No striking a balance with hunt

This is in response to the guest opinion on wolf regulation by Tony McDermott, Idaho Fish & Game commissioner.

In his letter he states, “The real issue in this contentious debate is how many wolves should Idaho have? At one extreme is the anti-hunting crowd who feel that feeding our elk to 1,000 of wolves is a good thing. On the other end is a small percentage who would like to see them all gone. IDFG will eventually find a balance between the predator and its prey that is acceptable to most.”

In response to his opinion, I would like to offer a quote from Aldo Leopold, an American ecologist, forester and environmentalist: 

“Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.

“That is to say, you cannot love game and hate predators … The land is one organism.”

Food for thought.

CYNTHIA MASON

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