When you look up the definition of trophy, you will find something like, “A prize or memento held in remembrance of winning a competitive event.” If you do some research, you’ll find various definitions of trophy hunting that go something like this: “Trophy hunting is hunting with the intent of retaining some type of trophy [...]
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All My Hunts are Trophy Hunts
Posted in Big game hunting, Hunting, hunting heritage on December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Are Wildlife Management Programs Going Astray?
Posted in "take", California Tiger Salamander, Endangered species, habitat manipulation, hunting heritage, tule elk, wildlife, wildlife conservation, Wildlife habitat, wildlife management, tagged "take", Endangered Species Act, wildlife managment on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Traditional wildlife management is based upon an assumption of consumptive use. With consumptive use as a goal, habitat is managed to produce a healthy wildlife population with some species targeted for harvest. Healthy habitat produces a surplus of the targeted species, the ones desirable for human use. The surplus is available for consumption, with [...]
Conservation Culture Wars
Posted in Endangered species, hunting heritage, Land Ownership, landowner political issues, wildlife conservation, tagged conservation banking, consumptive uses, Endowment Accounts, HCP on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a war going on. It’s a conservation culture war. Traditionalists believe hunters and fishermen have been major supporters of wildlife and there is plenty of evidence to support that claim. Those who oppose consumptive uses would like to find a way to supplant that financial underpinning for wildlife habitat. This is nothing new, but there are [...]
COHA: A Huge Agenda for CA Hunters
Posted in fundraising, hunting heritage, legislation, Political Action, The Mule Deer Foundation, wildlife conservation, tagged hunting heritage, Pro-hunting Legislation on May 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA) held its annual meeting for members last week. The program showed that they are seemingly involved in every facit of California wildlife conservation. A non-profit 501 c4 organization, COHA, has the ability to lobby the state legislature in support of legislation that benefits hunters and fishermen as well as lobby against legislation that damages [...]
California Hunting Opportunity Under all-out Assault by Humane Society of the US?
Posted in Hunting, hunting heritage, landowner political issues, legislation, Political Action, wildlife conservation, tagged Humane Society of the United States, hunting heritage on April 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This email message just came in from Rick Bullock of the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance. He paints an accurate picture of what’s happening in California. Hunters must take action. Groups like the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA) need support from hunters everywhere. California is targeted for action by these anti-hunting groups because it’s the weakest link in [...]
Is Hunting a Sport?
Posted in Archery hunting, Big game hunting, ethics, hunting heritage, outdoor education, tagged Hunting, hunting ethics on July 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
After playing baseball for 25 years I can remember my days in the sun ‑ both of them. Some high points come to mind… stealing a base and knocking in the game winning run a couple times, but unfortunately there were many more times when I missed fat pitches that came “right down the pipe.” [...]
Mule Deer Foundation Supports California’s Hunting Heritage
Posted in Hunting, hunting heritage, landowner political issues, The Mule Deer Foundation, wildlife conservation, tagged AB979, California Outdoor Heritage Alliance, SB589, The Mule Deer Foundation on May 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On April 24th The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) contributed $15,000 towards protecting the hunting heritage of Californians and also took a seat on the board of directors of the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA). With MDF President, Miles Moretti, on hand as it’s newest director, COHA held a meeting of it’s members at the Quail Point [...]
The Mule Deer Foundation supports SB 589
Posted in Big game hunting, Deer hunting, Duck hunting, fundraising, Hunting, hunting heritage, legislation, outdoors, The Mule Deer Foundation, wildlife, wildlife conservation, Wildlife habitat, wildlife management, tagged license and tag accountability, SB 589 on April 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On April 9, 2009, the following letter was sent to the Honorable Fran Pavley, Chair of the California Senate Natural Resouces and Water Committee. RE: SB 589 (Harman) – SUPPORT Dear Senator Pavley: On behalf of The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF), I am writing you to urge your support of SB 589 (Harman), [...]
Alameda County Hunting Heritage Endangered
Posted in Big game hunting, blacktail deer, deer, Deer hunting, Endangered species, family, hunting heritage, Land Ownership, outdoors, Ranch Management, wildlife conservation, Wildlife habitat, wildlife management on February 25, 2008 | 9 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 [...]
