The Myth of Ethical Hunting
By Ashley Pankrantz Reprint of Ashley’s Letter to the Editor in the Democrat & Chronicle People who live in the country know how deeply embedded the tradition of deer hunting is in rural culture. Sportsmen’s…
The U.S. President Speaks Against Illegal Guns, Says, In Effect, Hunters are Angels
By Ann Muller, Wildlife Watch C.A.S.H. has listened incredulously over the years as alleged “anti-gun” proponents constantly support hunting while they try to split allegiance to the NRA. Yet, hunters are the smaller part of the…
It’s the ‘Bureau of Wildlife BOW’ Not the ‘Department of Environmental Conservation’!
Through their elected representatives, the public made it clear that mute swans were not to be crippled and killed, not at least before public hearings were to be convened, allowing for unbiased experts and other…
Big Bore Air-Rifle Hunting
According to New York Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos: “The popularity of air-powered firearms is growing, largely because of technological advancements … These modern firearms produce the force necessary to efficiently harvest…
Elected Official Ill-Equipped for Deer Discussion
By Taffy Williams Originally submitted as an Op-Ed to public officials at Mamaroneck and Rye New York, in response to s proposal to slaughter a local population of deer. I attended the deer-management meeting in…
Reintroduction or Introduction of Trumpeters?
Governor Cuomo at Savannah Dhu. We do need legislators to understand that within the game bureau’s distorted view that animals have been put on this earth to be mere recipients of bullets and arrows, their…
The Mute Swan: The International Symbol of World Peace Under Attack
By Sheila Bolin, CEO, The Regal Swan Foundation, Inc. Sheila Bolin Mute swans, the international “Symbol of World Peace,” are under attack as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has once again vetoed bill S1555 protecting this…
On Witnessing the Florida bear Hunt
By Shirlene Stucky Shirlene lives near Orlando, Florida, and participates in events organized by the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida and Speak Up Wekiva, among other organizations. Bryan Wilson, of the Animal Rights Foundation of…
Impartial Advice?
Anne and Peter Muller attended a meeting of the Catskill Forest Association Inc. (an organization that claims to give “impartial forest land advice”). Of course they promote hunting. The meeting was titled, The Growing Deer…
Teaching the Downside of Hunting
Peter and Anne Muller guest-lectured once again in October at Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont. They presented an anti-hunting class within a hunting course. Peter is giving his PowerPoint program on why wildlife watching…