The following is a letter to the editor of the Missoulian, answering to this http://missoulian.com/news/opinion/columnists/managing-wildlife-should-include-tool-of-trapping/article_c8351566-afdf-11e1-8d80-001a4bcf887a.html patronizing opinion piece by a trapping publicist. Portions of this letter are excerpted from my book, Exposing the Big Game http://www.earth-books.net/books/exposing-the-big-game

A Trap Isn't a "Tool," It's a Torture Device

Dear Editor,

Your June 6, 2012 guest column, "Managing wildlife should include tool of trapping" decried the use of "emotion" (bringing up the word at least 6 times) and seemed bent on denigrating anyone who has the capability for it.