I Am The Walrus – Vote For Me
As the 2020 elections heat up, so too does the rhetoric. Candidates for elective office, from the President of the United States down to local supervisors, make campaign promises and outrageous statements – all in an effort to separate themselves from the crowd. The public hears candidates like Kamala Harris claim that the government needs
SCI Montana Chapter Donates Live Grizzly Trap
Mention grizzly bears to three different people and you will get three different perceptions. My Cat lady auntie will describe Ballou the bear, from the jungle book singing Bare Necessities to Mowgli. My Rancher brother-in-law envisions a top apex predator capable of downing several large herbivores in a single rush. My Native American neighbor speaks
PETA – Into The Lion’s Den, More Or Less
There is a saying in Montana that there are more cattle than people in the state. It is a safe bet to say that a healthy majority of Montanans are serious consumers of beef, especially in the hard-scrabble town of Butte. Butte, Montana is an old mining town in the southwest corner of the state.
Animal Rights Group Attack Alberta Hutterite Colony
In another display of disregard for private property and anarchy, a group of three dozen animal rights activists raided a turkey barn at the Jumbo Valley Hutterite Colony in the southwest corner of Alberta, Canada. The protesters had been dropped off by busses and arrived early in the morning before workers from the colony were
New From Nightforce – The Power of Eight
Nightforce Optics has introduced two new riflescopes, each with a full 8x zoom ratio, resulting in optics at home in virtually any environment from up-close hunting in a whitetail blind to the longest shots in wide-open mule deer country. The NX8 2.5-20×50 F1 and the NX8 4-32×50 F1 mean that now, one riflescope can
Because They’re Scientists And They Say So
“More than 21,000 scientists from around the world believe that humans need to seriously change their behavior — including reducing the amount of meat they eat and consuming more plant-based foods — in order to prevent dangerous levels of climate change,” claims a recent article in Live Kindly, a magazine whose tag line is “FOR
New Research Affirms Value Of Record Books For Monitoring Big-Game Populations
A recent article in the peer-reviewed Journal of Mammalogy has confirmed that trophy record programs, such as the SCI Record Book and those maintained by the Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young clubs, have real scientific value for conservation of big-game species. Record book entries have been invaluable in examining long-term population trends and
Legends of the Fall
Alaska is definitely a land of extremes, and it seems like when the scale tips far in your favor in one aspect, it balances itself out by tipping far against you in another. Such was the case in September 2018, when the opening week of the fall brown bear season brought weather more like that
SCI Congratulates Kelly Hepler On His Election As President Of The Association Of Fish And Wildlife Agencies
The membership of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA) elected Kelly Hepler to serve as its new president during its 109th annual meeting last week in St. Paul Minnesota. He will serve as the 2019 – 2020 President. Hepler currently leads the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks as its Secretary.
Collared Deer Are Legal To Harvest During Fall Hunting Season
During the 2019 hunting season, hunters may spot deer that are equipped with radio collars. Collared deer are part of a mortality study in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and are legal to hunt with a standard Wisconsin hunting license and tags. The DNR Office of Applied Science is conducting a five-year mortality study