Thursday, December 18, 2008

Wildlife Pro Network Newsletter-December 2008

Happy Holidays

I personally wish Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Happy Hannukah to all of our fellow members.

Here we are with the close of another year quickly coming at us. This year has been a great year for The Wildlife Pro Network and we are growing quickly to become the largest online forum dedicated to the nuisance wildlife control industry. Spread the word! My special thanks to our sponsors this year Anytime Animal Control , United Wildife, Bruce Hunt,
for their support and giving me the money needed to grow this network.

The Wildlife Pro Network (WpN)was established to help our industry provide useful information from seasoned professionals to those considering the industry as a profession or adding wildlife control services as a add on service for a existing business. WpN is open to all nuisance wildlife controllers and those avid hunters ,trappers and fishermen who have a interest in our industry.membership is and will remain free


Next month we will be heading in a new direction and offering our members a opportunity to have a web page posted on our new fully optimized national referral site and those electing our offer will receive membership in a special site that will begin to offer our podcasts in text format as a bonus feature not offered anywhere else.

Nick Pallo, NY NWCO Shot In Hunting Accident

Note; We are conducting A Benefit Auction on Nick Pallo's Behalf from 28 Dec 2008-11 Jan 2009 You can go there now by clicking here


You can listen to nicks story that is read by a computer

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/audioPop.jsp?episodeId=175921&cmd=apop



First and foremost I want to thank everyone for the overwhelming support my family and I have received. It’s truly amazing to hear from everyone. I am alive and that’s the most important thing, but in this post I want to explain everything that happened on that night to clear the air and to help others not make the same mistakes.

Below is a picture of the set up.




John (hunting buddy) had never hunted with me here before. With that said we walked in together and I told him to stand where the arrow shows him standing. I kind of briefed him on where to look for the fox that would probably either come in across the road or up the ATV trail by the radio tower. I never took the time to actually point out where not to shoot. I took it for granted that he knew even though he had never hunted this spot. I then said I am going to hang the caller by the tower and then dip over the hill to the right to cover the down wind side of the caller. I got set up where the arrow shows me being set up. When I first got set up I looked in John’s direction but could not see his head lamp but I knew where he was and was confident he knew where I was.

The first call I played on the caller was a recording of a hand call being blown. John immediately thought that I had changed the set up and was standing on top of the hill by the caller because the hand call recording sounded like my hand calls. After about ten minutes of calling I had a fox come in from the back of the property and was about to shoot it when, unbeknownst to me, John had a fox that came in between him and the caller. But since he thought I was on the other side of the caller he waited for another shot. When he finally lined the shot up, I was on the other side of the brush from him in a dip and he never knew it since he didn’t see my headlamp.

His first shot peppered the side of my coat and I turned towards him to yell and it was too late. I heard the second shot ring out and could hear the bb’s ripping though the brush towards me. I started turning my face back to the right but it was too late. I took many pellets to the face, neck, arm, leg and my left eye. I hit the ground and screamed that I had been hit. When John came up I went unconscious. Once I came to, I called the land owner for help and we walked out.

The ambulance took me from Prattsburgh to Strong hospital, which seemed like forever away. All in all hind sight is always 20/20 but can’t dwell on that. This was an accident and I don’t blame John, my hunting buddy for, or myself. It was a fluke and I just hope everyone can learn from it.

All in all I took 15 or so pellets in my body. One is lodged between my jugular and carotid artery, one is on the outside of my voice box, and one grazed a ¾-inch gash across my left eye. The rest of the pellets are in my neck, arms, face, leg, chest, and hand. I truly am lucky to be alive and owe it to the many of you have have kept me in your thoughts and prayers.

I don’t want to hear what could have been done different or how things could have gone differently. Hearing that stuff will just slowly kill John and I. Just have to be thankful that I am still here to tell about it so everyone can maybe slow down when making a set and talk a bit more about shot directions and such.

The hospital left every BB in me since the risk of removing them was too great. Within my clothing was probably another 20 pellets that welted me but thank god didn’t completely penetrate into my body. The distance of the shot was ~ 65 yards.

The whole night was a nightmare and one I don’t want to ever repeat or hear of being repeated by anyone else. It has been very trying on my family and friends. Just have to thank the Lord that I made it.

As for my eye, the Dr’s are going to attempt several surgeries to fix it so I just have to remain positive about that.

As for this post, please feel free to copy and past it where ever you see fit so both the non-hunting community and hunting community can all learn from it. I have heard many things that have been posted on the web about that night, and until you hear it first-hand you can’t believe any of it for a second. I just can’t believe some of the stuff being posted, makes me sick...

Thanks again for everyone’s positive support. Please keep John in your thoughts and prayers as well.

Thanks,

-Nick Pallo


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Tips from our many podcasters: Ron Jones, Mike Flick, Maynard Stanley, Bob Evans, Brent Saxton, Kevin Dahn, Reginald Murray, Bob Jameson, Newt Sterling, Andy Williams, Mike McMillan, Craig Coon, Allison Lavallee, Mark Ravanelle, Steve Albano, Mike Smith, Hollister Delong, Ned Bruha and David Vinke ; will begin to be offered in text format as a bonus to our paying members. This is over 11,500 minutes of recorded podcasts that can be easily read on our new secure invitational only website. Our costs associated with creating such a site will incur a cost of over $1 per minute for each selected edited podcast some of our topics that have been featured in the past include Bat & Bird Control,Mole and Gopher Control, Setting up a Wildlife Control Business and the full list can be found by clicking here.

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Announcements:

WpN Members can have their announcements include in future newsletters by posting to the events on our network website

Podcasts

We will begin the 2009 podcasting season after the holidays all announcement will be made on the site. Thank You.

The 15th Annual WCT/NWCOA Seminar

January26 - 28, 2009Holiday Inn North at the Pyramids 3850 DePauw Blvd, Indianapolis IN 46268. For Hotel Reservations call 317-872-9790. We have a special rate of $102.00 per night when reserved by January 9, 2009. Price for Seminar will be:$275.00 for NWCOA members$325.00 for non-members,

Time: January 26, 2009 at 6am to January 29, 2009 at 8pm Location: Holiday Inn North at the Pyramids Street: 3850 DePauw Blvd City/Town: Indianapolis IN 46268Event Type: Convention, Jan, 26-29, 2009Organized By: WCT/NWCOA

ICWDM Newsletter

Some of you may know that the ICWDM is launching a newsletter next year.
We are wanting this newsletter to fill the gap between the standard trade publications and the academic literature. But we would like to get some feedback from you as to what you would like to see in the newsletter.

What topics would you like covered? Here is a list of categories that we have come up with. Tell us how we are doing and where we can improve.

1. Business news--info on individual people and companies.

2. Industry happenings--Business economic climate, regulatory issues.

3. Product spotlight--details on new products or new ways to use old ones.

4. Resource reviews--Reviews of books, videos, podcasts, websites related to wildlife damage management and related businesses.

5. Photos: mystery photos, photos of events, happenings, weird wildlife control jobs.

Have we missed anything?

We would welcome contributors, ideas, writers, etc.

Sponsors will also be welcomed.

svantassel2@unl.edu


Deer Damage Management Workshop

As conflicts with deer continue to mount, so does the need for individuals trained in effective deer damage management techniques. The ICWDM, with sponsorship by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Natural Resources and the Wildlife Damage Management Working Group, have created a workshop to provide individuals with the training necessary to begin meeting that growing need.

Due to the hands-on nature of the program, the Workshop is limited to 40 participants.
Instruction will cover shooting, fencing, repellents, trapping and public relations. Our instructors are among the leading experts in white-tailed deer damage management.

To learn more about the program visit http://icwdm.org and click the banner.


THE 2009 WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT
CONFERENCE IS COMING SOON!!!


Start getting ready and set aside the first week in May 2009 for the 13th Wildlife Damage Management Conference. The Conference held from May 4-7 2009, in beautiful Saratoga, New York.
The Saratoga area is a blend of historic significance and modern tourism and will be fun for the entire family. The Saratoga National Historic Park “commemorates the site where our emerging nation fought for its first victory in the Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution.” This is one of the fifteen most decisive battles in world history. Saratoga also boasts excellent golf, outdoor recreation, shopping in the historic downtown area, and romance. In addition to this setting, we are expecting a record setting WDM Conference at the luxurious Saratoga Hilton.

Be sure to share this information early with anyone you think would like to attend. We would like to invite all wildlife damage management professionals nuisance trappers in the region. Speakers will include Tim Julen, Bill Clay, John Hadidian, Kevin Clark, Mike Conover, Bryan Arroyo, plus a host of other speakers. Two special workshops will be on Working with the Media in Times of Trouble and Could You be a Survivor by Peter Kummerfeldt, a survival instructor with more than 30 years experience in the United States Air Force. Sessions include Evaluation of Wildlife Damage Control Products, Management of Damage Caused by Mammals, Human Dimensions of Wildlife Damage Management, Prevention and Control of Avian Damage and a number of others. Additional information and on-line registration details will follow in future issues of Interactions and on the Working Groups Web Site at:

http://wildlifedamagegroup.unl.edu/

Time: May 4, 2009 at 4pm to May 7, 2009 at 10pm
Location: The Saratoga Hotel and Conference Center
Street: 534 Broadway
City/Town: Saratoga, NY
Website or Map: http://wildlifedamagegroup....
Contact Info: 814-865-4287
Event Type: National, WDM, Conference
Organized By: Dr. Gary San Julian, Penn State University

FLWCA: Florida Wildlife Control Assoication Meeting Announced

May 2nd ,2009 meeting in Apopka at the IPHS center. In conjunction with CPCO, we will be having CEU classes in both GHP and Core. These CEU credits will count if you already have a GHP certificate, will count for your ID card holders and will be what's needed for the proposed Limited Vertebrate cert projected for July 1st. We will be starting at 10:30am sharp.OF COURSE, members will be free. Others will pay for the CEU's by category - cost not established as yet but probably $20 per category??What an opportunity to get your CEU's and from two of the best instructors in the business. Dr Bill Kern from UF will speak on Vertebrate - GHP and Mike Beckers will cover Core. WOW!!!

Time: May 2, 2009 at 10:30am Location: APOPKA IPHS Center
Street: directions to be announced later
Web Site http://flwca.org/ Contact Info: (813) 948-0870
Event Type: FLWCA, Semi, Annual, meeting
Organized By: Ed Carrow