Mule Deer Fanatic

Mr. Heffelfinger, Director of Arizona Game and Fish, is quoted below. The quote is not the first time I have witnessed an agency representative implying that money is not the main issue. I think it is worth noting that Arizona, like many other states, has done very little to increase the number of mule deer, but rather the focus is on the low number of hunters. The logical conclusion to this story, if or when carried out to the extreme is this: Everyone will hunt and pay their money, but no one will harvest a mule deer because there aren’t any.

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Quote from Jim Heffelfinger:

….The danger of reduced hunting opportunity for mule deer is not only the loss of revenue for state agencies, but more importantly, the loss of an interested and active constituency that is in tune with the issues that face mule deer.

Hunters have led the conservation movement because we care about the animals we pursue. A reduction in mule deer hunters equates to fewer constituents working and supporters working on habitat projects and fighting against the forces…..