Posted in Ecology, Endangered species, Hunting, Land Ownership, Wildlife habitat, blacktail deer, deer, outdoors, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Our Alameda County ranch, like most ranches, has a variety of habitat types - oak woodland, oak grassland, riparian and chaparral. One thing that’s clear to me is that the effects one can have upon habitat in the hills are more subtile than the results one sees on valley farm ground. Our delta property responds quickly and [...]
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According to Bob (Lion) Taylor, President of Citizens for Sustainable California Wildlife (SCSCW), predators are not only reducing deer numbers, but they are having a negative impact upon many other sensitive California wildlife species.
Bob understands that wildlife, like agricultural crops, need to be managed to maintain their health. Unfortunately, Proposition 117, an initiative which was [...]
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What does it take to raise $50,000 at a fundraising banquet? We’re not talking the cancer society here, were talking deer. The average person would say you’re nuts if you said you were about to endeavor to raise that kind of money for deer habitat.
But deer are special critters in the hearts of many people. [...]
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Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Endangered species, Land Ownership, Ranch Management, Wildlife habitat, blacktail deer, deer, family, hunting heritage, outdoors, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on February 25, 2008 | No Comments »
This morning, as I read the story in the Tri-Valley Herald (www.insidebayarea.com/trivalleyherald) about the Koopman Ranch and how the county’s ranching heritage is threatened, I couldn’t help but think that something very important was missing.
Yes, agriculture is dwindling in Alameda County and ranches are disappearing along with wildlife habitat, but often forgotten is the [...]
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Posted in Deer hunting, Ecology, The Mule Deer Foundation, Wildlife habitat, blacktail deer, deer, fundraising, mule deer, outdoors, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on February 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Feeding deer is sometimes controversial and not always effective. It can maintain deer population numbers at a level which is beyond the ability of the habitat to support them. However, when unusually rough winters hit, it is the only way to keep deer from starving and when the habitat is healthy and the deer need [...]
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The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am will be played next week on the Monterey Peninsula. Most of the hoopla will be around the pro golfers like Phil Mickelson and the celebrities like George Lopez and Kevin James, but there are other players on these courses.
Pebble Beach, Spyglass and Poppy [...]
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The tree-stand was located in a multiforked oak tree about 30 yards from the pond. The opening day of archery season would most likely be the best chance to arrow a nice buck. It doesn’t take long after the first disturbance before the bucks shy away and only does continue to drink at the water’s [...]
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Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Deer hunting, Ecology, Endangered species, Endangered species, Hunting, Land Ownership, Mountain lions, Mountain lions, Ranch Management, Wildlife habitat, boar, deer, elk, outdoors, real estate, tule elk, turkey, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My brother spotted a deer in Mocho Creek last week. It was a doe. Having lived along Livermore’s Mocho Creek for much of our lives, we know that spotting a deer in the creek is unusual. So unusual that the last deer we saw in Mocho Creek was over 40 years ago.
Our previous deer sighting occured [...]
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