Aerial gunning of wolves is predator control. It is only related to hunting because the method is to shoot the animal. Aerial gunning benefits hunters (both subsistence and sport hunters) by reducing the kill of caribou and moose by wolves. This activity makes more game animals available for human consumption.
Hunting pits the outdoor skills of [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Aerial Gunning of Wolves is not Hunting
Posted in Big game hunting, Ecology, Hunting, Wildlife habitat, wildlife conservation, wolves, tagged Sarah Palin, aerial gunning of wolves on February 5, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Mule Deer Foundation Convention
Posted in Big game hunting, The Mule Deer Foundation, fundraising, wildlife conservation, tagged Mule Deer Foundation on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll be leaving for the Western Hunting Convention and Big Game Expo in SLC tomorrow morning. The event is also the MDF convention with big banquets on Thursday and Saturday (Feb 5&7 2009).
The event fills up the Salt Palace, which is huge. There will also be a concert on Friday night and Jeff Foxworthy will [...]
Missing the Point About Conservation
Posted in Big game hunting, The Mule Deer Foundation, fundraising, wildlife conservation, tagged wildlife conservation, The Mule Deer Foundation, Conservation Organizations on February 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For many years I’ve supported conservation organizations and believed that I was making a difference by doing so. Like most of my friends in conservation I have done so without really worrying about what I was getting in return. I’ve believed that the cause helped wildlife and helped to minimize attacks on hunting
Recently I received [...]
More Youth Hunt Photos
Posted in California Delta, Duck hunting, photography, seasonal marsh, waterfowl, wildlife management, youth in the outdoors, tagged Youth Waterfowl Hunt on February 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here are some shots of the recent youth hunt. These were taken by Ron Spradlin.
Darron Solero, CWA Regional Director, set up the hunt and cooked the prehunt wild game feed of mallard and honker breasts. His son, Hunter, came along for the trip.
Ron and Robbie around the camp fire.
Robbie at the ready.
Rich in the distance, Rob [...]
A First-Duck-Hunt Jackpot
Posted in California Delta, Duck hunting, seasonal marsh, wildlife management, youth in the outdoors, tagged youth in the outdoors, Youth Waterfowl Hunt on February 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Youth hunts are supposed to be a good opportunity, but this was ridiculous.
Fourteen year old Robbie was on his first duck hunt and he must have been impressed as we headed for the pond. Thousands of ducks and geese were rising from the marsh as we approached.
Snow geese were exploding from the water with a [...]
