10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Eventually, the name came to be attached to another kind of game hunting device with which we’re more familiar today: life-sized wooden carvings of waterfowl floated on water to fool birds into landing within range of nearby hunters lying in wait. It’s also the name of a line of wines produced by Duckhorn Vineyards of St.

2016 117

2016 Ducks California Fowl 117

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Kills in Canada, Alaska and Mexico are not included in the count. Nationwide, wildlife watchers now outspend hunters 6 to 1. Giving a few hundred hunters something else to shoot, in my opinion, cannot be worth the blowback from tens of thousands of people who are willing to travel and spend just to watch the birds fly over.

2011 263

2011 Kentucky Tennessee Hunting 263

10,000 Birds

APRIL 14, 2011

The Ruffed Grouse is a bird of the forests across much of North America, from Alaska and the mountains of the west through Canada, and in the east down through the Appalachians to Georgia. It is a beautiful bird and well worth taking examining closely if such a situation can somehow be arranged.

Georgia 231

Georgia Alaska North America Hunters 231

Critter News

MARCH 16, 2009

Native and sport polar bear hunters may be facing more restrictions due to increasing threats to bear populations. Although few people outside the Arctic realise it, there is still a major legal hunt for the animals in four out of the five states that host the bears: Canada, Greenland, Alaska in the US, and Russia.

Polar Bears 100

Polar Bears Bears Hunters Norway 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2022

He is also, according to his Bloomsbury Publishers’ bio, “an obsessive birder and vagrant-hunter (when time allows!). The two men have co-authored several previous articles on avian vagrancy.

Compassion 264

Compassion Birds Eagles Science 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

They breed across Canada and Alaska’s boreal forest near ponds and lakes, using nest holes made by woodpeckers, almost exclusively flickers. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Bufflehead are the smallest of North America’s diving ducks.

2011 150

2011 Ducks Deer Portland 150

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 19, 2011

Gray Jays have long been more than willing to scarf down the offal that remains when hunters process a carcass so it is little wonder that they have adapted their foraging habits to include whatever scraps picnickers are willing to share.

Washington 174

Washington Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota 174

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Red-breasted Mergansers occupy most of Canada and into Alaska for breeding with some of the norther tier of the United States. This is where they are truly effective and amazing hunters. It goes without saying that our three breeding species of mergansers in the United States are amongst the most brilliantly colored birds we have.

Colorado 157

Colorado Breeders Denver United States 157

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

With its unique wildlife, unspoiled wilderness, cultural heritage that bespeaks its importance to Alaska Natives and diverse habitats for hundreds of species, it is the crown jewel of the National Wildlife Refuge System and one of the most important protected areas on Earth. The fight to protect ANWR has been an uphill fight.

Oklahoma 145

Oklahoma Wildlife South Carolina 2016 145