10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2014

I am not anti-hunting. I won’t pick a fight with hunters, as long as they eat what they shoot and don’t use lead ammunition. The “Crow Down” is a “hunting contest” where both adults and children slaughter as many crows as they possibly can in two days. Plain old fashioned Fun.”. So how do you classify these contests?

Killing 272

Killing Slaughter Slaughtered Animal Abuse 272

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2011

If you have never been to Hawk Mountain , Pennsylvania during fall migration I would strongly recommend a visit. Hunters flocked to the Kittatinny Ridge to literally blast raptors out of the sky, buoyed by the belief that they were doing the world a great service. Raptors were perceived to be vermin.

Bald Eagle 256

Bald Eagle Pennsylvania Sanctuary Hunters 256

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

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.). John Heinz NWR (Pennsylvania): 358,000; $4.6

Wildlife 244

Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 244

Animal Ethics

DECEMBER 31, 2011

To the Editor: In “ Hunting Deer With My Flintlock ” (Op-Ed, Dec. He says he hunts out of a need to take responsibility for his family, who evidently live where the supermarkets offer no meat. Hunters like him. 26), Seamus McGraw says he has a responsibility to kill deer because there are too many. Animals suffer when killed.

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Mountain Lions Deer 40

Animal Person

MAY 10, 2009

Regarding deer: The harm caused by overcrowding of deer herds on limited available lands, to both the deer and humans, is well documented in the scientific literature, which also documents the fact that controlled hunting is not only the most cost effective way to deal with the problem, but the only really effective way as well.

Animal Rights 100

Animal Rights Rights Broiler Chicken Animal 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

The argument is straightforward: birders (and others, including hunters) buy stamps and the federal government turns around and obtains important bird habitat. John Heinz NWR (Pennsylvania): 8.1%. In June, the 2018-2019 Federal Duck Stamp was released. The longer answer is below. But initially, some background is helpful. # # #.

Ducks 203

Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203