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Book Trophy Hunting

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nikolaj Bichel
  • Publisher : Springer Nature
  • Release : 2023-04-11
  • ISBN : 9811999767
  • Pages : 378 pages

Download or read book Trophy Hunting written by Nikolaj Bichel and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gets to the heart of trophy hunting, unpacking and explaining its multiple facets and controversies, and exploring why it divides environmentalists, the hunting community, and the public. Bichel and Hart provide the first interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach to the study of trophy hunting, investigating the history of trophy hunting, and delving into the background, identity and motivation of trophy hunters. They also explore the role of social media and anthropomorphism in shaping trophy hunting discourse, as well as the viability of trophy hunting as a wildlife management tool, the ideals of fair chase and sportsmanship, and what hunting trophies are, both literally and in terms of their symbolic value to hunters and non-hunters. The analyses and discussions are underpinned by a consideration of the complex moral and practical conflicts between animal rights and conservation paradigms. This book appeals to scholars in environmental philosophy, conservation and environmental studies, as well as hunters, hunting opponents, wildlife management practitioners, and policymakers, and anyone with a broad interest in human–wildlife relations.

Book Records of North American Big Game

Download or read book Records of North American Big Game written by Eldon L. Buckner and published by Boone & Crockett Club. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Records of North American Big Game is a one-of-a-kind big game records book that lives up to its longstanding reputation as "The Book" of native North American big game trophies. The original book was published over eighty years ago. This latest edition is filled with valuable information for today's hunters, outdoorsmen, and game managers. A total of thirty-eight categories are recognized and, as a testament to the success of today's conservation efforts, five new World's Records are featured. Along with the detailed listing of over 25,000 trophies ranked by their all-time scores, this book includes current topics of interest to sportsmen. Records of North American Big Game is much more than statistics--it is a history book of big game animals, making it an exceptional resource for hunters and sportsmen.

Book Records of North American Whitetail Deer

Download or read book Records of North American Whitetail Deer written by Eldon Buckner and published by Boone and Crockett Club. This book was released on 2003 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Records of North American Whitetail Deer is the definitive history book of trophy whitetail deer in North America. This greatly expanded fourth edition features: Over 7,500 listings of whitetail deer from the Boone and Crockett Club's Records Program dating back to the late 1800s up through December 31, 2002; that's nearly double the entries from the previous edition published just seven years ago. Over 35 new state and provincial records; geographic analysis of each state in the U.S., highlighting the top trophy-producing counties; individual state and provincial lists of typical and non-typical whitetail and Coues' deer; photos of all the state, provincial, and Mexican typical and non-typical whitetail deer records; numerous field photos of trophy quality whitetail deer; reproductions of typical and non-typical whitetail deer score charts with basic scoring instructions.

Book African Nature Notes and Reminiscences

Download or read book African Nature Notes and Reminiscences written by Frederick Courteney Selous and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-04 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "African Nature Notes and Reminiscences" by Frederick Courteney Selous. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Book Safari

Download or read book Safari written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Towards a sustainable  participatory and inclusive wild meat sector

Download or read book Towards a sustainable participatory and inclusive wild meat sector written by Coad, L. and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The meat of wild species, referred to in this report as ‘wild meat’, is an essential source of protein and a generator of income for millions of forest-living communities in tropical and subtropical regions. However, unsustainable harvest rates currently

Book Game Farm and Hunting Tourism

Download or read book Game Farm and Hunting Tourism written by Peet van der Merwe and published by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wildlife tourism, of which game farms form an important part, is one of South Africa's biggest tourism products with more game conserved and land under protection than all provincial and national parks combined. Therefore wildlife tourism, especially hunting, is a very important source of income for the country and contributes to job creation in rural provinces like Limpopo, Northern Cape, North West and Eastern Cape. This book places emphasis on hunting (trophy and biltong), game farm development for tourism purposes, game management, game farming and the law, and important future trends. The book is aimed at game farm owners, hunters, hunting outfitters, professional hunters and students in search of knowledge concerning game farm and hunting tourism.

Book A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania

Download or read book A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania written by Charles Foley and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home to the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania offers some of the finest big game watching in the world, from elephants and rhinos to chimpanzees and lions. This field guide covers all the larger mammals of Tanzania, including marine mammals and some newly discovered species. Detailed accounts are provided for more than 135 species, along with color photos, color illustrations of marine mammals, and distribution maps. Accounts for land species give information on identification, subspecies, similar species, ecology, behavior, distribution, conservation status, and where best to see each species. The guide also features plates with side-by-side photographic comparisons of species that are easily confused, as well as first-time-ever species checklists for every national park. The definitive, most up-to-date field guide to the larger mammals of Tanzania, including marine mammals Features detailed species accounts and numerous color photos throughout Provides tips on where to see each species Includes species checklists for every national park

Book Animal Rights

Download or read book Animal Rights written by Karen D. Povey and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2009-06-26 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), people who recognize animal rights believe that all animals have an inherent worth that is separate from their usefulness to humans. This informative edition presents a discussion of animal rights, covering topics such as farming animals for food, animal experimentation, animals used in sports and entertainment, and the tactics of animal rights activists.

Book Tales of Hunting

Download or read book Tales of Hunting written by Jr. John H. Roush and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these remarkable stories of an outdoorsman you will read of some nearly incredible adventures. For his writing he has received twenty awards. They include the George Washington Honor Medal of the Freedoms Foundation, the Benjamin Franklin Award of the Reserve Officers Association, and a large plaque from Senator Barry Goldwater, for distinguished journalism. He is a member of professional writers organizations, the Outdoor Writers Association of America and the California Association of Outdoor Writers. He has written ten published non-fiction books and many magazine articles on various topics.

Book The Perfect Shot

Download or read book The Perfect Shot written by Kevin Robertson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa boasts more varieties of game than any other continent. Many of these animals have different “kill zones,” so knowing where to place a killing shot (the most important criterion in hunting) can be bewildering, even to experienced African hunters. Kevin “Doctari” Robertson, a Zimbabwe licensed PH and veterinarian, has created the most comprehensive work ever undertaken to show the anatomical features for all classes of African game—from the big, dangerous species (elephant, buffalo, rhino, and hippo) to the large cats (lion and leopard) and from the largest antelopes (eland and bongo) to the smallest (duiker, grysbok, and klipspringer). Even Africa's more unusual species (giraffe, crocodile, zebra, and hyena) are covered in detail. Each animal is shown in at least one color field picture as well as a color "ghost view" that illustrates the shoulder bones, heart, lungs, brain, and spinal column. These views allow you to see precisely where to place your shot in relation to how the animal may be orientated. The popular species have multiple illustrations from different angles for easier understanding of the different shot-placement options. The invaluable natural history section on each animal contains trophy assessment hints as well as how to determine the sex of an animal. Other chapters include caliber and bullet selection, rifle selection, trophy handling, basic animal anatomy, and, most importantly, field tips on how to make that "perfect shot." This great reference work is a must-have for your next safari.

Book Deer and People

    Book Details:
  • Author : Naomi Sykes
  • Publisher : Windgather Press
  • Release : 2014-09-30
  • ISBN : 1909686549
  • Pages : 297 pages

Download or read book Deer and People written by Naomi Sykes and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deer have been central to human cultures throughout time and space: whether as staples to hunter-gatherers, icons of Empire, or the focus of sport. Their social and economic importance has seen some species transported across continents, transforming landscape as they went with the establishment of menageries and park. The fortunes of other species have been less auspicious, some becoming extirpated, or being in threat of extinction, due to pressures of over-hunting and/or human-instigated environmental change. In spite of their diverse, deep-rooted and long standing relations with human societies, no multi-disciplinary volume of research on cervids has until now been produced. This volume draws together research on deer from wide-ranging disciplines and in so doing substantially advances our broader understanding of human-deer relationships in the past and the present. Themes include species dispersal, exploitation patterns, symbolic significance, material culture and art, effects on the landscape and management. The temporal span of research ranges from the Pleistocene to the modern day and covers Europe, North America and Asia. Papers derived from international conferences held at the University of Lincoln and in Paris.

Book Dominion

    Book Details:
  • Author : Matthew Scully
  • Publisher : St. Martin's Press
  • Release : 2003-10-08
  • ISBN : 1429980435
  • Pages : 452 pages

Download or read book Dominion written by Matthew Scully and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2003-10-08 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth." --Genesis 1:24-26 In this crucial passage from the Old Testament, God grants mankind power over animals. But with this privilege comes the grave responsibility to respect life, to treat animals with simple dignity and compassion. Somewhere along the way, something has gone wrong. In Dominion, we witness the annual convention of Safari Club International, an organization whose wealthier members will pay up to $20,000 to hunt an elephant, a lion or another animal, either abroad or in American "safari ranches," where the animals are fenced in pens. We attend the annual International Whaling Commission conference, where the skewed politics of the whaling industry come to light, and the focus is on developing more lethal, but not more merciful, methods of harvesting "living marine resources." And we visit a gargantuan American "factory farm," where animals are treated as mere product and raised in conditions of mass confinement, bred for passivity and bulk, inseminated and fed with machines, kept in tightly confined stalls for the entirety of their lives, and slaughtered in a way that maximizes profits and minimizes decency. Throughout Dominion, Scully counters the hypocritical arguments that attempt to excuse animal abuse: from those who argue that the Bible's message permits mankind to use animals as it pleases, to the hunter's argument that through hunting animal populations are controlled, to the popular and "scientifically proven" notions that animals cannot feel pain, experience no emotions, and are not conscious of their own lives. The result is eye opening, painful and infuriating, insightful and rewarding. Dominion is a plea for human benevolence and mercy, a scathing attack on those who would dismiss animal activists as mere sentimentalists, and a demand for reform from the government down to the individual. Matthew Scully has created a groundbreaking work, a book of lasting power and importance for all of us.

Book Trophy Hunting

    Book Details:
  • Author : Geoffrey Beattie
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2019-10-08
  • ISBN : 1000693163
  • Pages : 162 pages

Download or read book Trophy Hunting written by Geoffrey Beattie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the psychology of trophy hunting from a critical perspective and considers the reasons why some people engage in the controversial activity of killing often endangered animals for sport. Recent highly charged debate, reaching a peak with the killing of Cecil the lion in 2015, has brought trophy hunting under unprecedented public scrutiny, and yet the psychology of trophy hunting crucially remains under-explored. Considering all related issues from the evolutionary perspective and ‘inclusive fitness’, to personality and individual factors like narcissism, empathy, and the Duchenne smiles of hunters posing with their prey, Professor Beattie makes connections between a variety of indicators of prestige and dominance, showing how trophy hunting is inherently linked to a desire for status. He argues that we need to identify, analyse and deconstruct the factors that hold the behaviour of trophy hunting in place if we are to understand why it continues, and indeed why it flourishes, in an age of collapsing ecosystems and dwindling species populations. The first book of its kind to examine current research critically to determine whether there really is an evolutionary argument for trophy hunting, and what range of motivations and personality traits may be linked to this activity. This is essential reading for students and academics in psychology, geography, business, environmental studies, animal welfare as well as policy makers and charities in these and related areas. It is of major relevance for anyone who cares about the future of our planet and the species that inhabit it.

Book Conservation of Rhinos and Reauthorization of the Sikes Act

Download or read book Conservation of Rhinos and Reauthorization of the Sikes Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Animal Rights

Download or read book Animal Rights written by Tyler Stevenson and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals have alternately been considered pests, food, workers, test subjects, and, as is becoming increasingly common, companions. This begs the question: What rights should animals have? Through engaging text featuring annotated quotes from experts, readers learn about the changing role of animals and the ensuing changing attitudes of people toward how animals should be treated. Detailed charts, engaging sidebars, and relevant statistics provide an in-depth education regarding the history and ramifications, both legal and societal, of animal rights. Readers are also encouraged to think critically to form an opinion on the actions and tactics of different animal rights organizations.