Strange bedfellows counting sheep… then dreaming of hunting them

New Mexico Bighorn Sheep. Photo by Jwanamaker https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

The debate on the reintroduction of carnivores (think wolves) and omnivores (bears) usually focusses on the polarised views of livestock breeders on the one hand and conservationists on the other. But what about hunters? I’ve just been reading an article in the New York Times about hunting sheep which adds a whole new dimension to the discussion. In the US, receipts from sheep hunting permit...