Red-tailed Hawk

It took the men seventeen minutes to realize that I was following them. I had removed my shoes and was creeping silently along the forest floor, pausing when they did and moving at their pace. The men had arrows knocked as they stalked their way through the forest, following the tracks of a deer. I, however, was on another venture entirely. They paused suddenly, and I almost collided with a tree. Crouching on my toes, I looked around and soon saw the object of their attention. A young buck…

The antler of the giant beast impacted me on the head before I could react. It was my ninth trip to Sweden and my grandpa took me on a trip into the depths of a forest. After sitting behind him for a fifteen minute four-wheeler ride, we finally reached our destination. We were following my god-father, brother, and my dad to the perfect area to see moose. Disappointingly, my grandfather made me stay on the four-wheeler because I was too young and it was too dangerous for me to be near these big…

Link was an Iberian Lynx who lived in the Rocky Mountains in Alberta. He lived with a tribe of over a hundred other lynx. Link was the strongest lynx in the whole tribe which made him the leader of the hunting party. When Link hunted, he and his friends Winston and Apollo would try to scare the animal to make it go to where the rest of the hunting party was. One day when the hunting party was out, Link, Apollo and Winston were looking for deer, they saw people who looked like hunters! The…

Fisheries and wildlife is a very large part of people’s lives. People do it for a living, they do it for fun, or they do it for a job. But how will we know these people will behave honestly? Well, we do have laws put in place to deter these people from misbehaving, but who’s to say they do or do not? That’s what a game and fish warden is for. They are the enforcing of these wildlife laws to help conserve all the woodland creatures and fish of the waters. They make sure someone bags 3 pheasants…

hunting always peaked my interest, however, I have not been apart of this tradition as often as they have. I have only been hunting once and it was during turkey hunting season. My mother’s boyfriend and myself set out one morning as the sun was just a red half circle. The morning dew and fog hugged the ground as our cold tractor ride to the back woods seemed as if the world was silent and the only sound was the tractor moving forward and the tires churning up mud. We set up under a tree and…

We all have a passion for someone, something or an activity. I know one of Bob’s many passions was giving. Many years ago, Bob must have been taking a stroll through his special warehouse and apparently had me and one of my passions in mind when he came across a set of hiking poles. Soon after, I received a set of metallic green, Black Diamond poles with the adjustable thumb clamps for various lengths. Not the kind you have to twist and pull for the right length. These also had threaded points…

In this essay I’m going to elaborate on why hunting game animals are good for the environment. I have found five fantastic sites that explain the cons and pros of hunting in the environment. It also explains that it's just not a bunch of rednecks killing animals for fun. Some people live off the land for their food. Also, there are some sites that explain the points of why hunting game is good for the environment, The "25 Reasons Why Hunting Is Conservation." Rocky mountain elk foundation…

Today is the day I will try to hunt my first buffalo calf. I've been hunting with a bow and arrow for five years which is half of my life. I know I am finally ready to show the tribe what I can do. Some of the older boys in the tribe took me to another part of the woodlands alongside the Mississippi River because they spotted buffalos. Even though the summers get very hot I like venturing around the prairies. I hope that after today the older men will let me fight with them. If that happens, I…

On a breezy, warmer Saturday in mid-October, birds were singing and the plants swaying. The world felt peaceful and like a great day to go hunting. I had just turned thirteen in August and started getting my camo on. My dad and I decided to go hunting behind our house. I got all of my camo on and grabbed my gun. I loaded my black powder muzzleloader and headed outside to wait for my dad. He came outside and we headed out. We just walked because the woods . I walked behind my dad on the way.…

The reintroduction of the wolf into Yellowstone National Park proved significant to the development and growth of species in and around the park. John Muir once said, “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” Here, Muir believes that when one individual component of a habitat is affected, the rest of the habitat is also affected. This idea can best be described as a keystone species. Keystone species are a species of animal that is involved…