard, when something caught the hook. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Michael Dasher said he was fishing with his friends from the side of the canal,  near Green Road and Fiske Boulevard, when something caught the hook --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The line snapped," Michael said.  His friend, Kentral Welch, said he thought Michael caught a big one.  "I thought it was a really big fish until I saw his face," Kentral said.  The boys said Michael hooked a 6-foot alligator. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The boy was somehow able to capture the animal, which wildlife officials measured at 5 feet 9 inches long,  and drag it home without getting seriously injured. He did have a few minor scratches on his hands and arms. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael said the alligator ran at him, so he started hitting it with sticks. He said at one point he jumped on the back of the beast.  Michael was somehow able to capture the animal, which wildlife officials measured at 5 feet 9 inches long, and drag it home without getting seriously injured. He did have a few minor scratches on his hands and arms. His grandfather, Benjie Cox, said when he saw the alligator in the front yard he called the Brevard County Sheriff's Office and wildlife officials.  Cox said after he gave Michael a stern talk about what he had done, the officers gave him one, too. He said they told him that if he was older, he would have been arrested and charged with a felony. Cox said the alligator seemed like it was in bad shape, but wildlife officers said they were planning to release it back into the St. John's River.  Michael said he learned his lesson and will run if he ever sees another alligator.  

It’s a Day of Hearts & For Me Thanksgiving by Mia Anstine Is it just today, or do we remember to share our love every day? I am sitting here trying to view my computer screen through gooped up eyes as I reminisce about the many blessings and love I have in my life. I feel as though I've been "hit" with a lot lately. Dad has taken a [...] Read more of this post   Mia Anstine | February 14, 2012 at 9:10 am | Categories: hunting | URL:http://wp.me/pRUwK-r3