10,000 Birds
JULY 17, 2011
All eight hunters on the commission think it’s a good idea to shoot cranes in Kentucky. Here are six top reasons to protest this hunt. photo by Vickie Henderson Six Top Reasons to Protest Eastern Flyway Crane Hunting: Sandhill cranes have a very low recruitment rate. Why allow hunters to shoot right into the middle of them?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 15, 2011
Which wasn’t a surprise, since everyone on the commission is a hunter. Thousands of letters and emails of protest apparently fell on deaf ears. Kentucky’s wildlife offices have been flooded with protests, whether written, telephoned or emailed. Not surprising, but certainly disappointing.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 1, 2011
Bald Eagles will provide a sporting challenge for hunters. Hunters don’t even need to use decoys. However they are wary and have famously sharp eyes, so bagging eagles will be a true sporting challenge for hunters. We need to give hunters new opportunities and new species to hunt.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 24, 2014
I won’t pick a fight with hunters, as long as they eat what they shoot and don’t use lead ammunition. Here is a direct (and unedited) quote: “… keep in mind the main reason why experienced crow hunters got into the sport in the first place, Fun. I am not anti-hunting. Plain old fashioned Fun.”.
Critter News
JANUARY 30, 2010
In other news, PETA received more publicity for their anti seal hunting campaign when one of their protesters was hit in the face with a pie. Tags: seal hunters PETA. This after a PETA activist hit Canada Fisheries Minister Gail Shae with a pie. That's good, because I really hate Canada's odious seal hunt.
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2011
Hunters frequently refer to them as “Rib-eye in the Sky” due to the excellent taste. ” On Dr. Gassett’s answering machine, which someone calling to protest the hunt is likely to encounter, is a similar message about the quality of crane meat. Rather, he said it was entirely about giving hunters the chance to hunt cranes.
Critter News
MARCH 22, 2009
Maybe Canada can learn something from the former KGB agent and avid hunter about compassion. Conservation groups have staged protests in 20 Russian cities this week, demanding an end to the slaughter. The ministry said: “This is a serious step forward to protect Russia’s biological diversity.
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