COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL “My last bowhunt.” Sounds a bit sinister, and for me it is. Fourteen years ago I lost one lung during surgery. I knew that meant no more western mountain hunts. Gosh, I loved the mountains, but I knew I could adapt. Use guides more, hunt the ...
In most states the laws on the possession of snakes, turtles, or salamanders have lots of exceptions. In some states you can keep some species of salamanders or turtles as pets. In some states you can do that, but you need permits. The laws vary, and are changing in recent ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL It’s hard to imagine that people are releasing feral cats into the wild to eat rats, but some say that is happening. A group called Tree House Humane Society has released 1,000 feral cats in Chicago to help with the city’s rat problem. I went to their ...
LETTER FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS AND ANGLERS The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, also known as the Highway Bill, is a comprehensive piece of legislation aimed at repairing our nation's outdated roadways and other needed infrastructure. One specific ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL The Boone and Crockett Club Has a lot of history behind it. In fact, it was founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887 because wildlife populations were on the decline. Market hunting was the norm, and habitat destruction was also playing a role in wildlife ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Two hundred years ago, 60 million bison were roaming the grasslands of our country, but by the late 1890s, there were only 541 remaining. The reasons were commercial hunting and diseases from domestic cattle. Because of several restoration efforts, there ...