Well the main thing we need to do is avoid stooping to their level and making our sleves out to be the agressor or foolish. When it comes to PETA looking foolish they do a great job on thier own, they do not need our help.

What we as hunters need to do is educate the "Non-hunting" public out there as far as what hunters have done for wildlife and why hunting is needed to keep animal populations in check. We as hunters need to present ourselves as what we are, protectors of wildlife and it's habitat. We need to be aware of the image we present to the non-hunting public by not drinking while in our hunting gear, not throwing a deer across the hood of a car and parading it around town.

The main thing we need to do besides voting is to educate not only politicians, but the non-hunting public. How can we do this? One way which I have done several times is to write rebuttals to any anti-hunting article or editorial in newspapers. In fredericksburg I actually succeeded in eliminating 2 antis from writing editorials by in a mature manner using simply facts taking thier anti statements apart bit by bit with verifiable facts. Not once did I say they were idiots or radicals, I simply stated verifiable facts that they could not counter, they tried a couple of times and finally gave up. The first thing I do every time I pick up our local paper and check out the editorial page to make sure these folks do not try saying any more of there BS without out me disproving it. We also need to make every effort to educate our youth every chance we get.