Jeff Traynor / At Large

December 26, 2019

Cultural Heritage, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, New England, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Rough Cuts, Wildlife Management

Popularity Contest: MA hunting contest ban is latest “societal” quagmire

Jeff Traynor / At Large

December 26, 2019

Cultural Heritage, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, New England, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Rough Cuts, Wildlife Management

Despite the immense benefits regulated hunting promotes, concern over protections for the natural world become more polarized as society drifts farther and farther away from these subsistence activities. This includes any perceived “perversion” of natural resources - backing both the greater hunting community and wildlife management professionals into a corner with regard to what should or should not be tolerated.

Furbearer Conservation

September 9, 2019

Conservation, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Reference Article, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management, Hunting Culture

Conservation Researchers: hunting bans imperil biodiversity

Furbearer Conservation

September 9, 2019

Conservation, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Reference Article, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management, Hunting Culture

New writings published in the Science Journal urge governments and policymakers to take account of these findings in the face of high-profile emotionally-driven campaigns that call for bans on the regulated hunting of abundant species.

Editorial

May 27, 2019

Conservation, Wildlife Management, Discussion, Public Relations, Hunting, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, Hunting Culture

Of Elephants and Men: Botswana’s response to lifting of hunting ban

Editorial

May 27, 2019

Conservation, Wildlife Management, Discussion, Public Relations, Hunting, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, Hunting Culture

While the rise in elephant populations across Botswana should be prized as the epitome of a conservation success story, the country finds itself being criticized by the same ideology plaguing wildlife management efforts in North America.

Furbearer Conservation

May 7, 2019

Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Hunting, New Hampshire, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping, New England, Hunting Culture

Governor’s turkey hunt highlights New Hampshire’s rural culture

Furbearer Conservation

May 7, 2019

Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Hunting, New Hampshire, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping, New England, Hunting Culture

Word on the street says that hunting is on a national downward trend. That “word” clearly hasn’t reached the hillside haunts of New Hampshire, as thousands of Granite State hunters and trappers still take to the woods each spring and fall to take part in the outdoor pastimes that have been integral to rural New England life.

Editorial

March 17, 2019

Conservation, Discussion, General Trapping, Legislation, Hunting, List, National, North America, Public Relations, Predator Management, Hunting & Trapping, Hunting Culture

A future up for grabs: Have you taken the Hunting Pledge?

Editorial

March 17, 2019

Conservation, Discussion, General Trapping, Legislation, Hunting, List, National, North America, Public Relations, Predator Management, Hunting & Trapping, Hunting Culture

A future up for grabs: Have you taken the Hunting Pledge?

The reality is that decisions on the direction of regulated hunting activities are being increasingly dominated by those with a hands-off approach to conservation. Luckily, we have national organizations like the Sportsmen’s Alliance here to help.