I think you make some very good points Snooky. If hunters feel that they are correct about controversial issues, like wolves, then they should fight adamantly for what they believe in. The undecided masses will be much more persuaded by a clear, unambiguous message than hunters who, as a group, are undecided themselves. Also, in this day and age of short attention spans, the general population is more likely to react favorably to messages that are put in their face and repeated over and over---just like with local elections, uninformed or undecided voters may cast their ballot for the politician because of name recognition from all of his dam signs along the road.

Unfortunately, as you pointed out, it is terribly hard to get hunters to make organized efforts in the political arena, unless most are sure that it is a do or die situation because they are individualists. I think that if the entire hunting community would mobilize to fight for the causes they believe in, the undecided masses would be needed less than what many suspect.