Unfortunately, there is so much antagonism between the conservationists and the sports(eh, people...), when, really, they should be allies. Ultimately, their g

Unfortunately, there is so much antagonism between the conservationists and the sports(eh, people...), when, really, they should be allies. Ultimately, their goals are actually aligned, although they don't seem to realize it. A healthy ecosystem provides healthy populations for hunting, with good ratios of trophy animals, and likewise, an animal population needs predators or else you end up with the sad and disgusting spectre I have seen in too many mid-Atlantic and southern states, where the animals are emaciated, undersized, and disproportionately succumbing to vehicle hits.