light geese hunting

White Alert: Light Geese Hunting in North America

The failure of the Light Goose Conservation Order to reduce the number of geeseis a very important story. The general public mostly thinks of hunters as extermination machines who want nothing but to kill kill kill kill kill, and who would wipe out wildlife entirely down to the last quail hen on every each continent if the animal rights groups didn’t harass their Facebook pages. The truth is, when the biologists actually want hunters to exercise their alleged exterminating powers to stop the growth of an overpopulated species, oops! The power doesn’t seem to be there!

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Aleksei Agafonov, Jim Shockey, and Catherine McConnel: the BookYourHunt.com team at the hunting convention

BookYourHunt.com at SCI Annual Hunters’ Convention

For decades, Safari Club International has been on the forefront of what we often express today with the hashtag #huntingisconservation. The SCI annual convention is an opportunity for the hunters and industry stakeholders to meet, communicate, and make sure we’re on the same bandwidth regarding hunting, conservation, and hunting advocacy. BookYourHunt.com team were thrilled to see so many people come to Booth 3434, so many people interested in BookYourHunt.com, and willing to learn firsthand what makes our service special.

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James Reed, Aleksei Agafonov and Jim Shockey - the BookYourHunt.com team at the show booth

Show Time!

BookYourHunt.com comes to Wild Sheep Foundation and Safari Club International Annual Conventions. Why are these events so important for the hunting industry

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Capercaillie cock arrives at the lek

The Quiet Call of the Biggest Grouse

Capercaillie cocks go temporarily mute during their mating song, and various predators, including humans, take advantage of this trait and stalk the bird, moving when it sings, and freezing when it stops. This is a traditional East European hunt, loved equally by the peasant and the emperor.

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best hunting blogs

12 and One Best Blogs, Forums, and Websites for a Hunter

There are many hunting-related pages on the Internet – too many, perhaps. It may be hard to choose where to go to for reliable information and high-quality entertainment. That’s why we made this list of hunting blogs, forums and websites that we think are the tops. The list is a bit subjective, and obviously incomplete – there’s many more than 12 great hunting pages out there. But BookYourHunt.com is ever for quality over quantity, so we didn’t even try to go for “100 best”, or even “25 best”

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Your Trophy Is Your Memory: Wise Taxidermy Choices for an African Hunt

Hunters cherish the trophies as material memories of their adventure. How to make the right choice of the taxidermy studio that won’t break your bank account? Should you choose a Euro mount, a shoulder mount, a pedestal mount, a full mount, or something creative? Is it better to “dip and ship” your trophies to a taxidermist near your home, or to use an African taxidermy studio? What can you do during the hunt to improve the quality of your trophies? These and other tips for taxidermy in our blog post.

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