Jeff Traynor / At Large

February 27, 2020

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Discussion, Headlines, Legislation, National, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

Recent coyote conflict highlights coexistence conundrum with charismatic canines

Jeff Traynor / At Large

February 27, 2020

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Discussion, Headlines, Legislation, National, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

This dichotomy of differing levels with regard for the coyote further polarizes the debate. There’s a lot of people who truly love coyotes, and a lot of people who truly hate ‘em. This makes for quite the balancing act for impartial wildlife professionals when the topics of management, regulated cull, and public safety-driven pest control begin to swirl in the same social cauldron.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

December 29, 2019

Cultural Heritage, Discussion, How-To, Hunting & Trapping, Hunting, Predator Management

Hunters, hold those hides! A quick-tip guide for predator pelts

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

December 29, 2019

Cultural Heritage, Discussion, How-To, Hunting & Trapping, Hunting, Predator Management

For hunters across the north, deer hunting seasons are wrapping up. But That doesn’t necessarily Signify an end to the pursuits afield. Fur handling is the process of removing a hunted animal’s hide for the usage of the fur pelt. For those species that aren’t commonly hunted for human consumption, the usage of the animal’s hide and other remnants are recognized as an acceptable practice when properly regulated.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 27, 2019

Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Suburbanization, Featured Article, Hunting & Trapping

War on coyote management wages on in New England politics

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 27, 2019

Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Suburbanization, Featured Article, Hunting & Trapping

The knee-jerk cliché “they were here first” argument may very well be a valid one, but it detracts from the core issue; how do we continue to live among what has become, for lack of a better term, an evolutionary unprecedented apex predator?

Jeff Traynor / At Large

June 18, 2019

Conservation, Hunting, New England, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

Maine’s predator management plan showing positive results

Jeff Traynor / At Large

June 18, 2019

Conservation, Hunting, New England, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

For over a decade, conservationists in Maine have anxiously referenced low deer populations in the Maine Northwoods. According to local hunters, the troubled deer herd appears to be on a slow, but gradual rebound.

Furbearer Conservation

June 8, 2019

Hunting, Legislation, New Hampshire, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping, New England

Hunting critics petition NH Fish and Game with new Coyote regulations

Furbearer Conservation

June 8, 2019

Hunting, Legislation, New Hampshire, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping, New England

An animal rights group in New Hampshire has petitioned the state’s Fish and Game Department over regulations for the hunting of coyotes in the state. The petition comes just a month and a half after the state’s legislators rejected a House Bill seeking to restrict coyote hunting in the state.