He adds, Harvard Law School is training lawyers to litigate animal-rights cases, and 27 cities have brought lawsuits against gun manufacturers. Making matters even worse for hunters is the National Rifle Association. As of now, a relatively small percentage of hunters belongs to the NRA, Brister writes. The NRA s Heston apparently does not represent as many hunters as the general public is led to believe during debates over gun-control legislation. Hugging I ve caught a little good-natured flak about the several columns I ve written about Julia Hill, who spent two years living in a tree in northern California.
Some people apparently think that was a kooky thing to do.
A friend recently sent me a Seattle Times article about tree-sitters. Included in the report was mention of a couple of bumper stickers that Pacific Northwest loggers put on their pickups. One says, Hug a logger, you will never go back to trees. We ll log the other planets later. Possums West Virginia legislators are pursuing the possibility of putting a possum s image on the wildlife conservation license plates motorists can purchase for a few extra dollars.