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People Are More Dangerous Than Bears

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Sent to NY Newsday letters@newsday.com 10/1/03 After reading the recent article on bears in New Jersey (Not Grinning, Nor Bearing It 9/28), one gets the impression that bears are overrunning the state and are destroying… 

A Dying Child’s Tragic Wish

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Sent to the Helena, Montana Independent Record 9/30/03 As I write this letter, twelve-year old John Belk is being allowed to hunt out-of-season because he’s dying of cancer. It is a tragedy that young John… 

Respect or Scorn: Reply to a Hunter

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—–Original Message—– From: Njpilot78@aol.com To: wildwatch@earthlink.net Hunting is a violent practice that is linked to violence toward humans.? there is no truth in this statment in fact kids who hunt get better grades in school… 

Don’t Participate in Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day

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Sent to New Jersey Newspapers. 9/23/03 On Saturday, September 27, the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife will target birds for slaughter during its “Youth Waterfowl Hunting Day.” A press release from the Division claims… 

Dying West Virginia Boy’s Wish to Hunt Bears

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Sent to TimberJay News of Minnesota 9/23/03 To The Editor: Did Mr. Marshall Helmberger’s catch the irony of the situation he wrote about in his article on a dying West Virginia boy’s wish to hunt… 

Blasting Tiny Birds is Fun!

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Sent to the Detroit Free Press 9/20/03 Eric Sharp’s column in the Press (Small-game hunting opener damp but fun, 9/16) was a breath of fresh air, if only because it reported hunters admitting why they… 

Scarecrows Keep the Geese Away

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Submitted to the Princeton (NJ) Packet 9/13/03 As a wildlife protection organization that often helps to resolve the conflicts that people have with Canada geese, Wildlife Watch commends Mr. Basil Robinson for using a scarecrow… 

Number of Hunters on the Decline

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9/13/03 LTE, Syracuse Post-Standard http://www.syracuse.com/contactus/ In J. Michael Kelly’s recent column about the declining number of hunters (Fewer hunters head into the woods, 9/12), Jim Zumbo of Outdoor Life magazine says “We’ve gone from being…