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From: jimf@ihlpf.ATT.COM (YES)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: We all Kill Wildlife
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Date: 16 Nov 88 15:48:25 GMT
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In article <2327@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>, ega@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Everette G. Allen) writes:
> that hunting alone is not the problem. Let me make my 
> position clear before I go on. I am a hunter, a trapper,
> a fisherman and I have a BS in Wildlife Biology.  
> Wether I can hunt or trap or fish is a *POLITICAL*
> issue not a biological issue.  I don't have to tell you
> that loss of habitat is the greatest killer of wild
> creatures today.  I have great respect for the outdoors
> as well as the creatures in it.  I have lived on a farm all
> of my life.  When I am in the woods I take care of them  ie

I haven't hunted for years, but I believe that my hunting experiences
with my Dad when I was a kid are the reason why I've always loved the
outdoors. Nothing makes me madder than idiots who litter or don't 
respect Nature but in my experience, the vast majority of these folks
have never hunted in their lives and grew up in an urban environment.
I agree with the above article that education is the key - but I believe
it's more important that city folks get educated than hunters. If this
doesn't happen, more development and destruction of habitat will
occur. I'm more concerned with the mayor of Aurora who wants to put
an industrial park in a Forest Preserve than with a few spent shotgun
shells (not that that's OK). The vast majority of mayors, governors,
senators, etc. favor development without end, since anything that brings
in tax dollars is good. What the hell good is a good tax base when
you've made your own community an undesirable place to live because of
the traffic, pollution, etc, etc. The real threat to wildlife is
politicians, developers, and Raygun (and George, son of Raygun).