He Said - She Said

Guess who's back in the news?

Yep. Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinski, the Little Blue Dress (with that nastiness on it), Ken Starr and the whole gang.

Conspicuously absent is Hillary Clinton.

The Death of American Virtue - by Ken Gormley arrives in February. In it you will find assertions that Clinton had yet another extramarital fling. Ms. Lewinsky says that she believes the President lied under oath.

Through 769 pages, Gromley, a Duquesne University law professor, offers a detailed, even scholarly retelling of an epic saga of grand jury depositions, fevered partisans...

Read the entire excellent (short) five page review to found over at Politico.

St. Martin Island Poaching Bust - Not So

About thost photos that have been floating all over the internet and rasing such a stink on the hunting/fishing/outdoor message boards?

The photos are real.

But no poaching was involved.

I spoke with Debbie Munson Baldini today - and I was told that the photos are indeed real. They were taken by MDNR Conservation Officers on the scene.

Eleven tickets were issued for improper tagging of deer. No poaching was involved.

At 1200 acres St. Martin Island is mostly privately owned and is intensively managed. In short - this was a cull - a management hunt.

I gotta say - that is one heckuva meat pole.

MDNR has taken an interest in this so there may be more forthcoming. Maybe.

Also maybe not.

Oh Tannenbaum

I'm looking forward to fetching the perfect Christmas tree in preparation for the holiday festivities.

Yes. My daughter and her family will be joining us shortly and we're big believers in having a real live tree on display for Christmas.

A freshly-cut Tannenbaum!

Bear - Bummer!

I've been getting some crazy emails lately...

So here’s a fella that shot himself a nice doe with his bow.

Good for him. This is a good start. Hang your deer overnight to cool-off for butchering the following day or so.







Unless a hungry neighbor comes around for a midnight snack.













Sometimes life isn’t very fair.

Unless you have a metal building to hang your deer, no?

This is reminiscent of the time Braumeister didn't recover his deer until the following morning - after the 'yotes had feasted upon-it all night long.

Hardly a memory left...

Pro Team In Your Future?

A professional sports team just might be coming to a city near you.

Portfolio.com/bizjournals analysis looks at the economic viability of different professional sports in 82 United States and Canadian markets.

According to analysis, Los Angeles, which is without a NFL football team, is demographically able to support five teams. Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Phoenix appear overextended and have difficulty supporting the teams that currently call these cities home.

Read this interesting piece and explore their interactive feature.

Poaching Bust - Yep - It's Real

Not being able to find anything on the web about whether the provocative report about the St. Martin Island raid was the real deal or just another Internet hoax I looked-up the email address of Michigan's Regional Warden and fired-off a question to him on the subject.

Here's his response:

Sir,

It is not a hoax. We are referring all inquiries to Debbie Munson Baldini at the MDNR Marquette office @ 906 228-6561.

Thank you for your interest.

Acting Lt. Greg Drogowski
Newberry Operations Service Center
906 293-5131 Ext. 4100

Poaching Bust - Update

I've been cruising a bunch of hunting message boards and any other sources trying to determine if this is for real or just another internet hoax.

Some say photo shop, others suggest legitimate hunt. Others say there isn't any official word as it is still under investigation.

There is this video update from the UP. It's also worth hearing what the oldtimers have to say.

Stay tuned...