Hunters and anglers serve as the backbone of our state’s fish and wildlife conservation efforts. Next time you spot something wild, remember to thank the sportsmen and women who have helped to keep it that way!
The Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) is a native species to all six New England states, having colonized from the south as far as the White Mountains and Lake Champlain during a warm period following the glacial retreat. In Massachusetts, the Timber Rattlesnake was formerly widespread and locally abundant in Essex, Middlesex, Worcester, Suffolk, Norfolk, Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, and Berkshire Counties until the late-19th century.
For eons, coyotes roamed what is now the Western United States, with its wide-open plains. Then came European settlers, who cut in a steady east-west march down forests for farms and ranches. Along the way, they killed large predators such as pumas and wolves to protect livestock and for their own safety.
From The Hunting news – recently at a coyote hunting seminar to learn some new tactics. The professional coyote hunter has killed thousands of coyotes all over the United States and had a lot of unique ways to kill coyotes.
According to The Wildlife Society. — coyotes (Canis latrans) expand their range and increase their population sizes across the eastern United States, white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations are not impacted, according to new research.
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Director of the Deer and Moose Project, and Dr. Robert Deblinger, Deputy Director of DFW, gave a presentation at the Lee Sportsmen’s Association, dealing with the deer herd in Massachusetts. This column will address what they had to say regarding the predation of the deer herd.
In this excerpt from 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition, retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson explains how to survive a bear attack. If you run into a black bear on a mountain trail, be grateful for your good fortune. Compared to polar bears and brown bears, black bears are much less likely to attack.
While the Massachusetts state record-weight buck was a bruising 272 pounds field dressed and an estimated 350 pounds-plus live weight, that could fall by the wayside this season as our deer are just getting bigger and bigger. The Bay State has recorded the largest number of mature bucks 3½ years old and older this decade than any other state in the Northeast.
