Wisconsin Considering A Wolf Hunting Season

The Wisconsin Conservation Congress seems to be testing the waters a bit by seeking input from residents on the prospects of offering a wolf hunt, partly in efforts to slow down the growth of the animal and keep human encounters and livestock damages to a minimum. Nothing being proposed is binding.

Last year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the wolf fully recovered in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan and removed the wolf there from the list of endangered animals. None of the states currently offer wolf hunts and they still protect them through state mandates. Read more

Hunting Knife Thief Stabs Self

In what many would deem justice or where I grew up it’s called “cumuppins”, a man attempting to steal hunting knives from a Michigan store falls down and stabs himself. Isn’t that sweet justice?

Well, perhaps not. According to reports, here’s how it went down.

The man had put about $300 worth of hunting knives in his waistband, police told WZZM-TV. Police say he tried to leave the store, but Meijer employees confronted him and a scuffle followed.

The man then fell and was stabbed by the knives he had hidden in his clothing, police said

I’m not sure what Meijer Inc.’s policy is for its employees in confronting such activity but when I worked for a major store chain, what they did was considered a huge no-no. In a previous case of store employees attempting to confront a man who they suspected also stole a knife, the person ran from the store believing he was being chased, tripped and stabbed himself. He sued the store and won damages.

It’s a crazy world we live in and maybe this guy is just plain too stupid to lawyer up and reap the rewards.

Tom Remington

Michigan’s $350 Million Surplus A Bad Thing

Bah! Humbug! Paint me as a scrooge if you want to. I don’t really care. What’s troubling is that the media, which should be looking for the truth behind Michigan’s budget woes, are now casting the lawmakers as heroes because the year ended with a budget surplus of some $350 million dollars. So why isn’t that good?

Let’s backtrack for a moment. Michigan was in turmoil. The democrats and republicans couldn’t agree on how they were going to handle a projected budget deficit. It wasn’t until a couple of republicans jumped ship and joined the democrats that a deal was reached to raise taxes. We must remember that this tax increase of around $1.35 billion was for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. Read more