Remove Agenda Remove Family Remove Game Remove Species
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Crows, Contest Killing, and Communication

10,000 Birds

Contest killing – where individuals or teams gun down as many of a single species as they can within a specific time period, with prizes going to the winner(s) – is legal all over the country. Accusations were leveled, assumptions were made, direct questions went unanswered, and there was no monitor to call the room to order.

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Wildlife and Life Celebrations

10,000 Birds

Those unable to fathom how one could celebrate a life by filling the skies with latex locked horns with those unable to fathom how any type of alternative could be suggested to a family during their time of loss. Name-calling and charges of agenda-promoting ensued. Make it easily found by mourning families, and fill it with photos.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

10,000 Birds

Hunting sandhill cranes in Kentucky is a bad idea from a public relations standpoint, considering the growing cadre of birders and nature enthusiasts for whom cranes are a touchstone species. Initiating a hunting season on a large, charismatic species like a crane is no way to resuscitate hunting.

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