Not disputing what you (Lemondog) stated about Cal's ability and knowledge of wild game and the outdoors, etc. But What I have a hard time with is when guys that have that indepth knowledge and ability to harvest good animals, yet can't do it within the same guidelines that the rest of us are. And perhaps Cal was simply a product of his generation, meaning that the whole "poaching" and/or "bending the rules" thing was not as big a deal back then (30 years ago) as it it now. However, even if that were the case, when you start to get high profile enough to write books about your success, it takes some gumption to put into print that your hunts were legal and fairchase, when in fact many were not. In any circumstance or time, that is wrong and misleading. The worst part of every story like this (and there seems to be more and more) is that simply put: it's poaching! It's taking an animal away from the numerous honest and ethical hunters trying to do it the right way. I don't know Cal Coziah....have never met him personally. I have not read his books (probabely never will), but it's guys that do the unethical things like this that are not only losing sight of the big picture, but they screw alot of good honest hard-working hunters out of potentially a once-in-a lifetime animal! In my opinion, poachers big-time or small-time get everything they deserve.
