The WILD THINGS Pages
Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.
--Chief Seattle
The WILD THINGS pages are simply the highlights from some of my more interesting summer jobs and adventures. These are not "bragging" or "ego" pages. I have constructed these pages in the hopes that some of you out there will gain inspiration from what you see here. Inspiration to follow your heart, and make your WILDEST dreams reality. Someone once told me "if you can dream it you can do it." I believe that to be true so as they say...
Just do it!
Since a very young age I have lived with, worked with and loved both domestic and wild animals. I have always tried to impart--even if it's just a small fraction--of this interest, love and respect that I feel for them to all the people that I meet. This natural web of life that is all about us--even in the world's cities--is a very important and fragile thing. I cannot stress enough how important it is for future generations--our children--to have contact with Nature. The Earth's wild animals and wild places are quickly disapearing and part of the problem lies in awareness. I strongly believe that hands on environmental education is the key to real awareness and environmental awareness is the key to protection, preservation and wise usage of the Earth's resources.
"We Protect what we love and we love what we protect"
--Unknown
We all need to do are part to educate the younger gereration. Our beautiful and fragile Earth, its beautiful and diverse creatures and environments need to be preserved, protected and wisely managed so future generations can enjoy it and be a part of it's intricate and fragile web of life.
!!NOTICE!!
The things that you will see me doing on this page should not be attempted by anyone that has not been around wild animals...be they snakes, bears or whatever...unless you have had either specialized training or years of experience...or both. Working with wild animals can be extermely dangerous and even DEADLY!!
So DO NOT, as they say, try this at home!! (And if you do, and you get hurt...don't try to hold me accountable because only YOU are in control of YOUR own actions!)
That being said. Let's get WILD!!!
Often, many of my excursions involve animals, both wild and domestic, in one way or another. Below are some examples.
The next photo is of a family of European Wild Boar(Sus scrofa). Here in the Southeastern USA, the Wild boar is a non-native, introduced species that does terrible dammage to native flora and fauna--and ironicly it seems to have a special taste for the more endangered of the species.
So, I was glad to assist a friend, the bloke in the below pictures, to raise, butcher and consume a few--they were very tasty!!
Notice my old Land Rover's winch providing assistance to the hog-scalding operation. Yet another use of the worlds most versitile vehicle!
HUNTING
When I was younger I used to hunt quite a bit. I don't hunt now because: 1. I know how to hunt if I am ever in need of meat. 2. I don't believe in trophy hunting. 3. I don't have enough time to hunt due to my job and wildlife conservation activities outside of work.
I firmly believe that we humans must now do our part as the top predator. In areas like the Southern Appalachian mountains we humans have foolishly extripated (killed off) all of the native apex predators like the Grey Wolf and Mountain Lion. Now, in order to keep the managed wildlife populations like the Deer, Turkey, Rabbit and Grouse healthy we must do our part to reduce their numbers as their natural predators would have done.
The below photo is of my friend the Hog Bloke and a nice young Eastern Whitetail Buck that he took a couple of years back.
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Go to the WILDTHINGS PAGE II (RATTLESNAKES!)by clicking:HERE
The WILD THINGS pages are simply the highlights from some of my more interesting summer jobs and adventures. These are not "bragging" or "ego" pages. I have constructed these pages in the hopes that some of you out there will gain inspiration from what you see here. Inspiration to follow your heart, and make your WILDEST dreams reality. Someone once told me "if you can dream it you can do it." I believe that to be true so as they say...
Just do it!
Since a very young age I have lived with, worked with and loved both domestic and wild animals. I have always tried to impart--even if it's just a small fraction--of this interest, love and respect that I feel for them to all the people that I meet. This natural web of life that is all about us--even in the world's cities--is a very important and fragile thing. I cannot stress enough how important it is for future generations--our children--to have contact with Nature. The Earth's wild animals and wild places are quickly disapearing and part of the problem lies in awareness. I strongly believe that hands on environmental education is the key to real awareness and environmental awareness is the key to protection, preservation and wise usage of the Earth's resources.
"We Protect what we love and we love what we protect"
--Unknown
We all need to do are part to educate the younger gereration. Our beautiful and fragile Earth, its beautiful and diverse creatures and environments need to be preserved, protected and wisely managed so future generations can enjoy it and be a part of it's intricate and fragile web of life.
!!NOTICE!!
The things that you will see me doing on this page should not be attempted by anyone that has not been around wild animals...be they snakes, bears or whatever...unless you have had either specialized training or years of experience...or both. Working with wild animals can be extermely dangerous and even DEADLY!!
So DO NOT, as they say, try this at home!! (And if you do, and you get hurt...don't try to hold me accountable because only YOU are in control of YOUR own actions!)
That being said. Let's get WILD!!!
Often, many of my excursions involve animals, both wild and domestic, in one way or another. Below are some examples.
The next photo is of a family of European Wild Boar(Sus scrofa). Here in the Southeastern USA, the Wild boar is a non-native, introduced species that does terrible dammage to native flora and fauna--and ironicly it seems to have a special taste for the more endangered of the species.
So, I was glad to assist a friend, the bloke in the below pictures, to raise, butcher and consume a few--they were very tasty!!
Notice my old Land Rover's winch providing assistance to the hog-scalding operation. Yet another use of the worlds most versitile vehicle!
HUNTING
When I was younger I used to hunt quite a bit. I don't hunt now because: 1. I know how to hunt if I am ever in need of meat. 2. I don't believe in trophy hunting. 3. I don't have enough time to hunt due to my job and wildlife conservation activities outside of work.
I firmly believe that we humans must now do our part as the top predator. In areas like the Southern Appalachian mountains we humans have foolishly extripated (killed off) all of the native apex predators like the Grey Wolf and Mountain Lion. Now, in order to keep the managed wildlife populations like the Deer, Turkey, Rabbit and Grouse healthy we must do our part to reduce their numbers as their natural predators would have done.
The below photo is of my friend the Hog Bloke and a nice young Eastern Whitetail Buck that he took a couple of years back.
-------------------------------------------------------
Go to the WILDTHINGS PAGE II (RATTLESNAKES!)by clicking:HERE
Since a very young age I have lived with, worked with and loved both domestic and wild animals. I have always tried to impart--even if it's just a small fraction--of this interest, love and respect that I feel for them to all the people that I meet. This natural web of life that is all about us--even in the world's cities--is a very important and fragile thing. I cannot stress enough how important it is for future generations--our children--to have contact with Nature. The Earth's wild animals and wild places are quickly disapearing and part of the problem lies in awareness. I strongly believe that hands on environmental education is the key to real awareness and environmental awareness is the key to protection, preservation and wise usage of the Earth's resources.
"We Protect what we love and we love what we protect"
--Unknown
We all need to do are part to educate the younger gereration. Our beautiful and fragile Earth, its beautiful and diverse creatures and environments need to be preserved, protected and wisely managed so future generations can enjoy it and be a part of it's intricate and fragile web of life.
!!NOTICE!!
The things that you will see me doing on this page should not be attempted by anyone that has not been around wild animals...be they snakes, bears or whatever...unless you have had either specialized training or years of experience...or both. Working with wild animals can be extermely dangerous and even DEADLY!!
So DO NOT, as they say, try this at home!! (And if you do, and you get hurt...don't try to hold me accountable because only YOU are in control of YOUR own actions!)
That being said. Let's get WILD!!!
Often, many of my excursions involve animals, both wild and domestic, in one way or another. Below are some examples.
The next photo is of a family of European Wild Boar(Sus scrofa). Here in the Southeastern USA, the Wild boar is a non-native, introduced species that does terrible dammage to native flora and fauna--and ironicly it seems to have a special taste for the more endangered of the species.
So, I was glad to assist a friend, the bloke in the below pictures, to raise, butcher and consume a few--they were very tasty!!
Notice my old Land Rover's winch providing assistance to the hog-scalding operation. Yet another use of the worlds most versitile vehicle!
HUNTING
When I was younger I used to hunt quite a bit. I don't hunt now because: 1. I know how to hunt if I am ever in need of meat. 2. I don't believe in trophy hunting. 3. I don't have enough time to hunt due to my job and wildlife conservation activities outside of work.
I firmly believe that we humans must now do our part as the top predator. In areas like the Southern Appalachian mountains we humans have foolishly extripated (killed off) all of the native apex predators like the Grey Wolf and Mountain Lion. Now, in order to keep the managed wildlife populations like the Deer, Turkey, Rabbit and Grouse healthy we must do our part to reduce their numbers as their natural predators would have done.
The below photo is of my friend the Hog Bloke and a nice young Eastern Whitetail Buck that he took a couple of years back.
-------------------------------------------------------
Go to the WILDTHINGS PAGE II (RATTLESNAKES!)by clicking:HERE
--Unknown
We all need to do are part to educate the younger gereration. Our beautiful and fragile Earth, its beautiful and diverse creatures and environments need to be preserved, protected and wisely managed so future generations can enjoy it and be a part of it's intricate and fragile web of life.
!!NOTICE!!
The things that you will see me doing on this page should not be attempted by anyone that has not been around wild animals...be they snakes, bears or whatever...unless you have had either specialized training or years of experience...or both. Working with wild animals can be extermely dangerous and even DEADLY!!
So DO NOT, as they say, try this at home!! (And if you do, and you get hurt...don't try to hold me accountable because only YOU are in control of YOUR own actions!)
That being said. Let's get WILD!!!
Often, many of my excursions involve animals, both wild and domestic, in one way or another. Below are some examples.
The next photo is of a family of European Wild Boar(Sus scrofa). Here in the Southeastern USA, the Wild boar is a non-native, introduced species that does terrible dammage to native flora and fauna--and ironicly it seems to have a special taste for the more endangered of the species.
So, I was glad to assist a friend, the bloke in the below pictures, to raise, butcher and consume a few--they were very tasty!!
Notice my old Land Rover's winch providing assistance to the hog-scalding operation. Yet another use of the worlds most versitile vehicle!
HUNTING
When I was younger I used to hunt quite a bit. I don't hunt now because: 1. I know how to hunt if I am ever in need of meat. 2. I don't believe in trophy hunting. 3. I don't have enough time to hunt due to my job and wildlife conservation activities outside of work.
I firmly believe that we humans must now do our part as the top predator. In areas like the Southern Appalachian mountains we humans have foolishly extripated (killed off) all of the native apex predators like the Grey Wolf and Mountain Lion. Now, in order to keep the managed wildlife populations like the Deer, Turkey, Rabbit and Grouse healthy we must do our part to reduce their numbers as their natural predators would have done.
The below photo is of my friend the Hog Bloke and a nice young Eastern Whitetail Buck that he took a couple of years back.
-------------------------------------------------------
Go to the WILDTHINGS PAGE II (RATTLESNAKES!)by clicking:HERE
!!NOTICE!!
The things that you will see me doing on this page should not be attempted by anyone that has not been around wild animals...be they snakes, bears or whatever...unless you have had either specialized training or years of experience...or both. Working with wild animals can be extermely dangerous and even DEADLY!!
So DO NOT, as they say, try this at home!! (And if you do, and you get hurt...don't try to hold me accountable because only YOU are in control of YOUR own actions!)
That being said. Let's get WILD!!!
Often, many of my excursions involve animals, both wild and domestic, in one way or another. Below are some examples.
The next photo is of a family of European Wild Boar(Sus scrofa). Here in the Southeastern USA, the Wild boar is a non-native, introduced species that does terrible dammage to native flora and fauna--and ironicly it seems to have a special taste for the more endangered of the species.
So, I was glad to assist a friend, the bloke in the below pictures, to raise, butcher and consume a few--they were very tasty!!
Notice my old Land Rover's winch providing assistance to the hog-scalding operation. Yet another use of the worlds most versitile vehicle!
HUNTING
When I was younger I used to hunt quite a bit. I don't hunt now because: 1. I know how to hunt if I am ever in need of meat. 2. I don't believe in trophy hunting. 3. I don't have enough time to hunt due to my job and wildlife conservation activities outside of work.
I firmly believe that we humans must now do our part as the top predator. In areas like the Southern Appalachian mountains we humans have foolishly extripated (killed off) all of the native apex predators like the Grey Wolf and Mountain Lion. Now, in order to keep the managed wildlife populations like the Deer, Turkey, Rabbit and Grouse healthy we must do our part to reduce their numbers as their natural predators would have done.
The below photo is of my friend the Hog Bloke and a nice young Eastern Whitetail Buck that he took a couple of years back.
-------------------------------------------------------
Go to the WILDTHINGS PAGE II (RATTLESNAKES!)by clicking:HERE
So DO NOT, as they say, try this at home!! (And if you do, and you get hurt...don't try to hold me accountable because only YOU are in control of YOUR own actions!)
That being said. Let's get WILD!!!
Often, many of my excursions involve animals, both wild and domestic, in one way or another. Below are some examples.
The next photo is of a family of European Wild Boar(Sus scrofa). Here in the Southeastern USA, the Wild boar is a non-native, introduced species that does terrible dammage to native flora and fauna--and ironicly it seems to have a special taste for the more endangered of the species.
So, I was glad to assist a friend, the bloke in the below pictures, to raise, butcher and consume a few--they were very tasty!!
Notice my old Land Rover's winch providing assistance to the hog-scalding operation. Yet another use of the worlds most versitile vehicle!
HUNTING
When I was younger I used to hunt quite a bit. I don't hunt now because: 1. I know how to hunt if I am ever in need of meat. 2. I don't believe in trophy hunting. 3. I don't have enough time to hunt due to my job and wildlife conservation activities outside of work.
I firmly believe that we humans must now do our part as the top predator. In areas like the Southern Appalachian mountains we humans have foolishly extripated (killed off) all of the native apex predators like the Grey Wolf and Mountain Lion. Now, in order to keep the managed wildlife populations like the Deer, Turkey, Rabbit and Grouse healthy we must do our part to reduce their numbers as their natural predators would have done.
The below photo is of my friend the Hog Bloke and a nice young Eastern Whitetail Buck that he took a couple of years back.
-------------------------------------------------------
Go to the WILDTHINGS PAGE II (RATTLESNAKES!)by clicking:HERE
Often, many of my excursions involve animals, both wild and domestic, in one way or another. Below are some examples.
-------------------------------------------------------
The next photo is of a family of European Wild Boar(Sus scrofa). Here in the Southeastern USA, the Wild boar is a non-native, introduced species that does terrible dammage to native flora and fauna--and ironicly it seems to have a special taste for the more endangered of the species.
So, I was glad to assist a friend, the bloke in the below pictures, to raise, butcher and consume a few--they were very tasty!!
Notice my old Land Rover's winch providing assistance to the hog-scalding operation. Yet another use of the worlds most versitile vehicle!
HUNTING
When I was younger I used to hunt quite a bit. I don't hunt now because: 1. I know how to hunt if I am ever in need of meat. 2. I don't believe in trophy hunting. 3. I don't have enough time to hunt due to my job and wildlife conservation activities outside of work.
I firmly believe that we humans must now do our part as the top predator. In areas like the Southern Appalachian mountains we humans have foolishly extripated (killed off) all of the native apex predators like the Grey Wolf and Mountain Lion. Now, in order to keep the managed wildlife populations like the Deer, Turkey, Rabbit and Grouse healthy we must do our part to reduce their numbers as their natural predators would have done.
The below photo is of my friend the Hog Bloke and a nice young Eastern Whitetail Buck that he took a couple of years back.
Go to the WILDTHINGS PAGE II (RATTLESNAKES!)by clicking:HERE