Nothing Good to Say

My neighbor, Dr. Archie O. Logist, constantly evaluates my column. One recent afternoon he interrupted my lawn mowing to accost me. “Rich, you’re constantly criticizing the game commission. Don’t you have anything good to say about it?”

“No. I once had great respect for the commission. But, it and its board members have pretty much thumbed their collective noses at sportsmen to satisfy non-sportsmen’s agendas. The list is extensive.

“I have written about their disdain for sportsmen while catering to game hogs with their brown-and-down deer hunting policy. The commissioners chose to issue almos...