Letter: Hunting today not what it used to be

Herbert J. Lange

I have hunted, trapped, studied and photographed wildlife for more than 65 years.

The hunting programs on TV are a joke and not real hunting. These rich people hunt on enclosed game farms with guides and ride on ATVs. In my opinion, this is an insult to hunting. They pay a huge fee for this that only the wealthy can afford.

Wildlife does not have much of a future in our area. Thousands of acres of farmland and wildlife habitat are destroyed every year. People cannot stand any brush piles or woods. They have to burn them.

The baiting of deer never should have been legal; it takes them out of their natural life pattern.

I quit deer hunting 50 years ago. It was one of the best decisions I ever made. I do not care for this mob type of hunting, but without this season, deer would multiply and destroy more crops and cause even more highway accidents than they do now.

My hunting days are over. I can no longer afford all these licenses and stamps. Next we will need a stamp to hunt mushrooms or to trap mice in our house. Don't laugh. It could happen.

A friend quit hunting because the average hunter has broken 10 laws before he leaves home.

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Source: http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=279454

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