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As we remain passive, Michigan gets aggressive with deer disease When chronic wasting disease was discovered in Wisconsin's wild white-tailed deer herd in 2002, state wildlife officials expressed a goal of eradicating the disease. After several years of effort, including the use of sharpshooters and extended hunting seasons to reduce deer numbers in the affected area, the Department of Natural Resources backed off on its plans and abandoned the aggressive measures. The 2012 Deer Trustees Report helped drive a final stake in the ambitions of any state wildlife managers who hoped to control the disease. The report advised a "more...

Here is video of Vice-Admiral William Gortney describing the scene surrounding the Navy SEALs who rescued Captain Richard Phillips. He describes the tense circumstances and the "2-3 ft. sea-state" that had the lifeboat bobbing up and down and then says,"three shots were fired, and all were fatal." Gortney describes the shots as "phenomenal" and called their work "remarkable marksmanship." . . . . (Watch Video)

KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq, Nov. 19, 2007 – When servicemembers here have to go “outside the wire,” they sometimes have an extra set of eyes watching over them. Air Force Staff Sgt. Curtis Huffman and Airman 1st Class Matt Sleeper, deployed to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, from the 354th Security Forces Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, as members of the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Close Precision Engagement Team, set up surveillance on top of a lookout point, Nov. 13, 2007. Photo by Staff Sgt. Angelique Perez, USAF  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Concealed and...

Two Middleburgh men are on a mission to commemorate a local hero and re-create a historic landmark. Former Middleburgh Mayor Gary Hayes and Jay Lawyer are seeking legislative funding to restore the Middle Fort and build a monument to Revolutionary War hero Timothy Murphy. Hayes and Lawyer have collected letters of support from all the towns and villages in Schoharie County and the Mohawk Valley Heritage Corridor Commission and have contacted Assemblyman Peter Lopez, state Sen. James Seward, U.S. Rep. Michael McNulty and Sen. Hillary Clinton. Hayes said Murphy is credited with firing the single shot that ended the Battle...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Too many deer roam the woods surrounding the presidential retreat at Camp David, and the government is considering sharpshooters as one way to manage the outsize herd, an official said Thursday. A workshop will be held April 20 to gather public comment on four alternatives derived from more than 20 years of study at the 9.1-square-mile Catoctin Mountain Park. The alternatives include using National Park Service sharpshooters to kill approximately 900 white-tailed deer; using fencing, repellents and contraceptives; using a combination of lethal and nonlethal controls; or doing nothing. The government will choose a strategy in 12...

Please help us help working snipers in combat zones around the world. Snipersonline UA and Sniper's Paradise have several members and Sniper friends actively engaged in the battle against terrorism. Our friends are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the number of snipers deployed around the world right now. These snipers are deployed in the theaters of combat, both in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as other locations overseas. Many of these are full time law enforcement officers that have been activated for regular duty action. Our memberships have chosen to help support our fellow snipers,...