The End of Summer

Before launching the main theme of this column, here's an item I find interesting. A month ago I wrote that the Game Commission is considering reintroducing pine martens – predatory weasels – to the state. When trying to justify this introduction, the PGC cited statistics from a survey it reportedly conducted. PGC spokesmen noted that 92 percent of the respondents favored the introduction of the martens. The spokesmen also noted that this figure was about the same for hunters it surveyed. The editors of "Pennsylvania Outdoor News" conducted a survey of their own. The respondents to this...