Jeff Traynor / At Large

February 27, 2020

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Discussion, Headlines, Legislation, National, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

Recent coyote conflict highlights coexistence conundrum with charismatic canines

Jeff Traynor / At Large

February 27, 2020

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Discussion, Headlines, Legislation, National, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

This dichotomy of differing levels with regard for the coyote further polarizes the debate. There’s a lot of people who truly love coyotes, and a lot of people who truly hate ‘em. This makes for quite the balancing act for impartial wildlife professionals when the topics of management, regulated cull, and public safety-driven pest control begin to swirl in the same social cauldron.

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 / At Large

June 18, 2019

Conservation, Hunting, New England, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

Maine’s predator management plan showing positive results

Jeff Traynor / At Large

June 18, 2019

Conservation, Hunting, New England, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

For over a decade, conservationists in Maine have anxiously referenced low deer populations in the Maine Northwoods. According to local hunters, the troubled deer herd appears to be on a slow, but gradual rebound.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

April 24, 2019

North America, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Science & Biology, Discussion, Predator Management, National

The Sharks of Suburbia: An urban coyote diet

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

April 24, 2019

North America, Public Relations, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Science & Biology, Discussion, Predator Management, National

Collectively, we don’t seem to be shocked by the presence of other wild species such as raccoons, skunks, and opossums roaming the back alleys of concrete and brick - but the coyote’s presence seems to catch the attention of the public and professionals in far greater numbers; and far greater curiosity.

Furbearer Conservation

April 14, 2019

Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, New England, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Headlines

Vermont's first rabid coyote attack confirmed by Health Department

Furbearer Conservation

April 14, 2019

Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, New England, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Headlines

Priscilla and George Gilman were treated at Porter Medical Center in Middlebury for wounds sustained during the attack. Priscilla Gilman was bitten on the right forearm and left leg, while George Gilman was bitten on the right leg, according to local news reports. The elderly couple also received four rounds of rabies shots.