Nowadays some see environmentalism and hunting as a strange marriage but conservationists and hunters have often been the same people. Even Aldo Leopold shot grouse. Ken M. Blomberg quotes the author of Sand County Almanac several times in Wisconsin Bird Hunting Tales. As a water resource manager, dog lover and bird hunter, Blomberg has written a book that is partly a guide to where to hunt as well as a reflection on the sport and the role of dogs in helping humans stalk their prey. Referencing Leopold, he asserts that hunting brings the hunter in touch with nature, increases awareness of where our food comes from and—ideally—develops an ethic of restraint in relation to nature.
