Shooters pride themselves as being custodians of the environment, and that means a lot more than just shooting the right animals, says Peter Carr Giving some thought to where you take the 4×4 is just one way you can reduce…
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Having a positive environmental impact
Tagged with: 4x4, animals, atv, basc, cameroon, Eley Hawk, environment, environmental impact, footprint, humankind, hunting, limbe, nature, peter carr, plastic, pro eco wad, quarry, shooters, shooting, stalking
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Lead-shot ban: The impact on rifle shooting
The lead-shot debate will soon impact rifle ammo – Byron Pace suggests informed research to get ahead of the game. Without question, the most hotly debated topic in the last couple of weeks has been the use of lead ammunition in the…
Tagged with: ammunition, Byron Pace, cartridges, hunting, lead, lead shot, lead shot ban, plastic, plastic wad, rifle, rifle ammo, rifle hunting, shot fibre, shotgun, uk shooting
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How to complete your late roe doe season cull
The roe doe season finishes at the end of March for rifle hunters and gamekeepers, and the sooner you can get your cull done, the better. Here’s how to do it… Get to know your deer and plan carefully (Credit:…
Tagged with: bucks, deer, deer managers, doe season, fallow, foxer, game season, gamekeepers, how to, nv, rifle hunters, rifles, roe doe, shooting, stalker, stalking, stalks, thermal
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Conservation: Facing the future
From the heart of Africa, Byron Pace catches up on the most recent news for wildlife and what that means for the future Never did I think I would find Johannesburg a tranquil place. If it wasn’t for seeing my…
Tagged with: africa, Byron Pace, chris packham, conservation, drc, johannesburg, shooting, wildlife
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Lions of America
Ahead of a trip Stateside, Byron Pace investigates the status of the cougar – or mountain lion – which has been brought back from the brink of extinction
Tagged with: America, bounty, cougar, extinction, hunted, management, mountain lion, population, puma, wildlife
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In the firing line
Responding to the recent wave of negative press stories about hunting, Byron Pace says we need to be vigilant in ensuring good practice among our own
Tagged with: conservation, environmentalism, goat-gate, good practice, hunting, press, publicity, responsibility, social media
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Tahrmageddon
New Zealand has just come close to a cataclysmic mass cull of its tahr herd. Byron Pace uncovers how these plans came about and how they were stopped at the last minute
Tagged with: conservation, cull plan, environment, grazers, Mount Cook, New Zealand, NZ Tahr Foundation, tahr, tahr control, Westland National Parks
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International velvet
Examining the NZ stag velvet industry, Byron Pace says we should think more carefully about the origins of animal products and whether they are held to the same welfare standards
Tagged with: animal welfare, Best practice, carcase, contamination, gralloching, hunting, meat, recovery methods, velvet industry, venison
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Honesty is the best policy
Are we guilty of emphasising the worst aspects of hunting in our quest to tell a good story? Byron Pace investigates
Tagged with: buck, conservation, DNA Film Festival, heli-hunting, hunters, hunting, northern shooting show
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The future of hunting
In an extract from his speech given at the DNA Film Festival, Byron Pace says we all need to try harder to defend and promote hunting
Tagged with: commercialisation, conservation, environmental, ethics, hunting, legacy, naturalists, sportsmanship
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