William Carney

June 19, 2019

Discussion, Guest Writer, Hunting, Legislation, New Hampshire, Opinion / Editorial, Public Relations, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Rough Cuts, New England

Letter: How HSUS spends its money

William Carney

June 19, 2019

Discussion, Guest Writer, Hunting, Legislation, New Hampshire, Opinion / Editorial, Public Relations, Politics & Wildlife Mgmt, Rough Cuts, New England

The following letter was recently written by long-time sportsman’s advocate and conservationist William Carney. The following letter appeared in the April 16th editorial/opinion section of the Concord Monitor - a New Hampshire-based newspaper. Bill’s letter is reposted here, with his permission, in its full and uncut entirety. Readers of the Furbearer Conservation blog are encouraged to draw their own conclusions from the content of this letter.

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.

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.

Furbearer Conservation

May 7, 2019

Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Hunting, New Hampshire, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping, New England, Hunting Culture

Governor’s turkey hunt highlights New Hampshire’s rural culture

Furbearer Conservation

May 7, 2019

Conservation, Cultural Heritage, Hunting, New Hampshire, Public Relations, Wildlife Management, Hunting & Trapping, New England, Hunting Culture

Word on the street says that hunting is on a national downward trend. That “word” clearly hasn’t reached the hillside haunts of New Hampshire, as thousands of Granite State hunters and trappers still take to the woods each spring and fall to take part in the outdoor pastimes that have been integral to rural New England life.