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…
Conservation report: Poaching at Groen preserve investigated
October 26, 2016 From PetoskeyNews.com Conservation report for October 26, 2016 A small-game hunter walking down a rural road in Cheboygan County’s Walker Township was…
FL: FWC Law Enforcement Report
February 14, 2016 From NorthEscambia.com SANTA ROSA COUNTY Officers Miller and Land located multiple tree stands placed in close proximity to several illegal food plots.…
Deer, duck hunting without licenses; fish snagging: NYS Conservatiion officers
October 18, 2017 From David Figura, NewYorkUpstate.com It’s that time of year for state Environmental Conservations officers. In separate incidents earlier this month, officers ticketed…
Venison and E. coli
Sent to Merrick Life (NY) 12/2/03 Letter to the Editor: bellmore editor@merricklife.com A recent article in Bellmore Life reported on the Venison Donation Coalition through which hunters – people who have nothing better to do than to kill helpless and harmless animals – can donate deer carcasses to feed hungry…
Recruiting Young Hunters
Sent to Washington State’s Spokesman-Review 11/25/03 A recent article in the Spokesman-Review reported on hunting preserves that are opening their doors to youth hunts in an attempt to lure children into the blood sport (Group invites young hunters to preserve 11/16). In truth, this is occurring because game agencies are…
Hunters Getting Desperate
Submitted to the Washington Post 11/25/03 A recent article in the Post reported on hunting groups trying to lure children into the blood sport (Hunting for youth 11/16). Many Americans are happy to see that these efforts are not paying off. As the number of active hunters declines, game agencies…
Broken Promise Allows NJ Bear Hunting
Wildlife Watch Inc. Helping People, Environment, and Wildlife PO BOX 562 NEW PALTZ, NY 12561 Voice:(845) 256-1400 Fax:(845-622-7999) e-mail: wildwatch@earthlink.net Contact: Joe Miele, Vice President 201-368-8271 Governor James E. McGreevey PO Box 001 Trenton, NJ 08625 11/21/03 Dear Governor McGreevey: Wildlife Watch, Inc. is an animal protection organization that educates…
No Hunting at Red Top Mountain
http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/letters/ 11/20/03 It is unfortunate that the deer living in Red Top Mountain State Park will be killed next year. It is unfortunate not only for the deer, but also for the park because wherever deer are hunted, their population increases the following year. The case of Watchung Reservation in…
Letter to Gov. McGreevey about New Jersey Bears
Wildlife Watch Inc. Helping People, Environment, and Wildlife PO BOX 562 NEW PALTZ, NY 12561 Voice:(845) 256-1400 Fax:(845-622-7999) e-mail: wildwatch@earthlink.net Contact: Joe Miele, Vice President 201-368-8271 November 16, 32003 Governor Jim McGreevey PO Box 001 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0001 Dear Governor Jim McGreevy: Native Americans have long considered bears to…
Contributions made by Hunters…
Submitted to The Daily Record (NJ) letters@dailyrecord.com 11/14/03 When Eric Bunk listed a summary of the contributions made by hunters, he left out some very significant points. Among other things, hunters: almost wiped the buffalo off the face of the earth in the 19th century; killed almost every bear in…
Special Interests Groups Intensely Promote Hunting Among Women and Young People
Sent to: The Washington Post Dear Editors: Thank you for the article by Jonathan Finer in your November 10th issue which highlights the troubling penchant of special interests groups to intensely promote hunting among women and young people. Wildlife managers are running scared because of the decline in hunting. Consequently,…
Girl Scouts of America is Promoting the Inhumane Killing of Wildlife
Girl Scouts of the USA 420 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10018-2798 November 14, 2003 To Whom It May Concern: Wildlife Watch, Inc. is an animal protection organization that educates the public about the mismanagement of wildlife by state and federal wildlife agencies, and the destruction of wildlife and…
The Tragedy of Hunting Accidents
Sent to the Shreveport (LA) Times 11/12/03 KTBS 3 News recently reported on the tragic hunting accident that caused a twelve-year old boy in Caddo Parish to be hospitalized after being shot in his side. Unfortunately, occurrences like these happen all too often during hunting season. In the past few…
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