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Hunters have mistaken view of wildlife “management” in Oregon

My wife and I found a lot not to like in Ty Stubblefield's miguided opinion piece in today's Statesman Journal, "New director must give ODFW new direction." Download New director must give ODFW new direction Laurel closely follows research in the area of top predators (wolves, cougars, coyotes). It's pretty clear that Stubblefield, who is the Oregon Hunters Association Field Administrator, doesn't.  His piece echoed familiar misconceptions about so-called "wildlife management," including the weird assumption that what hunters want should guide the policies of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW).  Stubblefield acknowledges that fewer people hunt every year. At…
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We learn our dog’s breeds via the Wisdom Panel DNA test

Though there will be many important issues to address on this blog in 2015, I wanted to make my first post of the New Year on a truly significant subject: What sort of dog is our Zu Zu, a mixed breed of unknown origins? (we adopted her from a shelter) We have learned a probable answer thanks to the Wisdom Panel 2.0 DNA Test. It took us several years to decide to do this.  For while we are frequently asked, "What sort of dog is she?," it's been sort of pleasurable to preserve her air of mystery.  Generally we'd reply, "A Shepherd…
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