As I was perusing the news this morning with a cup of coffee, I came across this article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It was an interesting read to say the least.
To be fair, I'm what is called a "non-hunter." My parents did not hunt deer, duck, turkey, or anything else that is typically hunted in Wisconsin. My brother and I in turn did not pick it up as we got older. Yet, I don't have a problem with hunting. Plenty of other family members hunt; and for the most part, they do respect the land, the laws, and the animals. I even enjoy eating game food when friends and family give me some to cook.
Yet earlier this year, there was a wolf hunt that happened in the state that killed a much higher number of wolves than what was to be permitted. The more I researched the subject, the angrier I became. Reading about some of the methods used to "hunt wolves' made me question what the hell is actually going on. Is it a true hunt for the sake of being one with nature...one with the environment? Or is it blood lust? For sake of not wanting to get political, I'll leave it at that...but as current news rolls in, it turns out that Ted Nugent and his Oklahoma based Hunter Nation group now wants to hunt the sandhill crane, and certain political agencies in the state are on board with the proposal.
Again, I'm not wanting to get political in this post. I have no idea why anyone would want to kill these cranes, but whatever. Instead of getting angry, I decided to use a different approach to the matter and pulled out an old book I bought years ago yet didn't really dig into yet.
Written by Jim Buchholz, a former park ranger and superintendent for the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, the book is a guide for nature enthusiasts. The book's chapters are broken down by months of the year, and have recommendations on what to look for when out and about and enjoying nature.
So what am I going to do? Well, for starters, I want to continue to share images of this area and its plant life and wildlife on Hive. Now with this book as a guide, I'm going to actively seek out items of interest that this book shares with the reader. I think this will help me share the Earth a bit more with our daughter, as well as provide continuing education to myself about the world outside the front door.
Each point of interest by each month has some wonderful history and anecdotes, things I will be happy to share with the community as it comes along and I'm able to find it while "out and about." Yet, more importantly, I want to document my finds on the blockchain. Why? The final chapter of this book talks about the extinction of the passenger pigeon and the ability humans have to wipe entire species off of the face of the Earth.
Who knows what the future of the great wolf or sandhill cranes will be in the state. There is nothing I can personally do to prevent hunts of those species, as the outcomes are typically are tied to the court system and to state law. Yet what I can do is document what best I can for future generations, even my daughter, when I have the ability to do so on the Hive blockchain. It's not much, but it's something...and this book will hopefully provide the blueprint for me personally on things to document as the solar year turns about.
Whew, just my simple thought for the day. Fortunately, it's a mission I believe in, and look forward to attempting to document starting next month. That's the hope anyway...thanks for stopping by and taking a read. More #amazingnature to come...
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