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Hunting and mental health

By James A. Swan, Ph.D.
Author of "In Defense of Hunting"

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

The Washington Times reports that Earle D. Hightower, chairman of the 27-member Institute for Public Safety — a group concerned with issues such as traffic and air pollution in Rockville, Md. — recently sent out 600 cards to property owners in Garrett County stating that 40 percent of hunters are drug addicts, drunks or mentally unstable. Mr. Hightower, 82, who says he is a former hunter and World War II veteran, was quoted as saying, "My personal opinion is that anybody who goes out ...

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