predator derby

California to stop kill-fests of wildlife

December 3, 2014

Ralph Maughan

California Fish and Game Commission votes 4-1 to stop prizes for killing- VAN NUYS, Calif. The current plans for a killing contest of non-game wildlife plus wolves, a “predator derby,” set for Salmon, Idaho might have been the key to lock the door to such things in California. The effort to renew this would-be annual contest…
Congressman DeFazio and a Coalition of Groups Send Letters to U.S. Forest Service Asking them to Require a Permit for Predator Killing Contest

December 2, 2014

Ken Cole

Just a week after the BLM withdrew its decision to issue a Special Recreation Permit to “Idaho for Wildlife” (IWF) for a predator killing contest, Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR) and a coalition of Environmental Groups have sent two separate letters to the U.S. Forest Service asking them to not allow the contest on U.S. Forest Service…
UPDATE: Comment Period Extended on Predator Killing Contest Environmental Assessment

October 17, 2014

Ken Cole

UPDATE 10/17/2014: Due to a request by Representative Peter DeFazio of Oregon, the comment period has been extended until Midnight Mountain Time, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014. The BLM is asking for comments on an Environmental Assessment that examines the impacts of issuing a Special Recreation Permit (SRP) to conduct a predator killing contest on BLM lands.…
Exposure of "predator derby" goes viral, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife takes down dead coyote photos

November 25, 2009

Ralph Maughan

Photography web site gives exposure to killing contest, provokes big reaction- The “predator derby” held annually by Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife is not well known outside of its participants. I don’t know about it until someone brought it up in comments. One web site, however, really took note of it. A story at iamidaho.deviantart.com…

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predator derby

California to stop kill-fests of wildlife

Congressman DeFazio and a Coalition of Groups Send Letters to U.S. Forest Service Asking them to Require a Permit for Predator Killing Contest

UPDATE: Comment Period Extended on Predator Killing Contest Environmental Assessment

Exposure of "predator derby" goes viral, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife takes down dead coyote photos

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