Ted Williams - 2005

2005-12-31

Lynx, Lies, and Media Hype

Armed with media reports that state and federal scientists tried to lock up public land by "falsifying" lynx data, conservative politicians are lashing out at the Endangered Species Act. They angrily proclaim that there has been "unethical behavior" and "malicious activities." They're right. Lynx, Lies, and Media Hype By Ted Williams Finally, there was proof. in the worst abuse of the Endangered Species Act ever exposed, state and federal scientists, fronting for environmentalists, had faked data -- the better to lock up public land. The multiagency conspiracy to defraud the public had involved seven field biologists -- three from the U.S. Forest Service, two from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and two from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). The...

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2005-12-31

Guns and Greens

Audubon Jan. 2005 Guns & Greens If sportsmen and environmentalists worked together, they would be invincible. By Ted Williams Possibly you weren't aware that your Audubon membership makes you an anarchist. Neither was I until March 2003, when the Federation of Fly Fishers received a letter about me from G. Roberts, one of its members: "Let me get this straight: You give the Aldo Leopold Award to a guy who works for the National Audubon Society, an anti-fishing and hunting mob that worked, and succeeded, in closing the Channel Islands in California to all fishing, even fly-fishing. . . . The 'antis' will not stop their fight until they have put an end to fishing. . . . So-called mainstream environmental groups such as Audubon and the Natural Resources Defense Council [NRDC]...

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2005-12-31

Coyotes

This from my friend Tom Rush, the best folk singer in America, and a wildlife activist who -- with his now wife, Rene Askins, former director of the Wolf Fund (on whose advisory board I was proud to serve) -- was instrumental in getting wolves back in Yellowstone. He has given me permission to post the actual recording (which I will, if I can figure out how). Meanwhile, here are the words. (There are places in the West where Tom does not sing this song). A COWBOY’S PAEAN* (to a coyote) *Music. A song of joyful praise or exultation. Pronounced “peein.” Words and Music by Tom Rush, © Tubbs Hill Music, 2000 From Tom Rush's album "Trolling for Owls,” used courtesy of the music store at: TomRush.com Go on out and shoot yourself some...

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2005-12-31

Heard Around the Nation

A word about this regular section: It contains only outrageous, outlandish, and disturbing pontification. Any sensible, progressive, or intelligent statement will be instantly punted into cyberspace. Coyotes--an Anti-Hunting Plot This from the radical property-rights outfit Hunters, Anglers and Trappers of Vermont (HAT) re. the organized coyote shoots the outfit promotes: "HAT recognizes the hunting public's aggravation at the current condition of the deer herd and recognizes the explosion of coyote population as a contributing factor. "The F&W Dept. really has not addressed the issue of coyote impacts to the deer herd other than to say they recognize coyote kill and feed on deer and that their impact is certainly more visible in times when the deer herd is already...

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2005-12-31

Yellowstone Cutts Down

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2005-12-31

AK Wolf Killing Illegal

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2005-12-31

NRA

NRA Part 1 The NRA, Friend or Foe of Hunters? ©2005 by Pat Wray I am a hunter. Like most hunters, I care deeply about our hunting heritage and our ability to pass it on. Like most hunters, I consider people and organizations who work on behalf of hunting my friends, and those who work against hunting my adversaries. Like most hunters, I am confused when the lines become blurred. And today the lines are blurry indeed in regards to the National Rifle Association (NRA). The NRA is one of the most powerful and effective lobbies in America. It has protected our right to keep and bear arms for more than 100 years and I have been a member for more than 20 of those. Because I am a gun owner I am thankful for what the NRA has done. More than that, I believe in the NRA. And...

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2005-12-31

Letter to the OWAA Board

Letter to the Board of the Outdoor Writers Association of America from Ted Williams Dear Board: NRA president Kayne Robinson is angry and confused about an article entitled Natural Allies that appeared nine years ago in Sierra. In oral and written harangues Robinson refers to “a vicious attack” on his organization and its allies by the Sierra Club. Moreover, he repeatedly cites the piece as “Sierra’s Natural Allies.” Robinson doesn’t understand how the magazine business works. It is not “Sierra’s Natural Allies.” It is “Ted Williams’ Natural Allies.” I am not the Sierra Club. I am not even a member of the Sierra Club. I work for no organization. I am a freelance writer who sells First North...

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2005-12-31

Should Anglers Re-invent Themselves?

From the Sept. 2005 Fly Fishermen. Posted with permission of author Should Anglers Re-invent Themselves? Paul Schullery We sportsmen used to have things pretty good. For much of the past century we could generally count on getting our way in fish and game management decisions. After all, our taxes and license fees paid the bills. It was also generally true (though perhaps not quite so true as we like to think) that we deserved credit for ensuring the survival of many animals and habitats that would have been wiped out and wrecked long ago without us. We have the right to feel good about those achievements, and to expect the respect of the public. If you¹re a hunter, you know those days are over, or nearly so, in many parts of the country. It is deeply unfair, if...

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2005-12-31

Stripers Forever Symposium

Stripers Forever Symposium Press Release 1/14/06 ~ The concept of managing the wild striped bass on the Atlantic coast as a game fish for recreational fishermen by ending all commercial harvesting of the species will be discussed in depth by a panel of fisheries, conservation and socio-economics experts at a symposium to be held in Foxboro, MA. on May 20, 2006. ~ Under the heading Striped Bass Game Fish 2006, the symposium will be hosted by Stripers Forever, an internet-based advocacy organization, and its partners – the American Sportfishing Association, the Federation of Fly Fishers, and the International Game Fish Association. The symposium will be followed by a banquet/auction. Both events are open to the public and tickets are available at http://www.stripersforever.org/....

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