Coyotes revisited
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comThe irony of the urbanization of coyotes is that while there are serious issues involved with coyotes moving into urban areas, one of the potential benefits is that coyotes help limit urban Canada goose populations.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Bird books for Christmas
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comBirds fascinate us. The variety, their colors and songs seems magic, as well as slightly overwhelming, for the first question that most people ask when they see a bird that is unfamiliar is — "What is it?"
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009The regs and money, then and now
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comAside from the fact that all the state hunting and fishing regs in 1931-32 could be printed on side of a sheet of newsprint, what especially caught my eye in these economic times was the cost of licenses.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009New book on kids and hunting
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comKids these days grow up being bombarded by anti-hunting messages, but 80% of the public does not disapprove of ethical hunting.
Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009In the rut
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comAll across the U.S. male deer are showing up in broad daylight, jousting with trees and each other, mating, and doing crazy things
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009Bagging birds with a bow
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comThey thought I was crazy, but going after game birds with a bow is a great accomplishment, and they seem to taste better
Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009Telling forerunners
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comIn the San Francisco Bay area, we have two kinds of weather. April through November, it's sunny with fog and cool onshore breezes most of the time, un...
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009Skunked!
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comOut throwing trash on his compost pile, Swan experiences an animal encounter of the pungent kind. An unknown critter ran past him and as the words "skunk" came to mind, he was hit with a vicious odor.
Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009Tuna transition
Joel Shangle, ESPNOutdoors.comEditor's note: Based in North Puget Sound and operating from Alaska to Baja, Joel Shangle has been a news junkie on the West Coast saltwater scene sin...
Story | Conversation | September 02, 2009Pier pressure
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comThousands of anglers use California's public piers and jetties, where fishing does not require a license. Pier fishing is cheap, fun, and rewarding.
Story | Conversation | August 17, 2009'From the Hood To The Woods'
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comIt's no secret that most people who live in urban areas far removed from forests, clean rivers filled with fish, flocks of ducks and 10-point bucks ar...
Story | Conversation | August 04, 2009The Panama Canal North
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comOn July 7, about 300 passionate conservationists — sportsmen; representatives of numerous conservation, fishing, farming organizations, Indian tr...
Story | Conversation | July 15, 2009Why do people become conservationists?
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.com...woodlot that covered the south end of the island. My father knew the woods well for the Swans had owned it before the Great Depression. That became my classroom. He saw that I liked hunting...
Story | Conversation | July 01, 2009Poaching can pay off for good guys
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comThe economy's problems are affecting many things beyond home foreclosures and unemployment. Yacht sales may be down, but across the country fishing li...
Story | Conversation | June 23, 2009California leads nation in deer hunting
James Swan, ESPNOutdoors.comOther states may have more deer, but California's deer hunting seasons start first, making it the nation's leading deer hunting state. Summer is not ...
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