Give a man a few bucks and he Captures NASA-Quality Photos, theirs only cost a Billion

NASA scientists were intrigued when they came across an amateur photographer’s shots taken 20 miles above the earth’s surface.

“A guy phoned up who worked for NASA who was interested in how we took the pictures. He wanted to know how the hell we did it.”

They assumed he used a homemade rocket to capture the images, but he did it with a balloon and a inexpensive Nikon digital camera using readily available hardware  parts.  NASA admitted that running a similar project would have cost millions of tax payer dollars.

Does this give you yet another clue that the government can not do anything right? Some guy in his garage with a few dollars produces the same quality space images as this government agency does for billions. Via Backcountry

Arizona Firearms Freedom Act heads to governor

Record rock python nabbed in S. Florida

NYC ‘arsenal’ is grandpa’s hunting gun collection

Study: Drop in elk reproduction tied to wolves’ presence

Vegetarian charged in supermarket meat frenzy

Wolves kill record number of livestock in Montana

Man missing on Mount Shasta, friend rescued

The Old School Lightweight S&W Model 12

The S&W Model 12 was manufactured from 1953 until 1986. The gun was originally designed to compete with Colt for Air Force and other military contracts, with model numbers running from 12-1 to 12-4. These revolvers had a frame that was 0.08” thinner than their steel counterparts. The 4” Model 12 weighs in at just 19 oz. Read more

Gone fishing? More Americans did in ’09

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — At a time when the economy has shaken big-time sports from the PGA to the NFL, the low-key pastime of fishing has enjoyed a quiet resurgence. A pair of recent studies indicate that families have been turning to fishing, which can be as simple as standing on the shore with a rod and reel, as a good way to spend time together without wrecking the household budget. Read more

Indonesian village hunts for 7-meter killer python

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian villagers are hunting a giant python that killed a 13-year-old boy a week ago on Sumatra island. Police Chief Capt. Joshua Tampubolon said Monday that the 23-feet-long (7-meter-long) python was believed to be hiding in waterway tunnels built by a textile company for its industrial waste. Read more

Wily coyote evades NYC police capture for 2 days

NEW YORK (AP) — A wily coyote evaded New York City police for two days before being nabbed in a parking garage. It was the fourth coyote sighting in Manhattan this year. Read more

Grasshopper outlook strikes fear on Western range

If it happens it will also destroy wildlife habitat. NEWCASTLE, Wyo. (AP) — Grasshopper infestations have taken on mythic tones here on the arid prairie of northeastern Wyoming – they blanket highways, eat T-shirts off clotheslines and devour nearly every scrap of vegetation on ranches and farms. Read more

Marlin’s Connecticut plant to close

Knitting Bandits Covering Trees with Yarn

Nighttime bandits are covering trees with knitted sleeves in New Jersey. The clandestine Salty Knitters meet up late in the evening and tag tress with their wares. I expect this kind of behavior in Salt Lake where teenagers regularly meet to knit hats since they don’t drink beer, but it’s a surprise in Jersey. At least my head won’t hurt so bad if I hit one of these trees without a helmet. Via Back Country

Angler and his $800 Orvis rod reunited

AZ House passes permitless concealed carry

March means massive crappies

Scoring your deer? There’s an app for that!

Paraplegic angler survives 3 hours in water

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