Aldo Leopold the Bowyer

[Badger]

I know this is old, but this letter from Aldo Leopold is really worth a read. What a fine piece of writing, from one of the founding fathers of conservation!

http://bowhunting.net/artman/publish/Dr_Dave_Samuel/Aldo_Leopold_the_Bowhunter.shtml

Gabe

I really enjoyed that letter.

[Tom Kurth]

Was he from Missouri?--a prof at MU? If so he was more that an outdoorsman, more than a conservationist though he is revered justifiably in both those areas. If my memory serves me correctly he was also a treasure to the ag dept. at Mizzouri. The guy I'm thinking of did original work showing that the size of deer racks is directly related to the nutrients in the soil. That, it turn, had implications for domestic animal agriculture in general.

[Cameroo]

Great writing, but I especially like that last quote:

" ...if the bow breaks, with or without provocation, pray waste no words or thoughts in vain regret.  There are more staves in the woods than have yet sped an arrow, all longing to realize their manifest destiny.”

[Peacebow_Coos]

Got my spring brake reading, great post.