ASK UNCLE JIM
By Jim Robertson Dear Uncle Jim, Looking through the list of Hunting Accidents on the C.A.S.H. website, I see that a fall from a tree stand is one of the most common accidents for every year recorded. Why do you suppose there are so many hunting accidents involving tree stands? Lynn G., Springfield, MA Dear… ASK…
USDOJ: Louisiana Hunting Outfitter Pleads Guilty to Illegally Killing Protected Alligator
February 10, 2012 From 7th Space.com WASHINGTON – Gregory K. Dupont, 38, of Plaquemine, La ., pleaded guilty today in United States District Court in…
Smuggling brings down Texas deer breeders
January 28, 2012 From LA Times Billy Powell and his grandson are fined and temporarily banned from breeding after sneaking in out-of-state deer, a scandal…
Smuggling brings down Texas deer breeders
January 28, 2012 From LA Times Billy Powell and his grandson are fined and temporarily banned from breeding after sneaking in out-of-state deer, a scandal…
FRED THE FURRIER
Letter to the Editor 11 July 2004 Considering that Fred Schwartz, better known as “Fred the Furrier,” is a Holocaust survivor, I’m surprised that he didn’t question where the fur pelts came from. The lampshades and soap that were products of the Jews who didn’t survive, some no doubt made…
LETTER FROM J. GOTH – 1 DEC 2004
“Dad Kills 14 year old.” Reminds me of when I was stationed on a Radar Site in North Idaho back in the early 1960’s. A group of my fellow airmen held a meeting prior to going on a deer hunting trip. They invited me to go along and considering I…
GAME THEORY
Mr. Clune is a hunter who supports hunting. Anne Muller is not a hunter and envisions a wildlife management agency and policies that are not supported by the firearms industry. That Mr. Clune kills animals because he says he likes to eat meat is like a robber justifying robbing a…
VIRGINIA DNR GAME AND INLAND FISHERIES SCANDAL
We’ve been closely following the corruption scandal that has been plaguing the Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF). Exposed by insiders, we discover that the betrayal of public trust and misuse of public funds is truly shocking. Yet it pales in comparison to the fraud perpetrated on the…
Responding to a Hunter’s Letter
Dear Mr. Grant: Thank you for contacting C.A.S.H. to tell us your thoughts on hunting. Rather than sending you a form letter, I wanted to personally reply because we do not always get well-reasoned criticism from the hunting community. The majority of the hunters who choose to contact us do…
Letter from Stan Tyvoll, a Hunter – August 19, 2005
Though I don’t understand why you think what you think, I do know that this whole issue revolves around the belief/non-belief that animals are sentient beings of the same value of humans or resources to be used. I mean, if that is what prompts you to believe this trash, than…
Thrill Killing
Re: Wisconsin teens face ‘thrill killing’ hunting charges To The Editor: The recent incident in which seven Kiel High School students will face charges of “thrill killing” small animals has shocked people across the world. We are happy to hear that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has filed charges…
Letter re CHO and VA Tech massacre
Would it surprise you to learn that a government agency actually profited from the VA Tech massacre? About a four hour drive from Blacksburg, VA to Washington DC, the US Fish and Wildlife Service received a 10% excise tax on the handguns and an 11% excise tax on the bullets…
Coyotes Managed for Hunters and Trappers
9/7/07 To The Editor: Virginia Fuller’s recent op-ed succinctly explained that the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife’s new coyote hunting regulations prove that Massachusetts’ wildlife is managed by and for the state’s recreational hunters and trappers. Thomas O’Shea, assistant director of wildlife for the Division was quoted in the Springfield…
Number of Hunters and Anglers Down Nationwide
250 wds to The Republican American, Waterbury, CT http://www.rep-am.com/shared-content/perform/?domain_name=rep-am.com&form_template=letters 9/8/07 To the Editor: Those concerned about the humane treatment of wildlife are celebrating the news that hunting and fishing has been steadily declining nationwide. Far from a temporary setback, the decline in the number of hunters and anglers has been…
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