Thursday, June 11, 2009
If politics is the art of the possible ...
Bill Cochran
Recent mail
BILL: I can’t help but wonder why the DGIF board -- or most importantly, the biologists -- didn’t offer a compromise to the bear hunters. The biologists are advocating a need to control the population. The bear hunters are asking for a separate license and the average sportsman wants the chance to take a bear should the opportunity present itself. Why not make everybody happy and provide a limited number of bonus permits in counties were bear populations are expanding? It seems like everyone would get what they are asking for.
MILLER WILLIAMS
BILL: In an amazingly vanilla race for governor, I’ve seen absolutely nothing about any of these guys tract record on the outdoors. Do you have any insights?
PENN RIGGS
Norfolk
PENN: Now that the parties have selected their candidate, let’s hope information will become available on how each stands on outdoor issues. I’ve only seen one “sportsman for” endorsement and that was a sign in the Salem area.
It is a little scary when candidates give the impression that they don’t consider the outdoor vote worthy of pursuing. The late Vic Thomas was the champion when it came to involving outdoorsmen in the political process. He didn’t just court the outdoor vote, he catered to the needs of outdoorsmen and gun owners.
BILL
