Trophy hunting smear evolves from fish tale
Friday, January 23, 2009
-- Never underestimate the power of words or those who wield it. A major news magazine, several newspapers, websites and bloggers last week published stories slamming the practice of "trophy hunting," or so it seemed to both hunters and anti-hunters who began circling wagons.
Problem is: The study at the root of all the hoopla concerned mainly fish and snails.