Is Hunting Really Worth it?
By E.M. Fay Hunter Devastates Yosemite and its Wild Inhabitants The magnificent natural treasure we now know as Yosemite National Park has been in existence in much the same form for tens of thousands of…
Michigan Man Shoots Himself in the Head While Trying to Demonstrate Gun Safety
Thanks to Priscilla Cohn for sending this Darwin strikes again article. The victim reportedly held three handguns to his head and pulled the trigger, explaining that firearms are safe when they’re not loaded. A fatal…
In Memoriam
Barbara Larson passed away on January 28, 2014 in Saugerties, NY. Barbara worked at the Catskill Game Farm for almost 30 years. When they closed down and auctioned off the animals, she sobbed along with…
Who Should Read Exposing the Big Game?
By Jim Robertson, author Exposing the Big Game Imagine you’re a hunter and you just bought a copy of Exposing the Big Game to add to your collection of books and magazines featuring photos of prize…
Net and Bolt Killing of Deer at Cornell
There are various forms of deer killing. “Net & bolt” is one of the cruelest. CayugaDeer has been fighting and documenting culling in Ithaca, NY. They write: CayugaDeer.org has long maintained that the wildlife division…
Guest Comment by Lane Ferrante, Ohio Coordinator of the League of Humane Voters who writes in opposition to urban deer killing
Reprinted with permission of the author, original printed in the Plain Dealer One can follow urban deer killing straight to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. The DOW is a pro-hunting state…
Big Win for Raccoons in Georgia
by Julie Robertson When animal advocates found out that Georgia House Bill 423 was gaining momentum fur begin to fly. HB 423 would have allowed raccoons in Georgia to be trapped and used in terrifying…
Why C.A.S.H. Promotes a Dedicated Wildlife Watching Tax that May be Used Only for the Non-Consumptive Appreciation of Wildlife
By Peter Muller Careful oversight of proposed laws or acts is required Let’s put taxes into two categories: 1) General Taxes which everybody, every general consumer, pays: such as sales-tax, property-tax, and income tax, which…
In Iowa, Bird Hunting Replaces Hog Farming
From Iowa Farmer Today, sent to us by Merle Wilson A growing trend in IA is the collusion between farmers and game agencies causing an increase in private hunt operations for pheasants and chukars. To…
Researcher Said Hunting and Trapping Coyotes Increases their Population
by E.M. Fay When coyote researcher and Barnstable (Mass.) High School Science teacher Dr. Jonathan Way wrote to the Town Manager in 2006, he was seeking an injunction against coyote hunting in the town, and…