Their loss is part of a larger emptying out of our skies. Nearly one-third of wild birds in the United States and Canada have vanished since 1970.
Data from the North American Breeding Bird Survey shows that the number of pheasants in California has plunged by 94% since 1966.
How DNA could help save California’s historic pheasants
Really? Now pheasants are down the tubes as well?
Description: Important Large Ogden Pleissner Watercolor 1961 Clove Valley Hunting Scene Painting with Provenance & Letters from Pleissner. One accompanying letter is from the shooters grandson who currently owns the painting. The other three letters are from Pleissner discussing the completion of the painting and further hunting adventures. Another letter talks about hand-delivering the painting and a third letter discussing the title plate and how it should be positioned. You will receive the painting, three letters from Pleissner and one from the sitters grandson who currently owns the painting.
The image repro quality is lower than I thought but it gives the idea. Clove Valley is a pay to shoot stocked birds outfit. “The Clove Valley Rod and Gun Club is an exclusive place: Its 70-odd members are said to pay as much as $100,000 a year.” It has a long history I think where big money toffs go to get the illusion of hunting. Dick Cheney was a member or guest. Unknown if he blasted anyone there. The comedians used that as a punchline for years.