Bytes of Note — Hunting in Context

Environment, June 2007 — Among those who care about the outdoors, few activities arouse such disparate feelings as hunting. For many in the United States, hunting brings to mind time spent in nature, parents teaching their children, and sometimes, given patience and skill, extra meat for the freezer. For others, hunting evokes thoughts of endangered species, the international bushmeat crisis, the risk of injuries from firearms, and ethical issues regarding eating meat. The mention…. (more)