Exploring the Science Behind Hunting
Hunting Science
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January 15, 2021
Episode 19: Talking Bands II
Overview<br /> We continue our conversations about banded waterfowl with Drs. Ray Alisauskas, Mike Anderson, Jim Leafloor, and Chris Nicolai.<br /> Show Notes<br /> 0:25 – Introductions and Background<br /> 1:50 – Jim Leafloor gives us background about how the idea of using banded waterfowl to estimate abundance of birds came about<br /> 3:30 – Ray Alisauskas introduces himself and talks about his experiences with banded waterfowl, including how hunters play such an essential role in providing important data for management. How many mallards do you think are in North America?<br /> 11:15 – Jim Leafloor introduces himself and talks about developments and improvements in the banding program as well as his favorite stories. What percent of mallards do you think live more than 14 years?<br /> 20:50 – We discuss as a group the differences and similarities between estimates of abundance based on banding data vs those based on surveys.<br /> 26:28 – Ray describes why it is so important to report your bands. This conversation continues into stories about banding adventures, which is inevitable when you work with folks for many decades in field – Houstan we have a problem.<br /> 31:30 – Chris Nicolai introduces himself and talks about his banding adventures. Chris may have banded as many different species as anyone. Learn about Dewey the Blue Goose and many other birds. Chris tells us about how we learn about migration of waterfowl using modern technology including geolocators.<br /> 56:10 – We transition into great stories about banded Canvasbacks with Mike Anderson. Learn about how Mike used observations of individual Canvasbacks marked with nasal saddles (low tech), shown in featured photo, to learn about these fascinating birds. Mike pioneered work on individually marked birds, amazing data that we are still trying to fully utilize for management. Imagine we could manage harvest of birds based on their individual quality.<br /> 1:22:20 – We finish up with some fun banding stories.<br /> 1:28:00 – Outro.<br /> Watch this episode with video!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Additional Resources<br /> <br /> * Map of movements by the Canvasback marked with nasal saddle <a href="https://huntingscience.community.uaf.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/821/2021/01/JX-Graphic-only.pdf">JX.</a> on the prairies of Manitoba. Map provided by Mike Anderson.<br /> * <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pwrc/science/bird-banding-laboratory?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects">US Geological Survey Bird Banding Laboratory</a><br /> * <a href="https://www.fws.gov/birds/surveys-and-data/bird-banding/reporting-banded-birds.php#:~:text=If%20you%20have%20found%20or,has%20more%20than%20one%20band.">Report Your Band!</a><br /> * <a href="https://www.ducks.org/media/du-podcast">DU podcast on banding, citizen science, and band targeting</a> – episode 33 and and 34 in season 1.<br /> * Dewey the Snow Blue Goose in a banding net full of real Blue Geese (Baffin Island 2014). Photo Credit Chris Nicolai.<br /> * <br /> <br /> Feature Photo: A Canvasback pair marked with nasal saddles. Photo credit Mike Anderson.<br />
December 16, 2020
Episode 18: Talking Bands I
Overview<br /> Imagine the stories that bands and the waterfowl who wear them would tell if they could talk. We try to bring those muted voice to life in this episode by talking with Drs. John Eadie, Robert “Rocky” Rockwell, Jim Sedinger and Mr. Brandt Meixell about the 100,000s of birds they have banded.<br /> <br /> Show Notes<br /> 0:25 – Introduction and Background on Waterfowl Banding.<br /> 6:22 – Jim Sedinger starts us off with stories about banded Black Brant, including the amazing story about the “Marnie Bands”.<br /> 30:45 – We transition to stories from John Eadie about banded Wood Ducks. John uses some cutting edge technology to learn really cool things about Woodies. How many nest boxes do you think a hen Wood Duck visits during a breeding season?<br /> 50:45 – Rocky Rockwell tells us his stories about Snow Geese based on his 51 years of experience and his involvement with banding more than 250,000 geese. Rocky has the added challenge of banding around Polar Bears.<br /> 1:10:00 – Brandt Meixell, who is duck catching machine, shares stories about the hows of catching ducks and the love story of a duck named Romeo. Do you think a Bufflehead has ever been harvested in Columbia?<br /> 1:24:15 – We finish with a general discussion of the value of banding data and the essential partnership between hunters and biologists for generating some these data. Report your bands and please don’t target bands.<br /> Additional Resources<br /> <br /> * <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pwrc/science/bird-banding-laboratory?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects">US Geological Survey Bird Banding Laboratory</a><br /> * <a href="https://www.fws.gov/birds/surveys-and-data/bird-banding/reporting-banded-birds.php#:~:text=If%20you%20have%20found%20or,has%20more%20than%20one%20band.">Report Your Bands!</a><br /> * <a href="https://www.ducks.org/media/du-podcast">DU podcast on banding, citizen science, and band targeting – </a>episodes 33 and 34 in Season 1<a href="https://www.ducks.org/media/du-podcast">.</a><br /> <br /> Photo Credit: David Stimac (see also <a href="https://www.davidstimac.com/index">https://www.davidstimac.com/index)</a><br />
November 20, 2020
Episode 17: Why We Hunt?
Overview<br /> I talk with Dr. Todd Brinkman and Eduardo Wilner about the reasons why we hunt. We look at this question from a science and philosophy viewpoint, which I think you will learn through the podcast are similar views. There is a video of this episode if you’d like to watch instead of listen this time.<br /> Show Notes<br /> 0:25 – Introductions, which bleeds into Eduardo talking about the similarities between science and philosophy<br /> 12:25 – We talk about the reasons we hunt.<br /> 21:30 – Eduardo talks about the difficulties of verbalizing the reasons why we hunt. He talks about how it is similar to trying to describe the reasons we run or perhaps give birth, if you are a women.<br /> 25:15 – Do we need to hunt?<br /> 28:50 – Why even ask why we hunt? Why don’t some people like hunting?<br /> 38:15 – Are we genetically programmed to hunt? How much has society shaped the reasons we do and don’t hunt?<br /> 43:50 – Todd talk about what surveys reveal about the reasons we hunt, which leads into a discussions about the importance of the kill and the ethics of hunting.<br /> 55:00 – Are the reasons we hunt and number of hunters changing? Listen to hear how Covid has affected hunter participation. What is public perception of the reasons we hunt? What are the greatest threats to the future of hunting?<br /> 1:13:00 – We finish with our favorite hunting stories that characterize our reasons for hunting.<br /> 1:19:52 – Outro.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Additional Resources<br /> <br /> * <a href="https://www.fws.gov/wsfrprograms/subpages/nationalsurvey/NatSurveyIndex.htm">US Fish and Wildlife Survey on Hunting Participation</a><br /> <br /> Photo Credit: Eduardo Wiliner. This photo has a dreamy quality because of the fog and image quality, which seems appropriate for the question of why we hunt.<br />
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