A Possible Nebraska Record Buck

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Hat tip to reader “jes” for the lead.

Tom Remington

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Elk Foundation Grants for Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma

MISSOULA, Mont.? Elk and other wildlife in the nation?s breadbasket will benefit from $31,343 in new grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The grants will help fund conservation and education initiatives in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

Grant amounts are based on RMEF fundraisers held in the respective states.

?Elk Foundation volunteers drove the 2008 banquets, auctions and other fundraising events that made these grants possible. This is where their work begins to transform into on-the-ground conservation benefits, and it?s part of the payday for our supporters who are passionate about giving something back to the outdoors,? said David Allen, Elk Foundation president and CEO.

RMEF grants will help fund the following projects, listed by state:

Kansas – ?Received RMEF 2009 grants totaling $15,250. Projects include reducing depredation on private land by managing about 200 forage plots covering 750 acres for elk and other wildlife at Fort Riley military reservation in Riley County; enhancing riparian habitat by treating noxious weeds and planting cottonwood, willow and native shrubs on 777 acres at Cimarron National Grasslands in Morton County; and sponsoring Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshops statewide, Big Brothers Big Sisters Pass It On Outdoor Mentors programs statewide, and Ninnescah Valley Archery Club youth education programs in Pratt County. RMEF partners include the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and other conservation groups.

Nebraska – ?Received RMEF 2009 grants totaling $8,075. Projects include developing methodology for aerial elk surveys in the western panhandle of Nebraska including Dawes and Box Butte counties; and funding two scholarships for wildlife conservation students at Chadron State College. RMEF partners include the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

Oklahoma? – Received RMEF 2009 grants totaling $8,018. Projects include creating forage openings for elk, rejuvenating water impoundments and maintaining firebreaks at Spavinaw Wildlife Management Area in Delaware and Mayes counties; and enhancing forage for elk and other wildlife by prescribe burning 8,195 acres at Pushmataha Wildlife Management Area in Pushmataha County. RMEF partners include the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and other conservation groups.

Since 1984 in these three states, the Elk Foundation and its partners have completed 155 conservation and education projects with a value of more than $9.8 million.

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What Are We Becoming?

Below are some excerpts taken from an article written today in the Fremont Tribune out of Nebraska. You read the quotes then go read the article if you choose to verify I’m not taking anything out of context. Then answer the above question – “What are we becoming”.

A new state law that allows concealed weapons says people can’t get permits for them if they have been convicted of a felony or violent crimes, found in the previous 10 years to be mentally ill or dangerous or judged mentally incompetent.

Okay that sounds somewhat reasonable.

Lincoln already has an ordinance barring gun possession by people who have been convicted of stalking, resisting arrest or violating a protection order.

On Monday the council added to the list people who have been convicted of assault, drug crimes, unlawful intrusion, domestic assault or public indecency.

It gets better…. er, uh, worse!

Concealed weapons will not be allowed in a variety of places, including bars, police stations, public meetings, athletic events, schools, churches, hospitals and banks. Signs also could be posted prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons in other locations.

And what the state doesn’t want to regulate they are happy to pass the authority on to the cities and towns.

The state law also allows cities to bar concealed weapons or add further restrictions, and some cities have already taken action.

In Omaha, the City Council overrode Mayor Mike Fahey’s veto of a new ordinance that reverses the city’s longtime ban on concealed weapons.

The Kearney City Council has scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday to gauge public opinion on retaining the city’s ban on concealed weapons.

A Columbus City Council committee last week voted to retain the city’s ordinance barring concealed weapons.

Last month the Lincoln council rejected Mayor Coleen Seng’s proposal for an outright ban on concealed weapons.

Well, no point in stopping there.

The new state law bans concealed weapons in government buildings that contain courthouses or city hall meetings. Lincoln expanded that to include weapons in plain view, in effect answering an issue raised by a gun-rights advocate who brought an unconcealed loaded pistol to a Lincoln City Council meeting.

And just in case you were wondering…..

As described in the new ordinance, a dangerous weapon is any firearm, stun gun, knife more than 3 inches long, switchblade, air gun or any other device that, if used with such intent, “cause death or bodily injury” or could inflict “cutting, stabbing or tearing wounds.”

Tom Remington

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Nebraska Looking at Jack Rabbits

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