12-12-2017, 03:23 PM
The drive to oppose the heist has also brought together two halves of the outdoor world that have traditionally opposed each other. You see, there’s the hook-and-bullet crowd of hunters and anglers (or, as we often like to call ourselves, conservationists) and the fleece-and-sandal-wearing crowd that shops at REI. Those worlds also tend to be split along our two-party political divide. Like Teddy Roosevelt, hunters are typically Republicans; like Al Gore, people who hike, camp, pedal, and paddle are typically Democrats. Both sides feel their take on protecting our wild places is uniquely relevant, but working together has been mired in the same urban-rural, left-right divide that has fractured the rest of American politics. People in camouflage sneaking around in the woods to find their next meal see little in common with people in Lululemon tights hiking those same trails, and vice versa. But protecting our public lands appears to be something both sides can agree on.
Let God lead the way!
Give a man a fish he eats for one day, teach him to fish he eats forever!
Give a man a fish he eats for one day, teach him to fish he eats forever!
