Online Store - Update

As you may very well have noticed, we have been working on our online store and have even tested a few products. Unfortunatly due to the developers of the Virtuemart system having very limited sight for the future, they neglected to include payment options systems in the latest release, leaving us to do that ourselves. Due to this fact we are currently researching a few different options for the online store. Meanwhile you you see anything in the test store you may be interested in, contact us directly as we can still obtain those products for you and use alternative solutions for the time being. We will make the anouncement as soon as we decide on a system and get the store ready to launch.

Winter Smallmouth Fishing with the Alabama Rig?

The big boom heard around the fishing world is the famous "Alabama Rig."  For those of you who have not heard this bait was invented by Andy Poss of north Alabama.  The lure was then made famous by Paul Elias' miraculous showing this last fall on Guntersville.  I was skeptical about this lure at first.  I knew it would catch fish in the fall when the bass have the bait pushed up and feeding.  But what about winter, spring, and summer?  This question will have to wait awhile to be answered.

To give a quick run-down of the "A-rig," it is simple.  Five steel or aluminum wires rigged with swivels and snaps.  It is meant to hold five swimbaits, imitating a ball of baitfish.

Here is a picture of Andy Poss' creation.

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Montana Wolves Under Threat

Congress stripped wolves of protection under the Endangered Species Act earlier this year, Montana has been encouraging hunting to drastically reduce its wolf population. To date, at least 120 wolves have been "harvested," but this is not enough for the state. Montana is extending its hunting season past the original Dec. 31 limit, through mid-February, to meet its ultimate target: 220 wolves dead. This would reduce the population to 425 wolves -- a 25 percent drop.

Help This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   the email subject is filled out for you and so is the body text, you don't even have to write, just click the link and send it. How hard can that be and you will be part of this movement to help stop the slaughter of the wolves. Its time we stand to fight decision like this especially when they have been made with no regard to what we the people want. Government officials have no right to make this decision without the consent of ALL parties who hold an interest in this. Click the link and send it!!

If you don't have an email program then visit their site and fill out this online form here and ask him to suspend the hunt and let Montana's wolves live. The Tennessee Outdoorsman strongly opposes the hunting of these wolves and will stand behind all who endeavor to have this senseless slaughter stopped. We will have more on this story later this week.

Reality of Hunting, Keeping It Real

You sit at home watching a hunting program on TV and you see those monster bucks taken with a variety of different methods. You see those fields with two, three or more big bucks in there, standing around just asking for you to drop one. The next day you are out hunting and you are all enthusiastic about the day only to find out you didn’t see one blasted deer. Then comes the feelings of being discouraged and ready to give it up. After all why cant you get out and see those deer like that? We have all been there at one time or another and I find myself in that same situation this week.

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