Outdoors writer may face charges

[Shoeless Joe]

A while back, my former paper's outdoor writer did a piece about the state re-introducing elk into the area. He is a very good writer and big outdoorsman. The story went something like this:

"blah blah blah ... the majestic sound of bull elk ... not heard in these parts in more than a century ... magnificent creatures once again ... where they once ruled ... at great expense ... extraordinary effort by state officials ... and then we can shoot them."

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Hiring someone for this position who never has hunted means the management is pretty ****ing stupid.

"Mainstreaming" ... excellent. Very nicely done.

Outdoors writer does not necessarily equal hunter or fisherman. It can also be a hiker, biker, conservationist, or bird watcher.
I have worked at two papers where the "outdoor" writer was not a hunter. I think it's unusual, but ...

Also, to attract younger readers it may not be a bad idea to look at adding an outdoor writer who's more of a hiker/biker than a guns and ammo.