In regards to your article about the
organization Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, I would just like to
let people know that most “hunter conservation” groups
out there, unlike SFW, do not support unlimited predator killing
and the elimination of large carnivores like wolves and grizzlies.
For instance, the group Backcountry Hunters and Anglers
(www.backcountryhunters.org) is made up of dedicated hunters who
actually support large carnivore conservation, while also working
on issues critical to the future of traditional American democratic
hunting and fishing on public lands, including roadless protection,
wilderness designation, and off-road vehicle abuse. There are many
other such hunter conservation groups out there, too, that work
hard on land protection — what hunters really need —
without feeling the need to eliminate supposed
“competition” from our fellow predators. In fact, most
stories I read and hear from other hunters talk about the magical
nature of hiking or hunting in a place where we are not the only
ones at the top of the food chain, and where the howl of a wolf
confirms you are indeed in a wild place. Your article might leave
the non-hunting public with the wrong idea about most of us!
Matt Kenna
Durango,
Colorado
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Real hunters support predators.
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