Hunting & Trapping

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Debate on coyote hunting raises more questions than answers.

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Debate on coyote hunting raises more questions than answers.

Science seeks to inform and comprehend understanding. It’s a concept that is independent, and asserts the chips will fall where they may. Pseudoscience, by contrast, seeks to scrounge for little bits and pieces of data to correlate and reinforce an agenda, then herald a perceived discovery whether the pieces of the puzzle actually fit together or not.

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Food For Thought - The Great Debate about Trapping Bait

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Food For Thought - The Great Debate about Trapping Bait

When it comes to trapping, everyone has an opinion about the "best" bait to use. I dig into the "Great Debate" with a little help from a recent scientific study from The Wildlife Society. 

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Trappers: Conservation's "Black Sheep", or Unsung Heroes?

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Trappers: Conservation's "Black Sheep", or Unsung Heroes?

There was a time in history when the fur trapper was highly regarded in North America's wild woods. While I don't feel the modern trapper has lost his/her place in the great outdoor landscape, I have asked myself over and over again; where do we stand in the hierarchy of modern conservation?

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The Gabry Bionic Killer

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The Gabry Bionic Killer

In the late 1980’s and 90’s, with mounting pressure from concerned members of the public, studies were performed to scientifically measure the efficiency and humane dispatch methods of many lethal traps on the market. The Bionic Killer excelled dramatically for Fisher and Marten...