I saw this deal come through the wire today on the Vortex Viper Scope which people speak highly of: Camera Land has a SUPER SPECIAL on the Vortex Viper 6.5-20x44mm Plex Riflescope Only $259.99 We just received a new shipment of these scopes. They stopped making this scope at the end of last year, however, …
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Cultus Lake Bear Killed
So this makes 167 bears killed because of attacks, conflicts, or threats this year in BC. 163 black bears and 4 grizzly bears. I hope anti-hunters and animal activists see that if there is no hunting, the animal population loses it’s fear of man and will continue to have these conflicts. Bear hunting in BC …
Sage Grouse Declining
Too bad the numbers of the sage grouse have decreased by 98%. Their mating rituals sound unique; being able to inflate their chest sacs with 5 litres of air is incredible. Apperantley the sage grouse do not go within 2 kms of any unnatural disturbance. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2011/08/12/alberta-sage-grouse-save.html Check this out if you want to know more …
Need a Scope
Sale on open box riflescopes from a great optics company: Camera Land’s 1 Week Minox Open Box Riflescope Sale – Today thru August 15th 2011 It is that time of the year that we need to start placing Fall and Holiday orders with the mfgs. I need to make some room. Our need to make …
Grizzly Accidental Deaths
It is too bad that grizzly bears, especially sows get killed by trains. I know a lot of animals meet their demise on the train tracks. Hopefully some type of solution can be figured out to reduce the number of grizzly bear and other animal deaths by train accidents. Perhaps some type of scent sprayed …
Polar Bear Attack in Norway
There were a group of 13 young campers in Northern Norway and during the night a polar bear attacked the campers despite a wire trip alarm. Luckily one of the campers had a gun and killed the bear. Reports say a 17 year old was killed and 4 were injured. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/polar-bear-attacks-norway-teen-boy-killed-14245628
Black Bear Hunting Site Updated
New web page added to black-bear-hunting.com about scouting for bears: http://www.black-bear-hunting.com/scouting-for-bears.html This is taken from the book.
Binocular Trade in Sale
I just got wind of this deal where you can trade in an old pair of functional binoculars and get up to $200 off a new set of Leica Binoculars. It is a great way to get into some premium optics and recycle your old binoculars while getting more than you would if you sold …