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DMP Parents Don’t Pass Bigger Antlers To Wild-Born Offspring

DMP Parents Don’t Pass Bigger Antlers To Wild-Born Offspring

Raising big bodied, big antlered bucks is something of a pastime for a number of Texas landowners and deer managers. For many it’s simply a fun kind of pastime; for others it’s become an intensely studied and intensely applied, well-honed practice.

Abusive Land Grab of Family Farm

Abusive Land Grab of Family Farm

Sadly, the history of charitable giving abounds with examples of gifts used in ways the donors would never have imagined – let alone approved.

Two Hunters Died of Rare Prion Disease. Doctors Suspect a First-of-Its Kind Deer Transmission

Chronic Wasting Disease

Two Hunters Died of Rare Prion Disease. Doctors Suspect a First-of-Its Kind Deer Transmission

Two recent cases of prion disease in the U.S. may have been caused by contaminated deer meat, though the connection is still unproven.

Conserving the Legacy by Wyman Meizner

"Invasion Biology"

Conserving the Legacy by Wyman Meizner

The outstanding scientific discovery of the twentieth century is not television, or radio, but rather the complexity of the land organism.

BLM to Finalize Rule Allowing Federal Leases Targeted at Protection of Natural Area

BLM to Finalize Rule Allowing Federal Leases Targeted at Protection of Natural Area

It also creates two new types of leases focused on protecting natural areas. The BLM already leases parcels of land for extractive industries including energy development, mining and livestock grazing.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox Vows to Sue Over New BLM Landscape Rule

Bureau of Land Management

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox Vows to Sue Over New BLM Landscape Rule

The Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office said the rule directly impacts 22.8 million acres of land in Utah and, contrary to what the BLM asserts, it is not a positive step toward conservation.

Sacred Cow Film – Official Version

Sacred Cow Film - Official Version

The world is overwhelmed when choosing what to eat. Sacred Cow probes the fundamental moral, environmental and nutritional quandaries we face in raising and eating animals.

The Science Behind Why the World Is Getting Wetter

Climate Change and Hurricanes

The Science Behind Why the World Is Getting Wetter

Extreme rainfall and killer floods that have struck around the globe in recent weeks have been unexpected both in their location and power.

Wyman Meinzer's West Texas

Wyman Meinzer's West Texas

A beautiful portrayal of a unique part of our country.

American Buffalo

Buffalo Facts

Did you know a buffalo can jump over a six-foot fence? Or hit running speeds of 35 miles per hour? These animals may look strange and slow, but they’re a souped-up hotrod of an animal hiding in a minivan shell.

Battle for the American West How Four Elk Hunters and a Ladder Could Reshape Wyoming’s Chequered Frontiers

Battle for the American West How Four Elk Hunters and a Ladder Could Reshape Wyoming’s Chequered Frontiers

How four elk hunters and a ladder could reshape Wyoming’s chequered frontiers

beavers in West texas

"Invasion Biology"

Can Beavers Restore Far-West Texas?

Two so-called invasive species, cattle and beavers, have the power to restore desert habitats.

The Lost History of Yellowstone

The Lost History of Yellowstone: “The Big Myth About Yellowstone is That It’s a Pristine Wilderness Untouched by Humanity.

Archaeological research supports and complements the tribal oral histories, and also reaches back further in time.

a deer is standing in the tall grass

Research Being Carried Out at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

“CKWRI is probably the leading wildlife research facility in the US. NOTE: this article was originally published to Livestock Weekly on March 27, 2024. It was written by By Colleen Schreiber SAN ANTONIO — What has become a standard part of the annual Deer Associates meeting, Dr. Mike Cherry, head of

Alaska: Wolves vs Bull Caribou

Alaska: Wolves vs Bull Caribou

Produced by Drew Williams who says, “A pack of wolves attacks a bull caribou near the Delta River in Alaska’s Interior.” Alaska: Wolves vs Bull Caribou from Drew Williams on Vimeo NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on September 6, 2021

yellow and black bird on brown tree branch during daytime

Endangered Species Act

Failure to Recover

“As discussed below, 50-years into the Endangered Species Act, 3% of listed species have recovered – and that probably overstates the actual ‘successes’. NOTE: this article was originally published to PERC.org/ on October 17, 2023. It also appeared in the special edition of PERC Reports, Volume 42 Edition 1 in

Wood Bison Reintroduction

American Wood Bison

Wood Bison Reintroduction

Program reintroduces previously-believed extinct wood bison into the U.S.

How Bison Are Saving America’s Lost Prairie

How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie

Bison on Oklahoma’s tall grass prairie. NOTE: this post was originally publihsed to this site on September 13, 2021

Geist on Wolves

Valerius Geist: When Do Wolves Become Dangerous to Humans?

“Valerius Geist was the world’s foremost deer authority. Born in Ukraine, Geist was heir to millennia of Central European cultural memory of wolves. He was neither anti-wolf, nor in denial regarding the threat wolves can pose to people. He came to his views as discussed in the following Wikipedia