Wildlife Wall Decor

Its an amazing part of nature to watch the cycle of migrating birds each year.  I have a premonition . . . that even if humans had all the facts about weather and natural disasters like plagues, droughts, floods, the phase of the moon, and now global warming . . . that the birds really don’t care, nor do they understand!  They still nest and raise their brood.  They still fly and make magnificent wildlife silhouettes across the North American skies.

“The Amazing Journey” is an informative article in the Ducks Unlimited magazine, May/June 2008, pages 34-39.  Scott Stephens, Ph. D. is the writer and director of conservation planning at DU’s Great Plains office in Bismarck, North Dakota.  Dr. Stephens gives the reader a better understanding of migratory flights of ducks.

Hunters depending on the rut of Whitetail Deer are usually disappointed . . . says Doug Howlett.  Doug is author of an article, “Rut Reset,” in the magazine Outdoor Life, November 2009, pages 61-68.  I understand from this article that there are just too many variables to use the Rut Season to determine when and how to hunt the elusive Whitetail Deer.

However, according to Doug Howlett, there are three “Rut Stands that Work” #1 . . . The Seeking-phase Setups. (Does are running from the bucks.)  #2 . . . The Chasing-phase Setups.  (Does are coming into estrus, and the bucks shadow the does.) and #3 . . . The Breeding-phase Setups.  (Both animals tend to lay up in thick areas of cover.)

The author suggests “Hot Zones” and “Best Stand Locations.”  Should I be a hunter again, I would check this out.  Since I’m not a hunter, I depend on displaying my wildlife trophies in beautiful metal pieces of outdoor wall art.

The origins of much of the wildlife wall art produced in the United States raises concerns of both hunters and politicians in all of the continent of North America.  Most migratory birds find food, water, and nesting areas from Mexico, all the way into the protective wetlands of the United States and Canada.

Here is an article with beautiful photography about the migration of Mallard and Pintail ducks published in the magazine, Ducks Unlimited, November/December 2009, pages 48-55, interestingly and informatively written by Mike Anderson, PH.D.

The article is “Conservation in Canada,” but the focus is on the harvesting of ducks in the States . . . of a natural product, waterfowl . . . that find their origins in the bountiful water marshes, lakes and natural resources of Canada.  Good reading!