By Don Molde Let’s start with a loose definition of an oxymoron, a contradiction of terms in the same word, sentence, or utterance. Take the word, ‘sportsman’ for example. A recent SNA piece by Kelsey Penrose centers on efforts by two hunters and a game warden to remove an entanglement from the impressive antlers of…
By Don Molde Psychiatrists have lots of experience with delusions. Delusions (and hallucinations) are one of the hallmarks of schizophrenia. Delusions are often directly related to how/why a person suffering from that disorder comes to the attention of psychiatrists. One definition of a delusion is an idiosyncratic fixed and unalterable false belief. In psychiatric circles,…
BY Don Molde What do coyotes and wild horses have in common in Nevada? Both make the news more than any other animal or wildlife species in the state. Both suffer from the lack of a successful coexistence strategy with us, and are, themselves, blamed for that failure. Detractors claim they are non-native invasive species….
BY Don Molde It is a tradition in this country to disregard the economic (dollar) value of game species or predators lost to the public’s wildlife trust when those animals are killed by sportsmen or government agencies, such as the Nevada Department of Wildlife or APHIS/Wildlife Services (U.S. government predator control program). Poachers or persons…
