For me on the Cypress, it never becomes officially summer until the fireflies light up the marsh. With that in mind, I guess I can declare summer officially underway.
Since developments have taken over the farm fields and streetlights have turned the night into constant twilight, the fireflies aren’t as obvious as they were just a few short years ago. Still there’s some peacefulness in seeing the twinkling of the cold light these beetles emit in search of romance.
On July 17, the Delaware Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will host its fifth annual Women in the Outdoors event. It will take place at Owens Station Shooting Preserve in Greenwood and will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ladies younger than 17 will require a parent or guardian to sign a participant release as there are varied shooting exercises offered in the classes.
Participants may choose four classes, including Beginning Archery, Intermediate Archery, Trap Shooting, .22 Rifle, Pistol Shooting, Self Defense, Growing Herbals, Delaware Wildlife Heritage, Bird House Making and Outdoor Cooking/Dutch Oven Cooking.
If you’d be interested in joining this educational and fun event while learning from qualified instructors, this is the place. Sign up by calling Nancy Moore at 302-629-5527. Time is limited, so call today.
There’s always a few people who take exception to my comments and I think it’s great that these people actually read what I write, but sometimes I’m amazed at how many others think as I do.
For years I’ve railed on about how bird watchers and horseback riders tend to be the driving force behind many wildlife issues, yet they don’t pay a dime back for that privilege. The great state of Oklahoma now has taken that issue and provided justice for hunters and fishermen within the Sooner State. Starting Jan 1, 2011, a Conservation Passport will be required of all “non-consumptive users” of state wildlife and wild lands areas. The real justice is in the cost. Users will pay $26 for the passport, which is $1 more than the price of a state hunting/fishing license.
This actually is a brilliant decision financially for the constant strain on wildlife departments. Non-consumptive users wanting to save a dollar can now just buy the hunting/fishing license and have access to the same areas with the same benefits. In turn, the increase in hunting/fishing license sales will result in more matching funds from the federal Pittman-Robertson funding, which will supply needed revenue back to the state game and fish divisions.
Hunters and fishermen always have paid the bills and it’s justice to see the debt along with the wealth having to be shared by others. I wish I could say there’s some legislator here in Delaware who’d also consider this initiative, but if he introduced it, I’m sure he’d be tarred and feathered.
