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The Plume Hunter

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I’ve just finished reading THE PLUME HUNTER (Torrey House Press, December 2011) by Renée Thompson. In this captivating book, Thompson explores the motivation behind hunters who shot birds to sell feathers for women’s hats at the turn of the nineteenth century. What compelled these men, beyond desire for money, to kill birds?

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Open Season on Bald Eagles

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Bald Eagle image is by Francois Portmann and is used with permission You know, I’ve been thinking about this whole dustup over hunting cranes in Tennessee and now Kentucky. I think it’s time to hunt Sandhill Cranes. We’ve always hunted Bald Eagles. There was a lot of hunting for Bald Eagles—it is traditionally a game species.

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Birders are Freeloaders

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If you ever wonder why so many American birders leaven their love of nature with a little self-loathing, look no further than the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation , which the U.S. economy than either hunters or anglers: 2011 Fishing Expenditures: $41.8 billion to almost $4.1 billion (up 21%).

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We Should Kill More Lions

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Hunters go to Africa to shoot lions, and this is without question a good thing; for birds, for ecosystems, and for lions in general! I guess the natural question is… how does some hunter from the US help in the conservation of the lion? Hunters are prepared to spend a lot of money for the privilege of shooting a lion.

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Patch: An Urban Red-tailed Hawk (3 of 4)

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(Check out Part 1 here) (Check out Part 2 here) This hawk was a fierce hunter. She had inadvertently cached the food and come back for it in the midst of hunting for other things. Another example of cacheing but this time it was intentional. Another example of cacheing but this time it was intentional.

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The Economic Impact of Birding on National Wildlife Refuges: Creating Local Jobs

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Activities such as hunting, fishing, and trapping are categorized as “consumptive” uses. In contrast, consumptive uses were minor: fishing accounted for 10 percent and hunting was just 4 percent. Unlike most of the other units in the study, however, most visits were from hunters.). million in activity and 19 jobs.

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Use it or lose it?

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The first most readers have probably been aware of, the cheerleader hunter who has been in the news for, well, hunting game animals and being attractive and blonde. And the last of the facts that I listed is rather an example why that support is, well, qualified. Unsustainable hunting leads to extinction. Shot a rhino?

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