BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 6, 2024
I totally disagree with V. Paul Reynolds’ outdoors column, “Let pros handle wildlife decisions.” He wrongly assumes only hunters can be “experts” in wildlife management. Allowing hunters to make “wildlife decisions,” is like appointing a coal lobbyist to run the Environmental Protection Agency. Before you label me un-American, I graduated from West Point and served for 32 years as an infantry officer, including 28 months of combat in Iraq. I have shot more types of weapons than most people and learned that shooting is not as fun when your target can shoot back. ~ Charles Mitchell, Belfast