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THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, January 21, 2010
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Fe a t u r e s
Po l i t i c a l/oP i n i o n
The Mail Boat.... 4
Michelle Malkin .... 6
Oliver North ....... 6
Thomas Sowell...... 7
John Metzler ........ 7
Open Letter to
Advocates ....... 10
and your influence to de- ly $274 million annually of hunting in Massachu-
Governor
feat this fatal blow to our relating to wildlife watch- setts, New York or Ver-
li f e s t y l e /Hu m o r
John Lynch
fiscal stability, and our ing activities in the state. mont. So why is it that
On The Trails & Summits.. 3
long term economic vi- A hunter friend of mine New Hampshire finds it
A FOOL in New Hampshire... 5
Please know it will be ability. read my letter on “Living necessary to continue this
Church Meditations.... 12 up to you to take a stand William Hsiao of Har- with Habituated Wildlife” practice? Call it politics,
Here There & Everywhere.. 13
against the appalling Sen- vard helped Taiwan to and he thought it came lack of public support,
Fish Tales................... 20
Renovation Psychology... 23
ate health reform bill (SB. develop a high-performing across as anti-hunting lack of public awareness
Home Improvement 101.... 30
3950). Even if the window national health system. sentiment. or interest and lack of
has closed for you to ad- China is now asking for This was not my intent. financial responsibility
vise your respective repre- his advice. If you think I’ve nothing against hunt- from the state to support
sP e c i a l se c t i o n s
sentatives in Washington we’re losing ground on the ers or hunting. I just can’t F&G and our big game
Out On The Town... 8 to stop this bill from final economic front to China approve of the method projects.
Rotary FIshing Derby.... 9
passage, you still have a today, wait until they too of baiting for habituated F&G is self funding, 80%
Home Services.... 21
voice. It has become pain- have a sound plan to ef- wildlife/game while regu- of their budget comes from
mi s c e l l a n e o u s
fully and factually evident ficiently handle health lations prohibit our citi- hunting, fishing and trap-
that Senate Bill 3950 (Pa- care, and there won’t be a zenry from intentionally ping licensing. None of the
C l a s s i fi e d s . . . . . . . . 2 6
Photo Caption Contest... 28
tient Protection and Af- US industry left which can feeding of same for view- $274 million revenue that
The Puzzler Page .... 27
fordable Care), is exactly compete -- on any front -- ing purposes. With my flows into the state goes
The Funnies ....... 28-29
the opposite of its name. It with wiser nations. study work it took me four into our conservation ef-
is not about patients. It is days to habituate a flock forts. The small funding
not about protection. It is Barbara J. Power of turkey to me through for the non-game species
most certainly not about RN, MBA, CNRN positive reinforcement doesn’t amount for much.
Ou r st O r y
affordability for individu- Deering, NH with foodstuffs. It took New Hampshire’s wildlife
als, businesses, hospitals, only two days for bear. Al- resources are held in trust
The Weirs Times was first published
or physicians. though it is illegal to bait by the state for the benefit
in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert. The New Hampshire, and
Baiting Habituated
for turkey it is permissible of our citizenry. What is
newspaper, then named Calvert’s
Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette, was
all other states, will en-
Wildlife
to bait for bear from Sept. the benefit for our wildlife
published until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. dure fiscal collapse at the 1st-28th in most manage- resources? 21st century
One of the most remarkable features hands of the insurance
To The Editor: ment units. management goals are
of the publication was a map of Lake
industry. This bill is a According to the most Baiting has been on a not best served using the
Winnipesaukee which occupied the
center spread of the paper. Readers shameful embarrassment
recent National survey steady rise as the pre- slow movement conserva-
will find the same map reprinted on the
for the United States. Use about 710,000 partici- ferred method of hunting tion efforts of the 20th
center pages of this, and every issue.
your wisdom, your voice, pants spend approximate- for bear in NH. In the last century.
The new Weirs Times was re-established
in 1992 and strives to maintain the
five years, out of 2578 If you agree that the
patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well
bear harvested in New method of baiting needs to
as his devotion to the interests of Lake
Winnipesaukee and vicinity.
Hampshire 1156 were be abolished in the name
taken over bait. 472 of of “Fair Game”, wheth-
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these were sows (female). er you are a hunter or
O O d st u F F We have reports of sows not, call your county F&G
with cubs at bait sites so commissioner and voice
Locally owned for over 17 years, this the cubs become instantly your opinion. That is what
publication is devoted to printing the
stories of the people and places that
habituated to feeding at they are there for. As 2010
make New Hampshire the best place bait sites. Our not so wild is a biennial regulation
in the world to live. No, none of the
daily grind news will be found in these
habituated bears, that adjustment year your in-
pages, just the good stuff.
have grown accustomed put can have an impact
30,000 copies
Advertise with confidence. to kind hearted humans on recognizing the impor-
are distributed
Circulation Verified by
feeding them, can only tance of the economic,
every week
in the Lakes
recognize that a bait site ecological and social val-
Region/Concord
in the woods as the prom- ues that our habituated
area. 15,000
Audit Completed 09/30/09
delivered to ised land coming home. wildlife has on our state.
communities along the shores of Lake
Winnipesaukee and another 15,000
Courtesy of what they
to neighboring cities and towns. perceive to be just another Eric Rottenecker
An independent circulation audit
estimates that over 60,000 people
kind hearted human with Bristol NH.
read the Weirs Times every week.
food. How can anyone
To advertise your business or service
justify this by saying that
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this is “Fair Game” to a
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