Legislation

Anti-Hunting or Anti-Human?

Anti-Hunting or Anti-Human?

For most, the consistent calls to ban hunting and the over-exaggerated criticisms of trapping activities just comes off as an attempt to intimidate, dominate, and control a narrative. But more recently, the activism derived locally has pushed far from promoting a message of opposition to hunting and trapping, and mutated into a brutal campaign against hunters and trappers - individually.

Do No Harm?

Do No Harm?

Recent studies have found that impact from tourism and recreational activities are the fourth-leading cause of wildlife listed as threatened or endangered, right behind impact from nonnative species, urban growth and agriculture. Interestingly enough, regulated hunting and trapping activities aren't even on the list.

Rise of the Dumpster Cats

Rise of the Dumpster Cats

Hoarding and stockpiling our wildlife never works. One way or another, New Hampshire’s public, politicians, and the NH Fish & Game Department are going to have face the reality that nobody should be proud of New Hampshire’s Dumpster Cat.

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

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?