Synopsis
"...as a Wildlife Biologist working with NH native species… Eric’s expertise was unmatched." - Colonel Kevin Jordan, Chief of Law Enforcement, NH Fish and Game Department
As the state’s first bear biologist in the 1970s, Eric Orff began a half century career as a “forest ranger who works with animals,” his stated dream job as a 7-year-old. A respected wildlife biologist, with more than thirty-one years at the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and another fifteen years with the National Wildlife Federation, he still publishes a video blog called “What’s Wild in New Hampshire” that regularly receives hundreds of thousands of views each week.
Known for his educational programs and political action—If Only Moose Could Vote—Eric has been a literal voice in the wilderness, declaring the threat of climate change to be real, based on what he has seen in the woods. Sharing his knowledge of the changing climate even when his audience didn’t want to believe it.
His trademark humor and kind heart, coupled with a solid scientific foundation make him someone people like to listen to when they want to know what’s happening in the woods, rivers, and fields of New England. Wildlife is now more abundant across the region than since colonial times, thanks to Eric and people like him.
From stories of rehabbing bats in the laundry room, to riding a whitetail buck who didn’t quite cooperate with a tagging effort, Eric’s stories will make you laugh, and help you connect with the wild nature that lives within us all.
Table of Contents
HI-HO WHITETAIL… AWAY
I STOPPED A FISH KILL TODAY!
NEW HAMPSHIRE SSSSNAKE SSSSTORIES
THE TALE OF THE MYSTERIOUS DUCK BOXES
THE DAY THE SUNCOOK RIVER FLOWED UPSTREAM DURING THE GREAT MOTHER'S DAY FLOOD OF 2006!
“HELLO, THERE IS A MOOSE IN MY SWIMMING POOL”
AND SUDDENLY IT’S MAY!
MY TREE STAND, MY CASTLE
THE SLIPPERY SLIMY SCARY AMERICAN EEL!
ME AND THREE BEARS UP A TREE
MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE? A WALTZ WITH FIRE
DIVING INTO THE WORLD OF THE DEAD
WHAT IS A HUNTER?
HENRY… JUST HENRY
WITH A CLUCK-CLUCK HERE, AND A GOBBLE-GOBBLE THERE
NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSERVATION LEGENDS
CATCHING THE SPIRIT OF THE NATIVE BROOK TROUT
THE LONG JOURNEY TO THE OPENING DAY OF TROUT SEASON
IVORY FLOATS
WEIRD WOODS HAPPENINGS
NEW HAMPSHIRE’S “RODNEY DANGERFIELD” ANIMAL: THE FISHER
HOW MUCH WOOD CAN A WOOD CHUCK CHUCK???
NEW HAMPSHIRE'S MID-WINTER COASTAL WATERFOWL SURVEY TAKES FLIGHT
I'VE GOT FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES
HOW OLD IS OLD IN ANIMALS?
FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: A CENTURY OF SUCCESSES!
SOWING THE SEEDS OF CONSERVATION THAT WILL LAST A HUNDRED YEARS
FISH CLIMBING NEW HAMPSHIRE'S LADDERS OF SUCCESS
FISHERMEN CATCH TONS OF TASTY TREATS ON NEW HAMPSHIRE'S TIDAL WATERS
WHAT'S UP WITH THE CLAMS DOWN ON NEW HAMPSHIRE'S SEACOAST?
GLOBAL WARMING THREATENS NEW HAMPSHIRE HUNTING AND FISHING
IF ONLY MOOSE COULD VOTE104
DOWNWIND AND DIRTY: LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF A COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT STACK
CLEAN WATER AND AIR IS A MUST FOR OUR FISH AND WILDLIFE
DO BEARS HOOT? BEAR MYTHS AND MEDICINE
GO TAKE A HIKE… AT NIGHT
NEW HAMPSHIRE STRIPERS ARE FOR THE BIRDS!
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER?
NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDLIFE FLOURISHING
22 MILLION JUVENILE RIVER HERRING SEEKING THE SEA
NEW HAMPSHIRE’S THREATENED AND ENDANGERED WILDLIFE REBOUNDING FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA
HEAVENLY HABITAT
SILENT WOODS
BEAR-PAW GREENWAYS: WOODLAND TRACTS FOR TRACKS
IT'S DUCK SEASON IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
WE HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
ENDANGERED AND THREATENED BIRDS MAKING A COMEBACK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE!
THE EYE IN THE NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE SKY
RX-DEER: TAKING THE PULSE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S DEER HERD
WILD GOOSE TAILS
JUST DUCKY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
2022 WAS A BANNER YEAR FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE HUNTERS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
About the Author
AUTHOR ERIC ORFF has wanted to be a Forest Ranger ever since he can remember. As a Certified Wildlife Biologist, he spent over thirty-one years with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and another fifteen years with the National Wildlife Federation as a Field Biologist and Consultant. A strong voice for conservation, Eric has spent decades as a popular writer, speaker and now social media personality. His trademark humor and kind heart, coupled with a solid scientific foundation, make him someone people like to listen to when they want to know what’s happening in the woods, rivers, and fields of New England.
Visit the author's website at www.nhfishandwildlife.com
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