o those whose hearts are stirred by the
sound of whistling wings and quacking
mallards, wildlife is something even more
than this. It is not merely an acquired taste; the
instinct that finds delight in the sight and pursuit
of game is bred into the very fiber of the race.
Golf is sophisticated exercise, but the love of
hunting is almost a physiological characteristic.
A man may not care for golf and still be human,
but the man who does not like to see, hunt,
photograph, or otherwise outwit birds or animals
is hardly normal. He is supercivilized, and I for
one do not know how to deal with him.
– Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac
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