After choosing one, Scruggs gives the assignment. I want you to point out every animal up here that's endangered. As the student goes around and ponders his choices, he points to a wild boar, coyote, snapping turtle and bobcat. The trap is set. Almost every hand in the audience goes up.
Astonishment crosses the students' faces.
No, they do it free. He also makes sure students know fees from hunting and fishing license sales have brought dozens of animals back from the brink of extinction to record numbers. You can see the light bulbs coming on. No hunters, no wildlife. By the end of the hour, the students' knowledge of local wildlife has probably quadrupled.