Synergism in the Woods

I stopped by the local fur buyer tonight to chat about the wildlife conditions this year. The owner told me he was seeing a few more coyote pelts and the local deer herd was a lot thinner than last year - the price of pelts was down too.
While this latter news may sound good to the anti-hunting and anti-fur crowd it isn’t good news for the real main players - the hunters, trappers and animals. Hunters and fur-takers depend on the animals and the animal’s welfare is of great concern to these sportsmen. Each benefits because the other exists. It’s much like the mall depending on the yuppie and the yuppie depending on the mall. However, when a mall is built on woodlot land grouse may not die but they do cease to exist in that area. Development breaks the chain of life forever whereas hunters and trappers work to keep it going. The vital relationship exists because hunters and fur-takers need the existence of wildlife. That’s why the fur dealer knows and cares about condition of wildlife and the yuppies don’t.