The animal rights group PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has a problem, which can be found in its primary slogan: "Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on or use for entertainment." Do you think anyone would have a problem with that? I’m not talking about hunters and our like. Obviously, sportsmen and women have deep theological issues with the PETA mission. But what about the other 80% of Americans? Let’s analyze each aspect. Animals are not ou

In today’s 7 billion person world, issues about the management of wild places and wild things are being decided more and more by politicians, and less often by scientists. Lawmakers are increasingly becoming the decision makers on wildlife conservation and environmental issues. The various state legislatures are where the majority of wildlife and sportsmen-related issues are being decided. With the exception of migratory birds and federal endangered species, each state cont

It's human nature. When humans have a personal bias, it usually shows up somewhere. It is no different for scientists and their research. Remember the "cigarettes won't harm you" research from the tobacco industry in the 60's and 70's? And often, when it comes to scientific evaluation of the sport of hunting, trials, tests, research and data are sometimes skewed to prove or disprove the question, depending on author's personal views. But it's not the case for Dr. Luke Hun

Since the dawn of time, Man has been a hunter, but until very recently, Woman stayed home and cleaned the fish and sewed quilts; but that’s a societal norm we don’t see much anymore. Today, in most every area of our society, women are de jure, if not de facto, equal to men in every way. But equality in the hunting sports has not been attained. Hunting is an activity that has been dominated by men, but the trend is changing, and that is a good thing. One of the results of s