Oh dear, this is quite troubling....I've observed hunters, fisherman  
and anglers for years now....and I've noticed a basic  
commonality....you are a conservationist, or you are not....The good  
guys enter the woods like it was church....quite, observant....eager  
to do no harm....The bad guys cut corners, leave trash, make noise,  
disturb the environment.....birders, fishermen, hunters....no  
differnece....you either are interested in conservation (Not an  
archaic word) or your just outside goofing things up!!! First timers  
and novices may just need a little more education....veterans who have  
been at it and are just slobs that may just need a little fine! Sad  
but true....the old conservation ethic needs a revival of sorts!!!!  
And, no, there is no "special dispensation" for photographers....just  
watch the pros...they get close to their subject by hours of  
concealment, not by taking advantage of a creatures weakest monents  
(nesting/injured/hungry/tired) I followed photographer Ron Austing  
around for a day....he would not stay on a nest when he noticed the  
female was annoyed...he immediately packed up and left! That's  
conservation ethic!!

Laurence Trask

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