Editor’s note: The writer sent this letter to Gov. Phil Scott and copied the Independent. The current Fish & Wildlife board, that has been primarily assembled by your appointments, consists 100% of hunters and/or trappers, some of whom also own businesses or are heads of clubs associated with hunting/trapping. Per information on the Vermont Fish & Wildlife website there are 65,000 resident hunters in Vermont. The total population in Vermont is 600,412. So hunters only make up 10.82% of the state’s populatio … (read more)
