Science Blasts

Assessing the Science Behind Opposition to Mountain Lion Hunting

SCIENCE BLASTSBy John F. Organ, B&C Professional MemberExcerpt from Winter 2018 issue of Fair ChaseIn 2017, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) released a report titled “State of the Mo...

Understanding the Decline in Elk Recruitment in the West

SCIENCE BLASTS By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member Excerpt from Fall 2018 issue of Fair Chase In the Spring 2015 issue of Fair Chase (“A Little Help From Our Friends”), I wr...

Is Wildlife Management Science-Based?

SCIENCE BLASTS By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member Excerpt from Summer 2018 issue of Fair Chase A pillar of wildlife management in North America is the notion that it is science...

Wolves, Cougars, Elk, and Deer in Oregon

SCIENCE BLASTS By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member Excerpt from Spring 2018 issue of Fair Chase Wildlife managers and hunter-conservationists have long been interested in un...

Studying Mule Deer in Oregon

SCIENCE BLASTS By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member Excerpt from Winter 2017 issue of Fair Chase Wildlife managers, hunters, and other conservationists have long been concerned a...

Understanding Bear Predation

SCIENCE BLASTS By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member Excerpt from Fall 2017 issue of Fair Chase It’s pretty common knowledge these days that black and grizzly bears are very effic...

Who Really Does Fund Conservation

SCIENCE BLASTSBy John F. Organ, B&C Professional MemberExcerpt from Summer 2017 issue of Fair ChaseThose of us in the hunting community take great pride in the fact the dollars we spend on hunting...

The Whitetail Rut in Pennsylvania

By Duane R. Diefenbach, Ph.D., Bret D. Wallingford, Ph.D., and Christopher S. Rosenberry, Ph.D. Excerpt from Winter 2015 issue of Fair Chase If you are serious about hunting or manag...

Managing Whitetail Deer in the 21st Century: Can We Adapt to the Challenge

SCIENCE BLASTS By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member Excerpt from Spring 2017 issue of Fair Chase Whitetail deer management in eastern North America has had its share of controver...

Wildlife Governance

SCIENCE BLASTS By John F. Organ, B&C Professional Member Excerpt from Winter 2016 issue of Fair Chase Steve Williams, in his “Capitol Comments” article titled “Relevancy of Conservati...