Furbearer Conservation

May 22, 2019

Bobcat Season Proposal, Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, National, New Hampshire, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

Cat Fight: Colorado bobcat hunting ban rejected by state officials

Furbearer Conservation

May 22, 2019

Bobcat Season Proposal, Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Discussion, Hunting, Legislation, National, New Hampshire, North America, Predator Management, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

Yet another state has been the lucky recipient of the “traveling bobcat circus” that seems to be making its North American Tour. “Cat fights” over bobcat hunting have recently bubbled to the surface in New Hampshire, Vermont, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana - just to name a few. It now appears we’re on the “West Coast leg” of the show - with California and Colorado facing demands for restrictions from similar players.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

May 20, 2019

Discussion, General Trapping, National, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

Beaver breeding season is no spring picnic!

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

May 20, 2019

Discussion, General Trapping, National, New England, New Hampshire, North America, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

As Spring brings “new beginnings” for the beavers, it also inevitably brings new beginnings for mankind - in the form of heightened complaint calls for roaming beavers who’ve now inconveniently “set up shop” in the wrong parts of civilization.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

May 16, 2019

Conservation, Discussion, National, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, North America, New Hampshire, A World Without Trapping

Chicago's raccoon distemper woes (We built the cities... Part Deux)

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

May 16, 2019

Conservation, Discussion, National, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management, North America, New Hampshire, A World Without Trapping

City officials in the Riverside neighborhood of Chicago have announced warnings of distemper outbreak in the area’s raccoon population - and the hazards posed to residents, as well as non-vaccinated pets.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

May 1, 2019

New England, Predator Management, Wildlife Management, Discussion, Conservation, Wildlife Control, Public Relations, New Hampshire, Featured Article, Headlines, Nature's Ways

Last year’s rodent “bumper crop” means predator boom this spring

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

May 1, 2019

New England, Predator Management, Wildlife Management, Discussion, Conservation, Wildlife Control, Public Relations, New Hampshire, Featured Article, Headlines, Nature's Ways

Just as the acorn mast abundance of two years ago drove a rodent explosion last year, I’m confident the expansion in rodent presence will drive a “cyclical boom” in New England’s predatory species this year.

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.