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Is
this
subsistence
Hunting?
I
take
issue
with
the
biased
viewpoint
relating
to
Métis
hunting
rights
provided
in
Patrick
Normand’s
letter
to
the
editor
in
the
fall
2005
issue
of
the
Alberta
Game
Warden.
To
my
knowledge,
at
least
seven
bighorn
rams
have
been
taken
on
traditional
wintering
grounds
by
Métis
and
registered
with
the
Fish
and
Wildlife
Division.
I
can
only
ponder
how
many
more
have
not
been
registered.
All
this
under
the
guise
of
subsistence
hunting,
often
times
passing
by
herds
of
several
hundred
ewes
and
lambs
to
seek
out
and
kill
the
largest
ram
available.
I
would
suggest
that
the
"few
problem
individuals"
argument
is
weak
at
best.
If
the
current
practice
continues,
the
future
of
wildlife
is
in
jeopardy.
The
Minister's
tag,
which
provides
huge
dollars
for
wildlife
habitat,
is
selling
for
far
less,
and
will
continue
to,
as
your
brothers
and
sisters
slaughter
the
prime
rams
on
their
winter
range.
I
would
hope
that
you
have
pursued
this
issue
with
your
band
fathers,
and
await
a
reply
regarding
your
self-policing
policies
that
are
in
place.
Curt
Horning
Calgary
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