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Wednesday, 04 July 2007 |
John Rogers, AP
LOS ANGELES— At an age when many girls are still playing
with their Barbie dolls, Bindi Irwin has moved on to something a
bit more challenging.
"I have Blackie my black-headed python. I also have Corny the
corn snake. He sleeps with me at night," the 8-year-old-daughter
of the late crocodile hunter, Steve Irwin, says proudly as she
rattles off the names of the menagerie she keeps back home in
Queensland, Australia.
It's a group she hopes to introduce to the rest of the world
through her new television show, "Bindi the Jungle Girl," airing
Saturdays on the Discovery Kids Channel (5 p.m. ET).
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Written by Morgan Cawley
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Thursday, 05 July 2007 |
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KINGSTOWN, N.C. (AP)— A 5-year-old boy grabbed a rabid fox by
the neck and pinned it to the ground during a family cookout,
protecting six other children before his stepfather could kill the
animal.
"I wanted to protect my little brother," said Rayshun
McDowell, who battled the fox in the front yard of his home Sunday
in Kingstown, a town about 50 miles west of Charlotte.
The fox bit Rayshun in the leg, but the 61-pound-boy held the
animal down for more than a minute. Animal control officials said
Tuesday that test results confirmed the fox had rabies, which is
fatal unless treated before symptoms appear. Rayshun is undergoing
treatment.
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Written by Morgan Cawley
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Thursday, 05 July 2007 |
Colin Archer, Asbury Park Press
A year after flooding wreaked havoc on areas of the Catskills, a
trip to fish the West Branch of the Delaware River shows it's alive,
well and still a wonderful place to fish.
Walk today along the banks of the West Branch of the Delaware River
in New York and you are sure to see things that just do not belong.
A
picnic table wedged between two standing trees. A set of stairs that
climb to nowhere. A portable heater, a light pole, even an unused deck
chair.
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Thursday, 05 July 2007 |
By Howard Meyerson, The Grand Rapids Press
HOLLAND, MI - Ron Borgman hopes to put Big Red on the map. That is, the
Big Red Classic Sport Fishing Tournament being held on Lake
Michigan off Holland on Saturday and Sunday.
Area anglers probably know it as the Salmon Slam -- it has
been the name for the past several years. The tournament is
the seventh in the 15-stop Lake Michigan tournament trail
that began with the Dreamweaver Hoosier Coho Club Classic in
Michigan City in May and ends with the Bay Harbor Fishing
Tournament in September.
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Thursday, 05 July 2007 |
Tom Wharton, The Salt Lake Tribune
ROANOKE, Va.- It was
refreshing to see the National Rifle Association sit down with
Democratic leaders in Congress recently to close loopholes in
background checks that could prevent a future tragedy like the one at
Virginia Tech.
That's because polarization on issues dealing with gun rights,
wilderness, wildlife management and open-space preservation often
results in stalemate.
Part of the problem, according to Paul Hansen of the Izaak
Walton League of America, is many hunting and gun groups identify with
Republicans, but environmentalists mostly gravitate toward Democrats.
Those groups avoid meeting with each other for fear of alienating
longtime supporters.
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Friday, 06 July 2007 |
Mary Jane Williamson, AP
Alexandria, VA—
In 1958, when the New York Yankees were winning the World Series, Elvis
was joining the Army and everyone was paying 30 cents for a gallon of
gas, the Associated Fishing Tackle Manufacturers were making plans to
produce the association’s first Fishing Tackle Trade Show at the Hotel
Sherman in Chicago, Ill.
Fifty years later, ICAST 2007,
the International Convention of Associated Sportfishing Trades, is
shaping up to be the biggest and best show ever. Produced by the
American Sportfishing Association (ASA), the 2007 show floor is sold
out for the sixth year in a row with over 400 exhibitors
filling over 1,330 booths across 350,000 square feet of floor space.
ICAST represents the cornerstone of the sportfishing industry, driving
sportfishing companies’ product sales year round. ICAST is the world’s
largest industry event of its kind annually hosting over 7,000
attendees.
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Friday, 06 July 2007 |
FAIRFAX, Va. (The Outdoor Wire)- Forty-two of the nation's brightest high school
sophomores and juniors are gearing-up to attend the National Rifle
Association's 12th annual Youth Education Summit (YES), a hands-on
learning experience about the U.S. Government scheduled for July 9-15
in Washington, D.C.
An expense-paid, seven-day event, YES encourages participants to
become active and knowledgeable U.S. citizens. Emphasis during the week
is placed on the significance of the Constitution and the Bill of
Rights, developing an understanding of federal government, and learning
the importance of active participation in civic affairs.
"The NRA Youth Education Summit was an amazing experience and one I
will never forget," said 2006 YES participant Kyle Macfarlan of Siloam
Springs, Ark. "I was challenged to think about my role as a citizen,
learned about the Constitution and the Bill or Rights, and heightened
my understanding of what it means to be a
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Friday, 06 July 2007 |
(PGC News)- The Pennsylvania Game Commission's Middle Creek Wildlife Management
Area Visitor Center will feature hundreds of original paintings and
fine art prints from the best-known wildlife artists in the state
during its annual Wildlife Art Show from August 3-5. The show is free,
and the hours are: Friday, 1-6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; and
Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
In addition to the artists' sales, the art show will sell tickets
for $2 each or 3 for $5 for a drawing that will be held at 4 p.m. on
Sunday, Aug. 5. Four prizes will be awarded.
First prize is the annual Remarque Board, which features a small
original painting by the participating artists in the show. The small
paintings, which normally are done as part of a limited edition print,
are assembled, matted and framed as a single collectible piece of
artwork.
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Friday, 06 July 2007 |
CELEBRATION, FL. (Bass Communications)- The
Bassmaster Elite Series pros return July 12-15 to Plattsburgh, N.Y.,
and Lake Champlain for the Champion’s Choice event and hope to
experience the same great fishing action they had at last year’s Elite
event.
It’s always a good bet that Champlain will provide anglers a multitude of options and the chance at some sizable limits.
The
basic foundation of the Elite Series involves combining the nation’s
best anglers with the country’s top bass lakes at prime times of the
year. Few lakes epitomize that better than Lake Champlain in the
summertime. The sixth-largest freshwater lake in the United States is a
lock to create excitement among the Elite pros and fishing fans.
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Written by Morgan Cawley
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Saturday, 07 July 2007 |
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OLYMPIA, WA (WDFW)- A special fishery for wheelchair-bound anglers opens today (July 7) at a new fishing site developed by Tacoma Power near the new outfall structure at the trout hatchery on the Cowlitz River.
The new fishing site, located within 100 feet of the Cowlitz Trout Hatchery outfall, is reserved for anglers who use a wheelchair. Those anglers must follow fishing rules in effect on the lower Cowlitz River.
"Wheelchair-bound anglers have limited options to go fishing," said Wolf Dammers, a fish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). "This wheel-chair accessible site, developed by Tacoma
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