The Wildlife News

November 12, 2010

  • North Idaho elk numbers and elk hunters are increasing-

    Ralph Maughan

    Number of elk hunters defies national trend- I am a bit reluctant to post this, but it is interesting.  I don’t think the numerical data provided is very strong except to show that elk hunting is popular and the elk population is quite robust in northern Idaho (the reporter does not quite define the boundaries…

  • Todd Wilkinson: [Former] Idaho Pastor Calls For 'Open Season' on Yellowstone Grizzlies

    Ken Cole

    Wilkinson takes apart pastor Bryan Fischer’s arguments- Todd Wilkinson: Idaho Pastor Calls For ‘Open Season’ on Yellowstone Grizzlies. Huffington Post. Of course, rational argument hardly ever changes anyone’s religious beliefs. I think this is another confirmation that pushy religious extremists are getting involved in wildlife issues as part of their larger effort to dominate us. …

  • Hunting and Predators–does it work?

    Ralph Maughan

    George Wuerthner questions whether hunting predators solves human conflicts with them- Wuerthner argues that a lot of the arguments in favor of hunting predators fail to take into account the contradictory effects of sport hunting them, such as fewer wolves than before the hunt but distributed in more (but smaller) wolf packs might kill more…

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