September 29, 2019

Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, New England

Vermont Trappers donate to local conservation land purchase

September 29, 2019

Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, New England

The Vermont Trappers Association, a statewide conservation organization with nearly 1,000 members, has made local headlines after the association donated towards the purchase of a 750-acre tract of wilderness known as the Brownsville Forest.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

August 19, 2019

Discussion, New England, North America, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Suburbanization, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

Bear management: An “unbearable” moral conundrum

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

August 19, 2019

Discussion, New England, North America, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Suburbanization, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

While the regulated hunting and harvest of abundant black bear populations relies on conservation-minded modes to administer a selective seasonal hunt, nuisance black bears desperate for a meal or causing public safety issues are dealt with when the damage takes place - regardless of time of year or the scientific merits of removing such individuals from the landscape.

Mike Covey

August 11, 2019

Cultural Heritage, Discussion, Hunting, North America, Opinion / Editorial, Rough Cuts, Public Relations, Hunting & Trapping, New England

Hard truths about Hunting, Activism, and Wildlife Conservation

Mike Covey

August 11, 2019

Cultural Heritage, Discussion, Hunting, North America, Opinion / Editorial, Rough Cuts, Public Relations, Hunting & Trapping, New England

A few years ago I was asked how I thought we could get more people interested in conserving land and water, and my answer was simple. Teach them to hunt, fish, and trap. Give people an activity which intimately connects them to these resources, and then give them a place to do it.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 27, 2019

Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Suburbanization, Featured Article, Hunting & Trapping

War on coyote management wages on in New England politics

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 27, 2019

Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Suburbanization, Featured Article, Hunting & Trapping

The knee-jerk cliché “they were here first” argument may very well be a valid one, but it detracts from the core issue; how do we continue to live among what has become, for lack of a better term, an evolutionary unprecedented apex predator?

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

May 6, 2019

Predator Management, New England, Science & Biology, Public Relations, Reference Article, NH Distemper Study, Conservation, Wildlife Management, Featured Article, New Hampshire, Headlines

New strain of canine distemper confirmed in NH, VT

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

May 6, 2019

Predator Management, New England, Science & Biology, Public Relations, Reference Article, NH Distemper Study, Conservation, Wildlife Management, Featured Article, New Hampshire, Headlines

Pathologists with the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Lab at the University of New Hampshire have been working on study of CDV in multiple wildlife species for a few years. The disease may already be having an impact on populations of wild mesocarnivores in New Hampshire and New England, including fox and fisher.