Dear Editor:
David Liens letter in the Journal (Oct. 29) suggested that hunters who used ATVs were lazy or unprepared. Part of preparation is determining how to get your game home! Trucks and ATVs are a more efficient way to retrieve game from the forest. They also allow elderly or handicapped hunters to enjoy the forest and hunting.
Yes, hunters in the mid-1800s walked or used horses because that was all they had. Hunting seasons did not exist and hunters killed game when they were hungry. Back then hunters often took what they or their horse could carry and left the remainder to rot.
Today we have seasons, less than two weeks to find and harvest game. Trucks and ATVs offer mobility to find game as well as ease of retrieval. Civilization has made many changes in how we do things.
The forest belongs to all of us. I have walked into areas thinking I was the only one there and believing that it would be a fine place to take a stand. Then some hiker or bike rider would go through my hunting place. Angry? Yes. But I also recognize their right to do what they enjoy. I think you need to recognize my right to do what I enjoy!
Darla French
Cortez
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