I agree with you on those tactics. I hadn't heard how Idaho had protected the bear hunts. ANd it is good to see hunters pull together and turn the tide. But hunters as a rule are pretty passive, we are all individualists. You seldom see hunters rise up in large numbers to defend our pastime. Percentage wise I bet it's not very high as to how many actually step forward and fight back. It is evident on some of the hunting forums. You see the same ones speaking out on controversial issues, such as George Taulman and wolves.

I read the USF&W report that the total number of license sales nation wide was down on the last count by 1 million, but still at over 17 million. Can you imagine what 17 million speaking as one could do???? But it will never happen.