Shotgun Environmentalist

By: Brant MacDuff

Published by Timber Press, 2023-04-25

<b>Adventures at the intersection of hunting and conservation.</b><br><br><i>The Shotgun Conservationist </i>doesn’t teach us how to hunt, it explores <i>why</i> we should hunt. As public lands remain imperiled, factory farms pollute the earth and denigrate animals, and global uncertainty presses us all to be more self-sufficient, there has never been a better time to take up hunting. Writer, natural historian, and public speaker Brant MacDuff has done just that. An avid animal lover and raised as a non-hunter, MacDuff started his journey intending to investigate the claim that “hunting is conservation.” So convinced, he now holds a hunting license in four states and gives lectures on the positive impact it has on conservation efforts nationwide.<br><br> Armed with years of experience in the field and a deep love for the natural world, MacDuff tells the provocative, humorous, and insightful story of how he became a hunter. Along the way, readers meet a cast of colorful characters and learn the firsthand research that helped change Brant’s mind. You may not book a hunting trip after reading <i>The Shotgun Conservationist</i>, but you’ll have a new perspective on and appreciation for those that do.