It's not hunting I object to.  I'd be delighted if they took out half the deer population in North America.  It's their marksmanship that worries me.  
maryanne dolan
washington dc
 
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  From: Marko, Thomas L. GS BUMED<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
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  Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Speaking of Hunting... Duck season ends when?


  It's ironic that the ducks on the bay are out there because of waterfowl
  hunters.  There are concerns that the current decline in the number of
  licensed hunters (and anglers) will result in subsequent decreases in
  revenue, which enable waterfowl conservation and habitat preservation and
  expansion.  Managed hunting, in my humble opinion, benefits all natural
  resource stakeholders.

  Tom Marko
  Olney, MD
  Montgomery Bird Club
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  Cat Reid wrote:  "When will my mornings stop being punctuated by hunters
  blasting the ducks or whatever it is they are shooting out there in the bay?
  It sounds like "Masters and Commanders" out there lately."