Writing an editorial is not easy, although I’ll wager that some folks would say, “Well, why not? All you have to do is give your opinion and that seems simple enough.” True, opinions are easy to have and even easier to give out. However, there’s also the old maxim that states, “Free advice is worth what you pay for it.” ...Read More >

Many of you will recognize the guy on the cover of this issue as Michael L. Venturino, also known to his many friends as “Duke.” Putting him on the cover of the News is bittersweet, as he passed away on June 9th of this year, due to a long battle with heart disease. ...Read More >

Many of you will recognize the guy on the cover of this issue as Michael L. Venturino, also known to his many friends as “Duke.” Putting him on the cover of the News is bittersweet, as he passed away on June 9th of this year, due to a long battle with heart disease. ...Read More >

In some of my previous articles, I have mentioned hunting javelina in Arizona, and it was brought to my attention that most Americans are not familiar with them. According to the Internet, they are medium-sized mammals that look similar to wild boars; however, they are more accurately classified as a “collared peccary.” The collar is a white band of hair that goes around the neck/shoulder, and their range is from Arizona to Texas, while other variations live in Central and South America. Peccaries bear a family resemblance to true pigs, due to their prehistoric ancestry, and they are in the same suborder as swine (Suina). ...Read More >