The Sportsman's Corner

While I have been slowly recovering from knee-replacement surgery, I have worked ahead on writing my “Sportsman’s Corner” columns. This one was unplanned: It was sparked by an email. How the guy got my email I’ll never know. Here’s the email and my response.

“Dear Rich:

I’ve read your columns as far back as when you wrote them for another publication. Over the years I have often been concerned about your motivations. You sometimes seem to be a ‘bleeding heart’; you know, someone who opposes harvesting animals.

You have often taken the side of animals as opposed to supporting people who harvest...