Below is a letter from Mike Schoby of Petersen’s Hunting to Agassiz Outfitters.

Petersens Hunting to Agassiz Outfitters

With everything around the lodge ready to go and the bears starting to get active, we are really looking forward to seeing all of our re-peat and new black bear hunters this season. Once again, we cant wait to hunt with you all, enjoy the great outdoors and chase some “Monster Manitoba” black bears, A.K.A. legendary black ghosts. As every year, we look forward to the everlasting memories of another successful hunting season!! Everyone please have a safe trip and we will see you all in camp real soon

Less than a month and we will have one of the biggest names in the Outdoor Industry hunt at our lodge. We are very honoured and privelaged to host on an up-coming spring black bear hunt, the one and only, Mr. Larry Weishuhn. Mr. Weishuhn will be filming his 2012 spring black bear hunt for the debut of his new hunting show; “Trailing the Hunter’s Moon” which is set to start in the spring/summer of 2013 (we will have more details on this as they become available). Accompanying Mr. Weishuhn, is our good friend and avid bear hunter; Mr. Bob Kaleta of Zeiss Optics. We will post reviews on their hunts this summer on our “Agassiz News” and “Hunting Reviews. You can also listen to live daily radio updates from our lodge with Jim and Trav from “The Revolution” just by going to our home page and clicking on their logo which is linked to their site. These hunts will take place the week of May 21-26.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – (OTTAWA — April 5, 2012)  Good riddance to the long-gun registry — possibly the most unfair and useless legislation ever to have been passed by Parliament of Canada.

In the wake of many hours of debate and anti-gun rhetoric from the opposition and lobbyists, the Conservative party has successfully laid the registry to rest with Royal Assent on Bill C-19. Few issues have prompted so many Canadians to sound off on the shortcomings of a Canadian law.

“The Firearms Act has been a thorn in the side of hunters, sport shooters, farmers and heritage firearms enthusiasts for 17 years,” says Tony Bernardo of the Canadian Shooting Sport Association. “We know the registry was a cheap political ploy from a previous government that pretended to keep Canadians safe. It wasn’t gun control, and it wasn’t designed to do anything but frustrate honest, law-abiding firearms owners.”

The Senate of Canada passed 3^rd reading of Bill C-19 to scrap the registry on April 4th. Meanwhile, the Government of Quebec has vowed an injunction to try to prevent the data from being destroyed so it can be turned over to the province.

“Quebec wouldn’t know what to do with this data if they got it,” says Bernardo. “The data is legendary for its inaccuracy and it’s way beyond its stale date. Quebec couldn’t build a workable registry from the dregs of this white elephant because it was never workable in the first place. It’s hard to believe that Quebec voters want their tax dollars fed into a paper shredder like this.”

The demise of the registry is the result of a coordinated effort by firearms enthusiasts, wildlife federations and associations from across the country. The Conservative party campaigned on scrapping the registry and its recent majority provides evidence of the widespread appetite for getting rid of this offensive legislation.

“It’s been a long, rough road, but we knew we could prevail if we just kept telling the truth,” says Bernardo. “The anti-gun faction had to torque statistics and align themselves with the unions and politically motivated left-wing advocates. Freedom from draconian laws should never be about the left vs. the right, or rural vs. urban interests. Freedom is always about telling the truth. We thank the Harper government and those who have worked tirelessly to put this legislative mess out to pasture.”

In the current April/May 2012 issue of Petersen’s Hunting, Editor Mike Schoby’s spring 2011 black bear hunt with Agassiz Outfitters is now running. We will be posting the link for this great article in the next 3-4 weeks on our “Agassiz News” page. We look forward to hosting Mr. Schoby next spring once again on another Manitoba Black Bear hunt.    WWW.PETERSENSHUNTING.COM

Agassiz-Waterhen River Lodge is pleased to announce that accompanying Mr.Bob Kaleta and Larry Weishuhn on their Manitoba Spring Black Bear Hunt, is Mr. Jim Ferguson of; “THE REVOLUTION WITH JIM & TRAV”. During the week of May 20-May27, by clicking on the link provided below, you will get regular live updates on the pre-hunt, facilities, success, etc…You will also be able to listen at different times and dates throughout June on their Black Bear hunt to Manitoba and different product reviews, especially from Zeiss. We will post more information as we are made aware of times/dates.

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Congratulations to the husband and wife team, Mike and Chris Ecrement of Ohio on their two big black bears taken in Manitoba during last falls black bear season at the Agassiz-Waterhen River Lodge. Please see the picture’s of them and their bears by clicking on the link below. These stories could be featured soon in an up-coming issue as they had been on 3 previous bear hunts to other places in North America and never seen a bear. Wow!!

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Returning for a 3rd year in a row with Agassiz Outfitters on another Manitoba Waterfowl Hunt is our great friends and avid waterfowl hunters, Mr. Ted and Bud Burger of Bemidji, MN. Most avid and serious Outdoorsman have heard of or meet the twin brothers through their world re-known hunting and fishing chains they use to own called “Burger Brothers Sporting Goods”. The two brothers have hunted and fished all over the world and the exciting stories on past trips never end. Not only do the brothers rave about the “World Class Waterfowl Hunting” at our lodge, but also cant believe the fisheries our area has to offer, as the walleye fishing during the month of September/October is amazing, as they consistently catch walleye over 28 inches!!!! Also, you can find “Bronze Sculptures” of Bud’s amazing work sold throughout various outdoor stores or can view on his website. We look forward to seeing them once again this fall as well as all our other valued hunting/fishing guests

We are pleased to announce the return of our good friend, Mr. Bob Kaleta, Director of Communications and Technical Operations of Zeiss Optics this spring for another Manitoba Trophy Black Bear hunt. The 2012 spring black bear  season will mark the 5th year in a row Bob will have hunted at the Agassiz-Waterhen River Lodge. Bob is a great friend and avid bear hunter and we are very excited for his arrival to our neck of the woods once again. Please watch for updates leading up to his hunt, pictures and a blog or two on how his 2012 black bear hunt goes. Joining Bob on his Manitoba hunt this spring is Legendary Outdoor Writer, Mr. Larry Weishuhn.  Mr.Weishuhn has just comfirmed that he will be filming his Manitoba Black Bear hunt for his “NEW” show, “Trailing the Hunters Moon” which is set to debut on the Sportsman Channel, July 2013. We are thrilled and honoured for this opportunity!

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