North America's Hunted

Please take a moment and read the names listed below. Each of them is linked to a common peril; they are hunted by humankind. Behind each name are countless lives irreversibly extinguished; lost for all generations. It would be folly to think that hunting effects only a few species, as can be seen below the list is wide ranging.

Aves
American Coots [1]
American Crows [1]
American Wigeons [6]
Band-tailed Pigeons [5]
Barred Doves [15]
Blackbirds [1]
Black Francolins [15]
Black Ducks [22]
Blue Geese [9]
Blue Grouses [3]
Blue-winged Teals [6]
Bobwhite Quail [1]
Brants (Various Species) [13]
Brown-headed Cowbirds [31]
Bufflehead Ducks [6]
California Quail [5]
Canada Geese [1]
Canvasbacks [6]
Chachalacas [29]
Chestnut Bellied Sandgrouses [15]
Chukar Partridges [10]
Cinnamon Teals [6]
Clapper Rails [13]
Common Grackles [31]
Common Mergansers [6]
Common Moorhens [1]
Cormorants [3]
Eastern Wild Turkeys [35]
English (House) Sparrows [3]
Erckel's Francolins [15]
Eurasian Collared Doves [9]
Feral Non-native Gamebirds
- (Alaska) [3]
Gadwall Ducks [6]
Gambel's Quails [5]
Goldeneyes [24]
Gould's Wild Turkeys [35]
Gray Francolins [15]
Greater Prairie-chickens [12]
Greater Scaups [6]
Green Pheasants [15]
Green-winged Teals [6]
Harlequins [30]
Hooded Mergansers [21]
Hungarian (Gray) Partridges [10]
Japanese Quail [15]
Kalij Pheasants [15]
King Rails [13]
Lesser Prairie Chickens [29]
Lesser Scaups [6]
Long-tailed Ducks [30]
Magpies [12]
Mallard Ducks [22]
Marsh Hens [34]
Mergansers (common) [21]
Merriam's Turkeys [35]
Montezuma (Mearn's) Quails [5]
Mourning Doves [1]
Northern Pintails [6]
Northern Shovelers [6]
Osceola Turkeys [35]
Pigeons
Purple Gallinules [1]
Red-breasted Mergansers [24]
Redhead Ducks [6]
Red-winged Blackbirds [31]
Ring-neck Pheasants [5]
Ring-necked (Ringbill) Ducks [6]
Rio Grande Turkeys [35]
Rock Doves (Pigeon) [3]
Rock Ptarmigans [3]
Ross Geese [9]
Ruddy Ducks [6]
Ruffed Grouses [1]
Sage Grouses [10]
Sandhill Cranes [5]
Scaled Quails [5]
Scoters (duck) [30]
Sea Ducks [26]
Sharp-tailed Grouses [3]
Sora Rails [9]
Snipes [1]
Snowcocks [25]
Snow Geese - (White & Black Morph) [33]
Snowy Owls [3]
Spotted Doves [15]
Spruce Grouses [3]
Starlings [1]
Swans [26]
Tundra Swans [27]
Virginia Rails [9]
White Fronted Geese [9]
White-tailed Ptarmigans [3]
White-winged Doves [5]
White-winged Pheasants [15]
Willow Ptarmigans [3]
Wilson Snipes [28]
Woodcocks [1]
Wooducks [17]
  
Prairie Dogs

Hooded Merganser

Ringtail

Mourning Dove

Cottontail Rabbit

Mountain Goat

Nutria

Bighorn Sheep

Mallard Duck (Drake)

Cougar / Mountain Lion

White-tailed Deer

Gray Fox

Chukar

Striped Skunk

Red Fox

Large Mammals
Axis Deer [15]
Big Horn Sheep [2]
Bison / Buffalo [2]
Black Bears [2]
Black-tailed Deer [15]
Bobcats [1]
Brown (Grizzly) Bears [2]
Caribous [2]
Coues White-tailed Deer [4]
Coyotes [1]
Dall Sheep [2]
Elk [2]
Feral Goats [15]
Feral Swine [1]
Feral Sheep [15]
Fishers [18]
Javelinas [29]
Long-tailed Weasels [18]
Lynx [3]
Moose [2]
Mouflon Sheep [15]
Mountain Goats [2]
Mountain Lions [1]
Mule Deer [4]
Musk oxes [2]
Pronghorn Antelopes [4]
Sika Deer [19]
Sitka Black-Tailed Deer [2]
Whitetail Deer [16]
Wolves [2]
Wolverines [2]

Small Mammals
Abert's (Tassle-eared) Squirrels [5]
American Opossums [1]
Arctic Foxes [3]
Arctic Hares [3]
Armadillos [28]
Badgers [8]
Beavers [1]
Belgian Hares [3]
Black-bellied Kaibab Squirrels [5]
Black-tailed Jackrabbits [12]
Black-tailed Prairie Dogs [12]
Chicaree (Red) Squirrels [5]
Chiricahua Fox Squirrels [5]
Desert Cottontail Rabbits [5]
Eastern Cottontail Rabbits [5]
European Hares [13]
Feral Ferrets [3]
Fishers [23]
Flying Squirrels [3]
Fox Squirrels [3]
Gray Foxes [7]
Gray Squirrels [13]
Ground Hogs [1]
Ground Squirrels [3]
Gunnison Prarie Dogs [12]
Hog-nosed Skunks [7]
Hooded Skunks [7]
Kit Foxes [7]
Long-tailed Weasels [8]
Marmots [12]
Martens [23]
Minks [1]
Mtn. Cottontail Rabbits [5]
Mice [3]
Muskrats [1]
Norway Rats [3]
Nutrias [1]
Otters [1]
Pigmy Rabbits [11]
Porcupines [3]
Racoons [1]
Richardson's (Wyoming)
- Ground Squirrels [12]
Ringtails [8]
Red Foxes [12]
Shrews [3]
Striped Skunks [7]
Snowshoe Hares [3]
Spotted Skunks (Civet)[1]
Swamp Rabbits [16]
White-bellied Arizona Gray
- Squirrels [5]
White-tailed Jackrabbits [12]
White-tailed Kaibab Squirrels [5]
White-tailed Prairie Dogs [12]

Amphibians /
Reptiles
Alligators [1]
Alligator Snapping Turtles [14]
American Bull Frogs [20]
Common Snapping Turtles [14]
Eastern Spiny
- Soft-shelled Turtles [32]
Green Frogs [20]
Midland Smooth
- Soft-shelled Turtles [32]
Prairie Rattlesnakes [12]

Works Cited

1 - Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 2003. Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division. 14 Aug. 2003 < http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/agfd/seasons.html >.

2 - Alaska Department of Fish and Game. 2003. Alaska Department of Fish and Game. 14 Aug. 2003 < http://www.state.ak.us/adfg/wildlife/geninfo/regs/regulations_complete.pdf >.

3 - Alaska Department of Fish and Game. 2003. Alaska Department of Fish and Game. 14 Aug. 2003 < http://www.state.ak.us/adfg/wildlife/geninfo/regs/smgame.pdf >.

4 - Arizona Game and Fish Department. 2003. Arizona Game and Fish Department. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.gf.state.az.us/h_f/biggame_species.html >.

5 - Arizona Game and Fish Department. 2003. Arizona Game and Fish Department. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.gf.state.az.us/h_f/smallgame_species.html >.

6 - Arizona Game and Fish Department. 2003. Arizona Game and Fish Department. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.gf.state.az.us/h_f/waterfowl_species.html >.

7 - Arizona Game and Fish Department. 2003. Arizona Game and Fish Department. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.gf.state.az.us/h_f/predators_species.html >.

8 - Arizona Game and Fish Department. 2003. Arizona Game and Fish Department. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.gf.state.az.us/h_f/furbearer_species.html >.

9 - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. 2003. Arkansas Game and Fish Commision. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.agfc.com/rules_regs/hunting_regs_all.html >.

10 - California Fish and Game Commission. 2003. California Fish and Game Commission. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fg_comm/2003/uplandgamebirdregs03.html#300a1c >.

11 - California Fish and Game Commission. 2003. California Fish and Game Commission. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fg_comm/2003/smallgameseason.html >.

12 - Colorado Division of Wildlife. 2003. Colorado Division of Wildlife. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://wildlife.state.co.us/hunt/Small_Game >.

13 - Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. 2003. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/wildlife/fguide/fg03/sg.htm#SGAME >.

14 - Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife. 2003. Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/fw/hunting.htm >.

15 - Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife. 2003. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dcre/know.htm >.

16 - Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2003. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://dnr.state.il.us/admin/systems/huntdates.htm >.

17 - Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2003. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.kdfwr.state.ky.us/061803.asp >.

18 - Wildlife and Heritage Servie. 2003. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.dnr.state.md.us/huntersguide/furbearerchart.html >.

19 - Wildlife and Heritage Servie. 2003. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/sikadeer.html >.

20 - MassWildlife. 2003. Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. 15 Aug. 2003 < http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dfw/dfwpdf/Dfwhuntseason03.pdf >.

21 - Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 2003. Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 17 Aug. 2003 < http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10363_10859_12400---,00.html >.

22 - Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 2003. Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 17 Aug. 2003 < http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10363_10859_11708-31173--,00.html >.

23 - Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 2003. Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 17 Aug. 2003 < http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10363_10880_10995-31696--,00.html >.

24 - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2003. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 17 Aug. 2003 < http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/waterfowl/index.html >.

25 - Nevada Department of Wildlife. 2003. Nevada Department of Wildlife. 17 Aug. 2003 < http://ndow.org/hunt/seasons/upland.shtm#snowcock >.

26 - North Carolina Wildlife Resouces Commission. 2003. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. 17 Aug. 2003 < http://www.wildlife.state.nc.us/fs_index_04_hunting.htm >.

27 - North Dakota Game and Fish Department. 2003. North Dakota Game and Fish Department. 17 Aug. 2003 < http://www.state.nd.us/gnf/hunting/waterfowl.html >.

28 - Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. 2003. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. 17 Aug. 2003 < http://www.state.tn.us/twra/hunt001b1.html >.

29 - Texas Parks and Wildlife. 2003. Texas Parks and Wildlife. 17 Aug. 2003 < http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/hunt/regs/2004/animal_listing/#chachalaca >.

30 - Washington Department of Fish and WIldlife. 2003. Washington Department of Fish and WIldlife. 17 Aug. 2003 < http://www.wa.gov/wdfw/wlm/game/seasons.htm >.

31 - Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 2003. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. 18 Aug. 2003 < http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/pubs/hunting/huntRegs/2003/hr2003_Small%20Game%20Waterfowl.pdf >.

32 - Dillard, Joe G.. Missouri Dept. of Conservation: Conservation Commission of Missouri. 14 July 2003. 18 August 2003 < http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/landown/wild/nuisance/turtle >.

33 - Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 2003. Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 21 Aug. 2003 < http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10363_10859_12402-31227--,00.html >.

34 - Wildlife Resources Division. 2003. Georgia Department of Natural Resources. 21 Aug. 2003 < http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/assets/documents/General%20Hunting%20Regulations.pdf >.

35 - Tim Herald Outdoors. 2002. Turkey Grand Slam Hunts. 19 Feb. 2005 < http://www.grandslamhunts.com >.

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