Download or read book Survival by Hunting written by George Frison and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-08-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "George Frison is an icon in American archeology. In Survival by Hunting, he describes personal experiences leading to the insights and perspectives that set him apart from the majority of his colleagues, who know of large game hunting only secondhand."—Michael B. Collins, Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, the University of Texas at Austin “This small book is a record of achievement and dedication to learning rarely seen in the profession of archaeology. It is the inspirational product of a person who fully understands the critical importance of prior knowledge about the behavior of prey to inferring the activities of ancient hunter-gatherers. Students of past hunter-gatherers need to read this book.”—Lewis R. Binford, author of In Pursuit of the Past

Download or read book Killing Tradition written by Simon Bronner and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2008-11-21 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across the country and around the world, people avidly engage in the cultural practice of hunting. Children are taken on rite-of-passage hunting trips, where relationships are cemented and legacies are passed on from one generation to another. Meals are prepared from hunted game, often consisting of regionally specific dishes that reflect a community’s heritage and character. Deer antlers and bear skins are hung on living room walls, decorations and relics of a hunter’s most impressive kills. Only 5 percent of Americans are hunters, but that group has a substantial presence in the cultural consciousness. Hunting has spurred controversy in recent years, inciting protest from animal rights activists and lobbying from anti-cruelty demonstrators who denounce the custom. But hunters have responded to such criticisms and the resulting legislative censures with a significant argument in their defense—the claim that their practices are inextricably connected to a cultural tradition. Further, they counter that they, as representatives of the rural lifestyle, pioneer heritage, and traditional American values, are the ones being victimized. Simon J. Bronner investigates this debate in Killing Tradition: Inside Hunting and Animal Rights Controversies. Through extensive research and fieldwork, Bronner takes on the many questions raised by this problematic subject: Does hunting promote violence toward humans as well as animals? Is it an outdated activity, unnecessary in modern times? Is the heritage of hunting worth preserving? Killing Tradition looks at three case studies that are at the heart of today’s hunting debate. Bronner first examines the allegedly barbaric rituals that take place at deer camps every late November in rural America. He then analyzes the annual Labor Day pigeon shoot of Hegins, Pennsylvania, which brings animal rights protests to a fever pitch. Noting that these aren’t simply American concerns (and that the animal rights movement in America is linked to British animal welfare protests), Bronner examines the rancor surrounding the passage of Great Britain’s Hunting Act of 2004—the most comprehensive and divisive anti-hunting legislation ever enacted. The practice of hunting is sure to remain controversial, as it continues to be touted and defended by its supporters and condemned and opposed by its detractors. With Killing Tradition, Bronner reflects on the social, psychological, and anthropological issues of the debate, reevaluating notions of violence, cruelty, abuse, and tradition as they have been constructed and contested in the twenty-first century.

Download or read book Hunters of the Wild written by Michael Bright and published by Steve Parish. This book was released on 1992 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique view of the strategies employed by animals, and shows how some of the largest and some of the smallest predators catch their prey.

Download or read book Animal Kingdoms written by Julie E. Hughes and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One summer evening in 1918, a leopard wandered into the gardens of an Indian palace. Roused by the alarms of servants, the prince’s eldest son and his entourage rode elephant-back to find and shoot the intruder. An exciting but insignificant vignette of life under the British Raj, we may think. Yet to the participants, the hunt was laden with symbolism. Carefully choreographed according to royal protocols, recorded by scribes and commemorated by court artists, it was a potent display of regal dominion over men and beasts alike. Animal Kingdoms uncovers the far-reaching cultural, political, and environmental importance of hunting in colonial India. Julie E. Hughes explores how Indian princes relied on their prowess as hunters to advance personal status and solidify power. Believing that men and animals developed similar characteristics by inhabiting a shared environment, they sought out quarry—fierce tigers, agile boar—with traits they hoped to cultivate in themselves. Largely debarred from military activities under the British, they also used the hunt to establish meaningful links with the historic battlefields and legendary deeds of their ancestors. Hunting was not only a means of displaying masculinity and heroism, however. Indian rulers strove to present a picture of privileged ease, perched in luxuriously outfitted shooting boxes and accompanied by lavish retinues. Their interest in being sumptuously sovereign was crucial to elevating the prestige of prized game. Animal Kingdoms will inform historians of the subcontinent with new perspectives and captivate readers with descriptions of its magnificent landscapes and wildlife.

Download or read book The Hunting Animal written by Franklin Russell and published by Carroll & Graf Pub. This book was released on 1985-05-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how humans and animals hunt their prey, reflects on the ecological role of predators, and describes hunting expeditions to other lands

Download or read book Vertebrate Mating Systems written by Marco Apollonio and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2000 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews the relationship of mating systems with other aspects of vertebrate biology. It presents many stimulating new perspectives and ideas on mating systems studies. While many of the authors present some of their own research, in all cases they underline the general relevance of their work and speculate on future directions of scientific inquiry.

Download or read book The Hunting Animal written by Franklin Russell and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Animal Hunting and Feeding written by Natalie Goldstein and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All animals have to eat, but feeding behavior goes far beyond predators and prey. Animals have a variety of ways to find food. Some sit and wait for food to come to them. Others chase or trap their food. Other animals are scavengers and decomposers, breaking down the leftovers of other animals' meals. Animal Hunting and Feeding explains these various techniques as well as the importance of food chains and food webs.

Download or read book Meditations on Hunting written by José Ortega y Gasset and published by Wilderness Adventures Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the classic treatise on hunting, written by Spain's leading philosopher of the 20th century. Reprinted with permission from Scribner, this edition features handsome new illustrations. The author explains the reason why humans hunt, as well as the ethics of hunting.

Download or read book Eating Aliens written by Jackson Landers and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2012-09-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North America is under attack by a wide range of invasive animals, pushing native breeds to the brink of extinction. Combining thrilling hunting adventures, a keen culinary imagination, and a passionate defense of the natural environment, Eating Aliens chronicles Landers’ quest to hunt 12 invasive animal species and turn them into delicious meals. Get ready to dig into tacos filled with tasty black spiny-tailed iguana!

Download or read book Going Wild written by Jan E. Dizard and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pivoting on a recent controversy over a proposed deer hunt on the largest public watershed in Massachusetts, sociologist Dizard explores how different people think of nature. He interviewed resource managers, animals rights advocates, hunters, and environmentalists and discovered that those who supported the hunt thought nature was chaotic and dangerous and had to be managed, and those who opposed it thought nature was fragile and should be left alone. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book In Defense of Hunting written by James A. Swan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1995-09-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An acclaimed nature writer and environmentalist delivers an eloquent and provocative pro-hunting exploration of the primal impulse to hunt and its endangered value in modern society.

Download or read book Writing for Animals New Perspectives for Writers and Instructors to Educate and Inspire written by John Yunker and published by Ashland Creek Press. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique anthology of articles and essays to inspire animal-themed creative writing.

Download or read book The Hunter s Guide to Butchering Smoking and Curing Wild Game and Fish written by Philip Hasheider and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2013-07-22 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From field to table, The Hunter's Guide to Butchering, Smoking, and Curing Wild Game and Fish gives you all you need to know to harvest your big game, small game, fowl, and fish.

Download or read book The Urban Deer Complex written by A. J. DeRosa and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-13 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tigers written by Julia Vogel and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Informative, engaging text and vivid photos introduce readers to the predatory lives of tigers"--

Download or read book Modern Huntsman written by Tyler Sharp and published by . This book was released on 2018-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By design, Volume One is of an introductory nature, which will help lay the foundation for the path ahead, and explain a bit more about where we're going. Our contributor list includes Charles Post (Guest Editor), Chris Douglas (Guest Editor), Jillian Lukiwski, John Dunaway, Eamon Waddington, Travis Gillett, Camrin Dengel, Kaleb White, Tanner Johnson, Nicole Belke and Dusan & Lorca Smetana, Adam Foss as well as stories from our Creative Director, Tyler Sharp, and a column from Simon Roosevelt.