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Tell your Senators to OPPOSE S.659 – ‘Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act of 2016’

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There are people who kill animals for enjoyment or to demonstrate their skill. Such “sportsmen” are not interested in the future of wildlife; they’re interested in the momentary thrill and praise from fellows. Thus, regulatory protections are required. Sportsmen should be trying to reduce the human population and its expansion into wildlife habitat if they truly wish to support wildlife.

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http://www.all-creatures.org/alert/alert-20160419.html
Action Alert from All-Creatures.org

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WolfWatcher / Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic – Vote Our Wildlife
April 2016

ACTION

This bill, under the guise of “Sportsmen”, is loaded with many anti-environmental provisions and is a mirror image of the SHARE Act which has already passed in the House of Representatives. Polls indicate the majority of Americans oppose this.

Tell your Senators to OPPOSE this atrocious act that is pro-hunting, guts environmental protections, decreases endangered species listings.

See Tell U.S. Senators to OPPOSE NRA-Backed ‘Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act (SHARE)’:

We call this the ‘Sportsmen Destruction of the Wilderness Act of 1964.’

It has passed in the House. THIS HAS TO BE STOPPED IN THE SENATE!!

PLEASE find and contact your U.S. Senators here.

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This bill, under the guise of “Sportsmen”, is loaded with many anti-environmental provisions and is a mirror image of the SHARE Act which has…

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AZGFD.gov Sunday is last day to hunt Arizona’s quail

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PHOENIX — “With nothing but sunshine and spring-like temperatures in the weather forecast for this weekend, there’s really no excuse for hunters not to get out in the field and chase quail one last time.
“The season for the state’s three main species – Gambel’s, scaled and Mearns’ – ends Sunday, Feb. 7. The general bag limit is 15 quail per day in the aggregate, of which no more than eight may be Mearns’ quail. The general possession limit is 45 quail in the aggregate, of which no more than 15 Gambel’s, scaled or California quail in the aggregate may be taken in any one day. The 45-quail possession limit may include 24 Mearns’ quail, of which no more than eight may be taken in any one day.”  azgfd.net

GR:  Many of these beautiful birds will die over the next 72 hours.  Shouldn’t killers be given psychiatric treatment rather than living targets?

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and Wildlife Conservation

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GR:  Most nature conservationists work to benefit humans by preventing destructive overuse of wildlife, vegetation, and soil.  In the midst of the sixth mass extinction and reading about the losses of our great forests and soils, I believe it is clear that homocentric conservation has been ineffective. Placing nature beneath humans is the wrong approach. It’s time to recognize the equal importance of other species, both plants and animals, on the Earth. In fact, it’s time to begin reducing human numbers and returning the land to the animals.

This article by Marc Bedner discusses the history of the relationship between hunting and wildlife conservation.

No Refuge for Wildlife

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“The armed hunter-rancher occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge shows the need for the Federal Government to enforce wildlife protection laws. Unfortunately, wildlife refuges were designed from the outset to benefit hunters, not wildlife, in accordance with principles the Boone and Crockett Club developed a century ago.

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Teddy Roosevelt with dead elephant

“Theodore Roosevelt, a notorious big game hunter, co-founded Boone and Crockett with George Bird Grinnell (who founded one of the first Audubon societies). Membership in the Boone and Crockett Club was originally restricted to men who had killed at least three different large species of American wildlife, including bear, bison, caribou, cougar, and moose. Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, which traces its origins to President Theodore Roosevelt, is one of 336 wildlife refuges (out of a total of 560) which allow hunting.

“Among the early members of the Club were Aldo Leopold and Gifford Pinchot. In 1905 Roosevelt appointed Pinchot as the first Chief Forester of the U.S. Forest Service. After working for the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico, Leopold developed Pinchot’s principles of scientific forest management into a new science of game management. In conjunction with the Boone & Crockett Club, the Wildlife Society certifies game managers as trademarked wildlife biologists in accordance with principles now called the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.” –Marc Bedner (read more).

Decision to declare lions endangered comes just months after the death of ‘Cecil the Lion’

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GR:  American trophy hunters just aren’t rich enough to stop this move. In other instances, it is clear that protecting economic interests is more important to the Fish and Wildlife Service than protecting wildlife (e.g., the Greater Sage Grouse: http://www.fws.gov/greatersagegrouse/status.php). That’s the way it is in America. Government agencies that actively harm the wildlife or ecosystems in their care are just one more consequence of a government controlled by money.

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“If hunting is part of a conservation strategy, then it’s part of a failing strategy,” said Dan Ashe, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, on a conference call for journalists. The rule is “not reacting to Cecil specifically or any other incident specific, but rather an overwhelming body of science that says that lions are threatened.”

Hefty fees paid in the by hunters of big game like lions ostensibly help fund conservation efforts. But some wildlife experts question whether the policies have been effective as implemented. Lion populations have declined by 43% during the last 20 years, according to the FWS.

The endangered listing comes along with a number of new policies, including new permit requirements for hunters hoping to import trophies from lion hunts. The agency said it will only issue permits in accordance with science on how best to conserve lion species. The rules…

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November 17 Hearing at Capital on Eliminating Back Tags and Eliminating Age Requirements for Kids Being Mentored into Killing & More

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Originally posted on Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic-Vote Our Wildlife:

Citizens can find their Senate and Assembly members’ contact information in the upper right-hand corner of the Wisconsin Legislature home page here to comment on this legislation.  From: exposingthebiggame.wordpress.com

GR:  We can’t survive without Earth’s natural ecosystems.  We must teach our children respect for nature and not teach them to kill.  (I haven’t heard the results of the hearing yet.)

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NM Game Commission: No “Game” for Wildlife

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from Rosemary Lowe:

“At the NM Game Commission hearing on August 27th, Opponents of increased mountain lion and bear killing outnumbered the hunters, trappers, ranchers, at least 4 to 1. Yet, while some of the environmental/animal groups were allowed to speak, many of us individual citizens were not. It was obvious to many that the commission was changing the rules to fit their biased needs. Not only are numerous ranchers & hunters on this commission, but there are 2 Safari Club International members as well.

“Anyone surprised that the “vote” was unanimous in favor of more killing?

“We cannot help wildlife by changing these game department’s names, or funding structure, or by continuing to accept their barbaric “game management policies” as something worthy of support.

“Game agencies were started in the early 1900’s. Aldo Leopold (a long-time wolf killer), literally wrote the textbook on game management. Yes, he was “sorry” for killing one wolf too many, but he was responsible for the atrocious model of today’s “modern game management” which views wild animals as “commodities and resources.”

“Terms such as “harvest” and “game quotas” are designed to artificially maintain wild species for trophy/trapping–-keeping just enough of them for human exploitation/killing.

“The NM Game Dept comes up with pseudo-statistics to rationalize their use of wildlife. Some so-called wildlife groups are collaborating with the enemies of wildlife – the hunting, trapping and livestock industries– to establish a so-called sustainable level of wildlife killing. The wildlife of New Mexico have enough to contend with, without wildlife organizations joining the killing machine.

“The World Wildlife Living Planet Report says: “Populations of fish, birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles measured for the report have declined by 52 per cent since 1970; and freshwater species have suffered a 76 per cent decline – an average loss almost double that of land and marine species.”

“We are developing a campaign against trophy hunting, and the state game departments which support it, on our EARTH for Animals website.”  Sourced through Scoop.it from: exposingthebiggame.wordpress.com

GR:  Continuing to follow the old ways even after more than half of all the animals are gone is probably ignorance rather than some sort of animal hatred.

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6,000 grizzly bears left–End the Transport of Canadian Animal Hunting ‘Trophies’

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“Air Canada and WestJet have banned the transport of big game out of Africa, but continue to allow the transport of Canadian animal ‘trophies’, such as black bears, grizzly bears, polar bears and wolves.

“Sign and share this petition to tell Air Canada and WestJet they should be taking a stand against trophy hunting in their own backyard.

“On August 4, Air Canada and WestJet banned the shipment of big game trophies after the brutal killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe in early July drew international attention and sparked a media outcry.

“What about in our own backyard?

“British Columbia is one of the last refuges of the grizzly bear, which once roamed widely across North America. Though listed as a species of special concern by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, the province still allows a Limited Entry Hunt for grizzly bear trophy hunters twice a year.”  Sourced through Scoop.it from: exposingthebiggame.wordpress.com

GR:  Habitat loss is causing a fall in the numbers of most wildlife species.  Grizzly bears and other species do not need additional losses merely for entertainment or memento collections.  The hunters I know could easily switch their goals and become avid supporters of wildlife.  They could look at the causes of declining numbers and ask their local, state, and national representatives to begin combating those causes.

Arizona Game & Fish Department – Small Game

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Get ready! Dove hunting like the good ol’ days!

Other great news for dove hunters

-15 bird daily bag limit
-10 white-winged daily bag limit (early season only)
-45 bird possession limit (respectively)
-All day shooting hours
-Expanded open hunting areas
-New simplified licenses, including $5 youth license

Roosting sites often make for good shooting. Doves will typically pick densely vegetated areas for roosts. Mesquite bosques, tamarisk (salt cedar) thickets, and citrus groves are typical roosting sites. Doves establish flight patterns and follow them.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: azgfdportal.az.gov

GR:  These pesky birds keep doing well, but shotgun management can solve the problem.  And remember the kids can kill for free.