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Originally posted by Smalma:

However, if one is concern with the impacts of the taking of the chinook on the menu why not the beef. After all the damage that grazing cattle have on the range lands, the water needed to raise the corn and hay used on feed lots, the trampling of the stream banks all potentially have as great of impacts on listed chinook as any commerical or other fishery.
Don't think that never crossed my mind...I am fully aware of the damages caused by cattle grazing and other farm practices. I just believe, that because wild chinook are such a prominent symbol in the battle for the health of our fisheries, a much better choice could have been made.
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Ryan S. Petzold
aka Sparkey and/or Special