“How long will we sit here?” asked little Mason Nevis. “Until the turkeys come,” I replied. Silence. I wondered what the little guy thought of that. Maybe a tough reality, but I didn’t want him to think we were going to give up easily and start bouncing from tree to tree or attempting to sneak [...]
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Youth Hunt, Another Lesson
Posted in Hunting, kids in the outdoors, outdoor education, turkey, Youth Hunting, tagged Youth in the outdorrs, youth turkey hunt on April 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Bad News – but Good News in UC Lead-Poisoning Reports
Posted in Big game hunting, birds of prey, golden eagles, lead ammunition, outdoor education, turkey vultures, tagged Lead poisoning in turkey vultures and golden eagles on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Two reports from UC Davis confirm what most of us have expected. Turkey vultures, ravens and golden eagles eat the remains of deer, pig, bear and various varmints killed by hunters and those birds have been proven to ingest lead when eating the remains that contain lead from lead bullets. Lead bullets often fragment when they enter the target animal. Those [...]
Consumptive Use and Wildlife Conservation
Posted in Hunting, kids in the outdoors, outdoor education, outdoors, The Mule Deer Foundation, wildlife, wildlife conservation, tagged Consumptive Use of Wildlife, Kids and Hunting on October 29, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I recieved an email this week, from Suzanne Davies, asking me to create a link to a blog about photography and getting kids involved in the outdoors. The blog is entitled “100 Resources for Teaching Your Kids About Wildlife Conservation” at http://photographydegrees.org/100-resources-for-teaching-your-kids-about-wildlife-conservation . I responded that I’d check out her blog and I did so. Although the [...]
Do Coyotes Eat Ants?
Posted in animal tracks, Coyotes, outdoor education, outdoors, wildlife, tagged coyote tracks, what do coyotes eat on May 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The pair of coyote tracks in the above photo was pointed out to me by my brother, Rob, during one of our reptile surveys. He had already figured out what was going on, before telling me about them. The tracks were the front feet of a coyote. They were deeply groved into the soft dirt, [...]
Turkey Season ends on Low Note, but First Hunt Still a Success
Posted in Hunting, kids in the outdoors, outdoor education, reptiles, snakes, turkey, wildlife, youth in the outdoors, tagged Hunter Safety, youth in the outdoors on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I invited my young cousins to come turkey hunting, I knew it might be slim pickens. However, being their first hunt of any kind, I figured it would be worthwhile training. A couple of weeks ago, I retook the hunter safety course along with my cousins, Orion and Max, 13 and 15 respectively. I was a [...]
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.” [...]
