IN REBELLION
By Stu Chaifetz I hate fighting hunts in which victory means the status quo. Hate it. Even when you win these battles all the opposition has to do is wait you out, then attack again.…
AUDUBON ALLOWS BOWHUNTERS TO KILL DEER ON THEIR PROPERTY IN GREENWICH, CT
Through the end of January, the Greenwich Sportsmen and Landowner’s Association will be allowed to hunt on Audubon Greenwich’s property. To give the appearance of a “good deed,” they claim that hunters will be donating…
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
By David Kveragas Tomorrow marks the opening of the archery deer season in Pennsylvania. Running through Nov. 15, then resuming Dec. 26 and closing Jan. 10, it is the longest of the state’s big-game hunting…
Labor Day
Labor Day and the guns roar along our river, Nothing like a paid holiday and this fall’s first chance to kill. Based on no science, but pushed by the awesome clout of the hunting lobby,…
Extinction!
Wild things free and natural Uncomplicated, too, Unlike the fat and listless ones Man creates inside his zoo; Freedom is a precious word Each beast has long since known Until the evils of mankind The…
BUSH WANTS WILDLIFE TO PAY THEIR OWN WAY
By Kathryn Burton In October, 2003 several major changes were put forward that will change wildlife regulations in this country; but one entry into the Federal Register will be remembered as a turning point for…
What We’ve Been Up To…
New Paltz Town Board following vote. Both the New Paltz Village and New Paltz Town Boards have passed memorializing resolutions supporting the Home Rule Trapping Bill in the NYS Legislature. The Village’s resolution reads as…
GUESS WHO PROFITED FROM THE SNIPER ATTACKS?
You’re right! The US Fish and Wildlife Service and your State Game Agencies. They profited from the excise taxes on the weapons and ammunition paid into the “Conservation Fund.” The Center for Disease Control and…
MAINE’S COYOTE SNARING PROGRAM – AN END IN SIGHT?
By Anne Crimaudo, NoSnare Task Force There are few harder ways to die than slowly strangling to death in a wire neck snare, yet every winter, from December through March, the Maine Department of Inland…
ASK UNCLE JOE – FALL/WINTER 2003
Dear Readers: The following letter has been edited for content, not for grammar, spelling or punctuation. It is true to the version that was sent to me, only the name has been changed to protect…