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  • The Urban Deerslayer

    Ralph Maughan

    NYT says more urban folks learning to hunt for safe, low carbon-impact meat- The Urban Deerslayer. By Sean Patrick Farrell. New York Times. Fewer and fewer people have been learning to hunt, to the dismay of many. Hunting is generaly taught as part of a family tradition or with young friends while growing up. The…

  • More hunters now relying on mountain bikes

    Ralph Maughan

    An environmental and hunt-friendly method of transport? This article might well be read along with the one I posted, The confessions of an off-road-vehicle outlaw. A horse is very useful hunting, especially for getting your kill out, but many people don’t have the means or the property to keep a horse. Rather than turn to…

  • The Human Body Is Built for Distance

    Ralph Maughan

    Humans are built to run down prey over distance- Most predators the size of humans are faster, so are the prey. This is not true over long distance, however. Primitive human hunters may well have simply run their prey to exhaustion. This is the idea in the article below. The Human Body Is Built for…

  • Paradise Valley hunter mauled by grizzly bear

    Ralph Maughan

    This one may not have serious injury to the hunter- I want to note that JerryB posted a version this story as a comment earlier, but it isn’t good to post an entire story because they are copyrighted. Paradise Valley hunter mauled by grizzly bear. By Ben Pierce. Bozeman Chronicle Staff Writer. One hunter seems…

  • 2009 Bear Spray Campaign Endangers Hunters, Grizzlies

    Ralph Maughan

    David Smith urges IGBC to change its bear spray campaign slogan to “Carry bear spray and know when to use it.” Smith urges what might seem to be subtle but very important change in the way the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee educates hunters about bear spray.  However, for 2009 the IGBC is using the same…

  • Rocky Mountain Front grizzlies are in the river bottoms

    Ralph Maughan

    Hunters and hikers should take special note- This time of year, many grizzlies take to forested river bottoms that lead eastward out from the Front,* such as the Teton River, Sun River, etc. River bottom grizzlies spark warnings to hunters. By Karl Puckett. Great Falls Tribune. – – – – *The Front is the name…

  • New York Times editorial: Elk Hunting in the Badlands

    Ralph Maughan

    This may or may not be precedent setting, but it would allow public hunting in a national park. This is forbidden except in Grand Teton NP. Editorial. New York Times. Elk Hunting in the Badlands

  • We shouldn’t manage Montana’s wildlife like a giant game farm

    Ralph Maughan

    Marty Essen asks for balanced management of our forests and wildlife- We shouldn’t manage Montana’s wildlife like a giant game farm In response to some recent anti-wolf letters in local newspapers, I’d like to offer an alternative point of view. Blaming the wolf for fewer elk, without considering other factors, is disingenuous at best. Here’s…

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