The Politically Incorrect Guide·M to You think you know about hunting But did you know: :-+ Hunters, not environmentalists, the most for conservation :-+ Vegetarians rely on hunters for their dinner :-+ Professional hunters keep our airport runways safe :-+ Bear attacks go up when hunting is banned :-+ Hunters saved deer, elk, bear, and waterfowl from extinction :-+ Hunting is safer than table tennis :-+ EXTRA: A how-to guide for beginning huntersincluding kids The Politically Incorrect G uideTMto HUNTING Frank Miniter Since 1947 REGNERY PUBLISHING, INC An Eagle Publishing Company • Washington, DC I Copyright © 2007 by Frank Miniter All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review written for inclusion in a magazine, news­ paper, or broadcast Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Miniter, Frank The politically incorrect guide(tm) to hunting / Frank Miniter p cm Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-59698-521-6 Hunting—Moral and ethical aspects Miniter, Frank—Political and social views Political correctness I Title II Title:Politically incor­ rect guide to hunting SK14.3.M56 2007 179'.3-dc22 2007029530 Published in the United States by Regnery Publishing, Inc One Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 www.regnery.com Manufactured in the United States of America 10 Books are available in quantity for promotional or premium use Write to Director of Special Sales, Regnery Publishing, Inc., One Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001, for information on discounts and terms or call (202) 216-0600 CONTENTS Introduction: How to Talk to an Anti Part I: Chapter 1: The Humane Case for Hunting Hunting: When Killing Is Right When killing is right Thoughtful compassion Hunters know more about nature Compassion and reason Return to the natural state Chapter 2: Why Florida Has Killer Gators 23 Welcome to Monster Island, U.S.A Why Florida’s gators are eating people Proof that hunting prevents gator attacks Chapter 3: Why Bear Attacks Are Increasing 37 Bear attacks are at a historic high What environmentalists don’t want you to know Black bear attacks are increasing, too The front lines of bear control More un-hunted bears than ever Chapter 4: Predators Aren’t Public Pets There is no reliable record of attacks California cougars are overpopulated Cougars are moving east Without hunting even coyotes attack “Tame” coyotes attack people Hunting stopped the attacks Wolves need to be hunted, too What does the future hold? 63 Chapter S: Nature’s Deadliest Animal 87 Hunters created the problem? Non-lethal alternatives don’t work Why sharpshooters are necessary Part II: Chapter 6: Hunting as Conservation Hunting’s Reformation 105 A naive beginning The resurrection of America’s wildlife The modern hunter-conservationist Chapter 7: Hunting Is Better Than Birth Control 117 Birth control for deer? A cost-effective solution Chapter 8: Why Vegetarians Owe Hunters 131 Wildlife damage: The big numbers No-hunting areas hurt farmers The small farmer takes it on the chin Part III: Chapter 9: America’s Real Environmentalists Some Environmentalists Carry Guns 141 Meet our last line of defense The front lines of wildlife management The worst livestock kill in Utah history Reintroduced wildlife needs hunters Chapter 10: Why Songbirds Love Deer Hunters 157 Deer need to be hunted Do hunters want more deer, period? Pennsylvania’s reformation Chapter 11: Hunting Is Incentive-Based Environmentalism Hunting fuels rural land prices A hunter-financed solution 169 Hunters are wildlife’s best defenders Hunters are ducks’ best friends Conservation easements ward off suburbia Chapter 12: How Hunters Recaptured Environmentalism 187 How hunters quietly took Capitol Hill How environmental groups lost touch The Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Hunters turned the tables in 2000 What the future holds Part IV: Hunting for a Future Chapter 13: Hunting Is Good for Kids 203 Why hunting is good for kids The anti-hunting propaganda On the right side of the issue Chapter 14: Hunters and Gun Rights 21S The truth about the Second Amendment The mainstream media gives in The newest tactic: Divide and conquer “Reasonable gun control” Appendices: A How to Get Started 229 B Wildlife Departments 235 C Hunter-Conservation Organizations 241 D Youth Programs 245 Notes 249 Index 259 In tro d u ctio n HOW TO TALK TO AN ANTI W hen you edit for a hunting magazine based in Manhattan, you become acutely aware that the best-educated Americans know the least about the wild world, and you see first hand that it’s fashionable—even morally desirable—in our most sophisticated circles to hypocritically disregard the realities of nature You’re bemused to learn that many urban elitists oppose logging, yet live in wood homes with fireplaces; drive gas-guzzling SUVs, yet support blanket restrictions on oil and gas development; laud clean energy, yet scream when wind­ mills are to be placed within view of their beach homes; and oppose hunting, yet benefit from hunting every time they fly, as hunting prevents geese from taking down airliners And you sometimes find yourself in awkward, even scrappy, exchanges Which is what prompted me to create a five-step program for talking to anti-hunters For example, one warm summer evening a few years ago I attended a dinner party at a trendy New York restaurant and found myself seated across the table from a smartly dressed, prim, and priggish woman who amiably introduced herself as an attorney and asked what I did “I edit for a hunting magazine!” I replied Moments later, as she speared a baby carrot with her fork, she looked me in the eye and fired “I’m a vegetarian, you know I’m above all that killing.” The first step in debating an anti-hunter is to be cordial, even if they spew invective—it keeps the dialogue rolling and tempers the emotion fueling their convictions; after all, most anti-hunters just don’t know the politically incorrect truth about hunting So I smiled The second step is to prompt the person to state her beliefs— contradictions and all To induce them to explain why they’ve come to their conclusions on hunting It’s the Socratic method of debate and it works wonderfully with such convoluted utopianists, people who base their knowledge of nature on Walt Disney animations So I replied with calculated surprise, “Oh, you only eat vegetables?” “Yes.” “Why?” “I deplore killing, the murdering of animals,” she declared “Oh.” I nodded “Then your vegetables must come from no-animalkilling farms?” “What are those?” she asked as her fork hovered in front of her lips “You look for the label that says ‘no-animal-killing farm participant’ when you purchase vegetables, don’t you?” “Um, no Where does i t ?” She put her fork down “You’d better ask the waiter if this restaurant’s vegetables come from a USDA-certified no-animal-killing farm.” The waiter wandered by moments later, and she actually asked, “Excuse me, I’d like to know if your produce comes from no-animal-killing farms.” His eyes flitted about uncertainly, and he stuttered, “O h I I’ll have to check.” He was back with a worried look “I’m sorry, but the cooks haven’t heard of that designation But I’m sure the vegetables are safe We get them from organic farms They come in fresh every day.” She looked petulantly at her salad She didn’t know what to Then she saw me smirking and turned venomous I felt mischievous, even a lit­ tle rude, and so I apologized, “I was playing a joke, there’s no such thing.” “Well, I never!” The third step in talking to an anti-hunter to is point out her contra­ dictions, which I’d just done in a less than civil way—a complete disre­ gard of step one Before she could slap me, I jumped to step four: let them know they’re speaking to someone who knows, of all the dastardly things, the real facts “I’ve hunted on farms from Montana to Maine, and the farmers are always very appreciative.” “So?” “They all have produce to defend I haven’t met a farmer yet who doesn’t kill geese, rabbits, or deer to preserve his livelihood.” “And your point is?” “Every cabbage or carrot you eat was raised by farmers who kill deer or rabbits or something so they have a crop to harvest.” She was cogitating, stumbling over her contradictions, getting agitated It was time for the closer, step five: to provide a way out of muddled logic This is a very important step, yet most debaters neglect it Con­ fronting a person with the real facts is never enough People get rattled when you shed light on their contradictions; well-educated people never like to learn they’re defending unsubstantiated biases, because that is the blindness of bigotry If you leave them like that they’ll fall back on emo­ tion, not reason, and so they won’t learn anything So I continued “You shouldn’t feel guilty that farmers need to pro­ tect their crops It’s only natural Many species defend a territory and thus a food source Wolves w ill kill an intruder that’s not from their “Dangerous Ruling: An appeals court ruling would put handguns back in D.C homes,” Washington Post, March 10, 2007 “Crime in the United States 2005,” a report by the U.S Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation, http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/ index.html “Brady Center Lawyers Launch ‘Rolling Critique’ of Ruling on D.C Gun Laws,” press release by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence http://bradycampaign.org/media/release.php?release=893 Benjamin Wittes, “Ditch the Second Amendment: Gun Shy,” New Republic Online, March 19, 2007 Adam Liptak, “A Liberal Case for Gun Rights Sways Judiciary,” New York Times, May 6, 2007 10 “Could Andrea Yates Go Free? Should Jury System be Changed? Group of Hunters Wants Common Sense Brought Back to Gun Use,” CNN, June 26, 2006 http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/26/gb.01.html 11 Federal Election Commission records, available at www.OpenSecrets.org 12 Craig Gilbert, “Bringing the candidate to life,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 5, 2004 13 “Bush vs Kerry,” Outdoor Life, October 2004 14 “Protecting the Environment & Improving Our Quality of Life,” press release on Senator John Kerry’s Web site, http://kerry.senate.gov/text/congress/environment.html 15 John R Lott Jr., “Misfires: John Kerry aims all over the map on guns,” National Review Online, September 14, 2004 INDEX A activists, 9-10, 17, 20, 97-98, 117, 150,211 animal rights groups, 141, 192, 206, 226 anti-hunters, talking to, 1-5, 9-12 Adams, Samuel, 220 anti-hunting propaganda, 206-11 Africa, myths about, 177, 185 Aristotle, 16 agriculture damage, 99, 131—36 arms, right to bear, 215—22 See also Second Amendment Alligator Marsh to Market program, 33-36 alligators, 23-36 Alsheimer, Charles, 17 Alt, Gary, 160-68 Amar, Akhil Reed, 223 American Hunter, 195, 230 American Hunters & Shooters Asso­ ciation (AHSA), 223-25 Ashcroft, John, 219 assault weapons ban, 196-97, 223-26 associations, 241-43 See also spe­ cific associations Atadero, Jaryd, 66 Audubon, John James, 106, 109 Audubon Society, 109, 160 Amigliore, Joe, 30 ammunition ban, 196 B animal rights activists, 9-10, 17, 20, 97-98, 117, 150, 211 Baker, RexO., 76-78, 80 ban on weapons, 196-97, 223-26 Barrett, Jackie, 30 C Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance, 47 Cameron, John J., 193—94 bears: and activists, 9-10; attacks by, 37-61; in colonial times, 106; control of, 52—61, 115; and cubs, 59; and hunters, 55, 58-60; hunt­ ing seasons for, 41, 51, 58; killing method of, 150; myths about, 41; reduction in, 108 Carnegie, Kenton, 82, 85 beavers, 147 Charles, Alan, 175 The Bias Against Guns: Why Almost Everything You’ve Heard About Gun Control Is Wrong, 218 children and hunting, 203-14 See also youth Big Woods, 16 Campbell, Annemarie, 30 Carr, Patrick C., 61 Carson, Rachel, 113 Carter, Harlan B., 196 Castellano, Mike, 68 Cenkus, Susan, 56 Clean Air Act, 190 Bill of Rights, 196, 215-20 Clean Water Act, 4, 182, 187-88, 190 bison, 106, 108, 109 Clinton, Bill, 198 block management program, 174-75 CNN, 205, 207, 224 Bodenchuk, M ike,143-54 compassion, 15-21 Boone, Daniel, 106 Congressional issues, 187-99 bowhunting, 124-26, 129, 232-33 Bradley, Glenda Ann, 56 Congressional Sportsmen’s Founda­ tion (CSF), 194-95 Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, 197, 222, 223, 224 conservation, 111—15, 176-85, 230, 241-43 Brand, Janneman, 177 Buffenbarger, Tom, 199 Conservation Reserve Program, 4, 195 Burkemper, Dan, 177, 179-80 Cooper, Judy, 29-30 Busch, Adolphus, 176, 179, 182 Corder, Floyd D., 45 Bush, George W., 187-88, 198, 226 Corzine, Jon, 61 Cougar, 65 Cougar Attacks, 65 cougars: attacks by, 65—73; in colo­ nial times, 106; hunting, 63; range of, 70-73; reduction in, 108; tracking, 153 DeNicola, Anthony J., 97-102, 122-24 DiDonato, S Leonard, 101 Dimmick, Debbie, 74—75 Dingell-Goodling Bill, 112 Cox, Chris, 196, 224 Dingell-Johnson Act, 112 coyotes: attacks by, 73—78; hunting, 78-80; killing method of, 19, 150; myths about, 65 DiSario, Mike, 171—73 crime rate, 215, 222 crop damage, 99, 131—36 D Danz, Harold P., 65 Deblinger, Rob, 79 deer: and auto collisions, 87-94, 114, 125; in colonial times, 106; controlling, 117—29,135-36; and cougars, 69-70; and crop losses, 131-32; as deadliest animal, 87-102; extermination of, 109; and forest destruction, 157-68; hunting benefits of, 157—68; hunting seasons for, 15, 89, 105, 113, 131, 133, 135; population of, 89,109,113-14, 122, 162 deer management programs, 17, 157,162, 168 Dooley, Alan, 182 Dube, Isabelle, 37-39, 46 duck clubs, 176-82 E Ealey, Dave, 37 Eastern Cougar Network (ECN), 71, 72 Eddie Eagle Gun Safe Program, 211-12 elephants, 185 elk, 81-82, 106, 108-9, 115 Elliot, Jonathan, 221 endangered species, 24-26, 40-45, 83, 145, 150, 175-76, 189-90 Endangered Species Act (ESA), 42, 80,83,108, 169, 175, 190 Enstrom, Rick, 66 environmental groups, 187-99 Defenders of Wildlife, 40, 81, 83, 189 environmentalism, and hunting, 169-85 Deliverance, 21 environmentalism, recapturing, Democratic Party, 197—98 187-99 environmentalists, 141-55, 187-99 G Etling, Kathy, 65 Gable, Melinda, 194-95 game laws, 14 F Garvey, Kevin, 29 Fairaizl, Steve, 79 Goodrich, Dannette, 30 Families Afield, 209, 212 Goodrich, Gary, 30 farmers, and hunters, 20,131-37, 141 Gore, Al, 198 Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, 112 Grasavage, Ed, 167—68 farmers, and wildlife, 3-4, 136-37, 171, 174-75 government hunters, 144, 146 Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, 176-85 Faulkner, William, 16 Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told, The, 168 federal hunters, 144,146 Green Hills o f Africa, 17 Feldman, Shir, 66 Greenberg, Herb, 99-100 Ferderber, Fred, 29 Greenpeace, 187, 189, 191,197 Ferraro, Geraldine, 120 Grizzly Bear Management Plan, 41 Finan, Patrick, 57 firearms ban, 196-97, 223-26 gun control, 196—98, 215-16, 223-26 firearms, choosing, 232-33 Gun Owners of America, 197 Fishing with Roland Martin, 198 gun ownership, 206, 216-17 Fitzgerald, Joan, 183 Flagler, David, 125-26 gun rights, 215-26 See also Second Amendment forest destruction, 157-68 gun safety, 203-7, 211-12 foxes, 19, 80, 145, 150, 170 gun violence, 203, 213 Freeman, Wayne, 179, 181,183 French, John, 25 H Frey, Candy, 28 habitat preservation, 14-15, 51, 174 Fromm, Erich, 21 Hamilton, Bud, 134 Fund for Animals, 189 handgun control, 197-98, 224 See also gun control Harris, Eric, 213 Heinz, Henry J., 192 Heinz, Howard, 192 Heller, Dick, 216-17 Hemingway, Ernest, 16-17 Henderson, Karen, 220 Henry, Patrick, 221 Herrero, Steve, 39, 45-49, 54 hunters: and conservation, 111-15, 230, 241-43; as environmental­ ists, 141-55, 169-85, 187-99; and farmers, 20, 131-37, 141; for government, 144, 146; myths about, 20, 204, 208, 229; and nature, 9,15-22; understanding, 9, 12-13; as wildlife defenders, 175-83 Hilston, Tim, 43-45 hunting: as environmentalism, 169-85; and land prices, 170-73; myths about, 161; in national parks, 161 Hjelle, Anne, 68 hunting clubs, 17, 171, 176, 230 Hobbs, John, 72 hunting-conservation course, 230 Holland, Michael, 121-22 hunting, getting started, 229-33 Howard, Eric, 197 Hunting Heritage Areas Protection Act, 185 Hillaker, Christi, 72 Hilston, Mary Ann, 44-45 human-bear conflicts, 11, 37, 41, 57-58 See also bears “humane education,” 206-11 Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), 59, 97, 118-23, 157-59, 191-95, 205, 207, 226 hungry, feeding, 112 hunter-access programs, 136 hunter-conservation organizations, 230,241-43 hunter-conservationist, 111-15, 230 “Hunter in Conservation, The,” 20 hunter-labor alliance, 198-99 Hunter Skills, 232-33 hunting licenses, 11, 14, 88,112, 159,174, 209 hunting myths, 161 hunting programs, 191,196, 211-12, 231-32, 245-47 See also specific programs hunting regulations, 15, 206, 213, 232 hunting seasons: for bears, 41, 51, 58; for deer, 15, 89, 105, 113, 131, 133, 135; and wildlife, 68, 84, 113,115,210 Huppert, Eric, 124-29 hypocrisy, 1, 4-5, 20, 181-82, 225 land access program, 174-75 Institute for Legislative Action (ILA), 191, 196 International Hunter Education Association, 230 land prices, 170-73 Langenberg, Julie, 133 Langford, Atley, 110 LaPierre, Wayne, 196 Lasorte, Darren, 196, 198 J J N “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, 24 Jakubauskas, Mark, 72 Jefferson, Thomas, 220, 221 Jimenez, Yovy Suarez, 28-29 Latham, Roger, 164 League of Conservation Voters (LCV), Lemke, Tom, 83 Leopold, Aldo, 164 Leppert, Kristin, 159 Levinson, Sanford, 223 K Kaskey, Jack, 60 Keefer, Jane B., 25 licensing See hunting licenses lions See mountain lions Kennamer, James Earl, 114 livestock killings, 39, 58, 65, 69, 80-81, 84, 141-51 Kerry, John, 197, 198, 225-26 Lott, John R., Jr., 218 Kerry, Teresa Heinz, 191—92 Lyme disease, 94, 96,114, 166 kids and hunting, 203-14 See also youth Kill It fr Grill It, 14 Kinler, Noel, 32—35 Kirkpatrick, J F., 119, 120 Klebold, Dylan, 213 Klein, Calvin, 120 Koch, William, 157-58 L M Madison, James, 218, 221 Magnuson, Nils, 68 mainstream media: giving in, 222-23; misleading information from, 4-5, 107, 115, 148, 188, 196-99; opposition from, 212; and “political correctness,” 18, 83, 115, 131, 199; and Second Amendment, 215, 222-23 Malinowski, Karin, 69 Management o f Conflicts Between Urban Coyotes and Humans in Southern California, 77 Manley, Scott, 183 Marable, Tom, 127 Marchand, Phyllis, 95-102 market hunting, 14, 89, 106—13 Mason, George, 221 National Rifle Association (NRA): accomplishments of, 185, 191; help from, 230-33: lobbying efforts of, 185, 195-96, 224; members of, 187, 197; programs by, 191, 196, 211-12, 231-32 National Shooting Sports Founda­ tion (NSSF), 211-12, 232 Mason, J Russell, 119, 123 National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), 114, 212, 231 Mathes, Al, 193 National Wilderness Institute, 69 McGuire, J A., I l l National Wildlife Refuge System, 4, 159 McMurchy, Ian, 52-53, 55 McNay, Mark, 85 Melsek, Janie, 25-27 militias, 215, 217-20 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 225 Moody, Dave, 41 Morse, Gary, 28 Moschella, Dani, 29 Mountain Lion Foundation, 63-64, 68 mountain lions: attacks by, 63—66, 69; killing method of, 150; track­ ing, 149-54 National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC), 119, 147 National Wing & Clay Shooting School, 233 natural resources, departments of, 235-40 nature, understanding, 9, 12-22 Neal, Daniel, 76 New Republic, 223 New York Times, 222, 223 Nicholls, Debi, 68 no-hunting areas, 134—36, 153-54 N North American Bear Center (NABC), 49-50 National Firearms Act, 215 NRA See National Rifle Association National Humane Education Soci­ ety, 208-10 NRA-ILA, 191, 196 National Park Service (NPS), 40, 118,158,161 Nugent, Ted, 14, 25, 207 Nugent, Shemane, 14 O O’Brien, Miles, 205, 207 organizations, 241—43 See also spe­ cific organizations programs, 191, 196, 211-12, 231-32, 245-47 See also specific programs Origin o f the Second Amendment: A Documentary History o f the Bill o f Rights 1787-1792, 218 Q Orvis’s Wingshooting Schools, 233 quality deer management (QDM), 17, 157, 162, 168 OutdoorLife, 111, 112, 113, 146, 198,225 Quality Deer Management Associa­ tion, 89,122,168 R P rabbits, 164-65, 168 Parker v District o f Columbia, 216-17, 222 Range, Jim, 188-89, 192 Penn, Mark, 198 red foxes, 80, 150 Perry, Jacqueline, 54 resources, 229-47 pet killings, 10, 58, 67, 75, 77, 84, 170 restrictions, 15, 232 PETA, 13, 21, 88, 94, 191, 206 Pew Charitable Trusts, 189-90, 192 Pew, Joseph N., 192 Pittman-Robertson Act, 112 “reasonable gun control,” 223-26 retailers, 193-94 Reynolds, Mark Jeffrey, 67 Ricker, Bob, 224 rifle ranges, 233 poachers, 33, 88 right to bear arms, 215-22 See also Second Amendment politics, 187-99 Riley, Glyn, 76 porcine zona pellucida (PZP), 118-20 Risley, Dave, 133 Pratt, Larry, 197 predators, and prey, 5,11-13 Prescott, Heidi, 205, 207 Rob,Bob,46 Rogers, Lynn L., 50-51 Roosevelt, Theodore, 11—12, 105, 110,187 Rosenthal, John, 224 Rotolo, Sam, 128 Smith, Tom, 45-48 Rutburg, Allen, 119, 122 Smith, William, 221 Rutledge, Archibald, 16 songbirds, 160, 164-68, 171, 214 sportsman theme park, 174 S Sanibel Island, Florida, 23—27 Sportsmen’s Alliance, 193-94, 198, 211-12 Schoener, Barbara, 73 Staffon, Rich, 72 Schoenke, Ray, 224 Steele, Robert, 24 school gun violence, 203, 213 Step Outside program, 212 Schuett, Tim, 57 Steuber, John, 79 Schwimmer, Ester, 55 Stiles, Eric, 160 Second Amendment, 196,198, 215-26 Stimpert, Keith, 133 self-defense, 11, 13, 40, 216-17, 222 self-preservation, 13, 164 Supreme Court, 215—16, 219, 222-23 sharpshooting, 97, 123 Swanson, Brad, 72 Stoner, David, 154 sheep killing, 148-51 Sherrill, Tom, 178 T shooting courses, 233 Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP), 187, 188, 190,192, 198 SHOT Show, 199 shot size restrictions, 232 Shupe, Tom, 57—58 Sierra Club, 40, 83, 150, 187, 189, 192, 197 Silberman, Laurence, 216-19 Silent Spring, 113 Simmons, Gary, 79 Smith, Bill, 174 Smith, Brad, 27 Thoreau, Henry David, 203 Tilley, Tom, 54 Timm, Robert ML, 77-78 Tomlinson, Bill, 27 trade unions, 198-99 Treadwell, Timothy, 37, 55 Tribe, Laurence H., 223 turkeys, 114-15 U Whitt, Daryl, 128 Underwood, H Brian, 121-23 wild game consumption, 106, 108-9 Underwood, Lamar, 17 wildlife: agencies for, 112, 235—40; corridors for, 154-55; defenders of, 175—83; needing hunters, 152-55 unions, 198-99 United States v Miller, 215-16, 222 Updike, Doug, 66 urban sprawl, 172, 173, 176 U.S Bill of Rights, 196, 215-20 wildlife populations: controlling, 169-70; increasing, 14-15; man­ aging, 107 U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), 24, 40-45, 75, 83-84, 113,159,196 Wildlife Services, 49, 65, 72,131, 141-50, 203 U.S Supreme Court, 215-16, 219, 222-23 Wittes, Benjamin, 223 USA Today, 63 USA Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, 198-99 Wintch, John, 149, 151 Wolff, Dennis, 132 wolves: attacks by, 63, 75, 81-82; in colonial times, 106; controlling, 115; increases in, 80-85; myths about, 82 V women, as hunters, 204, 231 vegetarianism, 1-2, 14, 131-37, 214 Women in the Outdoors program, 231 Vetere, Cory, 153-54 Women on Target program, 231 W Worthen, Billie, 148 Walden, 203 Wright, Kelly Joe, 149, 151 Wanamaker, Becky, 85 Washington Post, 222 Y waterfowl, 109, 113, 176-79 Young, David E., 218 weapons ban, 196-97, 223-26 youth: educating, 203—14; 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