6,000 coyotes killed in Utah’s bounty program
Utah has paid hunters $50 each to kill coyotes in an effort to save its deer population. Since last September, some 6000 ‘yotes have been redeemed for cash. Details here…
Category: Animal Rights
HSUS Gets Yet Another “D” Grade from Charity Watchdog
The latest edition of the American Institute of Philanthropy’s Charity Rating Guide is out, and it’s once again bad news for the Humane Society of the United States. The group earns another “D” grade for high spending on fundraising and overhead. (Even PETA managed to get a C+.) Read more
Environmentalist Attacked by Bear, Fights Back with Tripod
An Alaskan wildlife biologist and his family escaped harm, after getting into a scuffle with a crazed bear. Funny, no bear spray and no gun. I guess not all widllife biologists graduate at the top of their class. Details are here…
Protect Michigan Hunting and Give HSUS the Boot
The Michigan House of Representatives passed bills SB 288 and 289 by a vote of 72-38 with bipartisan support! The bills now head to Governor Snyder’s desk, and the anti-hunters are trying to get him to veto the legislation. Please call Governor Snyder’s office right now and ask him to sign SB 288 and 289 immediately! Read more
The Wolf Debate in Michigan
GW: A rational perspective on Michigan’s wolf population in support of science and one from the whackos.
Wolves, Science and Emotion
By Glen Wunderlich
When it comes to wildlife management, common sense dictates that such matters are best left to states’ control as opposed to that of federal agencies. But, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) doesn’t agree and will stop at nothing to further its agenda against hunting and has filed a federal lawsuit to drag us all into the mud, once again. This time around, its focus is on Michigan’s wolves. Read more
Sportsmen’s Organizations Defend the Scientific Delisting of the Western Great Lakes Wolf Populations
Washington, D.C. – Hunters and advocates for sustainable wildlife management are joining together to fight a legal challenge to the delisting of wolves of the Western Great Lakes. The large collaboration is a unique endeavor for national and regional organizations who recognize wolves as recovered in the Midwestern United States and who strive to make certain that management of the predator species remains with state wildlife authorities.
The national hunter-conservationist organizations include the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF), Safari Club International (SCI), , and the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation (USSAF); the regional sportsmen’s organizations include the Michigan Hunting Dog Federation, the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, the Upper Peninsula Bear Houndsmen Association, Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association, and the Wisconsin Bowhunters Association. Collectively these organizations speak for those who hunt wolves, deer, moose, elk, and other game species and who seek to make sure that hunting remains part of sustainable management and conservation strategies for all wildlife. Read more
Officials to Release Two Pairs of Mexican Wolves
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PHOENIX — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) released a pair of Mexican wolves into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area of Arizona on Thursday. In a separate action, the Service will also release a second pair of Mexican wolves into the wolf recovery area in New Mexico. Read more
Feds Draft Plan to End Protection of Wolves Nationwide
Farmers and ranchers welcome the possible end of wolf protection, while the whackos cry wolf over their recovery.
The USFWS is moving forward and the story is here…
Wolves Kill Internationally Known Bull Elk
A famous Yellowstone National Park bull elk has been killed apparently by the Canyon wolf pack, which was observed feeding on his carcass. The animal-rights whackos have this blood on their hands. This is what emotion gets us instead of relying on science, facts, and wildlife biologists. The sorry report is here…