Marc Gaede

Dear HCN, I should like to respond to Paul Quinnett’s letter (HCN, 1/18/99) in which he says he is unaware of any science that can demonstrate hunters are “subconsciously killing other male humans because of competition for females.” There are numerous scientific publications dealing with the issue of hunting and personal aggression, but one will […]

Dear HCN, As an anthropologist with an active interest in primatology, I find Stephen Gies’ letter of response (HCN, 10/26/98) to Ken Wright’s review of David Petersen’s hunting book Elkheart interesting (HCN, 9/28/98). Gies suspects that Petersen’s psychological need to hunt is based on “primordial revitalized manhood.” This is a pretty good intuitive generalization. A […]