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 / 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.

Furbearer Conservation

June 8, 2019

Hunting, Legislation, New Hampshire, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping, New England

Hunting critics petition NH Fish and Game with new Coyote regulations

Furbearer Conservation

June 8, 2019

Hunting, Legislation, New Hampshire, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Predator Management, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping, New England

An animal rights group in New Hampshire has petitioned the state’s Fish and Game Department over regulations for the hunting of coyotes in the state. The petition comes just a month and a half after the state’s legislators rejected a House Bill seeking to restrict coyote hunting in the state.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 6, 2019

Wildlife Control, Predator Management, National, Featured Article, Conservation, Science & Biology, Suburbanization, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Hunting, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

Staten Island's deer: Another modern wildlife management Petri dish

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

June 6, 2019

Wildlife Control, Predator Management, National, Featured Article, Conservation, Science & Biology, Suburbanization, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Hunting, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping

To date, Staten Island has invested $4.1 million into their sterilization project, according to reports released Friday. The city hired wildlife contractors White Buffalo to carry out the project in 2016. It would be the world’s first attempt to curb deer by sterilizing only males, according to media reports. The borough’s herd reached approximately 2,053 individuals in 2017 which amounted to an 8,454% increase in less than a decade.