...Savageless Many would argue that hunting sends us back to our primitive days when we lived only on the land and everything was used for money. It is actually quite the opposite of what most believe. Hunting is a way of life for some people and the only way we know how to get by. Hunting is by no means savage and is vital to everyday life. Without the hunters in the country we would be over run by animal populations and would have many predatory animals living in suburb communities putting our wellbeing at stake. Many people do not realize how much hunting indirectly influences their way of life. The meat in the grocery store was made in a more savage way than hunting. Slaughter houses are highly inhumane towards aimals. Hunting at least gives the animal free will to do whatever it wants in the wild. At a slaughter house animals have no hope to live any amount of time, but in the wild the animals are able to experience their natural habitat and be happy roaming the woods as they please. Many of the people who are against hunting are not even vegetarians and eat meat from the store and they are completely ignorant to the fact that what they are eating is killed in a horrible savage way. I am in no way saying that eating meat from the store is a bad thing to do, but only that venison is a more humane way of eating. Not only is it more humane its healthier than proccessed meat and has a less chance of carrying harmful bacteria gained from meat proccessors. Not only does the meat...
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...Adventures in Fugawiland Fugawiland: a land full of hardworking hunters, dedicated mothers, learning children, many animals, and lots and lots of land. Fugawiland is in between the border of Lake Superior and the Highlands. There were 25 different sites in Fugawiland, but we were only given information on 10 different sites. The areas in which the citizens of Fugawiland lived permanently were either by the shore or by a river in sites F, Y, R (shore), P, I, W, and C (river). About twice as many people lived in sites by the shoreline compared to people who lived by the river. Site F contained the largest amount of Fugawilanders, about 45 people. A way to estimate the number of people living at a site is to multiply the number of houses by five because the huts in Fugawiland likely housed 4 to 6 people-leaving the average number of people per hut at five. Sites Y and R were tied for the second to most sites with the largest amount of people living I them with about 40 people in each site. In the sites that were located closer to a river, there was much less people. Site I had the most people living there, about 25. In each of the sites by the river and shore where the people lived there were only 2-4 graves per site. Most likely, the majority of the people got buried at site X, the largest site that archaeologists dug up in all of Fugawiland, located in the plains. This is because site X contained the most amount of graves and bundle burials-19 graves and 40 bundle burials...
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...1. All members and guests shall possess a valid hunting and/or fishing license. 2. All members and guests shall comply with all Virginia, Federal, and local regulations. 3. While on premises, all members and guests shall maintain safe gun handling practices, including never shooting in the direction of people, buildings, or livestock. 4. No member or guest shall engage in hunting or shooting practices while under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. 5. All gates shall be left as found any damage to roads caused by members or guests will be repaired by club. Any direct property damage will be paid for by offender. 6. Members and guest shall exercise due care to prevent fires; and shall not cause or permit damage to fences, crops, trees, farm animals, buildings, or equipment; and shall not commit or permit waste, damage, or injury and shall not conduct or permit any illegal activity on leased premises. 7. No nails or spikes or any other objects will be permanently driven into any tree on leased premises. Removable ground blinds, tree stands, are allowed. 8. All property brought on to the leased premises by members or guests, and any litter, especially cigarette butts, and shell casings shall be removed from the leased premises by member or guest responsible. 9. All members are responsible for any actions of guests they bring onto the leased premise. 10. All guests must be accompanied by a member and shall pay a guest fee of 20 dollars a day. All guests' reservations...
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...2. What changes happening in Madagascar are posing challenges for lemurs? Give details about the sources, time scale, and types of change. Climate, logging and hunting are changes to the environment that pose challenges for lemurs. Loggers move into the area and remove trees that provide housing and food for these mammals. There are many lemur species that are negatively affected by these changes. One specific species of lemur (bamboo lemur) identified in the video could become extinct. Their diet is so specific that a reduction or elimination of their food source could be an end to their existence. 3. Which types of lemurs are adapting to the changes? Which types of lemurs are not adapting well? Why? The ring-tailed lemur is adapting to the changes in the environment. They adjust to secondary habitats and do not have to spend too much time searching for food substitutes. They have learned to make use...
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...Josh was sitting on the front porch of his house, wearing khaki shorts and nice buttoned up marron shirt. Then Josh’s father Bill came outside, he sat right next to Josh, to have a conversation with Josh. Josh said, he was a true redneck because he spoke with strong southern accent. Bill busted out laughing, then he said, “Son just because y'all talk with sowthern accent it don't make y'all ayy redneck.” Bill explained the characteristic of a true redneck to Josh. He said, that a true redneck is classified by his or her hobby and his or her dressing style. A true redneck only has one hobby, and that is hunting. A true redneck will go into the woods at 4:00 AM in the morning to hunt. A true redneck will wake up before sun rise and go outside into the foggy and misty woods and look for some type of animal to hunt. A true redneck will repeat his daily routine, no matter the condition. For example, one time Bill was going hunting at 4:00 AM and it was rain with big gusty wind. Josh said, “dad, y'all mighty a-goin' hunting in this here weathuurr” then Bill replied “Son ayy true redneck don’t care about naw weathuurr.” The commitment of Bill shows that; a true redneck will never give up his hobby of hunting, no matter the condition of the weather. To be a true redneck one has to wear specific style of clothes, and follow that same dress code every day. A true redneck will wear, a skin tight white tank top with “wranglers” boot cut blue jeans and “Cody James” boots. For example, Bill...
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...Picture this: Out of nowhere a blur of fur runs in front of your car. You try to stop but it’s too late, you slam into a white-tailed deer. This happens to over 26 thousand people per year. This is because the deer population is huge in New Jersey. The deer hunt limits should be increased because deer provoke accidents, decimate crops, and transmit diseases. To begin, the quantity of car accidents provoked by deer continues to increase. The 2016 New Jersey deer population estimate was 101,000 which does not include the 26,800 deer that are involved in car accidents or the 41,439 deer that are killed during the hunting season according to the state news website, www.nj.com . In New Jersey, you can only kill one buck per day and the season is only five days during the month of December according to the New Jersey Regulations website (eregulations.com/newjersey/). This means, if the State increases the amount of deer a hunter can kill per day, the population would reduce which in turn would make the roads safer at night for drivers....
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...Whitetail deer typically are found more in the mountains, but they are gradually making their way through the plains. Whitetail are more aggressive than mule deer, the mule deer population is still at a high number but steadily going down because of the whitetail deer. The further west you go in America the whitetail deer population decreases. Whitetail deer vary in color from reddish brown to grayish brown. Whitetail buck can weigh anywhere from 100 to 300 pounds and a female can weigh 75 to 200 pounds. They can stand up to 7 feet tall. In the winter months deer and antelope shed their antlers and grow a new set annually. They are more active in the mornings and late afternoon. A white tailed deer is found near the bottom...
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...Since the beginning of man, we have hunted. We hunted for food and for supplies. More and more recently, though, people have been saying that hunting should be stopped. Today, fewer and fewer people hunt. People should hunt because it prevents overpopulation, stops environment destruction, and it supplies food for people. Hunting prevents overpopulation. When too many animals live in the same habitat, the habitat can’t produce enough food for all of the animals. Animals starve and are forced to move to other locations, like cities or towns. “When areas of nature become too over populated with certain animals, like deer, the animals suffer from starvation” (Navajo Code Talkers). Also, when animals are overpopulated in an area, diseases can spread more easily. Mange, for example, is a disease caused by mange mites. “Mange is contagious and spreads easily when wildlife overpopulate” (Illinois Department of Natural Resources). Hunters hunt and kill animals in certain areas. This controls the number of animals in that area. It reduces wildlife and ends up saving more animals because there is less competition for food. This means that less animals starve. Compared to starving, being killed by a hunter is a quick and relatively painless death. Hunting also slows the spreading of diseases. Less animals will get sick from disease because there are less animals crammed into the same environment. Hunting is good because “Hunting is one of the few remaining means of controlling wildlife...
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...Deer hunting is something that a lot of people like to do. It is a time for guys and gals to relax and listen to the outdoors all around. There are too many deer and too many accidents in the midwest. Deer population could be reduced by having a longer shotgun season, so the population can reduce the vehicle accident cost, medical cost, by establishing new ideas on how motorists can avoid vehicle/deer accidents . In 1997 the Virginia Department Of Transportation recorded around 600 crashes between vehicles and deer. Then in 1998 it jumped up to 4000. insurance and law enforcement officials said the actual car deer collisions could be somewhere between 10 and 20 thousand in the United States. Insurance industry estimates there are half a million car deer accidents annually. The average cost an insurance company pays per claim is 2000. (HUNTING TO SOLUTION THE DEER BOOM PG2) In one year 2012, there were 1.29 million deer car collisions and they cost about $4 billion on car repairs. the average costs for the collisions are around $3,305. In this article from Insurance Journal, it states that vehicle deer collisions from july 2011 until june 30, 2012, there were 1.23 million car deer wrecks. for many years the vehicle damage has increased by as much as 4% to 7.9%. Car deer accident cost a lot of money every year. (Insurance Journal pg1) The top five states for deer car wrecks are West Virginia with a chance of hitting a deer is 1 out of 44 vehicles. The second...
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...It is nearly Fall. The days are getting shorter and the weather is getting cooler and the rut has already begun. Very soon, those trophy bucks will begin the yearly task of fighting and mating. Get your gear together, scout your deer stand, and site your rifle. What's that? This is the year for your new scope? You better get on it. Here are some ideas to start your search. Buying a riflescope can be a difficult task. With all the available options, it can be difficult to choose a good riflescope with the right specifications to fit your budget. Some of the things you should look for in a riflescope include: 1. Magnification - choose a fixed power riflescope if your subjects are steady, and a variable power one for moving subjects. 2. Objective diameter - the larger the diameter, the more light can pass through. This provides a clearer view and longer hunting hours. 3. Recticle - this is the aiming device used in place of crosshairs. 4. Eye relief - choose a riflescope that has an eye relief. When looking to attach an eye relief to your rifle, make sure that it matches with your rifle's type and model. 5. Field of View - this feature is particularly important in range shooting. A riflescope that provides a wider range is better. 6. Parallax Adjustable/Adjustable Objective - choose a riflescope that has an excellent feature if you are looking to go range shooting. What brand should you choose? No doubt, go with a trusted brand in high end hunting optics. There are many brands...
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...The distinct feature of the American Curl cat is its moderately large but curled ears. The curl of the ears of this breed should be about 90 degrees towards each other, and it should look like a crescent moon. Also, the curl should not be touching the skull. “Initially, a Curl kitten looks similar to any other kitten, though with large, open ears,” PetMD wrote in one of their articles. The tips of its ears will curl back on its first week, but it will uncurl, then curl again until the cat reaches its fourth month. By then, the curl on its ears will be permanent. Also, this cat has a soft and silky coat, but it does not have an undercoat. According to PetMD, the Curl can be found in different colors and its coat has long and short varieties. In 1981, two kittens with an unknown breed came to the doorstep of Grace Ruga from Lakewood, California. She took interest in the kittens because of their curled ears and she encouraged them to stay in her home by giving them meals. Ruga named the kittens, Panda and Shulamith, because of their fur markings. The latter is a biblical name which means black and comely. The two kittens would always arrive at Ruga’s house together; however, one day, “a sudden, hard wind blew the door shut on Panda,” PetMD wrote. Panda died because of its head injury, and Shulamith lived with Ruga and her family. Shulamith eventually gave birth to a litter of kitten with curled ears. Ruga gave one of the female kittens to her sister, Esther Brimlow, and the kitten...
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...Tony Hansen, a white-tailed deer researcher stated, “Chronic wasting disease was first noted in 1967 by researchers studying a captive mule deer herd in Colorado.” The sick deer were in captivity so no one thought that the disease might spread into the wild. It was not until the early eighties when CWD was found in the wild (Hansen). There are a couple different theories from where CWD originated. Dr. James Kroll, a researcher from Texas stated, “The truth is, we don’t know where it came from” (qtd. In Hansen). The article Chronic Wasting Disease Frequently Asked Questions states, “CWD has been diagnosed in captive or wild free-ranging deer and/or elk in Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma...
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...Lemurs in Madagascar: Surviving on an Island of Change Transcript Speakers: Ian Tattersall, Jonah Ratsimbazafy, Michelle Sauther, Frank Cuozzo (Rain trickling, lemur sounds: squeaking and calling) (Music playing in background) IAN TATTERSALL: I think everybody who is involved with lemurs is concerned for the future. We’re in a finite island that cannot infinitely be exploited and ravaged. And if present trends continue, the outlook for any of the natural habitat or any of the lemurs is fairly poor. (Birds chirping) Lemurs are members of the order primates, that is to say the large group of mammals to which human beings also belong. And they’d found they are uniquely in Madagascar and on a couple of the adjacent islands of the Comoros group. (Music playing in background) An evolutionary radiation is the diversification of different species from the same ancestor and once a new kind of organism like a primate comes into a new environment as happened in Madagascar about sixty million years ago; there are many, many different ways in which that environment can be exploited. It’s very hard to say exactly how many species of lemur there are because new species are being described all of the time. But in general terms, there now looks to be about thirty to thirty-five species of lemurs and it shows us just what the potential of primates is to occupy an enormous range of different habitats. (Music playing in background) Habitat destruction takes place...
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...Mountain Lion The topic I chose to research is a mountain lion because I find them to be an interesting living mammal. I have three cats at home and wanted to research the correlation that the mountain lion and cats share. Mountain lions affect society in way that they are an endangered set of mammals because they are known to attack people and children. They once roamed nearly all of the United States. They were prized by hunters and despised by farmers and ranchers who suffered livestock losses at their hands. This has changed my view of science by looking at the mountain lion in a biological, physiological, psychological way. Anatomy The mountain lion is the largest cat native to North America. Their head is small and they have a short and round face while their neck and body are elongated and narrow. The mountain lion is that their hind legs are longer than their front legs in which they utilize for running and jumping. The mountain lion has a long spinal column, which provides an increase lumbar flexation when they run. Adult mountain lions are a plain colored cat. Their color can vary from grey to dark brown to tawny and buff cinnamon red depending on the geographical location that they reside in. The tail is long, cylindrical with lots of hair. The muzzles are black located on the sides. Their upper lip, chin, and throat are whitish. The tail is the same color as body, except for the tip, which is either dark brown or black. Male mountain lions are usually larger than...
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...the changes? Which types of lemurs are not adapting well? Why? What changes happening in Madagascar are posing challenges for lemurs? Give details about the sources, time scale, and types of change. Human destruction, such as logging, is happening at a much faster pace than evolutionary change. The amount of change occurring in Madagascar as a result of human activities is happening at such a rapid pace, in fact, that the environment and evolutionary process just can’t cope. 3. What behavioral and physical traits are being favored in lemurs in the changing Madagascar environment? The types of lemurs adapting to changes are the ones who are able to adapt well to secondary habitats (habitats altered by humans). One example is the ring-tailed lemur. They are incredibly adaptable. Lemurs who cannot adapt well to secondary habitats are the ones who are in greater danger. 4. Why might lemurs not evolve to adapt to the changes in Madagascar? Some lemurs may not evolve and adapt to the changes in Madagascar if they cannot utilize the anthropogenic changes. For instance, some lemurs are able to go out and utilize local people’s crops for their benefit. The bamboo...
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