On AlterNet: hunting

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "hunting"

We've Lost Nearly All of Our Wild Foods -- What Happened? And What Are We Missing?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. December 29, 2011.

Fish are the last wild food that most of us will eat.

Bag a Polar Bear for $35,000 -- Hunters in Rising Numbers Willing to Shell Out for Exotic Trophy

Jerome Taylor, Coastal Post. April 14, 2009.

Every year scores of wealthy hunters from around the world pay a small fortune to collect their own a coveted polar bear hide.

Sarah Palin's Shocking Animal Cruelty

Michael Markarian, Humane Society Legislative Fund. September 16, 2008.

If Sarah Palin ran the United States like she has run Alaska, it would indeed be a terrible day for animals.

Sarah Palin's Big, Sleazy Safari

John Dolan, AlterNet. September 2, 2008.

For most of us, zooming around in an airplane to shoot wolves sounds insane. For Sarah Palin, it's a "safari."

Cheney Hunting Adventures: If Someone Eats the Game, It Looks Less Like Killing

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. April 24, 2008.

Cheney and members of "Sportsmen Against Hunger" are attaching themselves to charitable causes to put a positive spin on killing animals.

When Did the Ability to Kill Animals Become Prerequisite for the Presidency?

Richard Blair, The All Spin Zone. February 18, 2008.

What is it with politicians who feel that they have to prove they have the ability to kill something with a weapon?

Dick Cheney's Sadistic Passion for Shooting Tame Animals

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. November 14, 2007.

Dick Cheney just spent a day shooting up pen-raised birds. Some hunters liken the sport -- killing tame animals that offer no resistance -- to having sex with a blow-up doll.

Cheney Visits Hunting Lodge That Hangs Confederate Flag

Faiz Shakir, October 30, 2007.

Faiz Shakir: While Cheney’s office says it did not see the flag, it has yet to condemn the club for hanging the divisive symbol of hate.

Firearm Industry Sets Sights on Young Hunters

Jessica Pupovac, AlterNet. February 28, 2007.

Motivated by a nationwide decline in hunters, industry-sponsored hunter's education classes are enticing record numbers of kids to take up the sport.