10,000 Birds
MARCH 20, 2011
So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? Do all hunters realize that? It gives one to wonder why this designation was made.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2011
Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1. Giving a few hundred hunters something else to shoot, in my opinion, cannot be worth the blowback from tens of thousands of people who are willing to travel and spend just to watch the birds fly over. 18 Responses to “Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?!
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2015
I returned home with very mixed feelings, which have spurred this article. We actually spent considerable time searching unsuccessfully for this highly sought-after bird; however I did suspect they were not gone, as several hunters I interviewed knew the bird and claimed it still existed. Ghana’s people are just as friendly as before.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2015
The Moustached Kingfisher was known by only three samples– one female “collected” in the 1920’s, the other two females “collected” in the 1950’s, according to an Audubon Magazine article. How it raised its chicks? Researcher” is a term that should differ greatly from the term “trophy hunter.” Who its predators were?
10,000 Birds
APRIL 21, 2016
a) Recommendation : Develop and support implementation of a marketing plan with specific sales and revenue goals for waterfowl hunters, other hunters, non-hunters and wildlife viewers, etc. The physical stamp could be sent to hunters after March 10th each year. 1) Action : U.S. no physical stamp required).
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 24, 2020
As a brand name, “The Famous Grouse” makes for a rather boastful claim – particularly with that obligatory definite article. It’s also one of Scotland’s most iconic birds and the favorite quarry of hunters during the August season that begins on “The Glorious Twelfth”. Black Grouse by English artist Edward Lear (1812-1888).
Animal Person
MAY 10, 2009
If you can get through the article's pernicious nonsense, there are some salient points, albeit the result of confusion on the part of the author. It's too bad that Latimer's presentation is so obnoxious, as even when he raises what might be valid points, he makes you want to disagree with him.
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