Animal Welfare Institute, et. al. v. Roland D. Martin – Maine Lynx Lawsuit

The Court denies the Plaintiffs’ request for permanent injunction against the state of Maine’s current trapping regulations because it finds that the Plaintiffs have failed to prove the Canada lynx as a species will suffer irreparable harm if the injunction is not granted.

A victory, perhaps only temporary, for trappers in Maine and all across the United States, actually. For simplicity, may I refer to this case simply as the Maine Lynx Lawsuit? Thanks. The entire 32-page ruling by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. can be viewed by clicking this link.

I have read through the entire ruling at least a couple of times and have a few conclusions I have come up with that I would like to share. Please bear in mind I am not a lawyer nor do I wish to pretend to be one. It is however important that we learn as much as we can from such cases, which can mean listening to the conclusions drawn by other people. I welcome yours. Read more

DeMint Tries To Get Water Turned Back On In California

Note: Some of this information comes from Michelle Malkin’s website.

Many of you know, thousands of people and their businesses in California are being greatly affected because the federal government, under the misconstrued direction of the Endangered Species Act, is withholding water used to irrigate farmlands in order to save the delta smelt. Unemployment rates are as high as 40%, crops are dying and many long time businesses are on the verge of collapse, yet environmentalists, the President and now Congress refuse to do anything about it. Our priorities are really messed up. Read more

Hannity In California To Help Save The Farmers

This is what happens when the Endangered Species Act has no provisions to protect people over wildlife species. Three videos on next page. Click the link. Read more

We Must Stop Global Cooling Before It’s Too Late

Ice is freezing at such a rapid rate in the Arctic that unless something is done now and done drastically to stop the out-of-control cooling that is taking place, species will die because they will no longer have open water in which to survive. (Think of the cute little white seal pup! and send money!) I suggest eliminating any thoughts of a cap and tax program and coming up with a rebate program to encourage increased human induced carbon dioxide. To help stimulate the economy, we could offer vouchers toward baked beans….maybe a cash for gas program. Read more

“Animal Crackers” And ESA Power Mongers

Pound the drum slowly but loudly and then perhaps with the help of a few more people, like Sean Paige, The American Contrarian, we can let a few more people know that the Endangered Species Act is no longer about protecting endangered species. It’s about power grabbing and property rights destruction.

The Endangered Species Act to most Americans is just a law they’ve heard about, which might even give them a warm and fuzzy tickle deep inside. To many Westerners it’s synonymous with tyranny — an all-powerful presence that licenses the federal government to trample property rights, destroy jobs, obstruct energy development and restrict access to supposedly “public” lands, all to “protect” a subsegment of a subspecies that some graduate student says is rare.

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With Palin Out Of The Way, Congress Wants To Control Alaska Starting With Wildlife Management

The gutless swine who work and reside in Washington, D.C. are showing their true colors. Like vicious predators themselves, they wait in the dark until the opening presents itself and they move in for the attack, never wanting to face their prey head on.

Congress, being led by uninformed liars, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. George Miller, both from the failed socialist state of California, have reintroduced a bill that will force Alaska to stop its predator control programs.

In California, where they seem to think it a “necessary” wildlife management practice to kill millions of fish in order to restock bodies of water with game fish for their license holders to enjoy and slaughter elk on an island mostly for the purpose of preventing anyone from being able to hunt them, political representatives of the likes of Pelosi, Feinstein and Miller lead the charge to force their agenda-driven ideals on Alaska and her citizens. Read more

Outdoor Talk Network Radio Interview

Back in early June, I was interviewed by Jim Slinsky for a radio show on the Outdoor Talk Network. We spent the good part of the one hour talking about President Barack Obama’s selection of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to fill a soon to be vacated U.S. Supreme Court Justice seat of Justice David Souter.

Click on the play button below and listen to the audio or right click and save it to your hard drive.

Tom Remington

The Results Of “Restoring The Scientific Process To Its Rightful Place”

Remember when President Obama announced that now he was going to restore science to its rightful place? That was one of those comments that nobody has any idea exactly what it meant but by golly it sure sounded good. Granted, in this particular reference, he was referring to action being taken on the Endangered Species Act, but most feel it was also a message to Americans that it also implied all scientific aspects of his administration.

Evidently we are getting a taste of what Obama meant. Back when he made the statement, I asked whose science was he planning to restore? Maybe he is planning to restore the science, if that’s what you want to call it, of his newly appointed “Science Czar”, John Holdren. Read more

Marshall Sage: Government Control by “Eliminating The Sovereignty Of The States”

The following is a guest article. I asked Marshall Sage for permission to publish his response to a discussion on state sovereignty and the decimation of the United States Constitution by progressives.

Marshall Sage is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel who has enjoyed the freedom to hunt and fish throughout much of the free world. Most recently radio host for “Outdoor Life” a hunting and fishing program in Southwestern Idaho. A life member of SCI and the NRA. Contact at msage22@gmail.com.

Our founding fathers gave our nation a blueprint on how to avoid a centralized, authoritarian government from taking away our individual freedoms (endowed by our Creator) and rights (Bill of Rights). This blueprint was our Constitution. It’s no accident that in less than 200 years of following this blueprint the United States of America became the most prosperous and industrious nation on earth. Read more

Obama Must Hate Wolves And Polar Bears

Shame on the man! Who does he think he is? Isn’t he in the tank with all the environmentalists who voted for him, knowing full well he would keep wolves on the endangered list and the minute he took office would redo the Bush administration’s ridiculous handling of the polar bear issue so ice would regrow in the Arctic?

Back in the day, that is the day when Bush ruled, he was called many things but mostly was labeled an anti-environmental/anti-conservationist president. I know money isn’t the answer to problems but when you stack up the money and the efforts Bush put into conservation, I still haven’t figured out his label. But hey, when you hate a man, you hate a man. Can’t let facts get in the way of a good hate attack. Read more

Sun Valley, ID Mayor Wants To Protect $2.7 B Valuation From Wolves

From reports I’ve gotten about a recent meeting in Hailey, Idaho about wolves, perhaps the tide is beginning to turn in favor of once and for all forcing the hand of the federal government to let the people of that state and others take care of the gray wolves the feds dumped in their back yards over 14 years ago.

I wasn’t at that meeting but one report I have says as many as 350 were in attendance and the estimate was that 99.9% were there hoping to see wolves managed properly by the state before more damage is done by expanding wolf packs. Read more